English First Additional Language
Paper 2 (P2)
Grade 12
Nsc Past Papers And Memos
September 2016
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read these instructions carefully before you begin to answer questions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A: NOVEL
Answer ANY ONE question if you choose from this section.
QUESTION | QUESTION | MARKS | PAGE | |
1. | To kill a Mockingbird | Contextual question | 35 | 5 |
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2. | Lord of the Flies | Contextual question | 35 | 9 |
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3. | A Grain of Wheat | Contextual question | 35 | 13 |
SECTION B: DRAMA
Answer ANY ONE question if you choose from this section.
4. | Romeo and Juliet | Contextual question | 35 | 17 |
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5. | Nothing but the Truth | Contextual question | 35 | 21 |
SECTION C: SHORT STORIES
Answer BOTH questions if you choose from this section.
6.1 | ‘Relatives’ | Contextual question | 17 | 24 |
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6.2 | ‘Manhood’ | Contextual question | 18 | 26 |
SECTION D: POETRY
Answer BOTH questions if you choose from this section.
7.1 | ‘Let me not to the marriage of true minds.’ | Contextual question | 18 | 28 |
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7.2 | ‘Elementary school classroom in the slum’ | Contextual question | 17 | 30 |
CHECKLIST
Use the checklist provided below to assist you to see whether you have answered the required number of questions.
NOTE:
SECTION | QUESTION NUMBERS | NO. OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER | TICK (✔) |
A: Novel | 1–3 | 1 | |
B: Drama | 4–5 | 1 | |
C: Short Stories | 6 | 1 | |
D: Poetry | 7 | 1 |
NOTE: Ensure that you have answered questions on TWO sections only.
SECTION A: NOVEL
In this section, there are contextual questions on the following novels:
Answer ONE question from this section on the novel you have studied.
QUESTION 1: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Read BOTH extracts from the novel and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote. Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 1.1 and QUESTION 1.2.
1.1 [The narrator looks back on events.]
| Walter had picked himself up and was standing quietly listening to Jem and me. His fists were half cocked, as if expecting an onslaught from both of us. I stomped at him to chase him away, but Jem put out his hand and stopped me. He examined Walter with an air of speculation. “Your daddy Mr Walter Cunningham from Old Sarum?” he asked, and Walter nodded. Walter looked as if he had been raised on fish food: his eyes, as blue as Dill Harris’s, were red-rimmed and watery. There was no colour in his face except at the tip of his nose, which was moistly pink. He fingered the straps of his overalls, nervously picking at the metal hooks. [Chapter 3] |
1.1.1 What event led to the confrontation between Scout and Walter? (1)
1.1.2 Refer to lines 2–3: ‘… if expecting an onslaught from both of us.’
Why do you think was Walter expecting Jem and Scout to attack him? (2)
1.1.3 Quote FOUR CONSECUTIVE words from lines 2–3 to prove that Walter was expecting them to attack him. (2)
1.1.4 State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE. Walter Cunningham’s image speaks of one who has been well nourished.
Write down TWO things from the extract to prove your answer. (2)
1.1.5 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the answer (A–D).
“Walter’s face brightened, then darkened” because he feared …
1.1.6 Who is “Cal” and why would Scout refer her to her as “Our Cal”? (2)
1.1.7 Why are the children both fascinated and terrified of Boo Radley? (4)
1.1.8 Later in the chapter it states that Jem had little fear of Boo Radley when Scout and Walter walked beside him. Why do you think is this? (2)
1.1.9 Explain why Calpurnia speaks differently when at home and when she is working. (2)
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1.2
Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked him why he was so old, he said he got started late, which we felt reflected upon his abilities and manliness. He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries, and there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, “My father …” Jem was football crazy. Atticus was never too tired to play keep-away, but when Jem wanted to tackle him Atticus wold say, “I’m too old for that, son.” Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office, not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he was not the sheriff, and he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone. [Chapter 10] |
1.2.1 Jem and Scout, like many other children, are embarrassed by their father. Write down THREE things about their father that led to their embarrassment. (3)
1.2.2 What, according to the text, can the children use to complete the sentence, “My father …”? Use any two. (2)
1.2.3 Refer to line 14: ‘… left eyes were the tribal curse of the Finches.’ Explain using you OWN WORDS what Atticus meant. (1)
1.2.4 From your knowledge of the rest of the chapter … gave Jem and Scout air-rifles.
Choose the correct option.
1.2.5 Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing word. Write down ONLY the number and the word of your choice.
Although Atticus preferred the children to shoot at tin cans, he gave them permission to shoot … (1)
1.2.6 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
Atticus is the best checker-player in his town. (1)
1.2.7 Give the two reasons why Miss Maudie agrees with Atticus that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. (2)
1.2.8 Just after this incident in the extract, something happened that changed the children’s attitude from being embarrassed to being very proud of their father.
Briefly relate what happened. (4)
1.2.9 Do you think Jem was right in not allowing Scout to tell everyone at school about Atticus? (2)
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QUESTION 2: LORD OF THE FLIES
Read the following extracts from the novel and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote. Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2.
2.1 [The Lord of the Flies taunts Simon.]
By the time Ralph finished blowing the conch the platform was crowded. There were differences between this meeting and the one held in the morning. The afternoon sun slanted in from the other side of the platform and most of the children, feeling too late the smart of sunburn, had put their clothes on. The choir, less of a 5 group, had discarded their cloaks. Ralph sat on a fallen trunk, his left side to the sun. On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known each other before the evacuation; before him small children squatted in the grass. 10 Silence now. Ralph lifted the cream and pink shell to his knees and a sudden breeze scattered light over the platform. He was uncertain whether to stand up or remain sitting. He looked sideways to his left, toward the bathing pool. Piggy was sitting 15 near but giving no help. Ralph cleared his throat. “Well then.” All at once he found he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say .He passed a hand through his fair hair and spoke. “We’re on an island. We’ve been on the mountain top and seen water all 20 round. We saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people. We’re on an uninhabited island with no other people on it.” [Chapter 2] |
2.1.1 Refer to lines 2–3: ‘There were differences between this meeting and the one held in the morning.’
What were these differences? (2 + 2) (4)
2.1.2 Do you think Ralph was confident to speak to the boys? Quote a line from the text to prove your answer. (2)
2.1.3 Each of the characters in the novel play a vital role to create the success of the mood of the story. Choose the portrayal from COLUMN B to match the characteristic in COLUMN A. Write down only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (2.1.3(a)–2.1.3(d)).
COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(a) Ralph | A He becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power (4) |
2.1.4 Refer to lines 20–21: ‘We’ve been on the mountain top and seen water all round.’
2.1.5 At the announcement about making the fire, Ralph charged off with the rest of the boys. What does this action reveal about him? (2)
2.1.6 Refer to lines 3–4: ‘The afternoon sun slanted in from the other side of the platform’.
Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
2.1.7 What did the boys use to start the fire on the mountaintop? (1)
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2.2 [There is confrontation between Ralph and Jack.]
“Henry was a bit of a leader this afternoon, because the other two were Percival and Johnny, the smallest boys on the island. Percival was mouse-coloured and had not been very attractive even to his mother; Johnny was well built, with fair hair and a natural belligerence. Just now he was being obedient because he 5 was interested; and the three children, kneeling in the sand, were at peace. Roger and Maurice came out of the forest. They were relieved from duty at the fire and had come down for a swim. Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones. Maurice 10 followed, laughing, and added to the destruction. The three littluns paused in their game and looked up. As it happened, the particular marks in which they were interested had not been touched, so they made no protest. Only Percival began to whimper with an eyeful of sand and Maurice hurried away. In his 15 other life Maurice had received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand. Now, though there was no parent to let fall a heavy hand, Maurice still felt the unease of wrongdoing. At the back of his mind formed the uncertain outlines of an excuse. He muttered something about a swim and broke into a trot. Roger remained, 20 watching the littluns. |
2.2.1 Refer to lines 4–5: ‘Johnny was well built, with fair hair and a natural belligerence.’
Choose the correct synonym to replace the underlined word in the above sentence. Write only the answer (A–D).
2.2.2 Refer to lines 3–4: ‘Percival was mouse-coloured and had not been very attractive even to his mother; …’.
2.2.3 In lines 11 and 21 they are referred to as ‘littluns’.
Briefly describe who they are and why the name is used for them. (3)
2.2.4 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
The little boys protested when Roger and Maurice destroyed the castles. Quote FOUR CONSECUTIVE words to substantiate your answer. (2)
2.2.5 Why do you think was the reason for Percival to be “peaked, re-eyed and miserable” as it is stated further in the story? State THREE points. (3)
2.2.6 If you were in Roger’s position, what would you have done differently? Discuss your view. (4)
2.2.7 Replace ‘the unease of wrongdoing’ with a single suitable word. (1)
2.2.8 From your knowledge of the rest of the extract, who was referred to as the person with ‘china-blue eyes’? (1)
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QUESTION 3: A GRAIN OF WHEAT
Read the following extracts from the novel and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote. Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 3.1 and QUESTION 3.2.
3.1 [Karanja’s visit to the Thompson’s house.]
| Margery came back with two cups of coffee. “Do you take sugar in your coffee?” “No,” he said automatically, and knew, at the same time, he lacked the courage to ask her about the rumours. Karanja loathed tea or coffee without lots of sugar. Margery sat opposite Karanja and crossed her legs. She put 5 her cup on the arm of the chair. Karanja held his in both hands afraid of spilling a drop on the carpet. He winced every time he brought the cup near his lips and nostrils. “How many wives have you?” she asked. This was her favourite question to Africans; it began the day she discovered her latest cook had 10 three wives. Karanja started as if Margery had tickled a wound that had only healed at the surface. Mumbi. [Chapter 4] |
3.1.1 From your knowledge of the novel, why would Karanja wish others would see him having coffee with Margery? (1)
3.1.2 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a name in COLUMN A. Write down only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (3.1.2(a) – 3.1.2(d)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(a) Mugo | A John Thompson’s wife (4 x 1) (4) |
3.1.3 Refer to lines 13–14: ‘I thought you people – Are you going to buy a wife?’
Briefly account for the words “you people” as it is used by Margery in the extract. (3)
3.1.4 Karanja is appointed as the personal messenger to John Thompson and Mrs Dickens.
3.1.5 Refer to line 3: What rumour is this that Karanja would like to ask Margery about? (1)
3.1.6 Using your knowledge of the chapter, read the following statement and then decide if it is TRUE or FALSE. Give reasons for your response.
John Thompson is confident that the Kenyans will be able to run the research station after independence. (2)
3.1.7 Refer to lines 11–12: ‘Karanja started as if Margery had tickled a wound that had only healed at the surface.’
3.1.8 Refer to lines 7–8: ‘He winced every time he brought the cup near his lips and nostrils.’
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
To ‘wince’ means to …
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3.2 [Gikonyo visits Mugo.]
“No. It is not that which brought me here tonight.” He told Mugo about his visit to Nairobi and his meeting with the MP Mugo, who sat on the bed opposite Gikonyo, waited for him to continue. The fire contained in the hearth place by three stones glowed between 5 them. [Chapter 6] |
3.2.1 Refer to line 2: What does the abbreviation MP stand for? (1)
3.2.2 Complete the following sentence by filling in the correct words. Gikonyo became a successful businessman both as a (a) … and (b) a … . (2)
3.2.3 How does Gikonyo’s personality contrast to that of the MP? (2)
3.2.4 Refer to line 1: ‘No. It is not that which brought me here tonight.’
3.2.5 Refer to lines 6–7: ‘It is my troubles, troubles of the heart.’
Account for the repetition of the word ‘troubles’ in the sentence. (1)
3.2.6 Name TWO things, mentioned in the text, that are tantamount to concentration (detention) camps. (2)
3.2.7 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
Mugo was excited about his speech on Independence Day, therefore, to avoid seeing anyone in Thabai, Mugo walks to Nairobi. (2)
3.2.8 Did Mugo eventually speak at the Independence Day celebrations? Why/Why not?
Give TWO reasons for your answer. (2)
3.2.9 From your knowledge of the novel, what does the forest symbolise to the freedom fighters? (1)
3.2.10 Quote ONE word from the text that tells us that although Mugo was somewhat reassured, he was still unconvinced.(1) [35]
TOTAL SECTION A: 35
SECTION B: DRAMA
In this section, there are contextual questions on the following plays:
Answer ONE question from this section on the play you have studied. QUESTION 4
ROMEO AND JULIET
Read the following extracts from the play and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote. Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 4.1 and QUESTION 4.2.
4.1 [(Act 2, Scene 2) The balcony scene allows Juliet and Romeo to come to grips with the essential problem with which they are faced.]
JULIET ROMEO JULIET ROMEO JULIET ROMEO [Act 2, Scene 2] |
4.1.1 Refer to line 1:
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy’
What does Juliet mean by saying this? (1)
4.1.2 Refer to line 3:
‘What’s Montague? What’s in a name?’
Explain in your own words Juliet’s reasoning in these quotes. (2)
4.1.3 Was the invasion of Romeo in Juliet’s soliloquy impolite? Give a reason for your answer. (2)
4.1.4 Refer to the setting of Juliet’s speech.
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the answer (A–D).
The garden setting invokes the images of the garden of Eden which symbolises …
4.1.5 Refer to lines 10–12:
‘Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself’
Rewrite her words in modern English. (3)
4.1.6 Juliet was always a pure example of obedience before she fell in love with Romeo. How did her behaviour change? Name THREE incidents from this scene. (3)
4.1.7 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
Juliet asked Romeo to NOT swear at the moon regarding his love for her because she would prefer he wait until dawn and swear on the sun. (2)
4.1.8 After what happened in this scene, some dramatic changes have taken place in both characters. Write down TWO changes that took place in both Romeo and Juliet respectively. (2 + 2) (4)
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4.2
LADY CAPULET JULIET LADY CAPULET 5 JULIET [Aside.] LADY CAPULET JULIET LADY CAPULET JULIET LADY CAPULET JULIET [Act 3, Scene 5] |
4.2.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches the symbol as used in the extract in COLUMN A. Write down only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (4.2.1(a)–4.2.1(d)).
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(a) The lark | A They have changed their eyes (4 x 1) (4) |
4.2.2 Where did Romeo and Juliet find themselves before Lady Capulet entered? What was the reason for them being there? (2)
4.2.3 Earlier Juliet denies that day has dawned. State TWO reasons that Romeo gives why he had to leave. (2)
4.2.4 Refer to line 2: ‘Well, girl, thou weep’st not so much for his death’. Give the reason why Juliet was crying and what her mother thought the reason was for Juliet’s weeping. (2)
4.2.5 Refer to lines 20–21: ‘Shall give him such an unaccustom’d dram, That he shall soon keep Tybalt company:’
4.2.6 Explain briefly how Lady Capulet is ‘fooled’ by Juliet. (3)
4.2.7 Briefly discuss the significance of the use of light and dark imagery in this scene. (2)
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QUESTION 5: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Read the following extracts from the play and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote. Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 5.1 and
QUESTION 5.2.
5.1 [Sipho is preparing to go to the airport. He boils water on the stove, saving some for Thando.]
SIPHO: Typical. Just like him. Always not there to take responsibility. Even when we were kids. It was never his fault. Even when he lost my blazer, it wasn’t his fault. So said my mother. Damn you Themba. All I wanted was a little time. Just for the two of us. There are things that I wanted to talk to you about. There are questions I needed to 5 ask. But no. Themba doesn’t arrive. He is not available. As usual. I am the eldest. I must understand. [Checks the time.] Oh my God. Where is Thando? It’s getting late. [Goes to the telephone and dials.] Hello is that Mr Khahla – it’s me, yes Sipho. No, not yet. I was just reminding you. 10 [THANDO rushes in carrying her briefcase, handbag and books.] THANDO: I am home. I am sorry I’m late. [Act 1,Scene 1] |
5.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a name in COLUMN A. Write down only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (5.1.1(a)–5.1.1(d)).
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(a) Mr Khahla | A A librarian (4 x 1) (4) |
5.1.2 Refer to line 3: ‘… it wasn’t his fault. So said my mother.’
Describe Sipho’s feeling towards Themba and his mother. (2)
5.1.3 Why did Sipho need to remind Mr Khahla to pick him up at home? State THREE points. (3)
5.1.4 Refer to lines 3–4: ‘Damn you Themba.’
Do the above words prove Sipho’s bitterness towards Themba?
Write TRUE or FALSE and substantiate your answer. (2)
5.1.5 Refer to lines 17–18: ‘Hey, any news about the job?’
5.1.6 Refer to line 17: ‘Oh Daddy you really spoil me,’ From your knowledge of the rest of the story, why would you say Sipho is spoiling Thando? (1)
5.2 [Thando and Mandisa return to Sipho’s house.]
THANDO: Hello Tata. No sign of him. Anybody home? [Looking into Sipho’s room.] That’s strange he’s always here by now. |
5.2.1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the answer (A–D).
Who is Mandisa and what is she doing in South Africa?
Mandisa is …
5.2.2 Refer to lines 14–16: ‘Then make me understand. Pretend I am an idiot. Explain it to me. A man sends a parcel bomb to two women and a child. It blows their guts out and he is not guilty of any crime.’
If you were the director of this play, what would you want Mandisa’s face to express when saying these lines? (2)
5.2.3 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
Mandisa, being a very outspoken person, was quiet in the car because Sipho was missing. (2)
5.2.4 In line 1 Thando says, “no sign of him”. Where did Thando and Mandisa find him?
In your answer give THREE reasons why Sipho went to this specific place. (1 + 3 x 1) (4)
5.2.5 Discuss TWO differences between Thando and Mandisa. (4)
5.2.6 From your knowledge of the play, discuss:
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TOTAL SECTION B: 35
SECTION C: SHORT STORIES
In this section, questions have been set on the following stories:
QUESTION 6
Read the following extracts from the short stories and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer questions in your own words unless you are asked to quote. Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. ‘QUESTION 6.1 and QUESTION 6.2.
6.1 [In the train from Cape Town to Johannesburg.]
| The train from Cape Town – the very same one that had brought me there two weeks before – slid into the station. I bade Uncle Henkie goodbye with a promise that I would feature him prominently and truthfully in my novel. When the train slithered out, I turned to the passengers in the 5 compartment with whom I was going to spend the next sixteen hours or so on the way to Johannesburg. There were three young men, two bearded, two chubby." (If you think I can't count, remember the riddle of the two fathers and two sons who each shot a duck. Only three ducks were shot. Why? Be 10 cause one was a grandfather, the other a father, and the last a son. The man in the middle was both a father and a son, got it?) All youthful and exuberant,” they were drinking beer, straight from the can, and their conversation was full of the hammers and nails of their profession and punctuated with laughter and inane!” arguments. None 15 of them swore and they all flashed smiles at me, accepting me into their midst" with an easy friendliness. |
6.1.1 Match the vocabulary from the story in COLUMN A with the definition in COLUMN B. Write down only the letter (A–E) next to the question number (6.1.1(a)–6.1.4(d)).
| COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
(a) Mother City | A Great Uncle (4 x 1) (4) |
6.1.2 Refer to paragraph 1. Quote THREE CONSECUTIVE WORDS to prove that Uncle Henkie wants be a main character in the writer’s novel. (2)
6.1.3 Refer to line 5: ‘When the train slithered out …’
6.1.4 Refer to line 23: ‘I gave them a supercilious nod …’
In the context of the story supercilious nod means …
6.1.5 Refer to the last line of the text. ‘There were two other passengers in the compartment.’
With your knowledge of the story, compare the tone of the story before the three companions left the train and after they disembarked the train. (4)
6.1.6 How old was the writer at the time? (1)
6.1.7 Briefly explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS the comic ending and anti climax of Georgie’s story. (2)
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6.2 MANHOOD – John Wain
[Rob takes a rest.]
| Don’t lie there,’ said his father. You’ll catch cold.’ ‘I’m all right. I’m warm’ ‘Come and sit on this’. When you’re overheated, that’s just when you’re likely to catch-‘ ‘I’m all RIGHT, Dad. I want to lie here. My back aches.’ ‘Your back needs strengthening. That’s why it aches. It’s a pity we don’t live near 5 a river where you could do some rowing.’ The boy did not answer, and Mr Willison, aware that he was beginning to sound like a nagging, over anxious parent, allowed himself to be defeated. He stopped suggesting that Rob should come and sit on his jacket. Instead, he waited a moment, then glanced at his watch. 10 ‘Twenty to twelve. We must get going in a minute.’ ‘WHAT? I thought we were going to have a rest.’ ‘Well, we’re having one, aren’t we?’ said Mr Willison reasonably. I’ve got my breath back, so surely you must have.’ My back still aches. I want to lie here a bit.’ ‘Sorry,’ said Mr Willison, getting up and moving over to his bicycle. 15 We’ve got at least twelve miles to do, and lunch is at one.’ ‘Dad why did we have to come so far, if we’ve got to get back for one o’ clock? I know, let’s find a telephone box and ring up Mum and tell her we … ‘Nonsense! There is no reason why two fit men shouldn’t cycle twelve 20 miles in an hour and ten minutes.’ |
6.2.1
6.2.2 Refer to line 4: ‘I’m all RIGHT, Dad.’
Rob’s tone in this line reveal that he is …
6.2.3 Refer to line 4: ‘My back aches.’
Does Rob really have a weak back? Give a reason for your answer. (1)
6.2.4 Refer to lines 7–8: ‘… Mr Willison, aware that he was beginning to sound like a nagging, over-anxious parent …’
Write down TWO incidents from the extract that made Mr Willison ‘sound like a nagging, over-anxious parent’. (2)
6.2.5 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Write ’True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
Rob is tired because they have done a million miles.
Give a reason for your answer. (1)
6.2.6 From your knowledge of the story, Rob’s parents did not agree in the upbringing of their son. What blunders did both of them make?
6.2.7 From your knowledge of the story, we have come to learn that Mr Willison tried to live his life through his son.
Do you think this is fair? Give a reason for your answer. (1)
6.2.8 If you were a close family member of the Willison’s, what advice would you give Rob and his mother in order to support them? (2)
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TOTAL SECTION C: 35
SECTION D: POETRY
In this section, questions have been set on the following poems:
Answer the questions on BOTH of the prescribed poems set. Read each poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
QUESTION 7
7.1 Read the following poem and then answer the questions set on it.
Let me not to the marriage of true minds by William Shakespeare, 1 |
7.1.1 Complete the following sentences by using the words provided in the box below. Write down only the words next to the question numbers (7.1.1 (a) – (c)).
| union; hatred; mentally; friendship; minds; argument |
A marriage means a (a) … and in this sense of true minds. If two people are (b) … united, then nothing should come between their (c) … . (3)
7.1.2 The poet speaks about the stability of true love. Quote from the poem to prove this. (1)
7.1.3 Refer to lines 5–6: ‘It is an ever-fixed mark … shaken’.
The speaker implies that love should be solid. Explain in your own words how this can, in the context of the poem, be possible. (2)
7.1.4 What is a ‘wondering bark’? (1)
7.1.5 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ and give a reason for your answer.
The stars were impractical to the captains of these sailing ships. (1)
7.1.6 Refer to lines 9: ‘Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks.
7.1.7 Quote TWO LINES from the poem that prove that love indeed will have nothing to do with the aging process. (2)
7.1.8 Summarise the couplet in your own words. (4)
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7.2 Read the following poem and then answer them questions set on it.
Elementary school classroom in the slum by Stephen Spencer Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces. On sour cream walls, donations. Shakespeare’s head, Surely, Shakespeare is wicked, and the map a bad example Unless, governor, teacher, inspector, visitor, 25 |
7.2.1 Refer to line 1: ‘Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces’.
7.2.2 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the answer (A–D).
Tall girls often stoop in attempt to appear …
7.2.3 Refer to line 5: ‘… reciting a father’s gnarled disease’ Comment on the irony in the above line. (2)
7.2.4 Quote a word from stanza 1 to prove that the classroom is badly lit.
Quote only ONE word. (1)
7.2.5 Refer to line 9: ‘On sour cream walls …’
7.2.6 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the answer (A–D).
The world of the slum children is …
7.2.7 Refer to line 20: Quote TWO CONSECUTIVE words that tell us that the poet does not have the slums of London in mind. (1)
7.2.8 Refer to lines 26–27: ‘This map becomes their window and these windows that shut upon their lives like catacombs’.
Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
7.2.9 Refer to line 31: ‘the white and green leaves open.’
Explain the contrast between the ‘white and green leaves and why each is ‘opening’. (2)
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TOTAL SECTION D: 35
GRAND TOTAL: 70