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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P2

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2 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P2 (DEAF) (EC/SEPTEMBER 2023)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read all the instructions.
1. Do NOT read the whole question paper.

Use the table of contents on page 3.
Mark the numbers of the questions on the texts you know.
Read these questions and choose the questions you want to answer.
2. This question paper has FOUR sections:
SECTION A: Novel (35)

SECTION B: Drama (35)
SECTION C: Short Stories (35)
SECTION D: Poetry (35)
3. Answer TWO QUESTIONS in total.

Answer ONE question each from ANY TWO sections.
SECTION A: NOVEL
Answer the question on the novel you have studied.
SECTION B: DRAMA
Answer the question on the drama you have studied.
SECTION C: SHORT STORIES

Answer the questions set on BOTH short stories.
SECTION D: POETRY
Answer the questions set on BOTH poems.
4. Use the checklist on page 4 to help you.
5. Follow all the instructions.
6. Number the answers the same as the numbers on the question paper.
7. Start EACH section on a NEW page.
8. Use 75 minutes on each section.
9. Write neatly.
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(EC/SEPTEMBER 2023) ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P2 (DEAF) 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A: NOVEL
Answer ANY ONE question on the novel you have studied.
QUESTION QUESTION MARKS PAGE

1. Cry, the Beloved Country Contextual questions 35 5
2. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and

Mr Hyde Contextual questions 35 9
SECTION B: DRAMA
Answer ANY ONE question on the drama you have studied.
3. Macbeth Contextual questions 35 13
4. My Children! My Africa! Contextual questions 35 17
Answer questions set on BOTH short stories.
5.1 ‘Class act’ Contextual questions 18 21
AND
5.2 ‘Forbidden love’ Contextual questions 17 23
SECTION D: POETRY
Answer the questions set on BOTH poems.
6.1 ‘Reciprocities’ Contextual questions 18 25
AND
6.2 ‘On the grasshopper and

cricket’ Contextual questions 17 27

CHECKLIST
NOTE:
• Answer questions from ANY TWO sections.
• Tick () the sections you have answered.
SECTION QUESTION NO. OF TICK

NUMBERS QUESTIONS
TO ANSWER ()
A: Novel 1–2 1
B: Drama 3–4 1
C: Short Stories 5 1
D: Poetry 6 1
NOTE: Make sure that you have answered questions on TWO sections only.

SECTION A: NOVEL
There are questions set on two novels:
• CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton

• STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Answer ALL the questions on the novel that you have studied.
QUESTION 1: CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
Read the extracts.

Answer the questions.
The number of marks shows how long your answer must be.
NOTE: Answer QUESTION 1.1 AND QUESTION 1.2.
1.1 EXTRACT A
[Kumalo decides to use the money they have saved.]
She said patiently to him, About this letter, Stephen.

He sighed. Bring me the St. Chad’s money, he said.
She went out, and came back with a tin, of the kind in which they sell
coffee or cocoa, and this she gave to him. He held it in his hand, studying it,
as though there might be some answer in it, till at last she said, It must 5
be done, Stephen.
-How can I use it? he said. This money was to send Absalom to St.
Chad’s.
-Absalom will never go now to St. Chad’s.
-How can you say that? he said sharply. How can you say such a thing? 10
-He is in Johannesburg, she said wearily. When people go to
Johannesburg, they do not come back.
- You have said it, he said. It is said now. This money which was saved
for that purpose will never be used for it. You have opened a door, and
because you have opened it, we must go through. And Tixo alone knows 15
where we shall go.
-It was not I who opened it, she said, hurt by his accusation. It has a long
time been open, but you would not see.
-We had a son, he said harshly. Zulus have many children, but we had
only one son. 20
[Book 1, Chapter 2]

1.1.1 Match the description from COLUMN B with the name in COLUMN A.
Write the letter (A–E) next to the question numbers (1.1.1(a) to
1.1.1(d)).
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) James Jarvis A selfish
(b) John Harris B naïve
(c) John Kumalo C liberal
(d) Absalom Kumalo D faithful
E conservative
(4 x 1) (4)
1.1.2 Lines 7–8 (‘How can I … to St. Chad’s’).
(a) How does Reverend Kumalo and his wife plan to use their
savings? (2)
State TWO points.
(b) Why did Reverend Kumalo want Absalom to go to St. Chad’s? (1)
1.1.3 Complete the sentence.

Choose the answer.
Write the letter (A–D) next to the question number (1.1.3).
The St. Chad’s referred to in lines 8–9 is a …
A high school.
B missionary school.
B university.
C teacher college. (1)
1.1.4 Line 10 (‘How can you … such a thing?).
(a) What tone would Reverend Kumalo use in this line? (1)
(b) Why would he use this tone in this line? (1)
1.1.5 What does this extract reveal about Mrs Kumalo’s character?
Explain your answer. (2)
1.1.6 Explain the irony in Absalom going to Johannesburg to look for his
aunt. (2)
1.1.7 Absalom’s background has contributed to his actions in

Johannesburg.
Discuss your view. (3)
AND

1.2 EXTRACT B
[Kumalo receives good news.]
Umfundisi: I thank you for your message of sympathy, and for the
promise of the prayers of your church. You are right, my wife knew of the
things that are being done, and had the greatest part in it. These things
we did in memory of our beloved son. It was one of her last wishes that
a new church should be built at Ndotsheni, and I shall come to discuss it 5
with you. Yours truly,
JAMES JARVIS
You should know that my wife was suffering before we went to
Johannesburg.
Kumalo stood up, and he said in a voice that astonished the Bishop, This 10
is from God. It was a voice in which there was relief from anxiety and
laughter and weeping, and he said again, looking round from the walls of
the room, This is from God.
–May I see your letter from God?, said the Bishop dryly.
So Kumalo gave it to him eagerly, and stood impatiently while the 15
Bishop read it. And when the Bishop had finished, he said gravely, That
was a foolish jest.
He read it again, and blew his nose, and sat with the letter in his hand.
–What are the things that are being done? he asked.
So Kumalo told him about the milk, and the new dam that was to be 20
built, and the young demonstrator.
[Book 3, Chapter 5]
1.2.1 Describe the setting of this extract. (2)
1.2.2 Why does James find it necessary to tell Kumalo about his wife’s
condition before they went to Johannesburg (lines 8–9)? (2)
1.2.3 Line 13 (‘This is from God’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why the figure of speech is relevant in this extract. (2)
1.2.4 Line 14 (‘May I see … the Bishop dryly’).
What does this line tell us about the Bishop’s state of mind?
1.2.5 Explain why the Bishop thinks Kumalo should not stay in Ndotsheni
any longer. (2)

1.2.6 Why is the statement FALSE?
The Jarvis family like Kumalo, went to Johannesburg to look for

their son. (1)
1.2.7 One of the themes in Cry, the Beloved Country is faith.
Discuss this theme. (3)
1.2.8 James Jarvis and his family should be admired for helping the
people of Ndotsheni.
What do you think?

TOTAL SECTION A: 35

QUESTION 2: STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Read the extracts.

2.1 EXTRACT C
[Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield on their weekly walk.]
‘Indeed?’ said Mr Utterson, with a slight change of voice, ‘and what was that?’
‘Well, it was this way,’ returned Mr Enfield: ‘I was coming home from
some place at the end of the world, about three o’clock of a black winter
morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally
nothing to be 5
seen but lamps. Street after street, and all the folks asleep – street after
street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church – till
at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins
to long for the sight of a policeman. All at once I saw two figures: one a little
man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl 10
of maybe eight or ten, who was running as hard as she was able down a
cross street. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the
corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled
calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground. It sounds
nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. It wasn’t like a man; it was like 15
some damned Juggernaut.
[Story of the door]
2.1.1 Match the description from COLUMN B that matches a name in

COLUMN A.
2.1.1(d)).
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Jekyll A aged
(b) Hyde B red-faced
(c) Utterson C dwarfish
(d) Lanyon D smooth-faced
E lean
(4 x 1) (4)

2.1.3 What is the relationship between Mr Enfield and Mr Utterson?
State TWO points. (2)
2.1.4 Line 7 (‘all as empty as a church’).

Choose the answer.
‘… one a little man who was stumping’ is …
A Hyde.
B Poole.
C Guest.
D Bradshaw. (1)
2.1.6 Lines 12–14 (‘for the man … hellish to see’).
(a) What is strange about how the ‘little man’ paid the family of
the child he trampled? (1)
(b) What does Mr Enfield mean when he says, ‘… it was

hellish’? (1)
2.1.7 Mr Utterson’s friendship with Dr Jekyll compromises his job as a

lawyer.
What do you think?

AND

2.2 EXTRACT D
[Dr Jekyll rejects Mr Hyde.]
‘If it came to a trial your name might appear.’

‘I am quite sure of him,’ replied Jekyll; ‘I have grounds for certainty
that I cannot share with anyone. But there is one thing on which you
may advise me. I have – I have received a letter; and I am at a loss
whether I should show it to the police. I should like to leave it in your 5
hands, Utterson; you would judge wisely, I am sure; I have so great a
trust in you.’
‘You fear, I suppose, that it might lead to his detection?’ asked the
lawyer.
‘No,’ said the other. ‘I cannot say that I care what becomes of Hyde; 10
I am quite done with him. I was thinking of my own character, which
this hateful business has rather exposed.’
Utterson ruminated awhile; he was surprised at his friend’s
selfishness, and yet relieved by it. ‘Well,’ said he at last, ‘let me see
the letter’. 15
The letter was written in an odd, upright hand and signed ‘Edward
Hyde’: and it signified, briefly enough, that the writer’s benefactor Dr
Jekyll, whom he had long so unworthily repaid for a thousand
generosities, need labour under no alarm for his safety, as he had
means of escape on which he placed a sure dependence. 20
[Incident of a letter]
2.2.1 Lines 2–3 (‘I am quite … share with anyone’).
(a) Explain why Dr Jekyll’s certainty of Hyde’s disappearance is

ironic. (2)
(b) Think about the whole novel.

Who does Dr Jekyll prefer to be?
2.2.2 Lines 3–7 (‘But there is … trust in you’).
(a) What tone would Dr Jekyll use in these lines? (1)
(b) Why would Dr Jekyll use this tone in these lines? (1)
2.2.3 Lines 8–9 (‘You fear, I … asked the lawyer’).
What does this line tell us about Mr Utterson’s state of mind?

2.2.4 Why is the following statement FALSE?
The ‘hateful business’ (line 12), that Dr Jekyll refers to is Mr Hyde’s

disappearance. (1)
2.2.5 What does Mr Utterson discover about this letter (line 16) he gets
from Dr Jekyll? (1)
2.2.6 What does this extract tell us about Dr Jekyll’s character? (2)
2.2.7 One of the themes in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is

secrecy.
2.2.8 Dr Jekyll created Mr Hyde out of his selfishness.
What do you think?

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TOTAL SECTION B: 35

SECTION B: DRAMA
There are questions on these dramas:
• MACBETH by William Shakespeare
• MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard
Answer all the questions on the drama that you have studied.
QUESTION 3: MACBETH
Read the extracts.
3.1 EXTRACT E
[Macbeth thinks deeply about the witches’ prophecy.]
MACBETH: (aside) Two truths are told,

As happy prologues to the swelling act
Of the imperial theme. I thank you, gentlemen.
(aside) This supernatural soliciting
Cannot be ill; cannot be good; if ill, 5
Why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a truth? I am a Thane of Cawdor.
If good, why do I yield to that suggestion,
Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair
And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, 10
Against the use of nature? Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,
Shakes so my single state of man that function
Is smothered in surmise, and nothing is 15
But what is not.
BANQUO: Look, how our partner’s rapt.
MACBETH: (aside)
If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me
Without my stir. 20
BANQUO: New honours come upon him,
Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould
But with the aid of use.
MACBETH: (aside) Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day. 25
BANQUO: Worthy Macbeth, we stay upon your leisure.
MACBETH: Give me your favour; my dull brain was wrought
With things forgotten. Kind gentlemen, your pains
Are registered where every day I turn
The leaf to read them. Let us toward the King. 30
[Act 1, Scene 3]

3.1.1 Choose a statement from COLUMN B that matches a name in

COLUMN A.
3.1.1(d)).
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Banquo A gullible
(b) Macduff B manipulative
(c) Duncan C vengeful
(d Lady Macbeth D honest
E ambitious
(4 x 1) (4)
3.1.3 Lines 1–3 (‘Two truths are … the imperial theme’).
Macbeth is now the Thane of Cawdor because the previous Thane

of Cawdor died due to illness. (1)
3.1.5 Lines 6–7 (‘Why hath it … Thane of Cawdor’).
What do these lines tell us about Macbeth’s state of mind(think and

feel)?
3.1.6 What does this extract reveal(tell) about Macbeth’s character?
3.1.7 Think about the whole drama.
The witches’ prophecy reveals Macbeth’s true murderous

character.
What do you think?

AND

3.2 EXTRACT F
[Macbeth plans Banquo’s murder.]
1ST MURDERER: It was, so please your highness.

MACBETH: Well, then, now
Have you considered of my speeches? Know
That it was he in the times past which held you
So under fortune, which you thought had been 5
Our innocent self. This I made good to you
In our last conference, passed in probation with you,
How you were borne in hand, how crossed, the
instruments,
Who wrought with them, and all things else that might 10
To half a soul and to a notion crazed
Say ‘Thus did Banquo’.
1ST MURDERER: You made it known to us.
MACBETH: I did so; and went further, which is now
Our point of second meeting. Do you find 15
Your patience so predominant in your nature,
That you can let this go? Are you so gospelled,
To pray for this good man and for his issue,
Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave
And beggared yours for ever? 20
1st MURDERER: We are men, my liege.
MACBETH: Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men;
As hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs,
Shoughs, water-rugs and demi-wolves, are clept
All by the name of dogs. The valued file 25
Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,
The housekeeper, the hunter, every one
According to the gift which bounteous Nature
Hath in him closed, whereby he does receive
Particular addition, from the bill 30
That writes them all alike.
[Act 3, Scene 1]
3.2.1 Lines 2–6 (‘Well then, now … Our innocent self’.)
(a) What tone would Macbeth use in these lines? (1)
(b) Why would Macbeth’s tone be appropriate(fitting) in these

lines? (1)
(c) Explain the irony in Macbeth’s words ‘our innocent self’. (2)

3.2.2 If you were the director of this play, what would you tell Macbeth to
do when saying, ‘Do you find … let this go? (lines 15–17).
State TWO actions. (2)
3.2.3 Explain why Macbeth wants Banquo murdered. (2)
3.2.4 In your OWN words state the reasons Macbeth puts forward9gives) for
the murderers to kill Banquo. (2)

Choose the answer.
When the first murderer replies that ‘We are men’ (line 21) means
that they are …
A not in the catalogue.

B not on the list.
C men who take revenge.
D followers of gospel. (1)
3.2.6 What does Macbeth later do to prove that he does not trust these
murderers? (1)
3.2.7 One of the themes in Macbeth is disruption of order and its

consequences(costs).
3.2.8 Refer to the drama as a whole.
Banquo deserves to be killed.
What do you think?

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QUESTION 4: MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
Read the extracts.

4.1 EXTRACT G
[The proposal for competition]
ISABEL: You know, that everybody would be nice and polite and very, very
grateful.
MR M: And we weren’t?
ISABEL: You were, but not them. Thami and his friends. [She laughs at the
memory.] Ja, to be honest Mr M, that family of yours was a bit scary 5
at first. But not anymore! I feel I’ve made friends with Thami and
others, so now it’s different.
MR M: Simple as that.
ISABEL: Simple as that.
MR M: Knowledge has banished fear! Bravo. Bravo. And yet again Bravo! 10
If you knew what it meant to me to hear you speak like that. I wasn’t
wrong. From the moment I first shook hands with you I knew you
were a kindred spirit.
ISABEL: Tell me more about the competition.
MR M: First prize is five thousand rand which the bank has stipulated must 15
be spent on books for school library. We will obviously divide it
equally between Camdeboo and Zolile when you and Thami win.
ISABEL: Yes, what about my team-mate? What does he say? Have you
asked him yet?
MR M: No, I haven’t asked him Isabel, and I won’t. I will tell him, and when I 20
do I trust he will express as much enthusiasm for the idea as you
have. I am an old-fashioned traditionalist in most things, young lady,
and my classroom is certainly no exception. I teach, Thami learns.
[Act 1, Scene 3]

4.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a name in

COLUMN A.
4.1.1(d)).
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Thami Mbikwana A devotes his life to education
(b) Oom Dawie B is blind to the daily struggles
(c) Isabel Dyson C gives standard ten his pep talk
(d) Anela Myalatya D sees education as a trap
E very loyal to Zionism

(4 x 1) (4)
4.1.3 Explain why Isabel expects everybody to be ‘nice and polite and very
grateful’ (lines 1–2).
4.1.4 Line 10 (‘Knowledge has banished fear!’).
4.1.5 Explain why the statement is FALSE.
Isabel and Thami participate(take part) in the choir competition. (1)
4.1.6 What does this extract reveal about Mr M’s character?
4.1.7 Think about the whole drama.
Mr M’s traditional approach(manner of doing) to his classroom is

acceptable.
What do you think?

AND

4.2 EXTRACT H
[The argument about the best way to fight for freedom.]
MR M: I’ve got to choose, have I? My black skin doesn’t confer

automatic membership. So how do I go about choosing?
THAMI: By identifying with the fight for our Freedom.
MR M: As simple as that? I want our Freedom as much as any of
you. In fact, I was fighting for it in my small way long before 5
any of you were born! But I’ve got a small problem. Does
that noble fight of ours really have to stoop to pulling down a
few silly statues? Where do you get the idea that we, The
People, want you to do that for us?
THAMI: [Trying] They are not our heroes, teacher. 10
MR M: They are not our statues, Thami! Wouldn’t it be better for us
to rather put our energies into erecting a few of our own?
We’ve also got heroes, you know.
THAMI: Like who, Mr M? Nelson Mandela? [Shaking his head with
disbelief] Hey! They would pull that statue down so fast … 15
MR M: [Cutting him] In which case they would be just as guilty of
gross vandalism … because that is what it will be, regardless
of who does it to whom. Destroying somebody else’s property
is inexcusable behaviour.
No, Thami. As one of the People you claim to be acting for, I 20
raise my hand in protest. Please don’t pull down any statues
on my behalf.
[Act 1, Scene 5]
4.2.1 Lines 1–2 (‘I’ve got to … go about choosing’).
(a) What tone would Mr M use in these lines? (1)
(b) Why would Mr M use this tone? (1)
4.2.2 What must Mr M do to identify ‘with the fight’ for freedom’ (line 4)? (2)
4.2.3 Lines 4–9 (‘As simple as … that for us’).
If you were the director of this play, what would you tell Mr M to do
when saying these lines?
State TWO actions. (2)


Choose the correct answer.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (4.2.4).
Lines 10–11.
‘The People’ that Mr M is referring to are …
A Afrikaners in Camdeboo.
B Black South Africans.
C Farmers in the Karoo.
D Zionists in Brakwater. (1)
4.2.5 Who is ‘they’ that Thami is referring to in line 16? (1)
4.2.6 Lines 16–19 (Cutting him in … is inexcusable behaviour’).
What do these lines tell us about Mr M’s state of mind(think and feel)?
4.2.7 Why it is ironic that Mr M is killed at school? (2)
4.2.8 One of the themes in My Children! My Africa! is generational

conflict.
4.2.9 Thami makes a good decision in joining the movement.
What do you think?

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TOTAL SECTION B: 35

There are questions on these stories:
• CLASS ACT by Namhla Tshisana

• FORBIDDEN LOVE by Can Themba
QUESTION 5
Read the extracts.

The number of marks shows how long your answers must be.
5.1 ‘CLASS ACT’
EXTRACT I
[Narrator is humiliated.]
Flip, I could see my thighs and knock-knees – and so could everyone else!
“Whoa, Sister Mary has undergone a makeover! Who knew she had nice legs,” said
Renato behind me while we were changing periods on our way to Mr Patel’s class for
geography. Next thing I know, I catch him below the staircase looking under my skirt
as I was going up the stairs. “Nice yellow bloomers,” he hissed as we left Mr Patel’s 5
class. “You’re still Sister Mary under all that.”
“Girl, umgobo ongaka? Why the big hem? Irhali emhlophe ke yona iyaphi? Where
do all the white tracks lead?” said snooty Khanyisa Peter when I bumped into her at
break, breaking into a fit of laughter. “Amadolo amnyama ke wona asisathethi ngawo.
I won’t even mention the black knees. Your mama must invest in a mop”. 10
I have never been so humiliated in my life. All in one day! The boys make fun of me,
and so do the girls. I don’t think the school would even allow me to wear the same
grey pants as the boys. Besides, my mother will freak. She made it clear she won’t
spend more money on my uniform. Maybe I should just accept that I am Sister Mary
Clarence. At least no one cared what colour panties she wore. 15

5.1.1 Match a description from COLUMN B with a name in COLUMN A.

Write the letter (A–E) next to the question numbers
(5.1.1(a)–5.1.1(d)).
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) Sister Mary A an English teacher
(b) Renato B a Geography teacher
(c) Auntie Connie C a class bully
(d) Mr Sauls D a nun in a film
E a fashion designer
(4 x 1) (4)
5.1.2 Line 1 (‘Flip, I could … could everyone else!’).
What does this line tell us about the narrator’s state of

mind(think and feel)?
Auntie Connie sewed the hem of the narrator’s uniform. (1)
5.1.4 Lines 5–6 (‘Nice yellow bloomers. … under all that’).
Explain why Renato calls the narrator ‘Sister Mary’. (2)
5.1.5 Lines 7–8 (‘Girl, umgobo ongaka? … white tracks lead?’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines. (1)
5.1.6 What does this extract reveal about Renato’s character?
5.1.7 Think about the whole short story.
Renato’s actions towards the narrator are justified.
Is this statement true?

What do you think?
Give reasons for your answer.. (3)
AND

5.2 ‘FORBIDDEN LOVE’
EXTRACT J
[Dick Peters and Bobby fight]
Dick Peters did wait for Freddie. He wanted a full audience, and he wanted to
make sure that his friend Freddie was present in case of any fighting.
Freddie was still gasping for breath when Dick stood up, faced Bobby, and
exploded his bombshell without finesse or ceremony.
‘Your sissy goes with a Naytif!’ 5
‘You lie!’
‘Yes, it’s true. I seen her by the bioscope on Saturday. Your sissy goes
with a Naytif!
The gang burst into laughter. Bobby broke loose with such a fierce barrage of
blows upon Dick that they both tumbled over onto the ground. Dick did not 10
stand a chance. Bobby’s arms were flailing into his face and the blood was
spurting out. Dick yelled out with sudden fear and pain.
Meneer Carelse had to push aside the cheering youngsters before he could get
at the rolling fighters. He pulled Bobby off and held the two apart.
‘What’re you fighting for?’ 15
‘He hit me first,’ Dick said, inconsequently.
‘Why did you hit him, Bobby?’
‘He says my sister goes with a Naytif.’
‘It’s true,’ Dick shouted. I seen them myself on Saturday by the bioscope.’
For a moment Meneer Carelse was stunned by the news. Through his mind 20
rushed with painful vividness the picture of his proposal of marriage to Dora
Randolph and the disdainful rejection she had given him.
5.2.2 Lines 5–8 (‘Your sissy goes … with a Naytif!).
(a) What is a Naytif? (1)
(b) Explain why it is not acceptable to the boys that Bobby’s sister
goes with the Naytif. (2)

Choose the answer.
The bioscope is a …
A laboratory.
B hospital.
C hotel.
D cinema. (1)

5.2.4 Line 18 (‘He says my … with a Naytif’).
(a) What tone would Bobby use in this line? (1)
(b) Why would Bobby use this tone in this line? (1)
5.2.5 Explain the irony in Davie being upset about his sister who goes
out with a ‘Naytif’. (2)
5.2.6 Why does the school principal insist on keeping the boys’ fight a
secret?
5.2.7 One of the themes in the ‘Forbidden love’ is defiance(disobedient).
Explain this theme. (3)
5.2.8 Davie is justified when he does not approve of Dora and Michael’s
relationship.

What do you think?
Give reasons for your answer. (3)
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TOTAL SECTION C: 35

SECTION D: POETRY
There are questions on these poems:
• ‘Reciprocities’ by Cathal Lagan

• ‘On the grasshopper and cricket’ by John Keats
QUESTION 6
6.1 Read the poem.

The number of marks shows you how long your answer must be.
Reciprocities – by Cathal Lagan

for my mother
1 She gave me skeins of wool

2 To hold out (like a priest at Mass),
3 With stern rubrics not to fidget, while she
4 Wound it into a ball, unwinding me,
5 Unravelling my hands and arms, checking
6 My lapses with a gentle tug
7 When I wandered off through images
8 Her chat had made, for though
9 She kept the line between us taut
10 She kept my heart at ease with all her talk.
11 And when her ball compacted grew,

12 And my few strands fell limp away,
13 I knew there was no loss, for she
14 Would knit it back again to fit me perfectly.
15 But richer still,

16 I see today these lines are drawn out from me
17 To knit through this faltering verse
18 A thread of memory
19 Time has pulled away from consciousness.

6.1.1 Match a meaning from COLUMN B with a word in COLUMN A.

Write the letter (A–E) next to the question numbers (6.1.1(a)–
6.1.1(d)).
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(a) skeins A a directive in mass
(b) rubrics B act of writing
(c) lapses C a length of wool
(d images D breaks in concentration
E pictures in imagination
(4 x 1) (4)
6.1.2 Line 2 (‘To hold out … priest at Mass’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech used in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why this figure of speech is relevant in this poem. (2)
6.1.3 Lines 8–10 (‘Her chat had … all her talk.’)
(a) Complete the sentence.

Choose the answer.
‘… the line between us taut’ means their relationship was …
A unusual.
B estranged.
C firm.
D supportive. (1)
(b) Identify the tone the speaker would use in these lines. (1)
(c) Why would the speaker use this tone in these lines? (1)
6.1.4 What is the speaker’s state of mind in stanza 2?
6.1.5 How is the knitting of the jersey similar to writing a poem? (2)
6.1.6 The title ‘Reciprocities’ is suitable for the poem.
Is this statement true? What do you think?

AND

6.2 Read the poem. Answer the questions.

The number of marks shows how long your answers must be.
On the grasshopper and cricket by John Keats
1 The poetry of earth is never dead:

2 When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
3 And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run
4 From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead;
5 That is the Grasshopper’s – he takes the lead
6 In summer luxury, – he has never done
7 With his delights; for when tired out with fun
8 He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
9 The poetry of earth is ceasing never:
10 On a lone winter evening, when the frost
11 Has wrought a silence, from the stove there shrills
12 The Cricket’s song, in warmth increasing ever,
13 And seems to one in drowsiness half lost,
14 The Grasshopper’s among some grassy hills.
6.2.1 Refer to the structure of the poem.
(a) What type of sonnet is this? (1)
(b) Discuss the structure of this sonnet.

6.2.2 Line 1 (‘The poetry of … is never dead’).
In your OWN words explain what is meant by this line. (2)
6.2.3 Lines 4–6 (From hedge to … has never done’)
Describe the setting in these lines. (2)
6.2.4 Explain why the statement is FALSE.
In winter everything is quiet. (1)
6.2.5 Lines 11–14 (‘Has wrought a … some grassy hills’).
(a) Line 11.

Identify the figure of speech in ‘Has wrought a … stove there
shrills’ in. (1)
(b) Why does the cricket sound like a grasshopper? (1)

6.2.6 Explain the irony in the choice of insects the poet has used for the
beauty of nature. (2)
6.2.7 In this poem one of the themes is happiness that nature provides.

What do you think?
6.2.8 In this poem the speaker successfully proves that Spring is not the
only season of beauty.

What do you think?
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TOTAL SECTION D: 35
GRAND TOTAL: 70

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P2

This question paper consists of 28 pages.

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

Read all the instructions.

1. Do NOT read the whole question paper.

2. This question paper has FOUR sections:

SECTION A: Novel (35)

3. Answer TWO QUESTIONS in total.

SECTION C: SHORT STORIES

4. Use the checklist on page 4 to help you.

5. Follow all the instructions.

7. Start EACH section on a NEW page.

8. Use 75 minutes on each section.

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Answer ANY ONE question on the novel you have studied.

QUESTION QUESTION MARKS PAGE

2. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and

Answer ANY ONE question on the drama you have studied.

3. Macbeth Contextual questions 35 13

4. My Children! My Africa! Contextual questions 35 17

SECTION C: SHORT STORIES

Answer questions set on BOTH short stories.

5.1 ‘Class act’ Contextual questions 18 21

5.2 ‘Forbidden love’ Contextual questions 17 23

Answer the questions set on BOTH poems.

6.1 ‘Reciprocities’ Contextual questions 18 25

6.2 ‘On the grasshopper and

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SECTION QUESTION NO. OF TICK

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There are questions set on two novels:

• CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton

QUESTION 1: CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY

Read the extracts.

NOTE: Answer QUESTION 1.1 AND QUESTION 1.2.

[Kumalo decides to use the money they have saved.]

She said patiently to him, About this letter, Stephen.

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(b) John Harris B naïve

(c) John Kumalo C liberal

(d) Absalom Kumalo D faithful

1.1.2 Lines 7–8 (‘How can I … to St. Chad’s’).

State TWO points.

1.1.3 Complete the sentence.

The St. Chad’s referred to in lines 8–9 is a …

1.1.4 Line 10 (‘How can you … such a thing?).

(b) Why would he use this tone in this line? (1)

Explain your answer. (2)

1.1.7 Absalom’s background has contributed to his actions in

Discuss your view. (3)

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1.2.1 Describe the setting of this extract. (2)

1.2.3 Line 13 (‘This is from God’).

(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)

1.2.4 Line 14 (‘May I see … the Bishop dryly’).

Explain your answer. (2)

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1.2.6 Why is the statement FALSE?