English HL P1

November 2016 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

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🎯 70 marks ⏱️ 2h 📄 12 pages 📝 28 items found 📚 5 topics 📖 5 language components 🔑 1 key info

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1.1With reference to paragraph 1, explain why the term youth is hard to define (2\

1.2Refer to paragraph 2 Discuss how the disparity mentioned in this paragraph affects the youth. (2\

1.3Explain the meaning of the phrase catalysts for change (line 18 \n t context of paragraph (2\

1.4Refer to paragraph 4 Why has the writer included statistics in this paragraph (2\

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1.6Comment on the impact of the con trast between paragraphs 5 and 6 (3\

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1.8Comment critically on the statement, education is not a panacea per se (line , in context (3\

1.9Refer to paragraph 10. In your view, a re the rhetorical questions effective at this point in the passage? Justify your response. (3\

1.10The attitude of the speaker can be defined as ... committed. relaxed. apathetic. nonchalant. (1\

1.11Comment on the irony in TEXT (3\ QUESTION: TEXTS A AND B

1.12Both TEXT A and TEXT B add ress the issue of youth in crisi s. In your opinion, which text is likely to have the

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3.2Why does the advertisement make reference to BMW? Discuss how the written text reinforces the illustration in the advertisement. (2\ TEXT E [Source: http://www.oddee.com QUESTION : TEXT E

3.3Comment on the effectiveness of the slogan STOP THE TEXTS. STOP THE WRECKS

3.4Analyse the visual image and the written text, DON T LET TEXTING BLIND YOU Critically discuss whether the text and the image successfully convey the

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4.1What does the officer s facial expression in FRAME 3 reveal about his attitude? (2\

4.2Comment on the impact of the last frame in conveying the cartoonist message. (3\ ource The Star , October 2015

4.3In FRAME the cartoonist uses a technique that is different from those used in FRAMES 1 and 3. Discuss the effectiveness of this technique. (2\

4.4Discuss the humour in the cartoon by making reference to both the visual an the verbal elements [10] QUESTIONS: TEXT F TEXT G: CARTOON10

5.2Explain the function of the dashes in lines 3 4. (1\ Correct the error of concord in paragraph 2 (1\

5.3Crawling from the venue on all fours uncontrollably weeping all the way home (lines 6 and 7\. Rewrite this sentence so that it is grammatically correct. (1\

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5.10Explain the ambiguity in If an obsession with pop music does not enhance a performance, dump it! (lines 18 (1\ [10] TOTAL SECTION C:10

5.6Rewrite ve ramped up the hyperbole (line 13\ in the passive voice. (1\

Language Components

Comprehension QuestionsSummary WritingEssay/ArgumentOral/DebateVocabulary

Topics Identified

ComprehensionSummaryLanguage in ContextGrammarOral Communication

Mark Allocation

Total70 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 10 = 30 marks

Key Information

Websitewww.irinnews.org · www.huffingtonpost.com

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2016

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 1

LanguageEnglish (HL — verified from PDF)

Pages12

Downloads8

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago10y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySaturday

Exam periodNovember 2016

Days since exam3,640

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