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Downloaded from hlayiso.com Blouberg Ridge Primary School Grade 7 English HL Final Examination Paper 2019 Section A : Reading Comprehension [20] Read an adaptation of A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray and answer the questions that follow. “Please tell me that this is not going to be part of my birthday dinner this evening,” Gemma requested. I am staring into the hissing face of a cobra. A surprisingly pink tongue slithers in and out of a cruel mouth while an Indian man, whose eyes are the blue of blindness, inclines his head toward my mother and explains in Hindi that cobras make very good eating. My mother reaches out a white-gloved finger to stroke the snake's back. "What do you think, Gemma? Now that you're sixteen, will you be dining on cobra?" The slithery thing makes me shudder. "I think not, thank you." The old, blind Indian man smiles toothlessly and brings the cobra closer. It's enough to send me reeling back where I bump into a wooden stand filled with little statues of Indian deities. One of the statues, a woman who is all arms with a face bent on terror, falls to the ground. Kali, the destroyer. Lately, Mother has accused me of keeping her, Kali, the destroyer, as my unofficial patron saint. Lately, Mother and I haven't been getting on very well. She claims it's because I've reached an impossible age. I state emphatically to anyone who will listen that it's all because she refuses to take me to London. "I hear in London, you don't have to defang your meals first," I say. We're moving past the cobra man and into the throng of people crowding every inch of Bombay's frenzied marketplace. Mother doesn't answer but waves away an organ-grinder and his monkey. It's unbearably hot. Beneath my cotton dress and crinolines, sweat streaks down my body. The flies, my most ardent admirers, dart about my face. I swat at one of the little winged beasts, but it escapes and I can almost swear I hear it mocking me. My misery is reaching epidemic proportions. Overhead, the clouds are thick and dark, giving warning that this is monsoon season, when floods of rain could fall from the sky in a matter of minutes. In the dusty bazaar the turbaned men chatter and squawk and bargain, lifting brightly coloured silks toward us with brown, sun-baked hands. Everywhere there are carts lined with straw baskets offering every sort of ware and edible-thin, coppery vases; wooden boxes carved into intricate flower designs; and mangos ripening in the heat. "How much further to Mrs. Talbot's new house? Couldn't we please take an Uber?" I ask with what I hope is a noticeable annoyance. "It's a nice day for a walk. And I'll thank you to keep a civil tone." My annoyance has indeed been noted. Sarita, our long-suffering housekeeper, offers pomegranates in her leathery hand. 1

Downloaded from hlayiso.com "Memsahib, (a word used for a married upper-class lady), these are very nice. Perhaps we will take them to your father, yes?" If I were a good daughter, I'd bring some to my father, watch his blue eyes twinkle as he slices open the rich, red fruit, then eats the tiny seeds with a silver spoon just like a proper British gentleman. "He'll only stain his white suit," I grumble. My mother starts to say something to me, thinks better of it, sighs, as usual. We used to go everywhere together, my mother and I: visiting ancient temples, exploring local customs, watching Hindu festivals, staying up late to see the streets bloom with candlelight. Now, she barely takes me on social calls. It's as if I'm a leper without a colony. "He will stain his suit. He always does," I mumble in my defense, though no one is paying me a bit of attention except for the organ-grinder and his monkey. They're following my every step, hoping to amuse me for money. The high lace collar of my dress is soaked with perspiration. I long for the cool, lush green of England, which I've only read about in my grandmother's letters. Letters filled with gossip about tea dances and balls and who has scandalised whom half a world away, while I am stranded in boring, dusty India watching an organ-grinder's monkey do a juggling trick with dates, the same trick he's been performing for a year. "Look at the monkey, memsahib. How adorable he is!" Sarita says this as if I were still three and clinging to the bottoms of her sari skirts. No one seems to understand that I am fully sixteen and want, no, need to be in London, where I can be close to the museums and go to all the formal dances, dressed up in beautiful ball gowns. "Sarita, that monkey is a trained thief who will be begging for your wages in a moment," I say with a sigh. As if on cue, the furry urchin scrambles up and sits on my shoulder with his palm outstretched. "How would you like to end up in a birthday stew?" I tell him through clenched teeth. The monkey hisses. Mother grimaces at my ill manners and drops a coin in its owner's cup. The monkey grins triumphantly and leaps across my head before running away. A vendor holds out a carved mask with snarling teeth and elephant ears. Without a word, Mother places it over her face. "Find me if you can," she says. It's a game she's played with me since I could walk, a bit of hide-and-seek meant to make me smile. A child's game. "I see only my mother," I say, bored. "Same teeth. Same ears." "And I see that turning sixteen is not very becoming to my daughter," she says. "Yes, I am sixteen. Sixteen. An age at which most decent girls have been sent for schooling in London." I give the word decent an extra push, hoping to appeal to some maternal sense of shame and propriety. "No one tried to keep Tom imprisoned in Bombay," I say, invoking my brother's name as a last resort. "He's had four whole years there! And now he's starting at university." "It's different for men." "It's not fair. I'll never have a season. I'll end up a spinster with hundreds of cats who all drink milk from china bowls." I'm whining. It's unattractive, but I find I'm powerless to stop. "I see," Mother says, finally. "Would you like to be paraded around the ballrooms of London society like some prize horse there to have its breeding capabilities evaluated? Would you still think London was so charming when you were the subject of cruel gossip for the slightest infraction of the rules? London's not as idyllic as your grandmother’s letters make it out to be.” 2

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Underline The Correct Answers. [20] 1. What is Gemma celebrating? [1] a) She is celebrating her arrival in India. b) She is eating a cobra snake for the first time. c) It is her sixteenth birthday. 2. Why are the Indian man’s eyes blue? [1] a) He was born with blue eyes. b) He was struck with blindness. c) He has growths over his eyes, making them blue. 3. How did Gemma respond when the man brought the snake closer? [1] a) She was horrified and moved backwards. b) She was delighted and stroked the snake. c) She was interested in tasting the cooked snake. 4. Why does Gemma’s mom say that Kali, the destroyer, is Gemma’s patron saint? [1] a) Gemma is destroying things by bumping into them, causing them to fall down. b) Gemma is being difficult by insisting on going to London, thus causing a rift between her and her mother. c) Gemma has reached an impossible age and she is very demanding. 5. Which word from the text suggests that it is extremely busy at the market? [1] a) Epidemic b) Frenzied c) Monsoon 6. Which metaphor describes the flies? [1] _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. What happens during a monsoon season? [1] ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Chatter and squawk are examples of: [1] a) onomatopoeia b) assonance c)hyperbole d) alliteration 9. With which animals are the vendors associated if they chatter and squawk? [2] chatter : ______________________ squawk __________________________ 10. Why do the people at the market chatter and squawk? [2] ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. Why does Gemma’s mom ask her to keep a civil tone? [1] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 12. Why does Gemma feel as if she is “a leper without a colony’? [1] a) She is socially awkward. b) Her mom does not want to take her sight-seeing anymore. c) She feels isolated from society. 13. Why were lepers sent to colonies many years ago? [1] _______________________________________________________________________________ 14. Although Sarita seems fond of the monkey, Gemma does not feel the same. How does Gemma respond to the monkey on her shoulder? [1] a) She clenches her teeth. b) She threatens to cook him in a stew. c) She chases him away. 15. Give one reasons why Gemma is jealous of her brother, Tom. [1] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 16. What is your opinion regarding giving preference to men being educated as opposed to women? [1] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Section B : Language Structures And Conventions [20] Read the words in the cartoon strip and answer the questions. 1. Write the sentence below in the passive voice. [3] The teacher gave the children an instruction. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2. Divide the sentence into a subject, predicate verb and object. The three children will be drawing a comic. [4] Subject __________________________________________________________________________ Predicate ________________________________________________________________________ Verb ____________________________________________________________________________ Object ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Change the sentence below from direct to indirect speech. The teacher said,” This year at Cartoon Camp we’ll explore comics as a medium of self-expression. [2] ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Change the tense of the sentences on the tenses table according to the headings. [6] Simple present tense Simple past tense Simple Future tense He will explore comics. Present Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense Future Continuous Tense The girl was drawing. Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense Future Perfect Tense They have asked questions. 5. Find the main clause and the subordinate clause and write them down below. [2] The girl who was drawing a picture was very proud of her efforts. a) Main clause __________________________________________________________________ b) Subordinate clause ____________________________________________________________ 5

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6. Identify the parts of speech in the sentence below. Use the word box to answer this question. [4] proper noun common noun abstract noun collective noun finite verb infinitive auxiliary verb preposition conjunction adverb of time/place /manner descriptive adjective possessive adjective numerical adjective personal pronoun reflexive pronoun Here is my comic for today. Everything that happened up to Pete asking about my out-of-body experiences. a) Pete _________________________________________________________________________ b) Comic _________________________________________________________________________ c) My ___________________________________________________________________________ d) Happened _____________________________________________________________________ Section C : Write a summary of the text below. [10] Select a key word out of each paragraph and write one sentence with that key word using your own words. The old, blind Indian man smiles toothlessly and brings the cobra closer. It's enough to send me reeling back where I bump into a wooden stand filled with little statues of Indian deities. One of the statues, a woman who is all arms with a face bent on terror, falls to the ground. Kali, the destroyer. Key word : ___________________________________________________________________________ Sentence : ___________________________________________________________________________ Lately, Mother and I haven't been getting on very well. She claims it's because I've reached an impossible age. I state emphatically to anyone who will listen that it's all because she refuses to take me to London. Key word : ___________________________________________________________________________ Sentence : ___________________________________________________________________________ "I hear in London, you don't have to defang your meals first," I say. We're moving past the cobra man and into the throng of people crowding every inch of Bombay's frenzied marketplace. Mother doesn't answer but waves away an organ-grinder and his monkey. Key word : ___________________________________________________________________________ Sentence : ___________________________________________________________________________ 6

Downloaded from hlayiso.com It's unbearably hot. Beneath my cotton dress and crinolines, sweat streaks down my body. The flies, my most ardent admirers, dart about my face. I swat at one of the little winged beasts, but it escapes and I can almost swear I hear it mocking me. My misery is reaching epidemic proportions. Key word : ___________________________________________________________________________ Sentence : ___________________________________________________________________________ In the dusty bazaar the turbaned men chatter and squawk and bargain, lifting brightly coloured silks toward us with brown, sun-baked hands. Everywhere there are carts lined with straw baskets offering every sort of ware and edible-thin, coppery vases; wooden boxes carved into intricate flower designs; and mangos ripening in the heat. Key word : ___________________________________________________________________________ Sentence : ___________________________________________________________________________ Section D : Analysing a visual text. [10] 1. Which company is advertising this product? __________________________________________ [1] 2. Who is the target market for this advertisement? ______________________________________ [1] 3. Why do they have images of trees and wildlife on the key? [1] ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. If I said that Volkswagen is the best car to drive, that would be an example of [1] a) a pun b) bias c) sexism 5. What proof is there that it would be relatively economical to buy this product? [1] ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6. Explain the meaning of the idiom below. [1] _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 7. Look at the wording in the cartoon below. The wording in the second frame is an example of [1] a) bias b) sexism c) ambiguity 8. Give a reason for your answer in no. 7. [1] _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Explain the ambiguity in the image below. [1] ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Blouberg Ridge Primary School Grade 7 English HL Final Examination Paper 2019 Marking Guidelines Section A : Reading Comprehension [20] Read an adaptation of A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray and answer the questions which follow. “Please tell me that this is not going to be part of my birthday dinner this evening,” Gemma requested. I am staring into the hissing face of a cobra. A surprisingly pink tongue slithers in and out of a cruel mouth while an Indian man, whose eyes are the blue of blindness, inclines his head toward my mother and explains in Hindi that cobras make very good eating. My mother reaches out a white-gloved finger to stroke the snake's back. "What do you think, Gemma? Now that you're sixteen, will you be dining on cobra? Will you be eating some?" The slithery thing makes me shudder. "I think not, thank you." The old, blind Indian man smiles toothlessly and brings the cobra closer. It's enough to send me reeling back where I bump into a wooden stand filled with little statues of Indian gods. One of the statues, a woman who is all arms with a face bent on terror, falls to the ground. She is called Kali, the destroyer. Lately, Mother has accused me of keeping her, Kali, the destroyer, as my unofficial patron saint. Lately, Mother and I haven't been getting on very well. She claims it's because I've reached an impossible age. I state emphatically to anyone who will listen that it's all because she refuses to take me to London. "I hear in London, you don't have to defang your meals first," I say. We're moving past the cobra man and into the throng of people crowding every inch of Bombay's frenzied marketplace. Mother doesn't answer but waves away an organ-grinder and his monkey. It's unbearably hot. Beneath my cotton dress and crinolines, sweat streaks down my body. The flies, my most ardent admirers, dart about my face. I swat at one of the little winged beasts, but it escapes and I can almost swear I hear it mocking me. My misery is reaching epidemic proportions. Overhead, the clouds are thick and dark, giving warning that this is monsoon season, when floods of rain could fall from the sky in a matter of minutes. In the dusty bazaar the turbaned men chatter and squawk and bargain, lifting brightly coloured silks toward us with brown, sun- baked hands. Everywhere there are carts lined with straw baskets offering every sort of ware and edible-thing, coppery vases; wooden boxes carved into intricate flower designs; and mangoes ripening in the heat. "How much further to Mrs Talbot's new house?" I ask with irritation and annoyance. 9

Downloaded from hlayiso.com "It's a nice day for a walk. And I'll thank you to keep a civil tone." My annoyance has indeed been noted. Sarita, our long-suffering housekeeper, offers pomegranates in her leathery hand. "Memsahib, (a word used for a married upper-class lady), these pomegranates are very nice. Perhaps we will take them to your father, yes?" "He'll only stain his white suit," I grumble. My mother starts to say something to me, thinks better of it, sighs, as usual. We used to go everywhere together, my mother and I: visiting ancient temples, exploring local customs, watching Hindu festivals, staying up late to see the streets bloom with candlelight. Now, she barely takes me on social outings. It's as if I'm a leper without a colony. No-one is paying me a bit of attention except for the organ-grinder and his monkey. They're following my every step, hoping to amuse me for money. The high lace collar of my dress is soaked with perspiration. I long for the cool, lush green of England, which I've only read about in my grandmother's letters. Letters filled with gossip about dances and who has dated whom, while I am stranded in boring, dusty India watching an organ-grinder's monkey do a juggling trick with dates, the same trick he's been performing for a year. "Look at the monkey, memsahib. How adorable he is!" Sarita says this as if I were still three and clinging to the bottoms of her sari skirts. No one seems to understand that I am fully sixteen and want, no, need to be in London, where I can be close to the museums and go to all the formal dances, dressed up in beautiful outfits. "Sarita, that monkey is a trained thief who will be begging for your wages in a moment," I say with a sigh. The furry creature scrambles up and sits on my shoulder with his palm outstretched. "How would you like to end up in a birthday stew?" I tell him through clenched teeth. The monkey hisses. Mother frowns at my ill manners and drops a coin in its owner's cup. "And I see that turning sixteen is quite unflattering and unbecoming to my daughter," she says. "Yes, I am sixteen. Sixteen. An age at which most decent girls have been sent for schooling in London." I give the word decent an extra push, hoping to appeal to some maternal sense, hoping to get a reaction. "No-one tried to keep Tom imprisoned in Bombay, India, " I say, using my brother's name as a last resort. "He's had four whole years there! And now he's starting at university." "It's different for men,” says my mom. "It's not fair. I'll end up an unmarried spinster with hundreds of cats who all drink milk from china bowls." I'm whining. It's unattractive, but I find I'm powerless to stop. "I see," Mother says, finally. "Would you like to be paraded around the social events of London society like some prize horse? Would you still think London was so charming when you were the subject of cruel gossip? London's not as idyllic and pleasant as your grandmother’s letters make it out to be.” 10

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Underline The Correct Answers. [20] 1. What is Gemma celebrating? Level 1 [1] d) She is celebrating her arrival in India. e) She is eating a cobra snake for the first time f) It is her sixteenth birthday. √ 2. Why are the Indian man’s eyes blue? Level 1 [1] d) He was born with blue eyes. e) He was struck with blindness. √ f) He has growths over his eyes, making them blue. 3. How did Gemma respond when the man brought the snake closer? Level 1 [1] d) She was horrified and moved backwards. √ e) She was delighted and stroked the snake. f) She was interested in tasting the cooked snake. 4. Why does Gemma’s mom say that Kali, the destroyer, is Gemma’s patron saint? Level 1 [1] d) Gemma is destroying things by bumping into them, causing them to fall down. √ e) Gemma is being difficult by insisting on going to London, thus causing a rift between her and her mother. f) Gemma has reached an impossible age and she is very demanding. 5. Which word from the text suggests that it is extremely busy at the market? Level 1 [1] d) Epidemic e) Frenzied √ f) Monsoon 6. Which metaphor describes the flies? Level 3 [1] little winged beasts √ 7. What happens during a monsoon season? Level 1 [1] floods of rain could fall from the sky in a matter of minutes. √ 8. Chatter and squawk are examples of: Level 3 [1] b) onomatopoeia √ b) assonance c) hyperbole d) alliteration 9. With which animals are the vendors associated if they chatter and squawk? Level 1 [2] chatter : _____monkeys √ squawk ___parrots √ 10. Why do the people at the market chatter and squawk? Level 3 [2] They are trying to sell their goods/ bargaining √ and their voices sound like monkeys chattering and parrots squawking. √ 11. Why does Gemma’s mom ask her to keep a civil tone? Level 1 [1] Gemma is being impatient / a bit rude / showing her annoyance. √ Page total = 13 11

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 12. Why does Gemma feel as if she is “a leper without a colony’? Level 3 [1] d) She is socially awkward. e) Her mom does not want to take her sight-seeing anymore. f) She feels isolated from society. √ 13. Why were lepers sent to colonies many years ago? Level 4 [1] They were sent away to avoid the spread of leprosy. √ 14. Although Sarita seems fond of the monkey, Gemma does not feel the same. How does Gemma respond to the monkey on her shoulder? Level 1 [1] d) She shouts at him. e) She threatens to cook him in a stew. √ f) She chases him away. 15. Give two reasons why Gemma is jealous of her brother, Tom. Level 1 [2] He has been in London for four years. √ He is going to university there. √ 16. Why is Gemma’s mom opposed to her going to London.? Level 3 [1] She doesn’t want her to be paraded around the social events of London society or to be the subject of cruel gossip √ 17. Do you believe that is more important for men to be educated than for women? Give a reason for your answer. Level 4 [1] Own opinion: Men and women should have equal opportunities to be educated. √ Section B : Language Structures And Conventions [20] Read the words in the cartoon strip and answer the questions. Page total = 7 12

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7. Write the sentence below in the passive voice. [3] The teacher gave the children an instruction. An instruction √ was given to the children √ by the teacher. √ 8. Divide the sentence into a subject, predicate verb and object. [4] The three children will be drawing a comic. Subject _____The three children √ Predicate ____will be drawing a comic √ Verb ________will be drawing √ Object _______a comic √ 9. Change the sentence below from direct to indirect speech. [2] The teacher said,” This year at Cartoon Camp we will explore comics as a medium of self-expression. The teacher said that that √ year at Cartoon camp they would explore √ comics as a medium of self-expression. 10. Find the main clause and the subordinate clause and write them down below. [2] The girl who was drawing a picture was very proud of her efforts. c) Main clause ________The girl was very proud of her efforts √ d) Subordinate clause ____who was drawing a picture √ 11. Identify the parts of speech in the sentence below. Use the word box to answer this question. [4] proper noun common noun abstract noun collective noun finite verb infinitive auxiliary verb preposition conjunction adverb of time/place /manner descriptive adjective possessive adjective numerical adjective personal pronoun reflexive pronoun Page total = 15 (including Qu 5) 13

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Here is my comic for today. Everything that happened up to Pete asking about my out-of-body experiences. e) Pete ____PROPER NOUN √ f) Comic ___COMMON NOUN √ g) My _____POSESSIVE ADJECTIVE √ h) Happened ___FINITE VERB √ 12. Change the tense of the sentences on the tenses table according to the headings. [5] 6.1.Simple Present Tense 6.2. Simple Past Tense Simple Future Tense He will explore comics He explores comics. √ He explored comics. √ 6.3.Present Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense 6.4. Future Continuous Tense The girl is drawing. √ The girl was drawing. The girl will be drawing. √ Present Perfect Tense 6.5. Past Perfect Tense Future Perfect Tense They have asked questions They had asked questions. √ They will have asked questions. Section C : Write a summary of the text below. Level 2 [10] Select a key word out of each paragraph and write one sentence with that key word using your own words. 1. The old, blind Indian man smiles toothlessly and brings the cobra closer. It's enough to send Gemma reeling back where she bumps into a wooden stand filled with little statues of Indian deities. One of the statues, a woman who is all arms with a face bent on terror, falls to the ground. Kali, the destroyer Key word : ______cobra √ Sentence : _______She moved away from the cobra and bumped of wooden statues. √ Page total = 7 (excluding Qu 5) 14

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2. Lately, Gemma and her mother haven't been getting on very well. Her mom claims it's because she has reached an impossible age. Gemma states emphatically to anyone who will listen that it's all because her mom refuses to take her to London. Key word : ______mother √ Sentence : ______She hasn’t been getting on with her mother. √ 3. "I hear in London, you don't have to defang your meals first," Gemma says. They're moving past the cobra man and into the throng of people crowding every inch of Bombay's frenzied marketplace. Her mother doesn't answer but waves away an organ-grinder and his monkey. Key word : _____London √ Sentence : _____In London you don’t need to remove fangs before you eat. √ 4. It's unbearably hot here in India. Beneath Gemma’s cotton dress and crinolines, sweat streaks down her body. The flies, her most ardent admirers, dart about her face. She swats at one of the little winged beasts, but it escapes and she can almost swear she hears it mocking her. Her misery is reaching epidemic proportions. Key word : _____hot / flies √ Sentence : _____In this heat the flies are bothering her. √ 5. In the dusty bazaar the turbaned men chatter and squawk and bargain, lifting brightly coloured silks toward them with brown, sun-baked hands. Everywhere there are carts lined with straw baskets offering every sort of ware and edible-thin, coppery vases; wooden boxes carved into intricate flower designs; and mangoes ripening in the heat. Key word : ______men / bazaar √ Sentence : _____The men are selling their goods in the bazaar. / The men are bargaining. √ Page total = 8 15

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Section D : Analysing a visual text. [10] 10. Which company is advertising this product? _______Volkswagen √ [1] 11. Who is the target market for this advertisement? People wo like to go off road / people with a sense of adventure / people who have a licence / people who can afford the car √ [1] 12. Why do they have images of trees and wildlife on the key? [1] To indicate that it is an off road car. √ 13. If I said that Volkswagen is the best car to drive, that would be an example of [1] b) a pun b) bias √ c) sexism 14. What proof is there that it would be relatively economical to buy this product? [1] 620 miles on a single tank √ 16

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Page total = 5 15. Explain the meaning of the idiom below. [1] _______To drive someone crazy √ 16. Look at the wording in the cartoon below. The wording in the second frame is an example of [1] d) bias e) sexism √ f) ambiguity 17. Give a reason for your answer in no. 7. [1] He is suggesting that only girls are bad at Maths, not boys. √ 18. Explain the ambiguity in the image below. [2] I got fired : lost his job √ fired in a pistol √ Page total 17