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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

Subject English Paper 2: Examiner Mrs A Singh

Comprehension, Language
and Literature
Date 11 June 2018 Total marks 70
Session 1 Duration 2 hours
Grade 7 Moderator Mrs V Naidoo
Special instructions/ Learners are not allowed to use a
Equipment dictionary or thesaurus.

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.

Name and Surname: _________________________________________

Grade 7: __________
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Instructions:
1. This paper is made up of:
Section A: Comprehension (20 marks)
Section B: Language (20 marks)
Section C: Visual Literacy (10 marks)
Section D: Literature and Poetry (20 marks)
2. Answer all questions on the question paper.
3. Use the comprehension skills you were taught, to answer the questions.
4. Highlight important words and phrases.
5. Answer all questions in full sentences, unless stated otherwise.
6. Take note of the mark allocation per question.
7. You will not be allowed to use a dictionary during the test.
8. Read carefully and write your answers neatly and legibly.
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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (20 MARKS)

Read the questions first, and then the text. Thereafter, answer the questions.
Questions:
1. What is the setting of this story? (1)
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2. State two reasons why the narrator decided that he needed a dog? (2)
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3. Why did the narrator’s cousin say that ferrets made excellent pets? (2)
________________________________________________________________________
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4. In paragraph 3, the narrator mentions an encyclopedia. What is an

encyclopedia? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________

5. Describe the appearance of the ferret. (2)

________________________________________________________________________
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6. What did the narrator name his ferret? (1)

________________________________________________________________________

7. Quote a sentence from paragraph 4, which tells us that the narrator used up all his
money to buy himself the ferret. (2)
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8. List two reasons why the narrator was experiencing sleepless nights. (2)
________________________________________________________________________
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9. Mention two ways in which the narrator took care of his pet ferret. (2)
________________________________________________________________________
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10. “Then I would lure him back to his cage with a treat - fresh carrots.” – Paragraph 6.
Explain what the narrator means by ‘lure’. (1)
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11. Why did the narrator’s bed smell like “ferret chow” – paragraph 8? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
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12. Why did the narrator refer to the ferret as his “roommate” – paragraph 11? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
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13. In your opinion, should the mum have given the ferret away, while the child was at
soccer camp? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

14. What did the narrator learn from his relationship with Fred? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
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Total = 20 marks
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Roommates
1 It all started the Summer that I decided I needed a dog. I did not have any
sisters or brothers to play with, and I had never had a pet. It seemed to me that a dog
would liven things up.
“Absolutely not!” gasped my mother.
We lived in a small quiet hotel that my parents owned and managed. A barking,
bouncing dog would definitely disturb the peace.

2 I tried to think of other animals that I could talk my parents into getting. Cats were out
because my mother was allergic to them. I considered a bird or a fish. No, too dull. A
mouse? Too small. A rabbit? Too big. A hamster? Too sleepy. I was about to give up.

3 Then my cousin told me about the ferrets that he

used to have. He said that they would make
excellent pets because they were smart and really
fun animals. I looked up ferrets in an
encyclopedia. They belong to the weasel family.
Their bodies are long and slim. They have brown
or silver fur, and their eyes are beady and alert.
They like to sleep a lot, but need playtime every day.

4 I found a pet store that sold ferrets. I watched them move around the cage
in their funny lopsided way. I was sure that I had found the perfect pet - not too big, not
too little, active and smart. My parents finally agreed. Buying the ferret wiped out my
savings, but at least my cousin let me borrow a cage. Fred Ferret was mine.

5 After Fred moved into my bedroom, my sleepless nights began. He napped a lot
during the day and got very busy at night. As soon as I turned off the light, Fred began
to run on his exercise wheel. Then he crunched his food, chattered and ran some
more. When I wanted to play with him during the day, he was often sleepy. He curled
up in his ‘den’ - an empty oatmeal box in the corner of his cage. When I tried to wake
him up, he just yawned and yawned. Sometimes, he nipped me, but more often he just
gave me a beady glare and went back to sleep.
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6 I gave Fred fresh food and water every day and cleaned his cage every Friday. I
scrubbed the cage with hot water, changed his litter box and washed the towels he
snuggled into. As I cleaned, Fred explored my room. He would push things off my
desk and run around with my dirty socks. Then I would lure him back to his cage with
a treat – fresh carrots.

7 One Friday the carrots did not work. Fred was having too much fun under my bed. He
darted around so fast, I could not catch him. I left his cage door open that night
expecting him ‘home’ in the morning. I could not have been more wrong.

8 During the night Fred chewed his way into my mattress! As I lay in bed, I heard him
scrunching around under me. For the next few nights I kept filling his food dish, hoping
to lure him back to his cage. That was a big mistake. When I dozed off, Fred snatched
the food and stuffed it into my mattress. My bed smelled like ferret chow! Night after
night I tried to stay awake to catch him, but he was too clever.

9 Then, I started talking to Fred at night as we shared the mattress. He would hold still,
listen, and chatter back. He sounded like a happy camper. I could understand how he
felt. Fred had made a new home for himself and I guess I respected that. He needed
his own space, just like I needed mine.

10 When I went to soccer camp, I had to tell my mother where Fred was living. She got a
funny look on her face. When I came back, she picked me up at the bus stop.
“Mike,” she said, “Fred has a new home.”
Somehow my parents had caught Fred. They had convinced my aunt and uncle to let
my cousin take care of him, with the promise that I could visit whenever I wanted.

11 I missed living with Fred, except for cage cleaning, but I had learned a few things.
Taking good care of a pet is a lot of hard work. As I lay on my new mattress at night, I
thought about how I would talk and Fred would chatter back. In a strange way I felt like
I got to know him. He had been my roommate, my first animal buddy.

Source: RIC Publications – Teaching Comprehensions

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SECTION B: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT (20 MARKS)

1. Find a synonym in paragraph 5 for the word: (1)

slept - _____________________________

2. Find an antonym in paragraph 6 for the word: (1)

stale - ____________________________

3. List the concrete and abstract noun from the sentence below. (2)

A barking, bouncing dog would definitely disturb the peace.

a) Abstract noun - ______________________

b) Concrete noun - _____________________

4. Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the sentence below. (2)

He sounded like a happy camper.

5. Read the sentences below and give one example for each part of speech that is
listed. (5)

After Fred moved into my bedroom, my sleepless nights began. He napped a lot during
the day and got very busy at night. As soon as I turned off the light, Fred began to run on
his exercise wheel. Then he crunched his food, chattered and ran some more.

a) Proper noun - ________________________

b) Plural noun - _________________________
c) Compound noun - ____________________
d) Adjective - __________________________
e) Verb - ______________________________

6. Write a homophone for the word that is written in bold. (1)

a) I hurt my leg and it was very sore. - ________________
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7. Write down the countable and non-countable nouns from the sentence
below. (2)

I scrubbed the cage with hot water, changed his litter box and washed the towels he
snuggled into.

a) Countable noun - __________________________

b) Non-countable noun - _______________________

8. Change the simple present tense sentence to the simple past and future tense.

Simple Present Tense: I find a pet store that sells ferrets.

a) Simple Past Tense: (2)

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b) Simple Future Tense: (2)

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9. Explain the Idiom and Proverb below.

a) Idiom: Birds of a feather flock together. (1)

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b) Proverb: To be as fresh as a daisy. (1)

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Total = 20 marks
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SECTION C: VISUAL LITERACY (10 MARKS)

Read the advertisement below and answer the questions that follow.

Questions:
1. Name the products that this advertisement is promoting. (2)
________________________________________________________________________

2. What is Panarottis’ slogan? (1)

________________________________________________________________________
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3. For which day of the week is this special only valid? (1)
________________________________________________________________________

4. Who is the target market for this advertisement? Underline your answer. (1)

a) People who have kids.

b) People who enjoy eating pizza and pasta.
c) Italian people.
d) People who don’t enjoy pasta, but will go for this deal because it offers one free meal.

5. State two terms and conditions that are mentioned. (2)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

6. How much must you pay, to upsize this meal? (1)

________________________________________________________________________

7. How does this advertisement use the AIDA Principle to promote its product? Explain
this principle using the criteria of Attention and Interest only. (2)

a) Attention:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

b) Interest:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Total = 10 marks
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SECTION D: LITERATURE AND POETRY (20 MARKS)

In this section, you must only answer two questions.

Question 1 (Poetry) is compulsory to answer.
You then have a choice to answer either Question 2 (Novel) or Question 3 (Short Story).

Question 1: Poetry (10 marks)

Read the poem, “Daffodils”, by William Wordsworth and answer the questions that follow.

Daffodils
William Wordsworth

1 I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
5 Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

and twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in a never-ending line
10 along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
15 A poet could not, but be gay,
in such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
what wealth the show to me had brought:
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For oft, when on my couch I lie

20 In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Questions:

1. Why was the poet wandering in the open field? (1)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

2. Name the figure of speech that is used in line 1. (1)

________________________________________________________________________

3. Why does the poet refer to the daffodils as a “host” - line 4? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

4. List one example of personification from the poem. (1)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

5. What is the meaning of the word “wealth” in line 18? (1)

________________________________________________________________________

6. Whenever the poet is in a pensive mood, what does he do? (2)

________________________________________________________________________
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7. Write out the following words with the correct spelling: (2)
a) o’er - _______________________
b) oft - ________________________

8. What did the daffodils outdo as they danced? (1)

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Total = 10 marks

In this section, you must only answer one question: Either Question 2 or Question
3.

Question 2: Novel (10 marks)

Read the extract, which is taken from page 11 of the novel, The Billion Dollar Soccer Ball,
by Michael Williams, and answer the questions that follow.

Amai brings our food. Red Beret watches her as she places it in front of him. He smiles at
my amai.
I don’t like that. No, sir. I don’t like that at all!
Grandpa Longdrop feels my muscles tense. He pinches my shoulder in warning.
All of the women have now returned. The pile of food seems very little for a village of over
a hundred people.
“This is not the food I am looking for.” Red Beret speaks again and pulls a paper from his
pocket. “Who is the teacher in Bikita?”
I feel my Amai stiffen beside me. She steps forward. Red Beret holds out the paper and
calls her with the finger of his right hand. She walks forward, takes the paper from him and
reads it. My amai stands with her shoulders straight. He is taller, much taller, but she holds
his gaze.

Questions:
1. Who is Amai and what is her job description? (2)
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2. Name the soldier with the red beret. (1)
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3. Red Beret pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket. What is this piece of paper and who
was it meant for? (2)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

4. Why did the soldiers beat Innocent? (1)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

5. How did Red Beret threaten the people who did not support the
president? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
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6. Where does Deo find Innocent and in what state does he find him? (3)
________________________________________________________________________
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Total = 10 marks
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Question 3: Short Story (10 marks)

Read the extract, which is taken from the short story, “Mole and the mask” by Ann Walton,
and answer the questions that follow.

Msonthi was walking along singing a happy song, when he heard a plaintive wail coming
from the ditch beside the road. He went over to see if he could help the poor person who
sounded so distressed. There lay an old woman covered in ditch water. She looked up at
Msonthi.
“Please help me, young man! I have foolishly fallen into this smelly ditch and cannot climb
out of here,” she said.
“Don’t worry, I will have you out of there in an instant,” said the kind Msonthi, and jumping
into the ditch, with no thought of the dirty water, he took the old lady up in his arms and
lifted her out of the ditch.
“Thank you young man,” said the old woman. “For your kindness, I have something
valuable to give you.”
She delved into the large pocket in her shirt and produced a strange, wicked looking old
mask. She held it out to Msonthi. “This mask has special powers for the person who owns
it. It will protect you from wicked people. If you wear it and say “Die, die!” to anyone who
threatens your life, that person will drop dead at your feet.

Questions:
1. What did Msonthi discover as he was walking along the road? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

2. For being helpful, what gift did Msonthi receive and what was special about this
gift? (2)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

3. Describe Msonthi’s character before he receives the gift and then after he uses the
gift. (2)
________________________________________________________________________
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4. What did the chief decide to do about Msonthi, in order to stop him from creating
havoc in the village? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

5. Who decided to help the chief out with this plan? (1)
________________________________________________________________________

6. How did the chief finally get rid of this gift? (1)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

7. Relate one incident when Msonthi used this gift. (1)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

8. In the end, how did Msonthi die? (1)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Total: 10 marks

GRAND TOTAL: 70 MARKS

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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

Subject English Paper 2: Examiner Mrs A Singh

Comprehension, Language
and Literature
Date Total marks 70
Session 1 Duration 2 hours
Grade 7 Moderator Mrs V Naidoo
Special instructions/ Learners are not allowed to use a
Equipment dictionary or thesaurus.

MEMORANDUM

NO. ANSWER MARK LEVEL

1. What is the setting of this story? 1 2

A hotel.√

2. State two reasons why the narrator decided that he needed a 2 3

dog?
He did not have any sisters or brothers to play with. √
He had never had a pet and it seemed to him that a dog would
liven things up.√

3. Why did the narrator’s cousin say that ferrets made excellent 2 2
pets?
They were smart√ and really fun animals.√

4. In paragraph 3, the narrator mentions an encyclopedia. What is 1 4

an encyclopedia?
An encyclopedia is a book that contains information about
everything that a person is looking for.√

5. Describe the appearance of the ferret. 2 3

Their bodies are long and slim.
They have brown or silver fur.
Their eyes are beady and alert.
(any 2)√√

6. What did the narrator name his ferret? 1 1

Fred Ferret.√

7. Quote a sentence from paragraph 4, which tells us that the 2 5

narrator used up all his money to buy himself the ferret.
“Buying the ferret wiped out my savings.”
(minus half for no quotation marks)
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8. List two reasons why the narrator was experiencing sleepless 2 2

nights.
During the night, Fred began to run on his exercise wheel. √
Then he crunched his food, chattered and ran some more.√
9. Mention two ways in which the narrator took care of his pet 2 2
ferret.
He gave Fred fresh food and water every day.
He cleaned his cage every Friday.
He scrubbed the cage with hot water.
He changed his litter box.
He washed the towels that Fred snuggled into.
(any 2)√√

10. “Then I would lure him back to his cage with a treat - fresh 1 3
carrots.” – Paragraph 6. Explain what the narrator means by
‘lure’.
He would try and get Fred to go back into the cage, by putting a
carrot in front of him to follow to the cage.√

11. Why did the narrator’s bed smell like “ferret chow” – paragraph 1 3
8?
Fred used to snatch his food and stuff it into the mattress.√

12. Why did the narrator refer to the ferret as his “roommate” – 1 3
paragraph 11?
He started talking to Fred at night as we shared the mattress.
He would hold still, listen, and chatter back.
He could understand how the ferret felt.
(any 1)√

13. In your opinion, should the mum have given the ferret away, 1 5
while the child was at soccer camp? Give a reason for your
answer.
No. The ferret belonged to the boy, so he should have been told
first. He had also paid for it with his own money, so he should
have been allowed to take the decision.√

Yes. The mom decided that the child was irresponsible and
could not take care of the ferret, so she made a decision on her
own.√

(No mark for Yes/No)

14. What did the narrator learn from his relationship with Fred? 1 3
Taking good care of a pet is a lot of hard work.√
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SECTION B: LANGUAGE (20 MARKS)

NO. ANSWER MARK

1. Find a synonym in paragraph 5 for the word: 1

slept – napped√

2. Find an antonym in paragraph 6 for the word: 1

stale - fresh √

3. List the concrete and abstract noun from the sentence below. 2
A barking, bouncing dog would definitely disturb the peace.

a) Abstract noun – peace√

b) Concrete noun – dog√

4. Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the sentence below. 2

He √ sounded like a happy camper.√

5. Read the sentences below and give one example for each part of 5
speech that is listed.

After Fred moved into my bedroom, my sleepless nights began. He

napped a lot during the day and got very busy at night. As soon as I
turned off the light, Fred began to run on his exercise wheel. Then he
crunched his food, chattered and ran some more

Proper noun Fred√

Plural noun nights√

Compound noun bedroom/exercise wheel√

Adjective sleepless/exercise wheel

Verb moved/napped/busy/turned/run/
crunched/ran/chattered√

6. Write a homophone for the word that is written in bold. 1

I hurt my leg and it was very sore.

saw
soar
(any 1)√
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7. Write down the countable and non-countable nouns from the 2

sentence below.

I scrubbed the cage with hot water, changed his litter box and
washed the towel he snuggled into.

a) Countable noun – cage/litter box/towels√

b) Non-countable noun - water√

8. 10. Change the simple present tense sentence to the simple past 4
and future tense.

Simple Present Tense: I find a pet store that sells ferrets.

Simple Past Tense: I found √a pet store that sold √ferrets.

Simple Future Tense: I will find √a pet that will sell √ferrets.

9. 11. Explain the Idiom and Proverb below. 2

a) Idiom: Birds of a feather flock together.

People of the same sort or with the same tastes and
interests will be found together.√
Proverb: To be as fresh as a daisy.
b)
To be full of energy.√
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SECTION C: VISUAL LITERACY (10 MARKS)

NO. ANSWER MARK

1. Name the products that this advertisement is promoting. 2
Pizza√
Pasta√
2. What is Panarottis’ slogan? 1
Big on family. Big on Pizza.√

3. For which day of the week is this special only valid? 1

Tuesday√
4. Who is the target market for this advertisement? Underline your 1
answer.
a)
People who have kids.
b)
People who enjoy eating pizza and pasta.√
c)
Italian people.
d) People who don’t enjoy pasta, but will go for this deal because it
offers one free meal.

5. State two terms and conditions that are mentioned. 2

Available all day.
Only pay for the most expensive item.
No take-away.
Cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion.
(any 2)√√
6. How much must you pay, to upsize this meal? 1
R18√
7. How does this advertisement use the AIDA Principle to promote its 2
product? Explain this principle using the criteria of Attention and
Interest only.
Attention: It gets the reader’s attention with the large writing, bold
a)
writing and the use of a colourful and tempting picture of the food.√

b) Interest: It gets the reader’s attention because it offers a free meal

when you buy one.√
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SECTION D: LITERATURE AND POETRY (20 MARKS)

Question 1: Poetry (10 marks)

Read the poem, “Daffodils”, by William Wordsworth and answer the questions that follow.

NO. ANSWER MARK

1. Why was the poet wandering in the open field? 1
He was feeling sad and lonely.√
2. Name the figure of speech that is used in line 1. 1
Simile√
3. Why does the poet refer to the daffodils as a “host” - line 4? 1
The daffodils welcome him to the fields, just like a host does at a
function.√
4. List one example of personification from the poem. 1
When all at once I saw a crowd.
A host of golden daffodils; Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
They stretched in a never-ending line tossing their heads in sprightly
dance.
The waves beside them danced.
(any 1)√

5. What is the meaning of the word “wealth” in line 18? 1

Happiness√

6. Whenever the poet is in a pensive mood, what does he do? 2

He recalls/remembers that day in the field √and the thought of that
memory with the daffodils, brings him happiness once again.√
7. Write out the following words with the correct spelling: 2
o’er - over√
a)
b) oft - often√

8. What did the daffodils outdo as they danced? 1

They outdid the waves as they danced.√
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Question 2: Novel (10 marks)

Read the extract, which is taken from page 11 of the novel, The Billion Dollar Soccer Ball,
by Michael Williams, and answer the questions that follow.

NO. ANSWER MARK

1. Who is Amai and what is her job description? 2
Amai is Innocent and Deo’s mother.√
She is a teacher in Bikita.√

2. Name the soldier with the red beret. 1

Commander Jesus.√

3. Red Beret pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket. What is this piece of 2
paper and who was it meant for?
It is the reply letter from the church of America.√
It was meant for Amai.√

4. Why did the soldiers beat Innocent? 1

He hit Commander Jesus with a stick on his outstretched hand.√

5. How did Red Beret threaten the people who did not support the president? 1
He threatened them with death. √
He will kill the people, who voted wrongly, collect the blood from these
people and then drink it.√
(any 1)
6. Where does Deo find Innocent and in what state does he find him? 3
He finds him in an old thorn kraal.√
His body is naked.
His wrists are tied to pegs in the ground.
His ankles are tied to the end of a log that stretches his legs apart.
There is a sack over his head. and his feet and hands are tied.
(any 2)√√
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Question 3: Short Story (10 marks)

Read the extract, which is taken from the short story, “Mole and the mask” by Ann Walton,
and answer the questions that follow.

NO. ANSWER MARK

1. What did Msonthi discover as he was walking along the road? 1

He discovered an old woman covered in ditch water.
2. For being helpful, what gift did Msonthi receive and what was special 2
about this gift?
A strange looking mask.√
The mask had special powers for the person who owned it.
It could cause the death of ten men at once.√
3. Describe Msonthi’s character before he receives the gift and then after he 2
uses the gift.
He changed from a kind man,√ to a wicked man.√
4. What did the chief decide to do about Msonthi, in order to stop him from 1
creating havoc in the village?
They would go after him and drive a spear into his heart.√
5. Who decided to help the chief out with this plan? 1
Mole√
6. How did the chief finally get rid of this gift? 1
He threw the mask into a fire and it burnt to ashes.√
7. Relate one incident when Msonthi misused this gift. 1
He killed the hare.
He killed men, women and children.
He killed the chief’s army.
(any 1)√
8. In the end, how did Msonthi die? 1
He was eaten by a crocodile in the lake.√