ENGLISH HL

Gr.7

TASK 8: COMPRHENSION AND LANGUAGE USE

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Instructions
1. Write your name and surname on the question paper and folio paper provided
2. Read the question before you answer
3. Write all your answers to the questions on the folio paper provided.
4. Make sure to answer all the questions with complete sentences
5. Number your answers according to the questions on the folio paper.
6. Pay attention to SPELLING
7. Pay attention to the marks for each question
8. Write neatly and legibly

Question 1.1: Reading comprehension [20 Marks]

Read the poem about Covid-19 thoroughly and answer the questions that follow.

A POEM ABOUT COVID-19

Covid-19 Invisible, unseen

Attacking across the world
Its tendrils unfurled latching into anything close
Taking people as its host

No discrimination
As it travels out nation
The death toll is rising
But, it’s not surprising
There is no vaccine
For this virus unseen

The Virus Unseen called Covid-19

Is spreading faster causing disaster
To reduce the dead
And combat the spread
 The only suggestion
For general protection
Is to wear a mask
A compulsory task
Wash hands and sanitize
Don’t go and fraternise
Keep social distance
It helps with resistance
To Covid-19 This Virus Unseen

We must stop Covid-19

This Virus Unseen
By staying at home
No streets to roam
No cigarettes, no drinking
What is the government thinking?
They say it will help to spread it less
But people are under so much stress

Five levels now, return in stages

But it is going to take us ages
Now the country must unite
Listen to rules and do what’s right
To stop Covid-19

This Virus Unseen Covid-19

Invisible, unseen
Is as assault on mankind
Which we are fighting blind
There’s no real protection
Against this infection

So many are infected

Two weeks to be detected
The frontline can’t cope
All we can do is hope
That we get a reprieve
And at last it will leave
If we all unite
The end may be in sight
To this Virus Unseen
Covid-19

Poet: “Joan”
[From: Roodepoort Record, 18 May 2020]

1.1.1 What is the name of the virus that caused a national pandemic? [1]
1.1.2. What is a pandemic? [1]

1.1.3 Give an example of personification in stanza 2. [1]

1.1.4 What does “no discrimination” in the poem mean? [2]

1.1.5 Is there a vaccine available to prevent the spreading of covid-19? [1]

 1.1.6 Name three (3) things you can do to prevent yourself from getting infected? [3]

1.1.7 Which two (2) things have been banned during level 5 lockdown? [2]

1.1.8 Why is it banned? [2]

1.1.9 What is the meaning of the word fraternise? [1]

1.1.10 How many weeks does it take before you can detect the virus? [1]

1.1.11 How can we stop this virus? [2]

1.1.12 Do you think the people follow the rules that are set by the President? [1]

1.1.13 Give a reason for your answer. [2]

Question 1.1: Visual Text – Cartoon strip [10 Marks]

Study the cartoon below and answer the questions that follow.

1.2.1. How do you think the man in the cartoon feels? Motivate your answer by taking proof
from the cartoon. [2]
1.2.2. Identify the message of the cartoon. [1]
1.2.3. Explain how the cartoonist conveys the message. Refer to examples. [2]
1.2.4. Discuss why the cartoonist uses a washing machine in the final stanza? [2]
 1.2.5. Identify the setting of the cartoon. [1]
1.2.6. Explain what the man is doing. [1]
1.2.7. How do the two women in the cartoon feel? Refer to facial expressions. [1]

Question 2: Summary [10 Marks]

Read the article and write a summary of 60-70 words. Remember to focus on the main idea of
each paragraph, to check your SPELLING and to use your OWN words.

COVID 19

In South Africa and all over the world, people are staying home. We're not going to
school, restaurants, or getting together with others. This is called social distancing.

We have to stay at home due to a highly contagious virus called COVID-19. ‘CO’
stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was
referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’

Symptoms can include fever, cough, tiredness, loss of smell and taste as well as
shortness of breath. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia or
breathing difficulties. More rarely, the disease can be fatal. These symptoms are
similar to the flu (influenza) or the common cold, which are a lot more common than
COVID-19. This is why testing is required to confirm if someone has COVID-19.

The virus is transmitted through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an

infected person (generated through coughing and sneezing). Individuals can also be
infected from and touching surfaces contaminated with the virus and touching their
face (e.g., eyes, nose, mouth). The COVID-19 virus may survive on surfaces for
several hours, but simple disinfectants can kill it.

Older people, and people with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes and
heart disease, appear to be more at risk of developing severe symptoms. We know
it is possible for people of any age to be infected with the virus, but so far there are
relatively few cases of COVID-19 reported among children.

As with other respiratory infections like the flu or the common cold, public health
measures are critical to slow the spread of illnesses. Public health measures are
everyday preventive actions that include:

✓ staying home when sick;

✓ covering your mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue when coughing or
sneezing. Dispose of used tissue immediately;

✓ washing hands often and for at least 20 seconds with soap and water; and

✓ cleaning frequently touched surfaces and objects with disinfectants like bleach.

Question 3: Language Structure and Conventions in context [20 marks]

3.1 Complete the following paragraph by filling in the appropriate answers or giving the correct
form of the word in brackets: [5]

(Track) dogs were introduced into the Kruger National Park to step(up/in) the fight against
(without mercy) and thoughtless rhino poaching. The 5 dogs underwent an (intense) 10 week
training programme, where they were taught how to track human scent, detect rhino horn and
find ammunition. Field rangers, who have been trained as dog (handle), will take charge of the
dogs.

3.2 Why is Kruger National Park spelt with capital letters? [1]

3.3 The word ‘track’ is an example of a homonym (words with the same spelling, but different
meanings.) Use this word in a sentence, where it has a different meaning than the one used
in the passage. [1]

3.4 Change the noun ‘poacher’ into a verb. [1]

3.5 Write the following sentence in the Present tense: [1]

Five dogs were introduced into the Kruger National Park.

3.6 Write the following sentence in the Passive voice, starting with the underlined words: [2]

They taught the dogs how to track human scent.

3.7 The word ‘human’ in ‘human scent’ is: (choose the correct answer) [1]

a. A common noun
b. An adverb
c. An adjective
d. An abstract noun

3.8 Give the antonym (opposite) of the word “thoughtless” by simply changing the suffix. [1]

3.9 Rewrite the following sentence in the singular: [2]

“Field rangers will take charge of the dogs”.

3.10 What does the following proverb mean? [1]

The only constant is change.

3.11 Rewrite the following sentence in indirect/reported speech. [2]

“Did you have a good day yesterday?” asked Jona

3.12 Rewrite the sentence by using the correct punctuation. [2]

When are we going to the kruger National Park for our holiday

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