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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION
Subject
English Paper 3:
Examiner
Mrs Taylor
Comprehension,
Language and Literature
Date
8 June 2015
Total marks 100
Session 1
Duration
2 hours
Grade
7
Moderator
Mrs A Singh
Special
No dictionaries allowed.
instructions/
Rule off after each question and draw a margin on the right hand
Equipment
side of each page.
This Exam has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School book. The marking
memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the
official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Up to 10% of the total
mark allocation may be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors, except in the case of Language papers, where
deductions are made according to a memorandum. Time allocation on this examination includes provision for
concession.
MEMORANDUM
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Questions:
1.1
Provide a suitable title for Text A.
(1)
Anything appropriate.
The eagle learns to fly. Spread your wings. Don’t be a chicken.
1.2
Is the main objective of this text to inform, entertain or persuade?
(1)
It is to entertain.
1.3
What type of story is this?
(1)
It is a folktale.
1.4
Give two characteristics of the type of story that you have
mentioned in Question 1.3.
(2)
A story passed through generations
Unknown author
Animals understand the humans
There is a moral to the story
Any 2 answers
1.5
Explain the moral of this story in your own words?
(3)
The people of Africa should not ‘believe they are chickens just
because they are told they are chickens’. They are worth much
more. They are eagles and capable of succeeding.
1.6
Quote from the text, how the naturalist persuades the owner that
the bird is not a chicken?
(2)
The naturalist said, “It is an eagle still: it has the heart of an eagle,
and I will make it soar to the heavens.”
1 mark for the correct quote
½ mark for each inverted comma.
1.7
Which characteristic of the eagle, mentioned in this story, is a sure
sign of its ability to soar the heavens?
It has wingspan measured at 15 feet.
(2)
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1.8
During the first opportunity the eagle was given to fly away, he
never left. Give two reasons why the eagle stayed.
(2)
He still believed he was a chicken.
He saw the other chickens eating and mimicked their behaviour.
1.9
How do you think the eagle felt at first, when the naturalist tried to
convince it to fly? Provide 2 emotions that the eagle may have
experienced.
(2)
The eagle could have been nervous, intimidated, confused,
scared. (Any adjectives relative to these)
1.10 Why would someone, who was a naturalist, prefer for the eagle to
behave as an eagle and not a chicken?
(2)
A naturalist would care for nature and prefer for animals to be in
their correct habitat.
1.11 Eagles are birds of prey. Explain what this statement means.
(1)
Birds that hunt and eat other animals.
1.12 Each of these words in Column A are used in the text. Match these
words with the correct definitions in Column B.
Column A
Column B
1) naturalist
a) in extreme force or strength
2) intensity
b) ascend or to climb
3) screech
c) shake involuntary due to anxiety
4) trembled
d) an expert in natural history
5) mounted
e) to move unsteadily from side to
side
6) wobbled
1) D
2) A
f) a loud, harsh, piercing cry
3) F
4)C
5)B
6) E
(6)
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1.13 Why did the naturalist take the eagle out of the city to set it free?
(2)
So that it could feel its natural habitat to edge it on to take flight.
The chickens and its old life was therefore not a distraction
anymore.
1.14 Write a short descriptive paragraph of 5-6 sentences of what an
eagle looks like. Use at least 2 Figures of Speech. Underline or
Highlight your Figures of Speech.
Criteria
(8)
2
1
0
Speech
At least 2 well
written figures of
speech
Spelling
0-1 errors
Fair use of
figures of
speech/ Only
one well written
figure of speech
2-4 errors
No figures of
speech used/
Figures of
speech used
incorrectly
5 errors or more
Content
Excellent use of
descriptive
language
Fair use of
descriptive
language
Paragraph is not
descriptive
Punctuation
0-1 errors
2-4 errors
5 errors or more
Figures of
and
Language
Total: 35
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Section B: Language
Question 2
Read Text A and answer the questions that follow. Spelling counts, so be
careful. You do not need to write in full sentences for this question.
Questions:
2.1
Find a synonym in paragraph 1 for the word poultry.
(1)
fowls
2.2
Find a synonym in paragraph 2 for the word possessor.
(1)
owner
2.3
The word “clumsy” is used in paragraph 6. Find an antonym for
clumsy used in the same paragraph.
(1)
graceful
2.4
Complete the following sentence using a comparison of the
adjective in bold. You only need to write the letter and the missing
word.
When the naturalist came to visit, the situation was good. Once he
attempted
to
make
________________
the
and
eagle
the
fly,
the
situation
situation
was
at
was
a)
its
b)
________________ when the eagle was able to fly away.
(2)
a) better
b) best
2.5
The first line of paragraph 2 reads: “Five years later, a naturalist
came to see him, and after passing through his garden, said, “That
bird is an eagle, not a chicken.”
Write down a homophone for ‘through’ write a sentence using each (3)
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word.
Through: to go in something and exit the other end.(Own sentence)
Threw: The past tense of throw, to toss something.(Own sentence)
2.6
Are the following nouns countable or non-countable nouns?
a) Paragraph 1 - man
b) Paragraph 5 - city
c) Paragraph 5 - air
(3)
a) countable
b) countable
c) non-countable
2.7
Are the following nouns abstract or concrete nouns?
a) Paragraph 1 - interest
b) Paragraph 4 - chance
c) Paragraph 5 - mountain
(3)
a) abstract
b) abstract
c) concrete
2.8
Remove the suffix from ‘naturalist’ to create the root word.
(1)
Nature
½ mark for natural
2.9
Rewrite the following sentences. Circle the subject and underline
the predicate.
a) A certain man went through a forest seeking any bird of interest
he might find.
b)”Give it another chance tomorrow!”
a) Subject: A certain man
Predicate: went through a forest seeking any bird of interest he
might find.
(4)
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b) Subject: You/ The man
Predicate: “Give it another chance tomorrow!”
2.10 When the eagle flew, at first, it was described as “clumsy”Paragraph 6. What idiom could be used which means the same (1)
thing?
Like a bull in a china shop.
Total: 20
Question 3: Poetic devices
Read Text B and answer the questions that follow in full sentences.
Text B
Questions
3.1
Quote the metaphor used in this poem? Explain what it means.
(4)
“A silver scaled dragon with jaws flaming red.”
The toaster is compared to a dragon because of the heat inside is seen
as the fire breathing out of a dragon’s mouth.
3.2
Show how you could change the metaphor mentioned in 3.1 into a (1)
simile?
The toaster is like a silver scaled dragon with jaws flaming red.
3.3
The toaster has been given three different human traits in this poem that
is physically impossible for a toaster to perform. State the two traits given
to it and say what this type of poetic device is called.
Personification
It can’t sit,it can’t hand slices back and it can’t see when they are done.
(4)
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3.4
b)
a)
metaphor
simile
alliteration
kettle
c)
Using the word ‘kettle’,
a) create a sentence that uses alliteration,
b) create a sentence using a metaphor and
c) create a sentence using a simile.
Each sentence must have the word kettle in it.
(6)
Each sentence is unique. 1 Mark according to correct use of poetic
device, 1 mark for a sentence which is sensible.
TOTAL: 15
Section C: Literature
Question 4: Visual Literacy
Read Text C and D and answer the questions that follow in FULL
SENTENCES.
Questions:
4.1 Look carefully at Text C and D?
What is the main difference
between these two advertisements?
The first advertisement is to create awareness. The second
advertisement is to persuade people to buy a product.
(2)
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4.2 In text C, it reads, “Every child deserves the bear necessities.” The
word bear is used incorrectly. What should this sentence read and
explain why they used this play on the word ‘bear’?
(3)
“Every child deserves the bare necessities.”
They used this play on the word ‘bear’ to make use of the picture of
the teddy bear and to accentuate that part of a child’s needs is to
play when they are young and not to worry about simple basic
necessities such as food etc.
4.3 What is the slogan used in text D?
(1)
Ready. Spread. Go!
½ mark for incorrect use of punctuation.
4.4 Who is the target market for text C? Explain
(2)
Text C is aimed at any person who is aware of a child whom is
abused or neglected/ It is aimed at informing people of who to turn
to if they come across a child who is abused or neglected
4.5 Who is the target market for text D?
(2)
Text D is aimed at young children who can read. It convinces
children to talk to their parents about buying this product in order for
them to have a ‘wholesome’ breakfast/ It is aimed at mums by
convincing them that this product is a healthy breakfast product for
their children.
Total: 10
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Question 5
Read the following poem and answer the questions which follow in full
sentences.
Questions:
5.1
Explain the theme of oppression within this poem.
(3)
Oppression is cruel, unjust treatment of others. Oswald Mtshali is
referring to slaves in this poem who have been convicted for unjust
reasons.
5.2
Why are these men referred to as sheep after shearing?
(2)
He compares them to sheep because as the sheep is sheared
unwillingly of its wool, these men have been stripped of honour and
human dignity/ rights.
5.3
What is an abattoir?
(1)
It is a place where cows/ animals are killed.
5.4
Explain what is happening in lines 18-22 in your own words.
(2)
“One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds,”
The bald man is praying as he wipes the tears from his eyes.
5.5
Oswald ends the poem in saying that this train is on its way to
nowhere (line26). What does this reveal about the lives of the men
on board of the train.
(2)
This reveals that there is no hope for them. They are trapped and are
being sent to either work in inhumane conditions or they have been
sentenced to death.
Total: 10
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Question 6: Literature-The Billion Dollar Soccer Ball
6.1
What is Deo looking for?
(2)
Innocent’s Bix-box and his soccer ball.
6.2
Who is with Deo?
(1)
Keelan is with Deo
6.3
Explain the significance of one of the items mentioned in 5.1 to
the name of the book, “Billion Dollar Soccer Ball”.
(2)
Deo kept a billion dollars in his ball for some of the time in the
book. More importantly, this soccer ball was his only
possession. It was worth a ‘billion dollars’ to him. He loved
soccer, it was his escape from his difficult life.
6.4
The Street Soccer World Cup tournament started the next day.
What happened before this that nearly broke the team apart?
(2)
TJ, a South African team member wanted a SA vs Foreigners
game. This brought back harmful feelings from the xenophobic
attack.
6.5
How did Salie manage to bring back team spirit before the
Street Soccer World Cup?
(2)
He made each team member explain how they ended up on the
streets of Cape Town to help the players identify with each
other and bond.
6.6
Why do we never find out which team won the cup?
(1)
This novel is a story of a struggle. It is not meant to focus on a
happy-ending.
Total: 10
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Section A: Question1: ___/35
Section B: Question 2: ___/ 20
Question 3: ___/15
Section C: Question 4: ___/10
Question 5: ___/10
Question 6:___/10
Grand Total: 100