ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL P2 JUNE EXAM VHEMBE EAST 2023

VHEMBE EAST DISTRICT

GRADE 12

This question paper consists of seven pages.

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE PAPER 2

(LITERATURE)

MAY/JUNE EXAM 2023

MEMORANDUM

MARKS: 70 July 2019 TEST

TIME : 2 Hours

13 April2015
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

Read this page carefully before you begin to answer the questions.
1. Do NOT attempt to read the entire question paper. Consult the TABLE OF
CONTENTS on the next page and mark the numbers of the questions set on texts
you have studied this year. Read these questions carefully and answer as per the
instructions.
2. This question paper consists of FOUR sections:
SECTION A: Novel (35)
SECTION B: Drama (35)
SECTION C: Short Stories (35)
SECTION D: Poetry (35)
3. Answer questions from TWO sections, as follows:
SECTION A: NOVEL
Answer the question on the novel you have studied.
SECTION B: DRAMA
Answer the question on the drama you have studied.
SECTION C: SHORT STORIES
Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts.
SECTION D: POETRY
Answer the questions set on BOTH poems.
Use the checklist on page 4 to assist you.
4. Follow the instructions at the beginning of each section carefully.
5. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
6. Start EACH section on a NEW page.
7. Spend approximately 60 minutes on each section.
8. Write neatly and legibly.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION A: NOVEL

Answer any one question on the Novel you have studied

QUESTION QUESTION MARKS PAGE

1 Cry, the Beloved Country Contextual questions 35 5
OR
2 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll Contextual questions 35 9
and
Mr Hyde
SECTION B: DRAMA
Answer any one question on the drama you have studied.

3 Macbeth Contextual questions 35 12

OR
4 My Children! My Africa! Contextual questions 35 16
SECTION C: SHORT STORIES
Answer questions set on BOTH short stories.
5.1 CLASS ACT Contextual questions 35 18

OR
5.2 THE GIRL WHO CAN Contextual questions 35 22

SECTION D: POETRY
Answer the questions set on BOTH poems.
6.1 THE LAKE ISLE OF Contextual questions 35 24
INNISFREE

6.2 ON THE GRASSHOPPER Contextual questions 35 26

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CHECKLIST
NOTE:
• Answer questions from ANY TWO sections.
• Tick ( ) the sections you have answered.

SECTION QUESTION NO. OF QUESTION TICK

NUMBERS TO ANSWER (√)
A: NOVEL 1-2 1
B: DRAMA 3-4 1
C: SHORT 5 1
STORIES
D: POETRY 6 1

NOTE: Ensure that you have answered questions on TWO sections only.

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SECTION A: NOVEL

In this section, there are contextual questions on the following novels:

 CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton.

 THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Answer ALL the questions on the novel you have studied.

QUESTION 1: CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY

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 the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 1.1 and QUESTION 1.2

1.1 EXTRACT A

[Stephen prepares to leave]

He counted it laboriously, turning over the notes and the coins to

make sure what they were.
-Twelve pounds, five shillings, and seven pence.
-I shall take it, he said, I shall take eight pounds, and shillings and
pence. 5
-Take it all, Stephen. There may be doctors, hospitals, other troubles.
Take it all. And take the Post Office book- there is ten pounds in it
you must take that also.
-I have been saving that for your stove, he said.
-That cannot be helped, she said. And that other, though we 10
saved it for St Chad’s, I had meant it for your new black clothes, and a
new black hat, and new white collars.
-That cannot be helped either. Let me see, I shall go …
-Tomorrow, she said. From Carisbrooke.
-I shall write to the Bishop now and tell him I do not know how long I 15
shall be gone.
He rose heavily to his feet and went and stood before her.
-I am sorry I hurt you, he said. I shall go and pray in the church.
He went out of the door, and she watched him through the little window.
Walking slowly to the door of the church. 20
[Book 1, Chapter 2]

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1.1.1 Describe the differences between the character of Mrs Kumalo and her husband, Steven, as

it appears in this text. (2)

1.1.2 Quote FIVE consecutive words to prove that Mrs Kumalo does not want Stephen to struggle

in Johannesburg. (1)

1.1.3 Explain why the following statement is FALSE.

St Chad’s is the hospital where Stephen’s sister is. (1)

1.1.4 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write ONLY the letter (A-D)

next to the question number (1.1.4) in the ANSWER BOOK.

Stephen counted the money laboriously because it was … for him.

A difficult

B easy

C unceremonious

D exciting (1)

1.1.5 Refer to lines 10-12. (‘And that other … new white collars’.)

(a) Why did Kumalo’s initially save the money? (1)

(b) What is the significance of the ‘white collars’? (1)

1.1.6 Refer to line 20. (‘Walking slowly to … of the church.’)

(a) Explain why Stephen is walking slowly? (1)

(b) Why do you think Mrs Kumalo preferred not to go with her husband to the

church? (1)

1.1.7 Discuss the theme of suffering as it appears in the novel. (3)

1.1.8 With reference to the extract, do you think Mr Kumalo lives up to his profession? (3)

1.1.9 Do you sympathise with Mrs Kumalo in this extract? Discuss your views. (3)

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1.2 EXTRACT B

[Kumalo receives a warm welcome in Ndotsheni.]

-We did not understand him, she says. It is only our umfundisi that we
understand. We are glad that he is back.
The path is dropping now, from the green hills where mist feeds the
grass and bracken. It runs between the stones, and one must walk
carefully for it is steep. A woman child must walk carefully, so 5
Kumalo’s wife goes before the girl, and tells her, here is a stone, be
careful that you do not slip. Night is falling, and the hills of East
Grigualand are blue and dark against the sky.
The path is dropping into the red land of Ndotsheni. It is a wasted land,
a land of old men and women and children, but it is home. The maize 10
hardly grows to the height of a man, but it is home.
-It is dry here, umfundisi. We cry for rain.
-I have heard it, my friend.
-Our mealies are nearly finished, umfundisi. It is known to Tixo alone
what we shall eat. 15
the path grows more level, it goes by the little stream that runs by the
church. Kumalo stops to listen to it, but there is nothing to hear.
-The stream does not run, my friend.
[Book 3,Chapter 1]

1.2.1 State TWO reasons why the people of Ndotsheni do not understand the umfundisi

they have when Kumalo is away. (2)

1.2.2 Refer to lines 1-2 (‘We did not… he is back’). Explain why it is so important to

Kumalo to hear such welcoming words from Ndotsheni people? (1)

1.2.3 Explain in TWO points how Ndotsheni is a wasted land. (2)

1.2.4 Refer to line 12 (‘It is dry … cry for ruin’).

(a) What tone would Kumalo’s friend use in this line? (1)

(b) Why would Kumalo’s friend use this tone in this line? (1)

1.2.5 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only letter (A-D)

next to the question number (1.2.5) in the ANSWER BOOK.

In the Zulu language ‘Tixo’in line 14 means …

A Big One.

B Wise One.

C Great Spirit.

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D Saviour. (1)

1.2.6 Why is the following statement FALSE?

The girl that Kumalo comes back with is Gertrude’s daughter. (1)

1.2.7 Explain why Kumalo comes to Ndotsheni with this girl. (2)

1.2.8 One of the themes evident in the novel is comfort in desolation.

Discuss how this theme is relevant to Kumalo and the people of Ndotsheni. (3)

1.2.9 Refer to the novel as a whole.

Tragedy brings the two fathers- Jarvis and Kumalo- closer to their sons. Discuss your view.(3)

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QUESTION 2: STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis

Stevenson

Read the extracts from the novel below 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 the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 2.1 AND
QUESTION 2.2.

2.1 EXTRACT C

[Story of the door]

Mr Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by street,
but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his
cane and pointed.
‘Did you ever remark that door?’ he asked; and when his
companion had replied in the affirmative, ‘it is connected in my 5
mind’, added he, with a very odd story.
‘Indeed?’, said Mr Utterson with a slight change of voice, ‘and
what was that?’
‘Well, it was this way, returned Mr Enfield: ‘ I was coming home
from some place at the end of the world, about three o clock of a 10
black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where
there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Street after street,
and all the folks asleep-street after street, all lighted up as if for a
procession and all as empty as a church- till at last I got into that state
of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight 15
of a policeman. All at once I saw two figures: one a little man who
was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of
maybe eight or ten, who was running as hard as she was able down a
cross street. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at
the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man 20
trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the
ground. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.
[Chapter 1]

2.1.1 Who is “the lawyer” referred to in this extract? Line 1. (1)

2.1.2 Who is “the former” referred to in this extract? Line 2. (1)

2.1.3 How are the two related? Substantiate. (2)

2.1.4 Choose the correct answer. Write only the letter (A – D) next to the question

Number.

The word ‘remark’ (line 4) in this extract, means …

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A. Comment

B. Speak

C. Mark again

D. Notice (1)

2.1.5 Account for the door Enfield is referring to in this extract. (2)

2.1.6 What is your understanding of ‘replied in the affirmative’ as used in line 5? (2)

2.1.7 Describe the setting of this extract in detail. (2)

2.1.8 Explain what ‘cross-street’ (line 19) is. (2)

2.1.9 Briefly describe the incident that Enfield witnessed. (3)

2.1.10 In your own opinion, why do you think Enfield’s description of the incident

‘was hellish to see’ (line 22)? (2)

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2.2 EXTRACT D

[The end of the Sunday routine]

‘I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know

why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling
of deformity, although I couldn’t specify the point. He’s an
extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of
the way. No sir; I can make no hand of it; I can’t describe him. And 5
it’s not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.’
Mr Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously
under a weight of consideration. ‘You are sure he used a key?’ he
inquired at last.
‘My dear sir –’ began Enfield, surprised out of himself. 10
‘Yes , I know,’ said Utterson; ‘I know it must seem strange. The
fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party it is because I
know it already, you see, Richard, your tale has gone home. If you
have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it.’
‘I think you might have warned me; returned the other with a 15
touch of sullenness. But I have been pedantically exact, as you call
it. The fellow had a key; and what’s more, he has it still. I saw him
use it not a week ago.’
[Chapter 1]

2.2.1 List at least three words that best describe a ‘man’ being referred to in this
extract? (3)
2.2.2 What did the man do to rectify his evil actions/deeds? (2)
2.2.3 Briefly describe the house on which the key referred to in this extract was
used? (3)
2.2.4 Refer to lines 12 – 13: ‘the fact …I know it already’
Who is the other party referred to in this extract?
Choose the correct answer:
A deformed character
B Hyde
C Dr Jekyll
D extraordinary looking man (1)
2.2.5 Refer to Line 13. ‘your tale has gone home’
(a) Identify the figure of speech is used in the above line. (1)
(b) Explain the figure of speech used in this line. (2)

2.2.6 In your own words, describe Mr Utterson’s character with specific reference to
this extract? (3)
2.2.7 Briefly discuss how this extract explores the theme of Duality of Human Nature. (2)

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TOTAL SECTION A:35

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SECTION B: DRAMA

In this section, there are questions set on the following dramas:

 MACBETH by William Shakespeare

 MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard

Answer the questions on the drama that you have studied.

QUESTION 3: MACBETH

Read the extracts from the play below 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 the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 3.1. AND QUESTION 3.2.

3.1 EXTRACT E

[Lady Macbeth talks to Macbeth.]

LADY M: Is Banquo gone from court?

SERVANT: Ay, Madam, but returns again tonight.
LADY M: Say to the King I would attend his leisure
For a few words.
SERVANT: Madam, I will. 5
Exits
LADY M: Nought’s had, all’s spent
Where our desire is got without content.
‘Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. 10
Enter Macbeth.
How now, my Lord! Why do you keep alone,
Making sick fancies your only company,
Of sorriest fancies your companions making,
Using those thoughts which should indeed have died. 15
Should be without regard: What’s done is done.
MACBETH: We have scorched the snake, not killed it.
She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
Remains in danger of her former tooth.
But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer, 20
Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep
In the affliction of these terrible dreams
That shake us nightly. Better be with the dead,
Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace,
Than on the torture of the mind to lie 25
In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave;
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3.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a name in COLUMN A. Write
only the letter (A–E) next to the question numbers (3.1.1(a) to 3.1.1(d)) in the
ANSWER BOOK.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Siward A The Witch Goddess

(b) Seyton B The Earl of Northumberland

(c) Hecate C Thane of Fife

(d) Macduff D Macbeth’s armour bearer

E Thane of Glamis
4X1 (4)
3.1.2 Why is Lady Macbeth concerned about Banquo? (2)
3.1.3 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (3.1.3) in the
ANSWER BOOK.
Refer to line 3 (‘Say to King … attend his leisure’).
Lady Macbeth is asking …
A to speak to Macbeth when he is free.
B to have leisure time with Macbeth.
C Macbeth to rest.
D the servant to give them time. (1)

3.1.4 What does Lady Macbeth mean by ‘Nought’s had, all’s spent’? (2)
3.1.6. Refer to line 17 (‘We have scorched … not kill it’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why this figure of speech is relevant in this line. (2)
3.1.7 Refer to lines 20–23 (‘But let the … shake us nightly’).
What do these lines reveal about the character of Macbeth?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
3.1.8 Macbeth’s killing of Banquo is justified.
Discuss your view. (3)
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3.2 EXTRACT F

[Lady Macbeth struggles to sleep.]

MACBETH: Take thy face hence.

Exit Servant.
Seyton! – I am sick at heart,
When I behold – Seyton, I say – this push
Will cheer me ever, or disseat me now.
I have lived long enough, my way of life 5
Is fall’n into the sere, the yellow leaf,
And that which should accompany old age,
As honour, love obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have; but in their stead
Curse, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, 10
Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Seyton!
Enter Seyton
SEYTON : What’s your gracious pleasure?
MACBETH: What news more?
SEYTON : All is confirmed, my lord, which was reported. 15
MACBETH: I’ll fight, till from my bones my flesh be hacked.
Give me my armour
SEYTON : ‘Tis not needed yet.
MACBETH: I’ll put it on.
Send out moe horses, skirr the country round; 20
Hang those that talk in fear. Give me mine armour.
Exit Seyton
How does your patient, doctor?
DOCTOR : Not so sick, my lord,
As she is troubled with thick-coming fancies,
That keeps her from her rest. 25

[Act 5, Scene 3]

3.2.1 Refer to line 1 (‘Take thy face hence’).

(a) If you were a stage director of this play, what would you tell Macbeth to
do when saying these lines? State TWO points. (2)
(b) What does Macbeth’s treatment of his servants reveal about his
state of mind? (2)
3.2.2 Refer to lines 2–11 (‘Seyton! – I am … and dare not’).
(a) What tone would the Macbeth use in these lines? (1)
(b) Why would Macbeth have used this tone in these lines? (1)

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3.2.3 Why is the following statement FALSE?

Macbeth’s followers remain truthful to him. (1)
3.2.4 Refer to lines 16–17 (‘I’ll fight till … me my amour’).
State TWO reasons why Macbeth is prepared to fight even though he
is all by himself. (2)
3.2.5 Refer to lines 22–25 (‘How does your … from her rest’)
(a) State in your OWN words the sickness that Lady Macbeth
suffers from. (1)
(b) Why according to the doctor, is it difficult to cure Lady Macbeth’s
sickness? (2)
3.2.6 One of the themes in the play is guilt and its consequence.
Discuss how this theme is relevant to Lady Macbeth. (3)
3.2.7 Macbeth is a victim of his ambition.
Discuss your view. (3)
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QUESTION 4: MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!

Read the extracts from the play below and answer the set questions. The number of marks
allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.

Note: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts i.e. QUESTION 4.1 AND QUESTION 4.2.

4.1 EXTRACT G

[Thami and Isabel are getting to know each other]

THAMI Any brothers?

ISABEL No. Just the four of us.
THAMI A happy family.
ISABEL Ja, I suppose you could call us that. Mind you, Lucille would say it
would be a lot happier if her little sister would be, as she puts it, 5
„more accommodating of others‟.
THAMI What does she mean?
ISABEL She means she doesn‟t like the fact that I‟ve got opinions of my own.
I‟m the rebel in the family.
THAMI That sounds interesting 10
ISABEL I can‟t help it. Whenever it‟s time for a family indaba you know,
when we sit down in the lounge to discuss family business and things
…I just always seem to end up disagreeing with everybody and
wanting to do things differently. But other than that, ja, an average sort
of happy family. 15
What else do you want to know? Go ahead, anything … provided I
also get a turn to ask questions, (Thami studies her) Eighteen years,
old. I think I want to be a writer. My favorite subject is English and
my favorite sport, as you might have guessed, is hockey. Anything
else? 20
THAMI Yes. What did you have for a breakfast this morning? (Isabel laughs.)
ISABEL Auntie, our maid, put down in front of me a plate of steaming,
delicious jungle oats over which I sprinkled a crush of golden brown
sugar, and while that was melting on top I added a little moat of
chilled milk all around the side. 25

{Act 1 Scene 1}

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4.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches the name in COLUMN

A Write only the letter (A- E) next to the question numbers (4.1.1 ( c ) in the

ANSWER BOOK.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Amos A Thami‟s mother

(b) Lucille B Choir conductor

(c) Mrs Magada C Thami‟s father

(d) Lillian D Isabel‟s sister

E Isabel‟s debate team mate

(4x1) (4)

4.1.2 Describe the setting of this extract. (2)

4.1.3 Briefly explain Isabel‟s reasons for reading the names on the school

register. (2)

4.1.4 Refer to lines 8 – 9 (She means she doesn‟t … rebel in the family.)

(a) What tone would Isabel use in these lines? (1)

(b) Why would Isabel use this tone? (1)

4.1.5 Later on in this scene, Thami said “I don‟t want to leave any part of me in this

Classroom.”

What was Thami‟s attitude towards school at this stage of the play? (1)

4.1.6 Why is the following statement FALSE?

Isabel is always quiet whenever they had family meetings. (1)

4.1.7 (a) From your knowledge of this conversation give the reason why Thami

has been brought to live in platteland. (2)

(b) Where does Thami‟s father work? (1)

4.1.8 Are Mr M‟s actions of organising an inter-school debate between Zolile

High School (Blacks) and Camdeboo Girls High School (Whites) justified?

Discuss your view. (3)

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4.2 EXTRACT H

[Mr M and Thami are talking]

THAMI [Quietly] Stop ringing that bell Mr. M.

MR M Why? It‟s only the school bell, Thami. I thought you liked the
sound of it. You once told me that it was almost as good as
music … don‟t you remember?
THAMI You are provoking the comrades with it. 5
MR M No Thami. I am summoning the comrades with it.
THAMI They say you are ringing the bell to taunt them. You are openly
defying the boycott by being here in the school.
MR M I ring this school bell because according to my watch it is school
time and I am a teacher and those desks are empty! I will go on 10
ringing it as I have been doing these past two week, at the end of
every lesson. And you can tell the comrades that I will be back
here ringing it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and as for
many days after that as it takes for this world to come to its senses.
Is that the only reason you‟ve come? To tell me to stop ringing 15
the school bell?
THAMI No.
MR M You haven‟t come for a lesson, have you?
THAMI No, I haven‟t.
{Act 2 Scene 3}

4.2.1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the

letter (A –D) next to the question number (4.2.1) in the ANSWER BOOK.

Mr M became a teacher to keep the animal called ____alive.

A Despair

B Hope

C Love

D Hate (1)

4.2.2 Who is Captain Lategan? (1)

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4.2.3 Mr M defied the comrades by going to school to ring the school bell.

Which Mr M‟s character is displayed here? (1)

4.2.4 Refer to line 18 (You haven‟t come for a lesson, have you?)

What was Mr M‟s state of mind when he asks Thami this question? (2)

4.2.5 Refer to lines 2 – 4 (Why? It‟s only the school bell, don‟t you remember?)

If you were a stage director of this play, what would you tell Mr M to do when

Saying these words?

State TWO POINTS. (2)

4.2.6 Explain the IRONY of Thami coming to warn Mr M about what the

Comrades have planned to do. (2)

4.2.7 How is Mr M‟s action of defying the comrades landed him in trouble? (2)

4.2.8 Communication vs Violence is one of the central themes in this play?

Discuss how this theme is evident in this scene. (3)

4.2.9 Does Mr M deserve his final fate?

Discuss your view. (3)

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SECTION C: SHORT STORIES

In this section, questions are set on the following short stories:

 ‘CLASS ACT’ by Namhla Tshisana

 ‘THE GIRL WHO CAN’ by Ama Ata Aidoo.

QUESTION 5

Read the following extracts from the short story and answer the questions set. The number
of marks allocated to each question should serve as a guide to the length of your answer.

NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 5.1 AND QUESTION 5.2

5.1 ‘CLASS ACT’

EXTRACT I

[The narrator reflects on what she experienced at high school]

I’ve had a terrible time at school this week. My classmates are rude and make a lot of
noise. Dino brought a small battery operated radio to school and played it in class.
Our English teacher, Mr Sauls, couldn’t get the class to keep quiet during the last
period so he took his briefcase from the cupboard, put it on his desk and laid his head
on it. There are at least ten repeaters in class. Some, like Renato, have failed Standard 6 5
three times. He made us- the freshers- stand in front of the blackboard while he
surveyed our uniforms. ‘’The tunic should be a respectable length. At least three fingers
above the knee,’’ he said pacing up and down, all the while pinching his nose. With a
piece of chalk in his hand he turned, and pointed at me. ‘’Tell me, tell us, Sister Mary
Clarence, what’s your excuse? This is not a convent.’’ 10
The class’s laughter sounded like thunder in my ears and I could feel my head spinning.
I looked at myself in the mirror when I got home. Indeed, I looked like the nuns in the
film Sister Act.
I asked Mama again but she said she was busy and would fix it over the weekend. She’s
lucky she has finished school. No one wears uniform at university. I told her how 15
embarrassed I was and about my classmates’ taunts. I also told her that Aunt Connie
refused to fix it with white cotton.

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5.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a name in COLUMN A.

Write only the letter (A-E) next to the question numbers (1.1.1.(a)to 11.1(d) in the
ANSWER BOOK.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Mr Patel A Aunt Nozi’s husband based in Nigeria
who preferred Afro and wore many gold
rings.
(b) Uncle George B Use to bring bright and colorful
material from Nigeria.
(c) Khanyisa Peter
C Was a fashion designer in Johannesburg.
(d) Aunt Connie
D Geography teacher.

E Humiliates the narrator about her black

knees.
(4x1) (4)
5.1.2 Refer to lines 6-7 (He made us- the freshers- stand… surveyed our uniforms)
(a) Who are the freshers? (1)

(b) Explain what is meant by: ‘’… he surveyed our uniforms.’’ (2)

5.1.3 Refer to line 11 (‘The class’s laughter sounded like thunder…my head spinning’).
(a) Identify the figures of speech in line 11. (2)
(b) Explain the appropriate use of one of the identified figures of speech in
line11. (2)

5.1.4 Why is the following statement FALSE?

The narrator was nine years old when she narrated the story. (1)

5.1.5 How does the narrator try to solve her problem she encounters at school?
State TWO points. (2)

5.1.6 What does this extract reveal about Mr. Saul’s’ character? (1)

5.1.7 Identify and discuss one of themes that are evident in this extract. (3)
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5.2 ‘THE GIRL WHO CAN’

EXTRACT J

*Nana and Maami discuss Adjoa’s legs]

Like all this business to do with my legs. I have always wanted to tell them not to
worry. I mean Nana and my mother. That it did not have to be an issue for my two
favourite people to fight over. But I didn’t want either to be told not to repeat that or
it to be considered so funny that anyone would laugh at me until they cried. After all,
they were my legs… 5
When I think back on it now, those two, Nana and my mother, must have been
discussing my legs from the day I was born. What I am sure of is that when I came out of the
land of sweet soft silence into the world of noise and comprehension, the first topic I met
was my legs. That discussion was repeated very regularly.
Nana; ‘’Ah, ah, you know, I thank my god that your very first child is female. But Kaya, 10
I’m not sure about her legs. Hm…hm…hm…’’
And Nana would shake her head.
Maami: ‘’Mother, why are you always complaining about Adjoa’s legs?...If you ask me…’’
Nana: ‘’They are too thin. And I am not asking you!’’
Nana has many voices. There is a special one she uses to shut everyone up. 15
‘’Some people have no legs at all,’’ my mother would try again with all her small
courage.
But Adjoa has legs,’’ Nana would assist, ‘’except that they are too thin. And also too
long for a woman.

5.2.1 Describe the setting of this extract. (2)

5.2.2 Refer to lines 3-5 (‘But I didn’t want either to be told not to repeat…. were my legs’)
(a) Why is Adjoa confused about what to say and what not to say? (1)
(b) Explain why Nana and people laugh at Adjoa’s legs. (1)

5.2.3 According to your knowledge of the story what is Nana’s expectation of the
suitable woman’s legs? (1)

5.2.4 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only
the letter (A-D) next to the question number (5.2.4) in the ANSWER BOOK.
‘’out of the land of sweet, soft silence’’ (lines 8-9) means…
A Competing in a race.
B Arriving at school.
C Being born.
D Playing in the school (1)

5.2.5 According to your knowledge of the story what did Nana do when Adjoa won the
best round junior athlete? (1)

5.2.6 Why was Nana worried about Adjoa’s legs? (2)

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5.2.7 Refer to lines 16-17 (‘some people have no legs at all…….small courage.’)
(a) What tone would Maami use in this line? (1)
(b) Why would Maami use this tone in this line? (1)

5.2.8 One of the themes in the ‘The girl who can’ is insecurity.
Discuss this theme. (3)

5.2.9 Refer to the short story as a whole.

Adjoa is an admirable character.
Discuss your view. (3)
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QUESTION 6 POETRY

TWO POEMS ARE SET IN THIS QUESTION AND YOU MUST ANSWERBOTH OF THEM.

 THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE

 ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET

READ THE TWO POEMS BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW

6.1

The lake isle of Innisfree William Butler Yeats

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,

And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, 5
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day

I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; 10
While I stand on the roadway, or on pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core

6.1.1 Describe the setting of this poem (2)

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6.1.2 Refer to line 2 (And a small . . . and wattles made)

The word ‘there’ refers to:

A. London
B. the lake
C. the small island
D. the roadway (1)

6.1.3 What does the speaker intend to do in Innisfree? (2)

6.1.4 Explain why the following statement is false

The poet intends to take his family along to Innisfree. (1)

6.1.5 Why does the poet want to go to Innisfree? (1)

6.1.6 Refer to line 5 (And I shall . . . comes dropping slow)

(a) Describe the poet’s tone in this line. (1)

(b) Why would the poet have this tone? (1)

6.1.7 Refer to line 10 (I hear lake . . . by the sure)

(a) Identify the sound device used in this line. (1)

(b) Explain why this sound device/ figure of speech is relevant here. (2)

6.1.8 The poet in this poem can be admired. Discuss your view. (3)

6.1.9 Discuss the theme of escapism as evident in the poem. (3)

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6.2

On the grasshopper and cricket John Keats

The poetry of earth is never dead:

Where all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run
From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead;
That is the Grasshopper’s- he takes the lead 5
In summer luxury, -he has never done
With his delights; for when tired out with fun
He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
The poetry of earth is ceasing never:
On a lone winter evening, when the frost 10
Has wrought a silence, from the stove there shrills
The cricket’s song, in warmth increasing ever,
And seems to one in drowsiness half lost,
The Grasshopper’s among some grassy hills.

Abab cdcd efef gg Shakespearean stanza sestet ballad abba abba cdecde
octave Petrarchan

6.2.1 Fill in the answers from the table above. Write only the letters a – d and the correct
answers.

This poem is a (a) _______ sonnet because it consists of 14 lines and it is divided into
the (b) _______ and the (c) ________ with a rhyme scheme of (d) _______. (4)

6.2.2 Where does the grasshopper hide when he gets tired with his singing? (1)

6.2.3 Describe the tone that the speaker uses throughout the poem. (2)

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6.2.4 Refer to line 1 (the poetry of . . . is never dead)

(a) Identify the figure of speech used in this line. (1)

(b) Explain why this figure of speech is appropriate here. (2)

6.2.5 Quote TWO separate words in the poem which show that the Grasshopper enjoys
his life in the hot summer sun. (2)

6.2.6 Discuss the irony in line 8 (He rests at . . . some pleasant weed) (2)

6.2.7 Discuss the theme ‘nature is always happy’ as evident in the poem. (3)

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SUB-TOTAL: 35

GRAND TOTAL: 70

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