MPUMALANGA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE PAPER 2 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION GRADE 11 2015 MARKS: 70 DURATION: 2 HOURS This question paper consists of 9 pages
Instructions and information 1. This question paper consists of TWO sections: SECTION A: Short Stories SECTION B: Poetry 2. Answer all question in both SECTIONS 3. Follow the instructions at the beginning of each section carefully. 4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 5. Start EACH section on a NEW page. 6. Suggested time management: Spend approximately 60 minutes on each section. 7. Write neatly and legibly. 2
SECTION A: SHORT STORIES Answer the questions set on BOTH short stories 1. The Soft Voice of the Serpent : Nadine Gordimer The very first time it was so strange; his wife was wheeling him along the gravel path in the sun and the shade, and he felt exactly as he did when he was a little boy and he uses to bend and hang, looking at the world upside down, through his ankles. Everything was vast and open, the sky, the wind blowing along through the swaying, trembling greens, the flowers shaking in vehement denial. Movement... 5 At first slight wind lifted again in the slack, furled sail of himself, he felt it belly gently, so gently he could just feel it, lifting inside him. So she wheeled him along, pushing hard and not particularly well with her pretty arms but he would not for anything complain of the way she did it or suggest that the nurse might do better, for he knew that would hurt her - and when they came to a spot that he liked, she put the brake 10 on the chair and settled him there for the morning. That was the first time and now he sat there every day. He read a lot, but his attention was arrested sometimes, quiet suddenly and compellingly, by the sunken place under the rug where his leg used to be. There was his one leg, and next to it, the rug flapped loose. 1.1 What is the relationship between the two characters in the story? (1) 1.2 How old is the man? (1) 1.3 Give a possible reason for the use of ellipsis (three dots) in line 5. (2) 1.4 Quote a phrase of EIGHT consecutive words, in paragraph 1 which is an example of Personification (1) 1.5...the slack, furled sail of himself... 1.5.1 Identify the figure of speech used in this sentence (1) 1.5.2. What is suggested by the figure of speech? (2) 1.6 How do we know that the woman is not good at pushing the man around? (2) 1.7 Explain why the man had to read all the time? (2) 3
1.8 Consider the whole story especially the encounter with the locust 1.8.1 What is common between the man and the locust? (1) 1.8.2 Why does the mood of the man change when the locust flies off at the end of the story? (2) 1.9. Do you feel sorry for the man in the story? Discuss your view (3) [18] AND Question 2 The Deep River: Bessie Head You have shaken the whole town with your madness over a woman, they replied mockingly. She is no longer here so you don t have to say any longer I don t know what I can do. But we still request that you renounce the child, Makobi, in a gathering before all the people, in order that our position is clear. You must say: 5 That the child Makobi is the younger brother of my brothers, Ntema and Mosemme and not the son of Sebembele who rules. Sebembele looked at them for a long moment. It was not hatred he felt but peace at last. His brothers were forcing him to leave the tribe. Tell the people that they should all gather together, he said. 10 But what I say to them is my own affair. The next morning the people of the whole town saw an amazing sight which stirred their hearts. They saw their ruler walk slowly and unaccompanied through the town. They saw him pause at the yard of Rankwana s father. They saw Sebembele and Rankwana s father 15 walk to the home of her new husband where she had been secreted. They saw Rankwana and Sebembele walk together through the town. Sebembele held the child Makobi in his arms. They saw that they had a ruler who talked with deeds rather than words. 2.1 Who is the woman referred to in line 1? (1) 2.2 How does she relate to Ntema, Mosemme and Sebembele? (2) 2.3 Explain the cause of the conflict in the Kingdom of Monemapee. (2) 4
2.4 Refer to Line 2. She is no longer here... 2.4.1 What happened to the woman? (1) 2.4.2 Why was she removed from that place? (2) 2.5 There is constant reference to the child Makobi. 2.5.1 Who is Makobi? (1) 2.5.2 How does the existence of this child affect Ntema and Mosemme? (2) 2.6 The word renounce used in Line 4 means: A. Accept B. Disown C. Respect (1) D. Criticise 2.7 What do you think is the writer s intention in the repetition of the phrase: they saw... in last the paragraph? (2) 2.8 Do you think the ruler, Sebembele, acted wisely by leaving the tribe because of his love for a woman? Discuss your view. (3) [17] TOTAL SECTION C: 35 5
SECTION B: POETRY Answer the questions set on BOTH Poems Question 3 Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds. William Shakespeare Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no; it is an ever-fixed mark, 5 That looks on tempests, and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; 10 Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. Fill in the missing words. 3.1. The poem is (a) sonnet divided into three (b) and a rhyming (c) (3) Couples, Shakespearean, Quatrains, Ballad, Couplet 3.2 Quote ONE word with the same meaning as obstacles or hindrances. (1) 3.3 Is it true that true love does not change with time? Quote a Line to support your answer (2) 6
3.4 Choose the correct answer from the list below. What kind of love is described in this poem? A. Platonic love B. Fraternal love C. Familial love D. Romantic love (1) 3.5 Identify two elements mentioned in the first quatrain as not Qualities of true love. (2) 3.6 Explain the phrase Love is not time s fool in your own words. (2) 3.7 Refer to line 7. It is the star 3.7.1 Identify the figure of speech used and explain the significance of its usage. (2) 3.8 Do you agree with the poet s view of eternal love. Substantiate your answer. (3) 3.9. Refer to Lines 13 and 14 If this be man ever loved. 3.9.1 How does the poet use the last two lines to make his argument on true love convincing? (2) [18] 7
Question 4 Refugee mother and Child - Chinua Achebe No Madonna and Child could touch that picture of a mother s tenderness for a son she soon would have to forget. The air was heavy with odours of diarrhoea of unwashed children 5 with washed-out ribs and dried-up bottoms struggling in laboured steps behind blown empty bellies. Most mothers there had long ceased to care but not this one; she held 10 a ghost smile between her teeth and in her eyes the ghost of a mother s pride as she combed the rust-coloured hair left on his skull and then singing in her eyes began carefully 15 to part it In another life this would have been a little daily act of no consequence before his breakfast and school; now she did it like putting flowers 20 on a tiny grave. 4.1 To whom has the mother of the child being compared? (1) 4.2 Give a reason why the mother has to forget the child? (1) 4.3 Choose the correct alternatives. Write down the correct letter (A-D) next to the corresponding number. The word refugee means A. a man who escapes from prison. B. a person who flees to a foreign country. C. a flight risk. D. a person who runs away from the church. (1) 8
4.4 Most of the children in the refugee camp were healthy is it True? Support your answer. (2) 4.5 Quote THREE consecutive words that indicate that the refugee camp is smelly. (1) 4.6 Give the physical description of the children in the refugee camp. (3) 4.7 How is the mother of the child different from other mothers in the camp? (2) 4.8 Refer to line 10 to 14. 4.8.1 Identify two figures of speech used in these lines. to care but not mother s pride. (2) 4.8.2 Explain the significance of figures of speech mentioned above. (2) 4.9 A mother will never leave her child even in times of difficulty. Do you agree? Support your answer. (2) [17] Total Section B: 35 GRAND TOTAL: 70 9
MPUMALANGA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE PAPER 2: MEMORANDUM NOVEMBER EXAMINATION GRADE 11 2015 MARKS: 70 DURATION: 2 HOURS This Memorandum consists of 5 pages
MEMORANDUM Question 1 1.1. They are husband and wife. 1 1.2. Twenty six (26) years old. 1 1.3. It is used to indicate the unexpressed thought that the whole world is moving but he is unable to move. 2 1.4 trembling greens, the flowers shaking in vehement denial 1 1.5. 1.5.1. Metaphor 1 1.5.2. The man is very thin and weak and therefore bent over curled up. 2 1.6. - She had to push hard. - She is not doing particularly well. 2 - Her arms are thin. - The man actually thinks that the nurse may do better.(any two) 1.7. - Reading put his mind off the condition. 2 - Reading helped him to focus on something else other than his disability. 1.8. 1.8.1. -They both have lost one leg (left leg) 1 -They are both disabled and struggle to walk 1.8.2. The man feels sad again when he realises that the locust has wings as an alternative to its legs. Because the locust can fly to overcome its disability while he cannot move. 2 1.9. OPEN- ENDED Accept a relevant response which shows knowledge of and insight into the Psychological and physical handicap the man suffers in the short story. Do not award a mark for YES or NO only. For full marks the response must be well substantiated A candidate can score 1 3 marks for a response. 3 [18] 2
QUESTION 2 2.1. Rakwana / Makobi s mother 2.2. She is their stepmother 2 She is their father s youngest wife who secretly cheated with Sebembele. 2.3. Sebembele the new chief, after the death of his father, declared his love for his stepmother Rankwana and further claimed that Makobi is actually his son. His brothers are angry at his decision which implies that they lose their Position since Makobi will be the next heir. 2 2.4. 2.4.1. She was forcefully hidden and given a new husband by the elders of the tribe. 1 2.5. 2.4.2. To separate her from Sebembele who has customarily shamed the Kingdom through falling in love with his stepmother. They wanted Sebembele to let go of her and find a new wife. 2 2.5.1. Makobi is Rankwana s son/a product of illicit love affair 1 2.5.2. Makobi s new status as Sebembele s son would mean that he is the next heir to the throne. 2 2.6. B. Disown. 1 2.7. To emphasise the clarity of what happened on that day. 1 To give a detailed (step by step) description of the day s event. 2 2.8. OPEN - ENDED Accept a relevant response which shows knowledge of and insight into the Kingdom and culture. Do not award a mark for YES or NO only. For full marks the response must be well substantiated. A candidate can score 1 3 marks for a response. 3 [17] TOTAL SECTION A: 35 3
SECTION B Questions 3 Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds. 3.1 a. Shakespearean b. Quatrains c. Couplet 3 3.2 Impediments 1 3.3 Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks 2 3.4 D. Romantic Love. 1 3.5 Love alters/changes when its alteration finds. it bends with the remover to remove. 2 3.6 Love does not wither with time/love does not succumb to time pressures/love does not change with the passing of time. 2 3.7.1 Metaphor, it enhances the idea that love guides towards a save and correct direction. 2 3.8. Accept any well substantiated answer. The candidate must demonstrate the knowledge and insight of the poem. 3 The candidate may score 1-3 marks depending on the substantiation. 3 9. If what he says about true love is not true or a mistake, them he never wrote or no man ever loved. 2 [18] Question 4 4.1 Madonna/the picture or sculpture of Madonna/Mother of Jesus Christ. 1 4.2 The child is terribly sick and about to die/the child is dying. 1 4.3 b. a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger. 1 4
4.4 No/False, Most of the children were sick/they were suffering from diarrhoea. 2 4.5 heavy with odours 1 4.6 Washed out ribs/protruding ribs bone Dried up bottom/thin legs Blown empty bellies Accept a relevant response which shows knowledge of and insight into the Kingdom and culture. Do not award a mark for YES or NO only. For full marks the response must be well substantiated. A candidate can score 1 3 marks for a response. 3 4.7 In the face of adversity, this mother still has the courage and love for her dying child, unlike other mothers in the refugee camp who have stopped to care. 2 4.8.1 Oxymoron Metaphor 2 4.8.2 Oxymoron Ghost smile: Despite the difficult conditions the mother still shows a smile of love. Metaphor The mother is compared to the ghost: emaciated face of the mother is compared to that of the ghost. 2 4.9 OPEN - ENDED. Accept a relevant response that refers mother love or neglect. Do not award a mark for YES or NO only. For full marks the response must be well substantiated. A candidate can score 1 2 marks for a response. 2 Total section B 35 Grand total 70 [17] 5