English HL P1

Feb-March 2012 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

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🎯 70 marks ❓ 7 questions ⏱️ 2h 📄 13 pages 📝 38 items found 📚 5 topics 📖 5 language components

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Q1— Section header —

1.1Park. (1)1

1.2Refer to paragraph 2. Explain why, according to the writer, peopl animals. Use your own words as much as possible.

1.4(2) Suggest why the writer has chosen to ask two questions, one after the other.

1.3'We were baptised in blood' (line 10\ What does the writer suggest about hum an beings in the context of this Discuss the phrase, 'falsely clear consci ences' (line 12\ passage as a whole.

1.5Refer to paragraph 4.

1.6Refer to paragraph 5. Suggest why the elephants and buffalo di d not show any anger towards the

1.7Refer to paragraph 7.

1.7.1Which of the fo llowing pairs of adjectives best describes the Excitement and anticipation

1.7.2Justify your response by on of the imagery used

1.8Refer to paragraph 8.

1.9Discuss the suitability of the title, 'Thrill of the kill is in the blood'. (2\

1.10By careful examination of both content an d language, explain why this text QUESTIONS: TEXT B TEXT B.

1.11Discuss how the slogan, 'Endless horizons', links to the visual elements in

1.12Comment on the signific ance of the size of the man in this text. (2\ QUESTIONS: TEXTS A AND B

1.13The word 'thrill' is used in both TEXT A (the heading\lower In your view, which of the two texts is more effective in cr eating a sense of a thrilling experience? Justify your response. , a game

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Q3— Section header —

4.1TEXT E: CARTOON

3.1Explain how the photographs e product advertised. (3\

3.2Discuss how the phrase 'Absolute Li fesaver!' is intended to influence the

3.3In your view, is the font used appropriate for this

3.4Comment critically on the use of Af rikaans words/phrases ('Lekker'\

Q4— Section header —

4.1.1Account for the change in Mr B's body language from frame 2 to

4.1.2Explain how humour is ac hieved in this cartoon. (3\

4.2TEXT F: CARTOON

4.2.1Suggest why the cartoonist

4.2.2What comment is being made about society in this cartoon? (3\ Read TEXT G, which contains some deliber TEXT G

Q5— Section header —

5.1

5.2Give a synonym for the wo rd 'fluid' (line 8\ (1\

5.3Identify and correct the conc ord error in paragraph 3. (1\

5.4Rewrite the following s take and sipped small amounts regularly.'

5.5Refer to line 11.

5.6Refer to line 14 ('... prepare dinner at

5.7Identify and correct the pr onoun error in paragraph 5. (1\

5.8Punctuate the following sentence in TWO different ways so that TWO The guide said that the t ourists must watch the w eather reports with a beady TOTAL SECTION C:GRAND TOTAL:

Language Components

Comprehension QuestionsSummary WritingEssay/ArgumentOral/DebateVocabulary

Topics Identified

ComprehensionSummaryLanguage in ContextGrammarOral Communication

Mark Allocation

Total70 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40 marks

Per-question sum44 marks

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2012

SessionFeb-March

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 1

LanguageEnglish (HL — verified from PDF)

Pages13

Downloads11

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago14y

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Start day—

Exam period—

Days since exam—

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