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LANGENHOVEN HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 12

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGEPAPER 1

SEPTEMBER 2012

English First Additional Language/P1 2 LHS/SEPTEMBER 2012

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. This question paper consists of THREE sections:

SECTION A: Comprehension (30)

SECTION B: Summary (10)

SECTION C: Language (40)

2. Read ALL the instructions carefully.

3. Answer ALL the questions.

4. Start EACH section on a NEW page.

5. Rule off after each section.

6. Number each of the answers exactly as the questions are numbered on the question paper.

7. Leave a line blank after each answer.

8. Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction.

9. Write neatly and legibly.

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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION

QUESTION 1Read the passage TEXT A, below and answer the set questions

TEXT A

Should you Spy on your Teen?

Snooping has its advantages – and its risks

1 Ruth Ann and Robert Lipic knew their children could make mistakes that would last a lifetime – maybe even shorten a lifetime.The couple wanted to limit the risks of drugs and alcohol to their three teenagers. So when one of their boys would go out, a parent sometimes followed. And when the boys were away, their rooms and dresser drawers might be inspected. For this the Lipics do not apologise. As a former chairwoman of a local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Ruth Ann is well aware of the dangerous combinations of teens, alcohol and cars. All three boys are now in their twenties, and “we’re proud of them,” she says.

2 The Lipics are not alone. In recent years many parents have thought they had to engage in espionage to keep tabs on their kids. The reason for parental anxiety is clear. In a 1999 report by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, about 62 percent of final-year high school pupils reported having got drunk and about 42 percent had used drugs in the previous year.

3 Another survey shows that approximately 50 percent of secondary school girls and boys have engaged in sexual intercourse. Add to this the trouble found via Internet sex merchants and chat-room stalkers.

4 What isn’t clear is the propriety of parents’ spying on their children. Is it right to read children’s diaries, search their rooms, tail them to hangouts? Conscientious parents can be found on both sides of the issue.

5 One camp believes that protection of a teen outweighs the right to privacy. Yvonne Webster, a mother of four boys aged 11-24, worried when she heard rumours that gangs were infiltrating the local high school. “I got very nervous,” she says. Fearing her two eldest sons were not telling her all she needed to know, she talked with their friends to find out what was going on at the school. “They were getting into shouting matches with pupils,” she says of her sons. “But that was that.”

6 She also searched the boys’ rooms and went through their pockets, but she never found any evidence of a problem.

7 To her, spying was justified. “Kids are precious, and we all need to be respectful of them,” Webster says. “But when they enter high school and we see the problems they could be influenced by, we have to find ways to protect them. If spying is the route we have to take, I would do it.”

8 She has plenty of company. The owner of The Spy Shop, Inc, in Chicago estimates that 20 percent of his business in video-monitoring equipment is for families, including parents spying on their children. Home drug-testing is another market that’s growing steadily. One company began offering kits for home use several years ago at parents’ behest. The kits require a snippet of hair to be sent to the company for analysis; results are available in about a week.

9 But espionage can be very dangerous to parent-child relationships, cautions Fran Stott, dean of academic programmes at the Chicago-based Erikson Institure, a postgraduate school in child development. “Spying is adversarial,” she says, and might undermine any foundation of mutual trust a parent needs to build.



10 “As parents, we are very anxious not to let children make mistakes, and our anxiety only causes more problems than it solves,” Stott says. “That is not to say there aren’t times when teenagers show signs we need to take very seriously – evidence of drug use, an eating disorer or a drinking problem. It is our job as parents to sort it out. I personally would try to do it in a more straightforward way.”

11 Severe distress will manifest itself in ways that don’t require spying, she says, such as drastic changes in moods and grades or associations with new friends. Loving but firm confrontations is a better approach than spying, says Stott.

12 And if parents see evidence of severe trouble, she adds, “seek professional help. Your goal is not to vent your own anger; your goal is to help your child.”

13 Teens tend to agree with Stott. “There are things teenagers need to experience on their own,” says 17-year-old Brittany Cable. “It helps you mature faster.” She added of her parents, “If they need to find something out, they should just ask me and I’ll let them knoe.”

14 As the mother of five, aged 14 to 20, Carolyn Schmer has engaged more in soft spying, such as straining to listen to phone calls, until she is sure all is well. But her best method, she says, is volunteering at her children’s school, where she picks up good information on the entire teen culture.

15 Barbara Cavanaugh, whose seven children range from five to 24, agrees that many kids do not talk openly, but she is uncomfortable with the idea of spying. Instead, her approach is to limit the opportunities for wrongdoing.

16 But many of those sensitive to the subject of family espionage, even those who resorted to spying, urged this bottom-line caution: be careful, these are your children.

By Ross Werland Reader’s Digest Feb 2001

Glossarypropriety (n)– socially correct behaviourbehest (n) – an order or requestadversarial (adj)– can lead to conflict

NOTE:

All questions must be answered in your own words, unless you are asked for a quotation.

For one-word answers, write only the question number and the word.

1.1 Refer to paragraph 1

Why according to the Lipics were they afraid about the mistakes their children could make?(2)

1.2 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write down only the question number (1.2) and the letter (A – D).

The expression “to keep tabs on their kids”(par. 3) means . . .

A make their kids pay for their mistakes.



B watch their kids closely.C take out bets that there kids won’t do something wrong. D keep their kids tabs at home to check the contents.

(1)

1.3 List three reasons why parents may find it necessary to spy on their children.(3)

1.4.1 Which camp believes that protection of a teen outweighs the right to privacy?(1)

1.4.2 Why did Yvonne Webster talk to her sons’ friends?(1)

1.4.3 If a mother fears that her two elders sons are not telling her all she needs to know, does she have the right to spy? Substantiate your answer.

(2)1.5 Why according to The Spy Shop, do families do business with them?

(1)

1.6 In your opinion, should your parents have the right to subject you to a drug test?(2)

1.7 What is the difference between a parent and a spy?(1)

1.8 Refer to paragraph 15.

1.8.1 What does Carolyn Schmer suggest with the term “soft spying”?(1)

1.8.2 Explain what is meant by: “where she picks up good information on the entire teen culture”(1)

1.9 Why are some parents against spying on their children?(1)

1.10 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote ONE sentence from paragraph 8 to support your answer.

She thought she had a right to spy on her children. (2)

1.11 What do you call the punctuation marks used in par. 14: 17-year-old?(1)

1.12 Provide a synonym for the underlined word as it appears in the context of the passage.

Instead, her approach is to limit the opportunities for wrongdoing.(1)

1.13 According to this passage, what is the purpose of a conspiracy theory? (2)



1.14 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write down only the question number (1.14) and the letter (A – D).

Which of the following provides the best explanation for parents’ willingness to spy on their children according to the passage?

A Parents want to prevent their children from making mistakes.B The urge to protect your child overrides any rules of how to protect them.C Fear of drugs.D Your own fear and anger make turn you into a spy.

(1)1.15 Create your own metaphor about parents spying on teenagers.

(2)1.16 In your opinion, do you think the writer is a supporter of spying on teenagers?

Provide evidence from the passage to support your answer.(2)

1.17 Assume you have reasons to believe that there are learners in your school who are involved in gangsterism or drugs. You know their parents are snooping around at school

asking for extra information. Will you tell the parents what their children are up to when they ask you? Give a reason for your answer.

(2)TOTAL SECTION A: 30



SECTION B: SUMMARY

QUESTION 2

Matrics all over South Africa are preparing for a very important examination. There is hope on “How to Ace Matric”.

Read the passage below, TEXT B and list SEVEN pieces of advice matrics can follow to maximise their performance in the Senior Certicate Exam.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. List seven pieces of advice in full sentences using 60 to70 words.2. Number your sentences from 1 to 7.3. Write only ONE point per sentence.4. Use your OWN words.5. Indicate the total number of words you have used in brackets at the end of your summary.

TEXT B

How to Ace MatricThere are several techniques that can be mastered at home to help you boost your marks. You must have a goal. If you want to study further you have to make sure you have the right subjects and that you will pass the right subjects. To boost your chances for university entrance, education experts recommend that the subjects you pass must include two languages, science and maths.“The more you practise writing the final exam, the greater your chances of doing well,” says Dr Fred Calitz, executive officer of SAFCERT. Go through past matric papers so you will know exactly what type of questions to expect. This may bounce up your marks by 15 to 20 per cent in the finals, simply because of familiarity. Make each practise test as realistic as possible.If a paper contains mulitple-choice questions, skim them and eliminate those that are obviously wrong. Then zero in on the remaining ones. Even if you haven’t a clue as to the correct answer, you can often identify it from options that remain.If a non-multiple choice qustions stumps you, don’t tear your hair out. Pencil a question mark in the margin if you think you may be able to anwer it later, an X if you feel completely in the dark; then move on. When you’ve finished the section, return to the “possible” question marks, then to the “unlikely” X’s.Don’t spend time on difficult questions. As a rule of thumb, give more time to those that will give you rmore marks. If you’re a slow reader, postpone the time-consuming critical-reading passages in language papers until you’ve finished the verbal sections. Speed counts, haste doesn’t.Sometimes an answer seems so simple it leaps off the page. Beware of the fact that examiners include common errors in multiple-choice questions to confuse you. Using a calculator is allowed and can raise your marks. But many problems can be solved faster in your head or on paper. Good marks are important for gaining university or technikon entrance, but high language marks can give you the edge. “Pupils with good English marks will enhance their chances of selection simply because those without a sound knowledge of English willhave difficulty understanding lectures,” says Pam Neilson, associate director of student counselling at Witwatersrand Technickon in Johannesburg. You can improve your English results by building a large vocabulary through the reading of books. When you come across an unfamiliar word, look it up.The more knowledge you have, the better, but it’s how and when you use that knowledge that counts. In the prelims last September, Karla Martins aimed for an A in biology, but got a C – simply because she put that knowledge in the wrong place. “In the essay question I wrote down absolutely everything I knew and could not finish properly in the end because of time.”Remember that examiners have to be able to read your answer. If you write illegibly, you will lose marks just because someone could not decipher your handwriting. Boost your marks by writing neatly and by numbering your answers correctly. Neat work will be to your advantage.



Give yourself enough time to prepare for an exam paper. Nobody has ever performed well under stress. Don’t contribute to your own anxieties by being unprepared. You have enough time to do the very best that you can.

Adapted from Reader’s Digest

TOTAL SECTION B: 10



SECTION C: LANGUAGE

NOTE:For one-word answers, write only the question number and the word.

QUESTION 3: VISUAL LITERACY

3.1 ANALYSING A CARTOON

Read the cartoons below, TEXTS C and D and answer the set questions.

TEXT C

3.1.1 Mention a mordern convenience that you might find in the castle, besides running water?(1)

3.1.2 How is “running water” portrayed literally in the cartoon?(2)

3.1.3 Name all the punctuation marks used in the first conversation bubble.(2)

3.1.4 What is normally “running water”?(1)

3.1.5 Do you think it is possible to apply the image of “running water” to South Africa? Give a reason for your answer.

(2)

TEXT D3.2



3.2.1 Why is Cathy’s response in the last frame ironic(1)

3.2.2 How does Cathy feel about the invitation from her boyfriend? Refer to her facial expresstion and the words she says in frame 1? Provide TWO indicators.

(2)

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3.3 ANALYSING AN ADVERTISEMENT

Study the advertisement below, TEXT E and answer the set questions.

TEXT E

3.3.1 What does the picture in the advertisement convey about the roles of husbands and wives?(2)

3.3.2 Who is this advertisement aimed at? Give a reason for your answer.(2)

3.3.3 What is the meaning of “woe be unto you”?: “Age is a number” derived?



(1)

3.3.4 What, do you think, is the advertiser trying to say through the statement, “If your husband ever finds out”?

(1)

3.3.5 What stereotypical views of husbands and marriages are this advertisment appealing to?(2)

3.3.6 What does the word ‘chances’ refer to in the context of the advertisement?

3.3.7 (1)

3.3.8 This is a very old advertisement. What impact does the picture have on modern society?

(1)

3.3.9 Why, do you think, are the words: “fresh and freshness” used in the advertisement?

(1)

3.3.10 What product is being advertised

(1)

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QUESTION 4: LANGUAGE AND EDITING SKILLS

4. Read the passage below, TEXT F which has some deliberate errors, and answer the set questions.

TEXT F

It’s true that a companys BEE credentials can go a long way to close the deal and that procurement processes are a major factor, but there is a hole new dynamic that features strongly in Annual Reports and marketing campaigns. The question it seems, is know longer “How Green was my Valley?” but “How green is the company I deal with?”A recent survey conducted (4.4.1) a research firm, reveals that more than two-thirds (4.4.2) the world is concerned (4.4.3) climate change. Moreover South Africa has emerged as one of the most worried countries. An impressive 82% of respondents said they were very concerned or somewhat concerned about the effects of climate change. Notably, South Africans registered the world’s highest score (4.4.4) those being “very concerned”.About one fifth of South African respondents were concerned about the effect cars are having on climate change, with more than a third having already bought or planning to buy a smaller car. They listed flooding and drought as the biggest potential dangers.

4.1 Correct the three words that were misspelt in paragraph one. (3)

4.2 Write out the acronym BEE. (1)

4.3 Rewrite the following sentence in direct speech: An impressive 82% of respondents said they were very concerned. (2)

4.4 Provide the missing words. Number your answer 4.4.1 – 4.4.4 (4)

4.5 Rewrite the following sentence starting with the underlined words: They listed flooding and drought as the biggest potential dangers. (2)

4.6 Provide the comparative degree of comparison for “most worried”. (1)[13]



QUESTION 5: DICTIONARY SKILLS

Study the dictionary entries linked to the word “comfort” and answer the questions that follow:

Comfortably: (adverb) at or with ease, without difficulty.Comfort: (noun) in a position of ease.Comfortable: (adjective) to offer sympathy, relieve suffering.Comforting: (adjective) making you feel less worried or sad.

Choose the most suitable word from the dictionary entries above to complete each of the following sentences. Write down only the question number and the word you have chosen.

5.1 The mother tried to make her daughter feel __________ before her operation. (1)

5.2 Getting my driver’s licence was __________ the most difficult thing I had ever done. (1)

5.3 They can afford the _______ of having two cars. (1)

5.4 A teddy bear is _________ for some people. (1)

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TOTAL SECTION C: 40

GRAND TOTAL: 80



MEMORANDUM

INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS

1. Candidates are required to answer All the questions.

2. This memorandum serves as a guide to markers. Some responses may require a marker’s discretion, while others may be expanded at the memo discussion.

3. Candidates’ responses should be assessed as objectively as possible.

SECTION A: COMPREHENSION

QUESTION 1

NOTE: Incorrect spelling and language errors should not be penalised, because the focus

is on understanding. Candidates are required to answer questions in their own words, unless a quotation

is asked for.

1.1 Humans don’t like the unknown. / They do not like things they cannot believe or have difficulty understanding. / They do not like things that fall outside of their realm of experience and comprehension.

Accept any two answers. (2)

1.2 B

there has been a deliberate attempt to hide information from the public. (1)

1.3 Humans are explorers.Humans are investigators. Humans are the seekers of truth. (3)

1.4.1 Governmental Agencies: Department of Defence/Police Any relevant agency the American Agencies: CIA/FBI candidate mentions. (1)

1.4.2 The agencies remove / alter / change any information they do not want the general public to be privy to. Information that could be damaging to the agency or the government / Information that contradicts what they want the public to know. (1)

1.4.3 Secretive Learners should be able to distinguish between secretive or deceptive by referring to the intentions of those in power. (2)

1.5 According to Agatha Christie, we create our own explanations if we don’t like the answers we have been given or when we seek a deeper meaning for the occurrences in our lives. (1)

1.6 Open-ended. Accept a well-substantiated response, e.g.



Conspiracy theorists create alternate versions of the ‘truth’ because they do not like / agree / believe the official account of events. (2)

1.7 A vehement supporter can also be described as an avid follower, i.e. will engage with any information regarding conspiracies and will believe whatever is said but someone who likes a good story will be interested in the story while it’s still newsworthy but will eventually lose interest. (1)

1.8.1 The British public and fans of Princess Diana could not believe that someone who was so special, beautiful and well-loved could die so suddenly without foul-play being involved. (1)

1.8.2 Certain conspiracy theorists were happy to believe that Diana ‘staged’ her death because this would mean that she is not really dead, hence the term ‘optimistic’. (1)

1.9. Major public events would involve mass media coverage of said event. The public is then able to form an opinion or theorise about the events based on the coverage and different interpretations of said events. With the information overload, it will be difficult for agencies to put a lid on events as they would be able to do if the event occurred in an remote or obscure area that people do not know of. (1)

1.10 False“They may amuse and titillate us, but ultimately we dismiss them as ravings of crackpots and cyber geeks.” (2)

1.11 This means that the ‘facts’ as offered by those in power are not grounded in the truth but rather in ‘their’ interpretation of the facts. (1)

1.12 reasonable / believable / credible / conceivable / possible /likely Any one (1)

1.13 A conspiracy theory seeks to link an event to powerful, secretive forces rather than accept the event as a random and possibly meaningless occurrence. (2)

1.14 B

People need to find explanations for things which appear random, meaningless or difficult to understand. (1)

1.15 People start, accept and spread conspiracy theories because they want to find answers to difficult questions about the meaning of events; ironically, the conspiracy theories may create even more questions, so the desired truth is still not determined. (2)

1.16 Open-ended. Accept a well-substantiated response, e.g.

No, in the final paragraph the writer highlights that a conspiracy theory creates a problem in itself. However, the writer does not overtly come out in support of these theories.

OR



Yes, the writer seems to agree that it is in a human’s nature to seek the truth and this could mean that the writer has come to accept that conspiracy theories tend to provide the answers to some of these mysteries. (2)

1.17 Conspiracy claimConspiracy theories are associated with far-fetched rumours and unlikely, possible paranoid beliefs. (2)

TOTAL SECTION A: 30

SECTION B: SUMMARY

QUESTION 2

The following points form the answer to the question:

QUOTATIONS FACTS (NOTE: Candidates may phrase the facts differently.)

1. “It is important to make conscious choices in order to reduce extra demands thus allowing you to maximise your weekends.”

1. Make a conscious decision to maximise your weekends.

8

2. “Spend time on Thursdays discussing the weekend with your partners and children.”

2 Discuss weekend plans with your partner on Thursdays. 8

3. Schedule at least one quality ‘me-time’ activity for each member of the family every weekend, like hockey or yoga.

3 Schedule important me-time for family members. 7

4. “... find a ‘third’ space for yourself over weekends.”/ “... renewed energy and focus for the week ahead.”

4 Find a third space for yourself to restore energy and focus on the week ahead. 15

5. “...set boundaries.” / “It is a crucial task in the art of reclaiming your weekend.”

5 Set boundaries for family and friends. 6

6. “Get a head start on your weekend by leaving the office 30 minutes earlier than usual to enjoy one of these activities.”

6 Gain a head start to the weekend by leaving work thirty minutes earlier. 13

7. “It will help to offset each ‘must-to-do’ with making pancakes, watching a movie or anything that you find fun and enjoyable.”

7 Make chores fun by adding an enjoyable task to a ‘must-to-do’. 13

Marking the summary: • Candidates should present the summary in the required format. Summaries not presented in the

required format should also be assessed. • Candidates must indicate the word count correctly. • Award marks as follows:

7 marks for 7 points 3 marks for language Penalties:

If the candidate has not presented the summary in the required format, the candidate should be penalised by deducting 1 mark from the total mark awarded.

For direct quotations of whole sentences, penalise as follows from the total mark awarded for the points:



1-3whole sentences quoted: no penalty 1-4 4-5 whole sentences quoted: deduct 1 mark 6-7 whole sentences quoted: deduct 2 marks

For summaries that are too long, read only up to 5 words beyond the maximum required length of 70 and ignore the rest of the answer.

Language errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation): deduct from the 3 marks for language as follows:

0 - 4 errors – no penalty 5 - 10 errors – subtract 1 mark 11 - 15 errors – subtract 2 marks 16 errors or more – subtract 3 marks.

To avoid the anomaly that a candidate is able to score more marks for language than for the summary which is the core assessment task, please take note that language mark distribution shall be as follows: To be awarded 1 language mark, at least

1- 3 points should be correct. To be awarded 2 language marks, at least

4 - 5 points should be correct. To be awarded 3 language marks,

at least 6 - 7 points should be correct.

Subtract 1 mark from the total marks awarded for the points and language usage for not indicating the word count, or for an incorrect word count.

NOTE: Abbreviations should not be used but should they appear in the summary, they should be counted as the number of words that they represent.

TOTAL SECTION B: 10



SECTION C: LANGUAGE

QUESTION 3: VISUAL LITERACY

3.1 ANALYSING A CARTOON

3.1.1 They are rude/ unfriendly/ barbaric Any one (1)

3.1.2 No. they beat up Eddie (the messenger/ scout) for saying he liked the English. (2)

3.1.3 Hello there. We are Vikings. (2)

3.1.4 He says the English are the nicest, best people (1)

3.3.5 Eddie is beaten up. He gets back to the boat with a black eye, he is seeing stars, and his clothes are dishevelled. (2)

3.2

3.2.1 He is still the same/ he is loud, smelly, demanding and messy. (1)

3.2.2 Mouth is hanging open/ eyes are wide (2)

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3.3 ANALYSING AN ADVERTISEMENT

3.3.1 The new Peugeot is in the foreground, with old, battered cars in the background (2)

3.3.2 The headlights look like eyes and the bumper shaped like a mouth (2)

3.3.3 Age ain’t nothing but a number/ age is nothing but a number. (1)

3.3.4 You have a choice whether you want to feel young/ you are as old as you allow yourself to feel. (1)

3.3.5 It is worded in such a way to appeal to younger people and older people who feel young. (2)

3.3.6 Fashionable/ sophisticated (1)

3.3.7 It gives the advertisement a youthful tone. (1)

3.3.8 It emphasises that the owner/ driver is in control. (1)

3.3.9 To emphasise that the Peugeot is new – which many find appealing. (1)

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QUESTION 4: LANGUAGE AND EDITING SKILLS

NOTE: Spelling should be correct in this question

4.1 company’s, whole, no (3)

4.2 Black Economic Empowerment (1)

4.3 An impressive 82% of the respondents said, “We are very concerned.” (2)

4.4 4.4.1 by

4.4.2 of

4.4.3 about

4.4.4 of (4)

4.5 Flooding and drought have been listed by them as the biggest potential dangers. (2)

4.6 more worried (1)

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QUESTION 5: DICTIONARY SKILLS

5.1 comfortable

5.2 comfortably

5.3 comfort

5.4 comforting (4)

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TOTAL SECTION C: 40 GRAND TOTAL: 80


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