ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE PAPER 1 GRADE 12 QUESTIONS - AMENDED SENIOR CERTIFICATE PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS MAY/JUNE 2017
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GRADE 12
SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
MAY/JUNE2017
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
- This question paper consists of THREE sections:
SECTION A: Comprehension (30 marks)
SECTION B: Summary (10 marks)
SECTION C: Language in context (30 marks) - Read ALL the instructions carefully.
- Answer ALL the questions.
- Start EACH section on a NEW page.
- Rule off after each section.
- Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper.
- Leave a line after each answer.
- Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction.
- Suggested time allocation:
SECTION A: 50 minutes
SECTION B: 30 minutes
SECTION C: 40 minutes - Write neatly and legibly.
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
QUESTION 1: READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING
Read TEXTS A and B below and answer the questions set.
TEXT A
TEXT B
The text in small font reads as follows:
| The key to workplace bullying. There is no place in a professional workplace for bullying, intimidation or violence. If you have been the victim of abusive behaviour while on the job – report it. Help us use the delete key on workplace bullying. Safety. It's your responsibility. |
QUESTIONS: TEXT A
1.1 What point does the writer convey about bullying in paragraph 1? (2)
1.2 Account for the writer's use of the word, 'terrorising' (line 2). (2)
1.3 Explain the use of the personal pronouns in paragraph 2. (2)
1.4 Refer to lines 24–26: 'to fully understand … influences at play.'
Suggest why the writer states that workplace bullying should be separated 'from the crowd'. (2)
1.5 With close reference to paragraph 7, discuss why bullying continues in the workplace. (3)
1.6 Refer to lines 40–42: 'almost all participants … in South Africa.'
Comment critically on the writer's inclusion of reference to South Africa. (3)
1.7 Refer to paragraph 10.
In your view, are the participants justified in using alternative terms for bullying? Substantiate your response. (3)
1.8 Refer to paragraphs 2 and 3.
Describe the writer's style in these paragraphs. (3)
1.9 Discuss the effectiveness of the title in the context of the passage. (3)
QUESTIONS TEXT B
1.10 The word 'key' in 'The key to workplace bullying' is an example of …
- a metaphor and irony.
- a pun and a metaphor.
- an oxymoron and alliteration.
- metonymy and irony. (1)
1.11 Comment on the appropriateness of the visual image. (3)
QUESTION: TEXTS A AND B
1.12 Do you think TEXT B supports the message in paragraph 11 of TEXT A? Justify your response. (3)
TOTAL SECTION A: 30
SECTION B: SUMMARY
QUESTION 2: SUMMARISING IN YOUR OWN WORDS
TEXT C provides insight into the phenomenon of global migration. Summarise in your own words how the international community could address the challenges related to global migration.
NOTE:
- Your summary should include SEVEN points and NOT exceed 90 words.
- You must write a fluent paragraph.
- You are NOT required to include a title for the summary.
- Indicate your word count at the end of your summary.
TEXT C
GLOBAL MIGRATION
| The numbers are staggering: globally, nearly a quarter of a billion people live in a country other than their place of birth, an increase of 41% from 2000 to 2015. That number includes more than 21 million refugees, often vulnerable. Given the geopolitical turmoil, this migration will only increase. What should the global community be doing about it? It is important that we closely examine the causes of migration – especially the flow of refugees. While the primary driver of global migration is the search for a better economic situation, concerns over physical security are often the catalysts for undertaking long, expensive and dangerous journeys. We see women, children and families fleeing from violent regions in the world. In addition to focusing on the root causes in problematic countries, we need an international approach to dealing with challenges related to migration. Controlling the flow of migrants, caring for them in humane ways and fairly judging whether they qualify as refugees require a team effort. We must apply both resources and technology to these challenges in creative and innovative ways. This means increasing the number and training of civilians who work in border control. Both non-governmental organisations and the private sector have key roles to play. The international committee of the Red Cross, the United nations organisations focused on migration and refugees, and big private charities should convene a summit alongside governments to address solutions and ideas for coping with the flow of migrants. Furthermore, there is a real security dimension to deal with. We should use biometrics, monitoring of social networks and our militaries to help reduce security risks to a minimum. Most importantly, we need to hold to our values. In this season of hyperbolical elections in most countries in the world, it is all too easy to lose sight of the most critical reasons for dealing with migration humanely. On the Statue of Liberty, in the United States of America, carved in granite, it says, 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free.' We can best live up to that promise with an intelligent plan centred on international co-operation. Idealism needs a good plan, and migration today is a powerful global crisis drifting without one. |
TOTAL SECTION B:10
SECTION C: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS
QUESTION 3: ANALYSING ADVERTISING
Study the advertisements (TEXT D and TEXT E) below and answer the questions set.
TEXT D
The text in small font reads as follows:
| AIDS is creating child parents at an alarming rate. Help us to help them to live a normal life. Support the Topsy Foundation. Go to www.topsy.org.za to find out how. |
QUESTIONS: TEXT D
3.1 What is the advertiser's intention in stating that 'AIDS is creating child parents at an alarming rate'?(2)
3.2 Discuss the effectiveness of the image used by the advertiser. (3)
TEXT E
The text in small font reads as follows:
| IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE, THINK, & SPEAK HIV. IT'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE. YOU CAN HELP END THE STIGMA. |
QUESTIONS: TEXT E
3.3 How does the logo, at the bottom of the advert, enhance the advertiser's message?(2)
3.4 Comment on any TWO techniques used by the advertiser to promote the project. (3)
[10]
QUESTION 4: UNDERSTANDING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE MEDIA
Study TEXT F and TEXT G below and answer the questions set.
CARTOONS
TEXT F
QUESTIONS: TEXT F
4.1 Why does the cartoonist use informal register? (2)
4.2 Discuss how humour is created in this cartoon. (3)
TEXT G
Madam & Eve
QUESTIONS: TEXT G
4.3 Explain the absence of the armed man in FRAME 1 and FRAME 4. (2)
4.4 Comment critically on how the visual and verbal aspects of FRAME 3 convey the cartoon's message. (3)
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QUESTION 5: USING LANGUAGE CORRECTLY
Read TEXT H, which contains some deliberate errors, and answer the questions set.
TEXT H
QUESTIONS: TEXT H
5.1 Correct the grammatical errors in 'More, rather than less, adults feel like they are drowning in judgement' (line 1). (2 x 1) (2)
5.2 Select the correct answer from the given options.
In line 1, the dash is used to …
- introduce explanations that are not part of the grammatical structure of the main clause.
- replace a hyphen that forms a compound word.
- indicate prepositional phrases in parenthesis.
- show that a dramatic pause follows after the main clause. (1)
5.3 Rewrite the following so that it is a grammatically complete sentence:
'A place of wonder and new possibilities' (lines 4–5). (1)
5.4 Account for the use of commas in line 5. (1)
5.5 Correct the concord error in paragraph 2. (1)
5.6 Give a single word for 'very young children' (lines 8–9). (1)
5.7 Correct the malapropism in line 14. (1)
5.8 Remove the tautology in paragraph 4. (1)
5.9 A prefix has been used incorrectly in paragraph 4.
Give the correct form of the word. (1)
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TOTAL SECTION C:30
GRAND TOTAL:70