# English FAL Grade 12 Paper 2 NSC June 2014 Question Paper > Grade 12 English FAL Paper 2 question paper from the NSC June 2014, 37 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/english-2nd-language-p2-hg-english-june-2014-qp/eb422789-e426-423b-82c3-0f88243c2684 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: English FAL - Grade: Grade 12 - Language: English - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2014 - Exam period: NSC June - Paper: 2 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 37 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 12](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12) › [English FAL](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12/english-fal) › [English FAL Grade 12 Paper 2 NSC June 2014 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/english-2nd-language-p2-hg-english-june-2014-qp/eb422789-e426-423b-82c3-0f88243c2684) ## About this document English Fal · Grade 12 · NSC June · 2014 · English. Question paper, 37 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE P2 HIGHER GRADE 2014 MARKS: 80 TIME: 2 hours This question paper consists of 37 pages. 3 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 2 DBE/2014 SCE INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Carefully study the table on the next page to assist you to choose the questions you want to answer. 2. The question paper counts 80 marks so you should select questions worth 40 marks in each of the TWO sections you have chosen. 3. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 4. Pay careful attention to language and spelling. 5. Use your own words. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so. 6. Write neatly and clearly. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 3 DBE/2014 SCE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUESTIONS MARKS PAGE SECTION A: POETRY Answer TWO questions from this section. QUESTION 1: On his Blindness – John Milton 20 4 QUESTION 2: Death be not Proud – John Donne 20 6 QUESTION 3: Cheetah – Charles Eglington 20 8 QUESTION 4: The birth of Shaka – Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali 20 10 OR SECTION B: NOVEL Answer ONE question from this section. QUESTION 5: Animal Farm – George Orwell 40 12 OR QUESTION 6: Lord of the Flies – William Golding 40 15 OR SECTION C: DRAMA Answer ONE question from this section. QUESTION 7: Nothing but the Truth – John Kani 40 20 OR QUESTION 8: Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare 40 24 OR SECTION D: SHORT STORIES Answer TWO questions from this section. QUESTION 9: The Sisters – Pauline Smith 20 28 OR QUESTION 10: The Soft Voice of the Serpent – Nadine Gordimer 20 30 OR QUESTION 11: The Necklace – Guy de Maupassant 20 32 OR QUESTION 12: The Coffee-cart Girl – Es'kia Mphahlele 20 35 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 4 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION A: POETRY Read all FOUR poems before you attempt to do any TWO. QUESTION 1 Read the poem below and then answer the questions. ON HIS BLINDNESS – John Milton 1 When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent 5 To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide, 'Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?' I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, 'God doth not need 10 Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is Kingly: thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.' 1.1 Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing words from the list below. Write down only the words next to the question number (1.1.1–1.1.3). lyrics; poetry; books; serve; question; anger In this poem, the speaker describes his frustration at his increasing blindness because it prevents him from fulfilling his talent for writing (1.1.1) in order to (1.1.2) God. (2) 1.2 The speaker fears punishment from God. 1.2.1 Why does he think he may be punished? Answer in your own words. (1) 1.2.2 What form of punishment does the poet mention in line 3? (1) 1.3 Refer to lines 4–5. '... though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker ...' 1.3.1 Explain what is meant by the words '... my soul more bent'. (1) 1.3.2 What does he wish to use his talent for? Use your own words. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 5 DBE/2014 SCE 1.4 Refer to line 7. 'Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?' Rewrite the question given above in your own words. (2) 1.5 Which virtue allows the poet to find an answer to his question in line 7? (1) 1.6 Quote a word from lines 5–8 which shows that the poet complains in a respectful manner. (1) 1.7 Refer to lines 9 and 10. Do you think that the poet is correct when he says that God does not need man's work or gifts? (2) 1.8 Refer to the phrase 'mild yoke' in line 11. 1.8.1 What does the phrase 'mild yoke' mean in the context of the poem? Explain both words. (2) 1.8.2 What does the phrase imply about God's attitude to man? (1) 1.9 Match the speaker's feelings in COLUMN A with the lines in COLUMN B. Write only the number of the question (1.9.1–1.9.3) and the matching letter (A–E). COLUMN A COLUMN B 1.9.1 Frustration A lines 10 and 11 1.9.2 Acceptance B lines 4–6 1.9.3 Obedience C line 14 (3 x 1) (3) 1.10 Do you think that the poet has a good reason to rebel against God's will? Give a reason for your answer. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 6 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 2 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions that follow. DEATH BE NOT PROUD – John Donne 1 Death be not proud, though some have calléd thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. 5 From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and souls' delivery. Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men, 10 And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell. And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well, And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then? One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die. 2.1 Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing the BEST option from the list below. Write down only the correct word(s) next to the question number (2.1.1–2.1.2). failing; short time; pleasure; phase; short sleep; powerless In this poem Donne argues with Death, telling him that he is (2.1.1) … Death is only a (2.1.2) … which man can enjoy. (2) 2.2 Read the following statement: The poet does not fear Death. 2.2.1 Indicate whether the above statement is TRUE or FALSE. (1) 2.2.2 Quote the phrase of no more than SIX words from lines 1–4 that BEST supports your answer. (1) 2.3 The poet compares Death to 'rest' and 'sleep' in line 5. State TWO SIMILARITIES between someone who is dead and someone who is asleep or resting. (2) 2.4 Refer to lines 6–8. List the THREE advantages that man gains from Death that are mentioned in these lines. (3) 2.5 Quote the line which proves that other powers are superior to Death. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 7 DBE/2014 SCE 2.6 According to the information in line 10, why does Death not deserve any respect? Answer in your own words. (1) 2.7 Refer to lines 10 to 12. The poet claims that man can achieve a death-like state that is similar to death. 2.7.1 Quote no more than THREE words which say what man can use to achieve this state. (1) 2.7.2 Do you agree with the poet that this state is 'better' than death? Explain your answer. (1) 2.8 Match the main idea in COLUMN A with the lines given in COLUMN B. Write only the number of the question (2.8.1–2.8.3) and the matching letter (A–E). COLUMN A COLUMN B 2.8.1 Death always has to answer to A final couplet (lines 13–14) a master. B quatrain 3 (lines 9–12) 2.8.2 Death will cease to exist. C quatrain 2 (lines 5–8) 2.8.3 Death is a welcome Saviour. (3 x 1) (3) 2.9 Refer to line 14: 'Death, thou shalt die!' Explain the paradox (contradiction) in the statement above. (2) 2.10 Do you agree with the poet that Death has no power over people? Give a reason for your answer. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 8 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 3 Read the poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. CHEETAH – Charles Eglington 1 Indolent and kitten-eyed, This is the bushveld's innocent The stealthy leopard parodied With grinning, gangling pup-content. 5 Slouching through the tawny grass Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade, Purring for the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade Around the arena where, 10 In scattered herds, his grazing prey Do not suspect in what wild fear They'll join with him in fatal play; Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter's bow; 15 Then, like a fleck of mottled light, He slides across the still plateau. A tremor rakes the herds: they scent The pungent breeze of his advance; Heads rear and jerk in vigilant 20 Compliance with the game of chance In which, of thousands, only one Is centred in the cheetah's eye; They wheel and then stampede, for none Knows which it is that has to die. 25 His stealth and swiftness fling a noose And as his loping strides begin To blur with speed, he ropes the loose Buck on the red horizon in. 3.1 Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing words from the list below. Write down only the words next to the question number (3.1.1–3.1.2). sleeping; differently; similarly; inactive; quietly The speaker describes how the cheetah operates (3.1.1) … by day and night. In daylight the cheetah is (3.1.2) … but at night it turns into a hunter. (2) 3.2 What is the cheetah compared to in stanza 1? Give both metaphors. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 9 DBE/2014 SCE 3.3 What does the word 'grinning' in line 4, suggest about the cheetah's mood? (1) 3.4 Quote a word from STANZA 2 which can be associated with each of the following words in stanza 1. 3.4.1 indolent (stanza 1, line 1) 3.4.2 gangling (stanza 1, line 5) (2) 3.5 Refer to lines 7 and 8. Explain how 'twilight' provides a 'barricade' for the cheetah. Answer in your own words. (2) 3.6 Refer to line 10. What does the pronoun 'his' indicate? (1) 3.7 Name the instinct that changes the cheetah into an animal to be feared. (stanza 4) (1) 3.8 Both 'vibrant' (line 14) and 'tremor' (line 17) reflect the idea of a shiver. The two words differ in meaning. Explain how their meanings show the difference between the reactions of the animals in the herd and the cheetah. (2) 3.9 Refer to the simile used in lines 13 and 14. 3.9.1 What are the tightening sinews compared to? (1) 3.9.2 Explain the similarity between the two things being compared. (2) 3.10 Refer to line 15. Explain why the words 'fleck' and 'mottled' are a good description of the cheetah. (1) 3.11 Refer to lines 25 to 28. Explain how the metaphor in this stanza creates the impression that the cheetah draws the buck in towards him rather than chasing after the buck. (1) 3.12 Do you think that it is fair that defenceless animals, like the herds in the poem, are hunted? Express your views. (2) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 10 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 4 Read the poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. THE BIRTH OF SHAKA – Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali 1 His baby cry was a cub tearing the neck of the lioness 5 because he was fatherless. The gods boiled his blood in a clay pot of passion to course in his veins. 10 His heart was shaped into an ox shield to foil every foe. Ancestors forged his muscles into thongs as tough 15 as wattle bark and nerves as sharp as syringa thorns. His eyes were lanterns 20 that shone from the dark valleys of Zululand to see white swallows coming across the sea. His cry to two assassin brothers: 'Lo! you can kill me 25 but you'll never rule this land!' 4.1 Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing the BEST words from the list below. Write down only the words next to the question numbers (4.1.1–4.1.2). superficial; characteristics; weaknesses; superhuman; strengths; immortal The poem praises Shaka's (4.1.1) … and acknowledges that many people believed Shaka to be (4.1.2) … (2) 4.2 Refer to lines 1–4. 4.2.1 What is Shaka compared to in lines 1 and 2? (1) 4.2.2 What characteristic of Shaka is illustrated in the metaphor in the first stanza? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 11 DBE/2014 SCE 4.3 Refer to line 5. How do you think the absence of a father influenced his development? (2) 4.4 Refer to lines 6–9. 4.4.1 Why is it significant that the gods were present at Shaka's birth? (2) 4.4.2 What does it imply about Shaka's character that 'his blood was boiled in a pot of passion? (1) 4.5 What do the words 'boiled' (line 7), 'shaped' (line 10) and 'forged' (line 12) suggest about the way in which Shaka was created? (1) 4.6 Refer to lines 12–18. 4.6.1 Name the figure of speech used twice in these lines. (1) 4.6.2 Explain the image in lines 12–15. Clearly state what is being compared. (2) 4.6.3 What ability is implied by the words 'as sharp as syringa thorns'? (1) 4.7 Refer to lines 19 to 22. 4.7.1 What ability of Shaka's is described in this stanza? (1) 4.7.2 What prophecy did Shaka make about the future? (2) 4.8 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. The tone of the last two lines is one of … A terror. B defiance. C disgust. D spitefulness. (1) 4.9 The poem deals with the birth of Shaka. Does the last stanza fit in with the ideas in the rest of the poem? Give a reason for your answer. (2) [20] TOTAL SECTION A: 40 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 12 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION B: NOVEL In this section answer the question on: Animal Farm (QUESTION 5) OR Lord of the Flies (QUESTION 6) QUESTION 5: ANIMAL FARM – George Orwell Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A 'Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last 1 night. But I will come to the dream later. I have something else to say first. I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer, and before I die I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay 5 alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. It is about this that I wish to speak to you. 'Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so 10 much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an 15 animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.' [Chapter 1] 5.1 Where are these animals gathered? Name the building AND the name of the farm at this stage. (2) 5.2 In ONE sentence describe what Major dreams about. (2) 5.3 Describe who Major is. State TWO facts. (2) 5.4 What does Major hope to achieve by calling the animals Comrades? (1) 5.5 How does Major describe the quality of their lives? State THREE aspects in your own words. (3) 5.6 Major uses a very effective metaphor in line 12 to express how hard the animals are expected to work. Explain the meaning of this metaphor. (2) 5.7 How will the animals benefit from being rid of Man? State TWO benefits. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 13 DBE/2014 SCE EXTRACT B … Then they saw what Clover had seen. 1 It was a pig walking on his hind legs. Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. And a moment later, out from the door of the 5 farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs. Some did it better than others, one or two were even a trifle unsteady and looked as though they would have liked the support of a stick, but every one of them made his way right round the yard successfully. And finally there was a tremendous baying of dogs and a shrill crowing from the black cockerel, and 10 out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him. He carried a whip in his trotter. There was deadly silence. Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. It was as though 15 the world had turned upside-down. Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when, in spite of everything – in spite of their terror of the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never complaining, never criticising, no matter what happened – they might have uttered some word of protest. But just at that moment, as though at a signal, 20 all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of – 'Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had 25 marched back into the farmhouse. Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. He looked round. It was Clover. Her old eyes looked dimmer than ever. Without saying anything, she tugged gently at his mane and led him round to the end of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written. For a minute or two they stood 30 gazing at the tarred wall with its white lettering. 'My sight is failing,' she said finally. 'Even when I was young I could not have read what was written there. But it appears to me that that wall looks different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be, Benjamin?' 35 For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single commandment. [Chapter 10] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 14 DBE/2014 SCE 5.8 Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write down only the question number (5.8.1–5.8.5) and the letter (A–F). COLUMN A COLUMN B 5.8.1 Clover A authoritarian, arrogant, scheming and cruel 5.8.2 Benjamin B idealistic, innovative, committed 5.8.3 Napoleon and intelligent 5.8.4 Snowball C stubborn, bad-tempered, cynical, uninvolved. 5.8.5 Mr Jones D careless, weak, violent and a drunk E motherly, caring, loyal, stout and disillusioned F hard-working, strong, soft- hearted and unintelligent (5 x 1) (5) 5.9 Explain Squealer's role on the farm. (1) 5.10 Of whom are the animals reminded when they see pigs walking on their hind legs? (1) 5.11 What excuses do the pigs give for using the farmhouse? State TWO. (2) 5.12 State TWO functions that the dogs are expected to fulfil. (2) 5.13 Line 2 and line 13 stand on their own. Why does the author separate these lines? (2) 5.14 Refer to line 13. 5.14.1 What does the whip symbolise? (1) 5.14.2 Why is there a deadly silence in reaction to the sight of Napoleon carrying the whip? (1) 5.15 Briefly explain what role the bleating of the sheep plays in the novel. (2) 5.16 How do the words the sheep bleat in line 22 differ from the words they bleated earlier? (2) 5.17 What is the single commandment which has replaced the Seven Commandments? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 15 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 15 DBE/2014 SCE 5.18 Explain why the single commandment is ironic in the context of the novel as a whole. (2) 5.19 Do you sympathise with Clover when reading lines 28 to 37? Give a reason to support your answer. (2) 5.20 Why do you think the pigs become corrupt as soon as they become the leaders? (2) [40] QUESTION 6: LORD OF THE FLIES – William Golding Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A 'We got to let that burn out now. And that was our firewood.' 1 He licked his lips. 'There ain't nothing we can do. We ought to be more careful. I'm scared –' Jack dragged his eyes away from the fire. 'You're always scared. Yah – Fatty!' 5 'I got the conch,' said Piggy bleakly. He turned to Ralph. 'I got the conch, ain't I Ralph?' Unwillingly Ralph turned away from the splendid, awful sight. 'What's that?' 'The conch. I got a right to speak.' 10 The twins giggled together. 'We wanted smoke –' 'Now look –' A pall stretched for miles away from the island. All the boys except Piggy started to giggle; presently they were shrieking with laughter. 15 Piggy lost his temper. 'I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn't half cold down there in the night. But the first time Ralph says 'fire' you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!' 20 By now they were listening to the tirade. 'How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?' He took off his glasses and made as if to put down the conch; but the sudden motion towards it of most of the older boys changed his mind. He 25 tucked the shell under his arm, and crouched back on a rock. 'Then when you get here you build a bonfire that isn't no use. Now you been and set the whole island on fire. Won't we look funny if the whole island burns up? Cooked fruit, that's what we'll have to eat, and roast pork. And that's nothing to laugh at! You said Ralph was chief and you don't give him time to 30 think. Then when he says something you rush off, like, like –!' He paused for breath, and the fire growled at them. 'And that's not all. Them kids. The little 'uns. Who took any notice of 'em? Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 16 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 16 DBE/2014 SCE Who knows how many we got?' Ralph took a sudden step forward. 35 'I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!' 'How could I,' cried Piggy indignantly, 'all by myself? They waited for two minutes then they fell in the sea; they went into the forest; they just scattered everywhere. How was I to know which was which?' [Chapter 2] 6.1 Briefly explain how the boys landed on the island. (1) 6.2 Answer the following questions about the fire mentioned in the extract. 6.2.1 Where on the island does the fire occur? (1) 6.2.2 Why did the boys start the fire? (1) 6.2.3 According to Piggy, how will the fire impact on their survival? State TWO points. (2) 6.2.4 Which more serious consequence of the fire is revealed later? (1) 6.3 Refer to the following statement: Piggy says that Ralph is chief and they do not give him time to think (line 30–31). Explain how all the boys may have been saved if Ralph's orders had been followed. State TWO facts. (2) 6.4 Describe Jack's attitude towards Piggy in this extract. (1) 6.5 Answer the following questions about the conch. 6.5.1 What is the conch? (1) 6.5.2 What does the conch symbolise in the novel? (1) 6.6 Democracy versus Dictatorship is one of the main themes of the novel. 6.6.1 Give an example from the passage that proves that Piggy believes in democracy. (1) 6.6.2 Give an example, from later in the novel, that shows that Jack acts like a dictator. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 17 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 17 DBE/2014 SCE EXTRACT B The officer leaned down and looked closely at Ralph. 1 'Two? Killed?' Ralph nodded again. Behind him, the whole island was shuddering with flame. The officer knew, as a rule, when people were telling the truth. He whistled softly. 5 Other boys were appearing now, tiny tots some of them, brown, with the distended bellies of small savages. One of them came close to the officer and looked up. 'I'm, I'm –' But there was no more to come. Percival Wemys Madison sought in his 10 head for an incantation that had faded clean away. The officer turned back to Ralph. 'We'll take you off. How many of you are there?' Ralph shook his head. The officer looked past him to the group of painted boys. 15 'Who's boss here?' 'I am,' said Ralph loudly. A little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap on his red hair and who carried the remains of a pair of spectacles at his waist, started forward, then changed his mind and stood still. 20 'We saw your smoke. And you don't know how many of you there are?' 'No, sir.' 'I should have thought,' said the officer as he visualized the search before him, 'I should have thought that a pack of British boys – you're all British aren't you? – would have been able to put up a better show than that – I mean –' 25 'It was like that at first,' said Ralph 'before things –' He stopped. 'We were together then –' The officer nodded helpfully. 'I know. Jolly good show. Like the Coral Island.' 30 Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once invested the beaches. But the island was scorched up like dead wood – Simon was dead – and Jack had … The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to 35 wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend 40 called Piggy. [Chapter 12] 6.7 When the officer arrives, he thinks that Ralph is part of a game. What is actually happening to Ralph at this moment? (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 18 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 18 DBE/2014 SCE 6.8 The officer's uniform and revolver remind us of the situation in the outside world. 6.8.1 What is happening in the 'outside world'? (1) 6.8.2 The officer's 'rescuing' the boys is IRONIC. Explain why. (2) 6.9 Refer to line 2. 6.9.1 Name TWO boys that have been killed. (2) 6.9.2 Describe the circumstances in which the boys died. State TWO facts in each case. (4) 6.10 Give TWO possible reasons why the boys are referred to as 'brown'. (2) 6.11 In line 7 the boys are described as 'small savages'. In the context of the novel, why is it fitting to refer to the boys as 'small savages'? Give TWO reasons. (2) 6.12 Refer to lines 9–11. 6.12.1 What 'incantation' did Percival recite at the beginning of the novel? (1) 6.12.2 Give a reason why Percival cannot remember this 'incantation' now. (1) 6.13 Now that the officer is here, why do you think Jack does not argue when Ralph says that he is the boss? (2) 6.14 What do Piggy's spectacles (line 19) symbolise in the novel? (2) 6.15 The words 'the darkness of man's heart' in line 41 reflect the main theme of the novel. Is this true of modern society? Explain your view. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 19 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 19 DBE/2014 SCE 6.16 Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write only the question number (6.16.1–6.16.5) and the letter (A–F). COLUMN A COLUMN B 6.16.1 Ralph A bossy, tyrannical, arrogant, savage, cruel and without pity 6.16.2 Jack B sly, quiet, sinister, evil and 6.16.3 Roger under-hand 6.16.4 Simon C rational, intelligent but physically weak and unfit 6.16.5 Piggy D small, timid, obedient, unquestioning and playful E democratic, practical, likes order, responsible, positive F sensitive, kind, compassionate, courageous and mystical (5 x 1) (5) [40] TOTAL SECTION B: 40 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 20 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 20 DBE/2014 SCE SECTION C: DRAMA In this section answer the question on: Nothing but the Truth (QUESTION 7) OR Romeo and Juliet (QUESTION 8) QUESTION 7: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH – John Kani Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A MANDISA: What did my father do to you? What happened between the two 1 of you? SIPHO: He never told you? MANDISA: No! This is crap. I can't stay here any longer. I am going out to dinner. Even if I have to go alone. 5 Both women start to exit. SIPHO: Stop! No one leaves this house. You want to know the truth? You want to know why I fought your father? You want to know why your mother left me? Left an eighteen-month-old baby in my hands and walked away and never came back? 10 THANDO and MANDISA: Yes! SIPHO: Themba was sleeping with my wife. MANDISA: What! SIPHO: Your father was sleeping with my wife, your mother! THANDO: No! No! 15 MANDISA: This has gone too far! It's not true, it's not true! I don't believe you! My father would never do such a thing. He was loyal to mother – always. SIPHO: That's what you think. Themba was good at making people believe in him. 20 THANDO: Oh my God! MANDISA [sobbing openly]: No, no. Not my father. SIPHO: The truth, the whole truth and Nothing but the Truth, so help me God. That's what you've asked for. So sit down and take it like the adults you 25 both claim to be. [Act 2, Scene 1] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 21 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 21 DBE/2014 SCE 7.1 Do you think it was a wise decision to keep the truth about the relationship between Themba and his wife from Thando until now? Give a reason for your answer. (2) 7.2 Explain how Mandisa's words in lines 4 and 5 reveal her background. Link her reaction in the passage to the way in which she was brought up. (2) 7.3 To whom does Sipho address the words below? 7.3.1 'Your father ...' (line 14) (1) 7.3.2 '... your mother.' (line 14) (1) 7.4 Refer to Sipho's words in line 7: 'Stop! No one leaves this house.' What do Sipho's words reveal about his beliefs and culture? State TWO facts. (2) 7.5 Indicate what tone of voice would be used in the following lines: 7.5.1 'What!' (line 13) (1) 7.5.2 'No! No!' (line 15) (1) 7.6 Why does Mandisa find it difficult to believe that her father would betray Sipho? (1) 7.7 Explain how Sipho's words in lines 24 and 25 show a similarity between what happens in the play and what happens in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. Give ONE example of a similarity. (2) 7.8 Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write down only the question number (7.8.1–7.8.4) and the matching letter (A–F) COLUMN A COLUMN B 7.8.1 Sipho A fashionable, arrogant, outspoken, cold, bitter and 7.8.2 Thando unforgiving 7.8.3 Mandisa B subservient, dull, timid, very 7.8.4 Themba conservative and uninspired C practical, socially conscious, respectful, loving, intelligent and forgiving D image-conscious, smart, ambitious, independent and modern E solid and reliable, hard-working, a bit dull, traditionalist and disillusioned F selfish, well-spoken, arrogant insensitive, calculating and spoilt (4 x 1) (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 22 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 22 DBE/2014 SCE EXTRACT B SIPHO: So, you win again Themba. I am still dull. Nothing good is for me. I 1 am still at the library and I am not even the Chief Librarian and will never be. If this country was free, I used to say, I would be the Chief Librarian. I watched the release of Nelson Mandela on TV and I said to myself 'my time has come'. I was 57 years old when I voted on 27 April 1994. I put 5 them in power. I made Nelson Mandela the first democratically elected president of this country. I was 62 years old when I voted again in 1999. Nobody said I was too old. How come I am not old to put them in power but then suddenly I am too old to be empowered? This Government owes me. I have been loyal to them. Why could they not make me the Chief Librarian 10 just for two years? Two years only. That's not too much to ask. Is it? I was part of the Struggle. I too suffered as a black person. I went to the marches like everyone else. I might not have been detained. I might not have been on Robben Island. I did not leave this country, but I suffered too. The thousands that attended those funerals on Saturdays, that was me. The 15 thousands that were tear gassed, sjamboked by the police, mauled by Alsatian dogs, that was me. When Bishop Tutu led thousands through the streets of white Port Elizabeth, that was me. I WAS THOSE THOUSANDS! I too deserved some recognition, didn't I? No! No more! It's payback time. The taking stops right here and now. I want everything back, Themba. I 20 want my wire double decker bus now. I want it back. It was mine. Mom and Dad are not here now to speak for you. I want my blazer back. It was mine. I want my wife back. She was mine. She loved me, not you. Do you hear me? I want my daughter back. She is mine. She's my baby, not yours. She is the one thing you cannot take away from me. Not even now. Thando is mine. 25 [Act 2, Scene 1] 7.9 Refer to Sipho's words in line 5: 'my time has come.' Explain what Sipho expected to happen. (1) 7.10 Refer to lines 12–17. 7.10.1 Which character in the play represents the 'thousands' who stayed at home? (1) 7.10.2 Which character represents the heroes who went into exile? (1) 7.10.3 Name the theme which is illustrated in these lines. (lines 12–17) (2) 7.10.4 If you were the director of the play, what would you tell Sipho to do when saying these words? State his GESTURES and FACIAL EXPRESSION. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 23 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 23 DBE/2014 SCE 7.11 Refer to the following statement: The boys' parents favoured Themba over Sipho. 7.11.1 Describe TWO incidents from their childhood to illustrate this statement. (2) 7.11.2 Quote a sentence from the passage to prove the statement true. (2) 7.12 In line 20 Sipho says, 'The taking stops right here and now.' State TWO opportunities that were taken from Sipho after he left school but before he was married. (2) 7.13 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Give a reason for your answer. Thando is the only child that Sipho feels he has lost. (2) 7.14 Why is Sipho unwilling to allow Thando to accompany Mandisa to Johannesburg and London? (2) 7.15 Explain why Sipho finds it necessary to stress that Thando is his baby in lines 24 to 25. (2) 7.16 How would you describe Sipho's emotions in this passage? State any TWO emotions. (2) 7.17 If you had lived in the Apartheid era would you have chosen to go into exile or would you have stayed in South Africa? Motivate your answer. (2) [40] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 24 Downloaded from hlayiso.com English Second Language/HG/P2 24 DBE/2014 SCE QUESTION 8: ROMEO AND JULIET – William Shakespeare Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow. EXTRACT A ROMEO (to Servingman) 1 What lady's that which doth enrich the hand Of yonder knight? SERVINGMAN I know not, sir. 5 ROMEO O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear – Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! 10 So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand And, touching hers, make blessèd my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! 15 For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. TYBALT This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave Come hither, covered with an antic face, 20 To fleer and scorn at our solemnity? Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, To strike him dead I hold it not a sin. CAPULET Why, how now, kinsman? Wherefore storm you so? 25 TYBALT Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe. A villain, that is hither come in spite To scorn at our solemnity this night. CAPULET 30 Young Romeo is it? TYBALT 'Tis he, that villain Romeo. CAPULET Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. 35 'A bears him like a portly gentleman. And, to say truth, Verona brags of him To be a virtuous and well-governed youth. I would not for the wealth of all this town Here in my house do him disparagement. 40 Therefore be patient; take no note of him. 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