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(Se) DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES ese
Sc NOVEMBER EXAMINATION: 2018 Sx)
‘e437 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE Sey
GRADE 8 — PAPER ONE sneer
Feeinw semaine tances,
EXAMINER: Ms R Ramather MODERATOR: Ms P Govender
DURATION: 7 Hour MAXIMUM MARK: 40
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1.
NO a BF WN
This question paper comprises THREE sections:
SECTION A: Comprehension (40 marks)
SECTION B: Analysing Visual Literacy (20 marks}
SECTION C: Language in Context (10 marks)
Answer ALL sections.
Rule off after each section.
Number the answers according to the numbering system in this paper.
Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction
Write neatly and legibly.
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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
QUESTION 1: READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING
Read TEXT A below and answer the questions set.
TEXTA
TWO OCEANS CRUTCH RUNNER AIMING EVEN HIGHER
BY JENNA ETHERIDGE
While 31-year-old Ipeleng ‘Crazy Legs’ Khunou is relieved he finished
the Two Oceans Half Marathon on crutches just before the cut-off time,
he believes he can do even better. Khunou was born with septo-optic
dysplasia, a rare brain deformity.
Khunou, the first ‘crutch runner to finish the marathon, wowed fellow 5
runners with his tenacity when he pushed to the end. He completed
the race in three hours fifteen minutes. He is looking to finishing the
race
in under three hours next year. ‘My feet have never shaken so much
before because | was stressing about the cut-off time. | did not want
to
see the guy with the gun counting down,’ Khunou describes. 10
He has to use crutches because he has no balance as a result of the
condition. {t also affects his eyesight. A few kilometres into the
twenty one kilometre race, he felt calmer and enjoyed the uphill climbs
because it was easier to balance.
As he reached the finish line, he decided to sprint the last two metres. 15
The move left him with cramps but absolute relief to have finished.
His victory was something he could barely imagine when he started
running to lose weight in 2016. He ran this marathon to raise funds
for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Home.
Khunou says that he is extremely grateful to everyone who helped him 20
during the race and also to everyone who congratulated him
afterwards.
His Facebook inbox has been overflowing with messages of support
and invitations to participate in other races. He has already done
a five kilometre recovery run and will soon be back to a strict 25
schedule that alternates sprints with long-distance running.
In May, he will join a team of differently'able runners and hand cyclist
in a non-stop twenty-four hour, ten-day, two thousand one hundred
kilometre journey from Pretoria to Cape Town.
Enthusiastic about his other adventures, Khunou adds: ‘I will dgginitely 30
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| be back (ai the Two Oceans Marathon) next year and | am hoping to
do
an international! race next year’
(Adapted from News24, April 2018]
GLOSSARY
Tenacity: The quality or fact of continuing to persist or be determined.
QUESTIONS
14 Identify the journalist of this article. (1)
1.2 Select the correct alternative from the list below. Write only the
chosen
alternative.
The Two Oceans Half Marathon takes place in...
A. Johannesburg
B. Cape Town
C. Durban
D. Pretoria (1)
1.3 Name the health condition Ipeleng Khunou was born with. (1)
1.4 Refer to paragraph 2.
Refer to lines 10-12,"My feet have ... gun counting down’,
In your own words, describe what these lines reveal about Ipeleng’s
attitude towards the marathon. (2)
1.5 Explain the reason for Ipeleng’s achievement. (2)
1.6 Explain the public’s reaction to Khunou’s achievement. Substantiate
your answer by quoting from the text. (3)
TOTAL SECTION A: 16
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SECTION B: ANALYSING VISUAL LITERACY
QUESTION 2: ANALYSING ADVERTISING
Study the following advertisement (TEXT B) and answer the questions set.
TEXT B
TEARS is a pro-life, non-profit organisation who exists to rescue, rehabilitate,
reunite and re-home lost, abandoned, abused and neglected animals.
We strive to uplift the lives of companion animals in disadvantaged communities by
providing sterilisation, primary health care and veterinary treatment.
We care for an average of 300 rescued dogs, cats, puppies and kittens, who are alt
waiting patiently for someone to love!
a
tear
ANIMAL PESCUE
t
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QUESTIONS
2.4 identity the tarcet audience of this advertisement. aD)
2.2 State ONE advertising technique used in this advertisement and
show
how itis effective. (2)
2.3 Name TWO services that ‘TEARS’ provides. (2)
2.4 Comment on the effect the picture has in the advertisement. (2)
2.5 Is the picture of the ‘tear’ appropriate for this advertisement?
Subsiantiate your answer by examining the picture. (3)
[10]
QUESTION 3: UNDERSTANDING OTHER ASPECTS OF MEDIA
Study TEXT C and TEXT D and answer the set questions.
TEXT C
QUESTIONS
3.4.1 Identify TWO visual clues to indicate that the Earth is feeling
feverish. (2)
3.1.2 Why you think the earth is feverish? Explain your answer. (2)
3.1.3 Name the social ‘issue’ that is being portrayed in this text. q)
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TEXT D
MADAM & EVE by Stephen Francis & Mice
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TeUSER PARK HAS Soiw uP, | TON |
| yaseengRiCe DTT 1S EAE SUG r ante wath Yoke '
Oe See | | A GAME = RIGHTEED
Te OF
i | BAMGER
RHiple POACHING. fie
FRAME 2 FRAME 3 FRAME 4
gq FRAMF 1
QUESTIONS
3.2.1 State what the zigzag line represents, in frame 1. (4)
3.2.2 Refer to frame 3.
3.2.2.1 What is Thandi’s mood? (1)
3.2.22 Identify TWO visual clues to support your answer. (2)
32.3 Provide a possible reason for the silence in frame 4. (1)
{10]
TOTAL SECTION B: 20
SECTION C: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
QUESTION 4: USING LANGUAGE CORRECTLY
Read TEXT E, which contains same deliberate errors, and answer the questions set.
TEXTE
Measle and the Doompit
4. Iggy went on blowing out his foul breath, without ever taking a
breath in — and the cloud of invisible, magical gases built
steadily in the narrow space. The ant must have pushed itself
into the outer edge of these poisonous fumes, because quiet
suddenly it stopped moving forward. Its antennae twitched 5
wildly for several seconds and then they drooped down over its
great round head. The whole body of the enormous creature
seemed to sag downwards and, a moment later — apart from
the occassional twitch from the ends of its antennae — it lay
still. 10
[Adapted from Measle and the Doompit, Ogilvy, |}
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QUESTIONS
4.1. State one other way the title can be written.
4.2 identify the parts of speéch of the underlined words in:
4.2.4 Line? .
4.2.2 Line3
4.3 Provide an antonym (opposite meaning) for the word ‘invisible’ in
line
2.
4.4 Correct the spelling errors in line 4 and line 9 respectively.
4.5 Provide a synonym (same meaning) for the word ‘drooped’ in line 6.
46 Refer to fines 9-10, a moment later — apart from...’
State the purpose of the dash (—).
47 Change the following sentence to indirect speech:
Iggy said, “The giant ants are immune to my magical breath.”
Begin your answer with:
Iggy said that ...
TOTAL SECTION C:
GRAND TOTAL:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
10
40
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