SECTION D: POETRY 5.1 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. Thenumber of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expectedlength of you answer. 5.1.1 Refer to Stanza 2: Lines 1–2. (‘There’s little Tom…a lamb’s back;’) (a) Identify the figure of speech in the above lines. (1)(b) … Read more
Read the following extracts from the short stories and answer the questions set oneach. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to theexpected length of your answer. NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote.Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 4.1 and … Read more
SECTION B: DRAMA SOPHIATOWN Read the following extracts from the drama, Sophiatown, and answer the questionsset on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide tothe expected length of your answer. NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 3.1 and QUESTION 3.2. EXTRACT E 3.1 [Inside Mamariti’s … Read more
DREAMING OF LIGHT Read the following extracts from the novel below and answer the questions set oneach. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to theexpected length of your answer.NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2. 2.1 EXTRACT C [Regile and Taiba are … Read more
2.1 Simplify: 2.2 Find the value of: 10x+3 if 10x = 1,5 (2) 2.3 Solve for x:2.3.1 2x = 0,125 (2) [14]
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION Read the passage below (TEXT A) and answer the set questions. TEXT A NOTE: 1.1 Refer to paragraph 1. 1.1.1 What disease did Nosiphiwo suffer from? (1) 1.1.2 State what Nosiphiwo’s ambition was as a child. (1) 1.1.3 What did Nosiphiwo’s father do for a living? (1) 1.1.4 In your OWN words … Read more
LANGUAGE AND EDITING SKILLS 5.1 Read the following passage (TEXT F), which contains some deliberate errors,and answer the set questions. 5.1.1 Rewrite the following sentence in the singular form:Animal activists in Port Elizabeth joined thousands around SouthAfrica to march against canned lion hunting. (2) 5.1.2 Correct the SINGLE error in each of the following sentences:(a) … Read more
SECTION 4: ANALYSING A CARTOON 4.1 Refer to frame 1. 4.1.1 What visual clue does the cartoonist use to show that the father isthinking deeply about how Jeremy sees them? (1) 4.1.2 How do you know that the mother is listening attentively to the father? (1) 4.1.3 Choose the correct answer to complete the following … Read more
SECTION C: ANALYSING AN ADVERTISEMENT 3.1 Whose attention is the advertiser hoping to attract in this advertisement? (1) 3.2 State TWO advertising techniques used by the advertiser to capture the attention of the reader. (2) 3.3 Why has the advertiser included the statistic, “500%” in the advertisement? (2) 3.4 Mention ONE item that can be … Read more
SECTION B: SUMMARY You have been asked to write an article on HOW TO CREATE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE for your school magazine.Read TEXT C below and list SEVEN points that you will include in your article on HOW TO CREATE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. INSTRUCTIONS Your summary must be written in point form. List SEVEN points … Read more