English HL P1

November 2015 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

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🎯 70 marks ⏱️ 2h 📄 13 pages 📝 29 items found 📚 6 topics 📖 5 language components 🔑 2 key info

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1.1Account for the repetition of in the opening sentence of the passage (lines 1 (2\ Refer to paragraph 2 Explain the results of the formulaic gender stereotyping used by business. (2\ Suggest why the writer uses the phrase

1.5Why does the writer invite the reader to time travel (line 17 \ with him/ her? Refer to paragraph 6 Comment on the

1.7Does the statement, Rebellion has never been more urgent (paragraph 8\ pport the views presented in paragraph 7? Justify your response

1.8Choose the correct response from the options provided below. Write down only the letter of your choice. Refer to paragraph 10 (

1.11ritically omment on the manner in which the girl in the advertisement is presented. QUESTION: TEXTS A AND B

1.12Does the message of TEXT B support the writer s view as expressed in paragraph 2 of TEXT A? Justify your response (4\

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3.1Account for the use of very best in Compared only to the very best, the F29 is pure speed (2\

3.2Discuss the persuasive appeal of Same Blood (2\

3.3Critically discuss the effectiveness of the words andcrafted hand built unique exclusive (3\

3.4In your view, do the visuals support the advertiser s message Justify your response. (3\ [10] 1010

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4.1Explain how the setting contributes to the message of the cartoon. (2\

4.2Discuss what the cartoonist conveys about Curtis s attitude in frame 2 Focus on both his body language and his speech. (3\ FRAME 2 FRAME 1 FRAME 4

4.3Refer to frames 1 to 3. Explain w hy Curtis does not respond to the girl (2\ QUESTION: TEXTS E and F

4.4Refer to both TEXT E and TEXT Comment on the use of stereotyping in both cartoons. (3\ [10] FRAME 2 FRAME 110

5.1Rewrite the colloquial expression big deal (line 4\ in formal English. (1\

5.2Choose the correct response from the options provided below. Write down only the letter of your choice. The pair of brackets in lines 5 and 6 could be replaced by a pair of ...

5.3Rewrite the following question in the active voice: Has contentment ever been guaranteed by mansions and expensive cars? (lines 7 8\ (1\

5.4Provide the noun form of acquires (line 10\. (1\

5.5Rewrite the following sentences so that they are grammatically correct

5.5.1Possessions, like the song goes, have a way of weighing one down ine (1\

5.5.2Thinking about it, the times when you had little were often when you were happiest ines 14\ (1\

5.6How would the meaning of the phrase a pretty, clever young woman (line 16\ change if the comma were omitted? (1\

5.7We had very little when we were young and now, 31 years later, we still don have much in the way of cars and mansions ines Write down the adverbial clause in the above sentence. (1\

5.8Correct a colloquial redundancy in paragraph 6. (1\

5.9A word has been incorrectly used in the last sentence: And one of ... not a BMW Correct the error. (1\ [10] TOTAL SECTION C: GRAND TOTAL:10

Language Components

Comprehension QuestionsSummary WritingEssay/ArgumentCreative WritingOral/Debate

Topics Identified

ComprehensionSummaryLanguage in ContextGrammarCreative WritingOral Communication

Mark Allocation

Total70 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 10 = 30 marks

Key Information

Contact Number082 584 2761 · 082 378 8853

Websitewww.huffingtonpost.com · www.lego.com

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2015

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 1

LanguageEnglish (HL — verified from PDF)

Pages13

Downloads9

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago11y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayThursday

Exam periodNovember 2015

Days since exam4,007

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