English HL P1

May-June 2022 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

Past Paper 2022 Grade 12 English - HL English Hub →

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🎯 70 marks ⏱️ 2h 📄 3 pages 📝 22 items found 📚 5 topics 📖 6 language components

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1.1Refer to paragraph 1 What do you understand by the concept 'cancel culture' (2\

1.2With reference to paragraph 2, e xplain the reason for the rise of 'cancel culture'. (2\ 1. Refer to paragraph 3 Why

1.8Refer to FRAME 1 and FRAME 2. Account for the reaction of the two smaller characters

1.1In your assessment doe TEXT B support Charity Hudley' s views

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3.4Supply the root word of 'independent'

3.5Provide the verb form of 'industry' (1\ [10] 3. In y our view, does the written text10

Q4— Section header —

4.1Refer to FRAMES 1 and 2. How does the dial ogue reflect the two characters' attitudes toward their customers? (2\

4.2Refer to FRAMES 3 and 4. Comment on the effectiveness of ONE technique used by the cartoonist

4.3Rewrite 'You' ve got to stop condescending to the customers' FRAME 1\so that it is grammatically correct.

4.4ccount for the change in Thandi' s facial expression from FRAME 2 to FRAME 3.

4.5Discuss how humour is created in the cartoon as a whole

4.6Various options are provided as possible answers to the question below Choose the answer and write only the letter (A D\ next to the question number (4.6\ The teacher' s instruction in

5.2Substitute 'Hopefully' (line 3\ with a main clause that retains the meaning of the sentence (1\

5.3.1Correct the grammatical error in the sentence. (1\

5.3.2Provide the part of speech of 'devastating' in this sentence. (1\ 5. Provide a suitable synonym for 'global' (line 9\ (1\

5.5ines 7 10\

5.5.1Correct the spelling error in this sentence. (1\

5.5.2Explain the meaning of the prefix, inter in inter racial

5.8Remove the redundancy in paragraph 4. (1\ [10]10

Language Components

Comprehension QuestionsSummary WritingEssay/ArgumentLiterature AnalysisOral/DebateVocabulary

Topics Identified

ComprehensionSummaryLiteratureGrammarOral Communication

Mark Allocation

Total70 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 10 = 30 marks

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2022

SessionMay-June

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 1

LanguageEnglish (HL — verified from PDF)

Pages13

Downloads11

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago4y

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