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SECTION C: SHORT STORIES

QUESTION 5

NOTE: Candidates are required to answer BOTH questions set on the TWO short stories they have studied i.e. QUESTIONS 5.1 AND 5.2.

QUESTION 5.1: 'Class Act'

5.1 5.1.1 (a) D/a nun in a film

(b) C/a class bully

(c) E/a fashion designer

(d) A/an English teacher (4)

5.1.2 The narrator is extremely anxious. ✓ She realises that she has made things worse by shortening her uniform. (2)

5.1.3 The narrator's sister, Ayanda, sewed the hem. (1)

5.1.4 The narrator's uniform makes her look like a nun in the movie.Although her dress is short now, Renato tells her that she is still
unsophisticated and old-fashioned. (2)

5.1.5 (a) Metaphor (1)

(b) The ridiculous wwhite stitches on her uniform show how wide the hem is (to shorten her long dress) ✓ and it looks similar to a wide
path/road/track leading somewhere. (2)

5.1.6 He is insensitive. ✓ he does not care if the narrator is hurt or humiliated by what he is saying. (2)

5.1.7 Open-ended.

Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following viewpoints, among others:

Yes.

Renato, as an old student, sees it proper to initiate the narrator as she is new in the school.

·He does it as an acceptable norm that is known by teachers as well.

·Renato gets power from being a bully because he struggles academically.

No.

Newcomer's initiation humiliates new learners, like the narrator,when they are laughed at.

·The narrator feels helpless as she receives negative comments.

OR
narrator who is new.

NOTE: Do NOT award a mark for YES or NO. Credit responses where a combination is given. For full marks, the response must be
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interpretation must be grounded in the story.

(3)

AND

5.2.1 The setting is Noordgesig Primary School/school before the school starts/after Freddie puts Meneer Carelse's bag in his class.

5.2.2 (2)(a) Naytif/Nativ is a term which used to refer to Africans during the apartheid
period/a Black person.

(1)

(b) Bobby's sister is a coloured, and during the apartheid period e e e eionships were illegal / Blacks were regarded as the with.

5.2.3 D/cinema

5.2.4 (a) shameful/angry/upset v.(2)

(1)

(1)

(b) Bobby does not want to believe the /He is 5.2.5sister is being accused of having an affair with a nativetled Scandalous Hmour
that his ashamedlunsetled that his Davie does not like his sister having a elatons i e e NOTE: Both parts must be included to earn
marks.

(1)

5.2.6sensitive information.disclosing such

(2)

No

The speaker has no choice bul to hold the wool.

His attention wonders because as a child he wants to be somewhere and play.

He does not attachany value to what he is doing with his mother.

NOTE: Do NOT award a mark for YES or NO. Credit responses where a combination is given. For full marks, the response must be well-
substantiated. A candidate can score 1 or 2 marks for a response which is not well-substantiated. The candidate's interpretation must be
grounded in the poem.

(3)

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UESTION 6.2: ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET by John Keats

(1)

2 6.2.1 (a) Italian/Petrarchan sonnet

(b) The poem is divided into two stanzas / Octave -first 8 lines and sestet-six last lines (2)It has an abbaabba cdecde
rhyme scheme

6.2.2 Nature's music is not confined to a particular season (e.g. Spring).There is sound all year round even during harsh conditions.
(2)

6.2.3 The setting is outdoors/in a field ✓ on a hot summer's day/when the grasshopper is having fun.(2)

6.2.4 In winter (when everything seems quiet) there is a sound of a cricket. (1)

6.2.5 (a) C/ personification (1)

(b) The speaker's sleepiness makes the cricket sound like a grasshopper. (1)

6.2.6 The poet describes the two insects as bringing happiness to those around them, yet these can be annoying to some people.

NOTE: Both parts must be included to earn marks. (2)

,ECTION D: POETRY

NOTE: Candidates are required to answer ALL the questions.

QUESTION 6.1: 'Reciprocities' by Cathal Lagan

6.1 6.1.1 (a) C/ a length of wool

(b) A / a directive in mass

(c) D/breaks in concentration

(d) E / pictures in imagination ✓ (4)

6.1.2 (a) Simile (1)

(b) The poet is ordered to hold wool with his arms liftd up ✓as the priest would do when giving a blessing in church. (2)

6.1.3 (a) C/firm

(1)

(b) Nostalgic/admiringly

(1)
(2)
(c) The speaker is looking back at the time/remembering when he was young and would help his mother (in making balls of wool).
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6.1.4 The speaker is sentimental, ✓ as he thinks fondly of the past,feeling a connection with his mother like the time when they used to
work together/as he remembers the time spent with his mother/the jersey she would knit him.

(2)

6.1.5 It is similar in the sense that the knitting begins with one stitch and the poem also begins with one word, ✓ but they both get to
being a whole (poem and jersey).

6.1.6 Open-ended.(2)

Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following viewpoints among others:

Yes.

The speaker remembers how he used to help his mother with wounding which in turn made him a jersey.

· He remembers the talks with his mother which have built their relationship.

He uses the skills he gained (being attentive and patient) to write poetry.

.2.7 The discussion of the theme of defiance should include the following viewpoints, among others:
Dora's relationship with Michael becomes well-known and is despised by a lot of Coloured folks, yet
she continues seeing Michael.
Davie's mother defies her husband when she insists on seeing her grandchild.
Salome defies Davie when she tells his family about their relationship and child.

NOTE: For full marks, the response must be well-substantiated,

A candidate can score 1or 2 marks for a response' which is not well-substantiated. The candidate's
interpretation must be grounded in the story.
5.2.8 Open-ended.

Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following viewpoints, among others:

Yes.

OR
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The apartheid government did not allow mixed race relationships

· Davie cannot disclose that he has a child with Salome who is black.
·He fears being judged by his coloured community.

OR

No.

Davie is a hypocrite who insists on hiding his relationship with Salome.

· Dora and Michael continue to love each other despite being ill-treated.
Davie (coloured) and Salome (black) have a healthy child though they are different races.
NOTE: Do not award marks for YES or NO only.
Credit response where a combination is given. For full marks, the response must be well-substantiated.
A candidate can score 1 or 2 for a response which is not well-substantiated. The candidate's
response must be grounded in the short story.
(3)
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The discussion of the theme of happiness that nature provides should 6.2.7include the
following viewpoints, among others:

·The happiness brought by nature is through music which is all year round.

·In harsh seasons like summer when all other animals are tired there is a grasshopper that delightfully brings
music.

·When it is all quiet and cold from frost the cricket brings joy into the houses by producing its own music.

NOTE: For full marks, the response must be well-substantiated.A candidate can score 1 or 2 marks for a
response which is not well-substantiated. The candidate's interpretation,,must be grounded in the poem.

(3)

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6.2.8 Open-ended.

Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following viewpoints, among others:

Yes.

·The speaker uses insects to depict the pleasantness of the sounds made by nature in summer and winter.

·The grasshopper and the cricket take the lead during the harsh conditions of winter and summer when other
animals cannot withstand such conditions.

· Nature does not go into dormancy because of the harsh conditions.

OR

No.·In winter and summer, the grasshopper and the cricket can be the

most irritating insects to be around.· In Spring all birds and insects are active as the weather conditions are
not too harsh.

· During this season birds and insects make beautiful sounds.

NOTE: Do not award marks for YES or NO only.

Credit response where a combination is given. For full marks,the responses must be well-substantiated. A
candidate can score 1 or 2 marks for a response which is not well-substantiated. The candidate's response
must be grounded in the poem.

(3)

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Participating in the literature quiz competition would have made Thami stand the chance of getting a scholarship
to study at the University.

· Joining politics made Thaml abandon school and career.

Thami is an intelllgent boy who should have secured his career by becoming educated, but everything went down
the drain when he joined politics.
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Him becoming part of the Comrades makes him to be part of the mob that killed Mr M. and he has to run away for
him not to be arrested. GRAND TOTAL:
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If he had not joined the struggle, maybe Mr M would not have taken the move of going to school to ring the bell
which angered the Comrades who eventually kill him.Vvv (3)

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SECTION C SHORT STORIES

Candidates are required to answer BOTH questions, i.e QUESTIONS

5.1 AND 5.2

Question 5.1 FORBIDDEN LOVE by Can Themba

5.1.1 The Rhythmic cinema on a Saturday v, when Mike and Dora went to see a new film.When Mike was
attacked by Davie's friends.V

(2)

5.1.2 Davie Randolph's organised friends.V (1)

5.1.3(a)Pleading/Persuasive/Submissive. (1)

(b) To try and convince VDavie not to assault him. V (2)

5.1.4 (a) Metaphor (1)

(b) To emphasize how Michael was continuously beaten just like rain falling none stop. V (2)

5.1.5 Peaceful/ Humble/ Patient / Submissive/Coward. v (1)

- He does not stand up to fight for himself when attacked/

- He tries to solve the matter in a peaceful way.

- He negotiated for a peaceful understanding.V (2)

5.1.6 B Unconscious. V (1)

5.1.7 (a) Salome
(1)
(b) She was shocked/ she could not believe it was Davie who had beaten up

Mike V
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- Mr Van Vuuren encourages the Randolphs to stayaway from black people.

- Louisa is discriminated because she looks darker than the rest of the family.

Davie and his friends regard Mike and Dora's relationship as a bombshell because they are of different
racial groups.

Davie is re-classified Native whereas he is coloured.

Davie and his friend called Mike "kaffir" when they attacked him at the cinema.
- The film is only banned for natives and children under twelve years.

- Old man Randolph refuses to acknowledge Davie's relationship and his child with Salome because she
is black.VVV (3)

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5.2 A BAG OF SWEETS by Agnes Sam
5.2.1 (a) E (married a Christian man) v

(b) B (hard hearted and unforgiving)

(c) D (the narrator's brother) v

(d) A (a place of worship for Muslims) V (4)

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5.2.2(a)Throughout the past year each of her brothers and sisters had shut the door at her face when she
visited home.V (1)

5.2.3 She married a Christian man whereas they are Muslims.

- Their parents died months after each from her shame.V (2)

5.2.4 Khadija was undaunted/ taking no offence that no one ever replied to anything she

Said.V (1)

5.2.5 As the closest one to Khadija, Kaltoum should be the one to easily forgive herv , instead she is the one
preventing other family members from forgiving Khadijav. (2)

5.2.6 HopefulV (1)

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-She believed by visiting Kaltoum when she is alone they can get back their closeness and forgive each
other.v (1)

5.2.7 Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following viewpoints among others:
"Khadija is an admirable character"

Yes,she comes back to visit home even after the disgrace she brought to the family three years ago.

-She is blessed with humility/humble.

-She is forgiving and loving / she does not abandon her religion.

-She is skilled with her hands, typing, playing a keyboard/ piano.

-She refuses to be affected by the ignorance of her siblings.

-At the end she gave in to their ignorance and stopped visiting the shop.VVV

(3)

OR

No, she allows herself to blamed and abused by her family.

6.1.2 (a) Similev (1)

(b) Just like the priest conducting mass adheres to strict rules, the speaker also follows the strict orders of his mother.小V (2)

(1)

6.1.3 (a) C firm.v (1)

(b) Calm/ serenity/ peacefulv

(c) His mother's attitude towards him is re-assuring/ friendly / not hostile.v

(1)

6.1.4 Appreciation / nostalgia.

He remembers the good relationship between him and his

(2)

mother.vv

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6.1.5 His mother used lines of wool to knit the jersey, and he uses lines of words (2)to compose a poem for her. VVV

(1)

6.1.6 But.V

6.1.7 The title 'Reciprocities' is suitable for the poem. Discuss your view.Open-ended

A candidate may score 1 or 2 marks for a response which is not well substantiated. For full marks, the candidate's response

must be well substantiated. Do not award a mark for a Yes or No. Candidates may include among others the following points:

YES

·The relationship between the speaker and his mother is firm

·The speaker gladly gives the lines of wool to his mother

· The mother knits a jersey for him

·The speaker writes a poem in remembrance of his mother.VVv

NO

·The speaker losses concentration time and again

·The speaker is too young to understand the nature of relationships

·The mother is not there to see / hear the poem vw

NOTE : The candidate's response must be grounded in the text.

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6.2 ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET

6.2.1

(a)Italianv

(b) Octave / sestetv

(c) Sestet / octavev

(d) Abba abba cdecdev

6.2.2 The music of nature is never going to end /stop no matter what the season is.(2)

6.2.3 (a) Some grassy hills / meadows - where the Grasshopper takes over to sing the song of nature from the birds.Vv
OR
(2)

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(b) 'Luxury'V

(1)

6.2.4 The birds become faint because of the hot sun/ hide in cooling trees.V

6.2.5(a) Personification/ metaphor ✓(1)

(1)

(b) The Cricket sounds like the grasshopper because the person listening to them is half asleep / not paying too much
attention V (1)

6.2.6 Theme of happiness that nature provides

For full marks, the candidate's response must be well substantiated.A candidate may score 1 or 2 marks for a
response which is not well substantiated. Candidates may include among others the following points:

The birds are the natural poets of the earth that sig to express the mood of the
summer season.

The Grasshopper fill up the void in nature with his song in the summer

(3)

·In the silence of the winter season the crickets continues to sing the song of
nature.Vvv

NOTE : The candidate's response must be grounded in the text.

.7 Open-ended

For full marks, the candidate's response must be well substantiated.A candidate may
score 1 or 2 marks for a response which is not well substantiated. Do not award a mark
for a Yes or No. Candidates may include among others the following points:

YES

OR

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·The songbirds sing joyfully to express the mood of summer

· The singing of the tired birds is taken over by the Grasshopper

· The Grasshopper seems to enjoy the luxuries and delights of nature in summer.VvV

OR

NO

·The songbirds stop singing when they become faint under the hot summer sun

·The Grasshopper also needs to rest when he gets tired

(3)

The Cricket keeps the beauty of nature going with his song in winter.Vvv

NOTE : The candidate's response must be grounded in the text.

GRAND TOTAL: 70

becoming educated, but everything went down joined politics.

Him becoming part of the Comrades makes him to be part of the arrested.

If he had not joined the struggle, maybe Mr M would not have taken Comrades who eventually kill him.JJV (3)

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SECTION C SHORT STORIES

Ccandidates are required to answer BOTH questions, i.e QUESTIONS

5.1 AND. 5.2

Question 5.1 FORBIDDEN LOVE by Can Themba

5.1.1 The Rhythmic cinema on a Saturday V, when Mike and Dora went to see a new film.When Mike was
attacked by Davie's friends.V

(2)

5.1.2 Davie Randolph's organised friends.V (1)

5.1.3 (a) Pleading/ Persuasive/Submissive. (1)

(b) To try and convince VDavie not to assault him. V (2)

5.1.4 (a) Metaphor (1)

(b) To emphasize how Michael was continuously beaten just like rain falling none stop.V (2)

5.1.5 Peaceful/Humble/Patient/ Submissive/Coward.v (1)

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5.2.2(a) Throughout the past year each of her brothers and sisters had shut the door at her face
when she visited home.V (1)

5.2.3 She married a Christian man whereas they are Muslims.

- Their parents died months after each from her shame.V (2)
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 she 5.2.4 Khadija was undaunted/ taking no offence that no one ever replied to anything

Said.V

(1)

5.2.5 As the closest one to Khadija, Kaltoum should be the one to easily forgive herv , instead she is the
one preventing other family members from forgiving Khadijav. (2)

5.2.6 HopefulV (1)

-She believed by visiting Kaltoum when she is alone they can get back their closeness and forgive each
other.V (1)

5.2.7 Accept a relevant response which shows an understanding of the following viewpoints among
others: "Khadija is an admirable character"

Yes,she comes back to visit home even after the disgrace she brought to the family three years ago.

-She is blessed with humility/humble.

-She is forgiving and loving / she does not abandon her religion.

-She is skilled with her hands, typing, playing a keyboard/ piano.

to be affected by the ignorance of her siblings.

NO

time and again The speaker losses e e eo on nensiand he nelure ofrelationshies

VVV The mother is not there to see /hear the poem NOTE: The candidate's response must be grounded in the text.

AND 6.2 ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET

6.2.1
he music of nature is never going to end istop no matter what the season is. (2)

6.2.3 (a) Some grassy hills / meadows - where the Grasshopper takes over to sing the song of nature from the birds. (2)

(b) 'Luxury'V (1)

6.2.4 The birds become faint because of the hot sun/ hide in cooling trees.V

(1)

6.2.5 (a) Personification / metaphor V (1)

(b) The Cricket sounds like the grasshopper because the person listening to them is half asleep / not paying too much attention V (1)

6.2.6 Theme of happiness that nature provides

For full marks, the candidate's response must be well substantiated.A candidate may score 1 or 2 marks for a response which is not

well substantiated. Candidates may include among others the following points:

The birds are the natural poets of the earth that sing mood of the summer season. to express the

The Grasshopper fill up the void in nature with his song in the summer

In the silence of the winter season the crickets continues to sing the song of nature.V小V

NOTE :The candidate's response must be grounded in the text.(3)6.2.7 Open-ended

For full marks, the candidate's response must be well substantiated.A candidate may score 1 or 2
marks for a response which is not well substantiated. Do not award a mark for a Yes or No.
Candidates may include among others the following points:

YES

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The songbirds sing joyfully to express the mood of summer

The singing of the tired birds is taken over by the Grasshopper

The Grasshopper seems to enjoy the luxuries and delights of nature in summer.vvv

OR

The songbirds stop singing when they become faint under the hot summer sun

·The Grasshopper also needs to rest when he gets tired

The Cricket keeps the beauty of nature going with his song in winter.Vvv (3)

NOTE : The candidate's response must be grounded in the text.

NO

The speakeris to younglo undersiand the nature of relationships

NOTE:The c candidate's response must be grounded in the text.

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6.2 ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET

 (a) Italianv

(b) Octave/ sestetv

(c) Sestet / octavev

(d) Abba abba cdecdev

6.2.2 The music of nature is never going to end /stop no matter what the season is. (2)

6.2.3 (a) Some grassy hills / meadows - where the Grasshopper takes over to sing the song of nature from the birds.W (2)

(b) 'Luxury'V (1)

6.2.4 The brds become faint because of the hot sun/ hide in cooling trees.V (1)

6.2.5 (a) Personification / metaphor V (1)

(b) The Cricket sounds like the grasshopper because the person listening to them is half asleep / not paying too much attention

V (1)

6.2.6 Theme of happiness that nature provides

(b) Just like the priest conducting the speaker mass adheres tostrict rules, (2)6.1.3 (a) C firm.v
also follows the strict orders of his mother.N (1)

(b) Calm/ serenity/ peacefulv (1)

(c)His mother's attude towards him is re-assuring/ friendly / not hostile.V

(1)

6.1.4Appreciation / nostalgia.

He remembers the good relationship between him and his

mother.Vv (2)

6.1.5 His mother used lines of wool to knit the jersey, and he uses lines of words

to compose a poem for her. 小 (2)

6.1.6 But.V

(1)

6.1.7 The title 'Reciprocities' is suitable for the poem. Discuss your view.Open-ended
6.1.2 (a) Similev

A candidate may score 1 or 2 marks for a response which is not well substantiated. For full marks, the
candidate's response must be well substantiated. Do not award a mark for a Yes or No. Candidates may
include among others the following points:

YES

The relationship between the speaker and his mother is firm

The speaker gladly gives the lines of wool to his mother

The mother knits a jersey for him

· The speaker writes a poem in remembrance of his mother.小

OR