Grade 4 English HL Mid Year Examination 2021 Marking Guideline

Make These Irresistible Deep Fried Twinkies Written by Carroll Pellegrinelli – www.thespruceeats.com Preparation:25 mins Cook:2 mins Total:27 mins Servings:4 servings Ingredients  4 Twinkies, frozen for 1 hour  1 cup flour  1 tablespoon vinegar  1 teaspoon salt  1 1/2 cup water  Vegetable oil, for deep frying  Decoration: icing sugar Instructions 1. Gather the ingredients, leaving Twinkies in the freezer until the oil is pre-heated. 2. In a heavy bottomed pot, pre-heat the oil to 350 F. 3. Combine the flour, vinegar, salt, and water in a mixing bowl. 4. Once the oil is pre-heated, remove Twinkies from freezer and dip in batter. 5. Fry the Twinkies in a deep fryer, in hot oil, until golden brown. This could take 1 to 1½ minutes. 6. Sprinkle with icing sugar. Other sweet treat options  Other deep-fried treats include Oreos. The above deep fry recipe can be used on almost any sweet treat. Try deep-frying these snack favourites: Snickers, Bar-One or Lunch Bar. Just be sure your chosen item is very cold and fried quickly. Page 1 of 5

Question 1: Answer the questions below. You do not need to answer in full sentences. [9] 1.1 List one ingredient that you will need for this recipe. (1) Twinkies/vinegar/salt/icing sugar/water/oil √ (level 1 & 2) 1.2 List one piece of equipment you will need for this recipe. (1) Heavy bottomed pot/Deep fryer/ bowl √ (level 1 & 2) 1.3 How much time is needed to complete this recipe? (1) 27 minutes √ (Level 1 & 2) 1.4 How many deep fried Twinkies does this recipe make? (1) Four √ (Level 2) 1.5 Give an example from the text of another sweet treat that can be deep fried. (1) Oreos/Snickers/Bar-One/Lunch Bar √ (Level 3) 1.6 Where do the Twinkies need to be placed and for how long before they are deep fried? (2) Freezer for 1 hour (Level 3) 1.7 Why do you think the Twinkies are put in the freezer before they are deep fried? (1) To make them harder/So that they don’t fall apart when fried/The batter sticks better √ (Level 4) 1.8 In step number 2, the oil needs to be heated to 350°F. F stands for Farenheit. This unit of measurement is used by the Americans. What unit of measurement do South Africans use to measure temperature? (1) Degrees Celcius √ (Level 4 & 5) Question 2: Match the words in column A with their correct definitions in column B. Write your answer in column C. (Level 2) (6) Column A Column B Column C 1. Sprinkle L1 & 2 a)To mix ingredients 1. B 2. pre-heated L1 & 2 b)To decorate a dish with an ingredient 2. E 3. heavy bottomed saucepan3 c)A mixture of eggs, milk and flour used to coat food 3. F 4. batter L1 & 2 d)An amount of food for one person 4. C 5. serving L3 e)An ingredient that has been heated before use 5. D 6. combine L3 f)A pot with a thick base to prevent food from burning 6. A Page 2 of 5

Question 3: Summarising information text [5] Read the weather report for Durban below: Good morning, this is Adrian de Wet on the Early show. For those of you who have just tuned in, this is the early morning weather report for Durban. I’ve got good news for all you beach lovers! The weather in Durban will be fine with clear skies this morning. No wind is forecast. Temperatures will become very hot by midday. In the late afternoon, the wind will pick up, reaching about 15km an hour from the south-east by the early evening. Then, cloudy conditions and light showers are expected later tonight. So that’s the weather for today. And, if you are lucky enough to get to the beach, don’t forget to take sunblock. It’s going to be a scorching day. 3.1 The information above has been summarised into sentences below. They are in the incorrect order. Number the sentences 1 - 5 below in the correct order: (Level 3) Number Cloudy conditions and light showers are expected in the evening. 4√ Temperatures will become very hot by midday. 2√ The weather will be fine with clear skies in the morning. 1√ It’s going to be a scorching day. 5√ In the late afternoon, the wind will pick up to 15km an hour. 3√ Page 3 of 5

Question 4: Visual text Amount of deaths from natural disasters Billion dollar losses calculated between the years 2004 and 2013 Amount of deaths in 10 years 4.1 What information is the above graph showing us? Mention two things. (2) Amount of deaths from natural disasters √ (Level 1) Billion dollar losses √ 4.2 Between which two years was this information taken? (1) 2004 and 2013 √ (Level 1) 4.3.1 Which natural disaster caused the most deaths? (1) Heat waves √ (Level 2) 4.3.2 Approximately how many deaths did it cause? (1) 1200/1250 √ (Level 3) 4.4.1 Which natural disaster caused the least deaths? (1) Winter storms √ (Level 2) 4.4.2 Approximately how many deaths did it cause? (1) 200/250 √ (Level 3) 4.5 Which natural disaster cost the most money? (1) Hurricanes √ (Level 2) Page 4 of 5

4.6 From which country do you think this information was taken? Give a reason for your answer. (2) America √ because the losses are calculated in dollars/America has had many natural disasters √ (Level 4) Language structures and conventions [10] 1.1 Complete the Demonstrative pronouns in the table below: (4) Near Far Singular This √ pencil is mine. That √pencil is mine. Plural These √ pencils are mine Those √ pencils are mine. 1.2 State whether the following are an idiom or a proverb. (2) Idiom or proverb? Don’t judge a book by its cover Proverb √ She has eyes at the back of her head Idiom √ 1.3 Complete the adjectives of comparison below: (3) bad worst Worse √ less Least √ Little √ 1.4 Fill in the correct punctuation in the sentence below. (1) That is amazing! √ Page 5 of 5