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SECTION A: NOVEL FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Read the extracts from the novel below and answer the questions set on each.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 1.1 andQUESTION 1.2. 1.1 EXTRACT A … Read more
SECTION A: ESSAY Write an essay of between 250 and 300 words in length on ONE of the following topics. Write down the NUMBER and TITLE of the essay you have chosen, for example 1.1 That memory will remain with me forever. Give your own title if your choice is QUESTION 1.7.1 OR 1.7.2. Spend … Read more
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION 1.1 Why did Linda Fellowes write a children’s book about rhino poaching? (2) 1.2 In what way is iThemba’s story far from fiction (line 6)? (2) 1.3 Refer to paragraph 2.Explain why the writer has included statistical information in this paragraph. (2) 1.4 Why do the Chinese attach so much value to … Read more
1.1 Solve for x.1.1.1 (x + 2)2 = 1 (3) 1.1.2 2×2 − 11x − 4 = 0 (4) 1.2 1.2.1 Factorise: y2 − 9×2 (1) 1.2.2 Hence or otherwise solve the following equations simultaneously: y + 3x = 2 and y2 − 9×2 = 16 [21]
3.1 Given the linear pattern: 9 ; 5 ; 1; … ; −143. 3.1.1 Determine the formula for the nth term of the pattern. (2) 3.1.2 Calculate the value of T7 . (2) 3.1.3 Determine the number of terms in the pattern. (2) 3.2 Given that, in a linear number pattern, the 16th term is … Read more
1.1 Solve for x: 1.2 Simplify the following, without using a calculator: 1.3 Solve for x and y simultaneously: 1.4 The diagram below shows an oval piece of land that Eli acquired for his poultryproject. He decides to use the biggest possible rectangular piece of land out of theentire piece. The rectangular piece will have … Read more