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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P2

June 2015 GRADE 11

MEMORANDUM

MARKS: 70 TIME: 2 Hours

This Memorandum consists of 8 pages.

English First Additional Language NSC Mpumalanga DoE Grade 11 June 2015

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INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS

1 Candidates are required to answer questions from TWO sections.

2 Candidates responses should be assessed objectively.


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SECTION A: DRAMA

QUESTION 1

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

1.1.1. A public library is meant to be used by the general public and has always been a free service to the community √ and is not meant for profit where patrons must pay for the service √ (2)

1.1.2 The lady in charge of the library/ Sipho’s supervisor. √ (1)

1.1.3 (open – ended)

NOTE: No marks should be awarded for yes/no. Allow the candidates own interpretation. For full marks, accept a well-substantiated answer which shows knowledge of Sipho’s background and career. A candidate can score one mark for an answer which is valid but not fully developed. √√ (2)

1.1.4 Their age – Sipho is substantially older √ The young man had been in exile and Sipho never went into exile. √ (2)

1.1.5 In post-apartheid South Africa the people who returned from exile were regarded as heroes√ and got a lot of opportunities and recognition for their sacrifices during the liberation struggle and deserved work opportunities . √ (2)

1.1.6 Sarcastic/ bitter/ angry/ frustrated. √ (1)

1.1.7 She is sorry for Sipho/ angry/ feels it is unfair. √ (1)

1.1.8 People have always been taking things from him. √

E.g. blazer/ wire bus/ opportunity to study/ recognition during their father’s funeral/ his son/ his job at Spilkin and Spilkin . √ (ANY ONE EXAMPLE) (2)

1.1.9 (a) Spilkin and Spilkin. √ (1)

(b) Although they had promised to give him the opportunity to study to become a lawyer√ gave the chance to two young white people . √ (2)

1.1.10 (open-ended) NOTE: No marks should be awarded for yes/no. Allow the candidates

own interpretation. For full marks, accept a well-substantiated answer which shows

knowledge of the political situation as well as Sipho’s situation. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer which is valid but not fully developed√√ (2) [18]


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1.2.1.

a) Thando√ (b) Mandisa. √ ( IN ANY ORDER) (2)

1.2.2. Although he had called himself an activist he had not participated√ in any of the dangerous activities for the sake of the cause√. (2)

1.2.3.

a) It was part of the attempts of the activists to encourage the end of the apartheid government. √ They wanted to make the country ungovernable/ For the authorities to listen to their demands√. (ANY TWO) (1)

b) They thought he was a hero/ supported him/ they listened to him/ they lost their jobs. √ (1)

c) No effect at all. He had no job to stay away from/ to loose/ he became more popular. √ (1)

1.2.4. Sipho. √ (1) 1.2.5. (open-ended)

NOTE: No marks should be awarded for yes/no. Allow the candidates’ own interpretation. For full marks, accept a well-substantiated answer which shows insight into Themba’s motives. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer which is valid but not fully developed. √√ (2)

1.2.6. D. Not employed. (1) 1.2.7. True. He had stayed in Sipho’s house/ ate the food Sipho bought √ and Sipho supported him while he studied at the university . √ (2)

NOTE: No marks should be awarded for true/false. The reason/ substantiation/ motivation is what should be considered.

1.2.8. Themba had always run the risk of being arrested or shot by the security Police√ and since Luvuyo had followed him/ his footsteps, he was shot

dead.√ (2)

1.2.9 (Open-ended) NOTE: No marks should be awarded for yes/no. Allow the candidates’ own interpretation. For full marks, accept a well-substantiated answer which shows knowledge of Themba’s actions√√and Sipho’s feelings. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer which is valid but not fully developed. √ (2)

[17] TOTAL SECTION A: 35


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SECTION B: SHORT STORIES

QUESTION 2 2.1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2.1.1 C. √ …he suddenly remembers what he needs to buy. (1) 2.1.2 Mitty has just had a daydream about being in a courtroom √

and suddenly the dream is gone and reality is back – he is in the city of Waterbury √. (2)

2.1.3

a) Mocking/ amused/ pitying. (1) b) His wife thinks he is crazy/ she does not respect him. √

The passer-by also thinks Mitty is not normal for talking to himself√ (2)

2.1.4

a) He is a commander of a navy hydro-plane. He is a famous doctor who saves an important patient. √He is a captain in the army during a fierce battle√. (ANY TWO) (2)

b) In all the fantasies Mitty is a hero√/ is brave/ a good decision maker/ has specialist knowledge. √ (ANY TWO) (2)

c) His wife (and others) always humiliates him√ and in his fantasy world he can feel good about himself . √ (2)

2.1.5 She is bossy/√ nagging/ insensitive/ uncaring. √ (ANY TWO) (2) 2.1.6 He reads about the war in Germany. (1) 2.1.7 (Open-ended)

NOTE: No marks should be awarded for yes/no. Allow the candidates own interpretation. For full marks, accept a well-substantiated answer which

shows knowledge of the way Mrs. Mitty treats him and his feelings about it. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer which is valid but not fully developed. √ √ (2) [17]


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2.2 THE SOFT VOICE OF THE SERPENT 2.2.1

a) The locust has lost its leg. √ (1) b) The woman/ his wife. √ (1) c) Open-ended. Allow the candidate’s own interpretation. √√ (2)

2.2.2 Locusts are pests hey destroy crops. √ The farmer would be happy the locust was kept busy elsewhere.√ (2) 2.2.3 A. / man and the locust √ (1) 2.2.4

a) His mood changes from happiness to√ irritation√ . He was joking at√ first but later becomes nasty/ angry. He was happy but√ once the locust flew off he became unhappy. √ACCEPT ANY OF THE ABO√VE OR ANY OTHER RELEVENT RESPONSE PROVIDED. (2)

b) He realises that the locust is able to fly√. The locust is able to move but he can’t. Although the locust lost a leg just like he has, the locust could fly away but he is still stuck in the wheelchair. √ Accept any ONE of the above or any other relevant response. (1)

2.2.5 The serpent refers to the locust√. It refers to the temptation in the Garden of Eden. √ (2) It refers to the temptation that there is hope in end, false hope for the man Everything can be fixed in the end √ ACCEPT ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE OR ANY OTHER RELEVENT RESPONSE.

2.2.6 At first she is afraid √of the locust and then she feels sorry √

for the locust. She feels sorry√ for the locust and then becomes afraid of the

locust √ (2)

2.2.7 Open-ended. Allow candidate’s own interpretation which must be grounded in the text of the play. Accept a well substantiated response for the full marks.

A candidate can score 1 or 2 marks for an answer that is not fully developed. √ (2)

2.2.8 Open-ended. Allow the candidate’s own interpretation.

Two points must be given. Accept a well-substantiated response for full marks. (2)

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TOTAL SECTION B: 35


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SECTION C: POETRY

QUESTION 3 3.1 AN ABANDONED BUNDLE 3.1.1. Early morning/ dawn/ day break/ sunrise √

‘morning mist’ or ‘rising sun’ √ (2) 3.1.2.

a) White City Jabavu/ Soweto/ a township. (1) b) It is filthy/ unhygienic/ an unhealthy environment/ full of illness/ disease/

squatter/ not a good place in which to live. (ANY TWO) (1)

3.1.3.

a) Simile. (1) b) The smog covers the houses.

The smog/ poverty/ their circumstances is/√are the net from which the people cannot escape . √ (2)

3.1.4. They are on the rubbish heap eating whatever they can find/ they are looking for food on the dump. √

The word ‘scavenging’ suggest that no one feeds them/ √ they have to find their own food/√

They are starving/ they fought fiercely over the bundle. (ANY TWO) (2) 3.1.5. No ‘leaving a mutilated corpse’.√ (1) NOTE: Do not award mark for yes/no. Consider the answer as a whole. 3.1.6. He feels pity/ sympathy/√ compassion for this innocent baby that has to

die this horrific way. √ (2)

3.1.7. (Open-ended) √√√ NOTE: Allow the candidate’s own interpretation. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer which is valid but not fully developed. (2)

3.1.8. Open – ended, accept a well substantiated response e.g.: Yes. The mother has literally ‘abandoned’ her baby by throwing it on the rubbish dump. To her the baby was just a ‘bundle’ to be thrown away. OR

No. The baby has not just been ‘abandoned’ but thrown away. One should not refer to a living baby as a ‘bundle’. The word ‘bundle’ hides the gravity of the offence committed by the mother. √√ (2)

NOTE: Do not award a mark for yes/no only. Consider the response as a whole and award marks accordingly.


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3.2. MY PARENTS KEPT ME FROM CHILDREN WHO WERE ROUGH

3.2.1. The children came from poor/√ lower class/ unsophisticated backgrounds where the level of education is not high . The children are not disciplined or taught manners ,and are√ left to do as they please . √ (3)

3.2.2.

a) Hyperbole (1) b) The fear he feels is deliberately exaggerated√/

It is greater than the fear he would experience if he has to face tigers. (2)

OR

a) Simile. √ (1) b) The hardness/ strength of their muscles√ is compared to with iron. √ (2)

3.2.3. They imitated his lisp. √ /They rough-handed, assaulted him. /√ They never smiled back at him.

They swore at him. √/They threw stones at him. /They pointed at him. √ (ANY TWO) (2)

3.2.4. Open – ended. Accept a well-substantiated response. √√√ (3) They felt he was not part of them and therefore did not want to associate themselves with him. Their background doesn’t allow them to associate with him. The rich people usually undermine the poor. any answer relating to the relationship between the boy and the other

children . 3.2.5. He is only one and they are many. √/He is not as strong as they are. /√ He may have been taught by his parents to turn the other cheek. /√

He is friendly. /He is afraid, cowardly, forgiving. /He wants to be their friend. (ANY TWO) (2)

3.2.6 They are overprotective√ parents who do not allow their children to interact with the greater community. √ Parents from the middle class√ who will not allow their children to interact

with the poor. √ Parents who discriminate√ other children on the basis of social background. √ (2)

3.2.7 Open – ended. Accept a well – substantiated response e.g. √√ (2) They did not want to accept him into their world/ be friends with him as they came from different classes. He was a subject of their abuse and constant ridicule. The distance created by social class and environment did not allow them to associate with them. They wanted to keep it that way. [18]

TOTAL SECTION C: 35

GRAND TOTAL: 70

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