SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS/

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE HOME LANGUAGE P1

2023

MARKS: 70

TIME: 2 hours

This English transcription of the question paper consists of 12 pages.

This should be used by the invigilator ONLY
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. This transcription of the question paper consists of THREE sections:

SECTION A: Comprehension (30)

SECTION B: Summary (10)
SECTION C: Language structure and conventions (30)

2. View all the instructions carefully.

3. Answer ALL the questions.

4. Create a NEW folder for EACH section when recording yourself.

5. Sign the number of each question correctly according to the numbering

system used in this question paper before you record your answer.

6. Pay special attention to fingerspelling and SASL structure.

7. Sign fluently and clearly.

8. The Booklet for Rough Work is intended for rough work only and will
NOT be assessed. Candidates must hand it in at the end of the
examination.

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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION

QUESTION 1: VISUAL READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING

View TEXT A and answer the questions that follow.

TEXT A

IF BEES BECOME EXTINCT ...

1 Honey bees are becoming extinct because of the excessive use of pesticides in
crops and certain blood-sucking parasites that only reproduce in bee colonies. It
is true that the extinction of bees would mean the end of humanity. For many of
us, honeybees are annoying. We think that their only purpose is to keep buzzing
around and stinging random people. This annoyance will certainly change when 5
we stop getting spoonsful of sweet honey in our morning cereal.

2 The truth is that honeybees are crucial elements of our environment, and almost
never get the credit that they deserve. If bees didn't exist, humans wouldn't either.
We get most of our food from crops and 70% of these crops are pollinated by
bees. Bees are important for reproduction among plants, as they transfer pollen 10
from flower to flower.

3 Since 2006, the bee population has declined considerably. Pesticides, diseases,
parasites and poor weather due to global warming have played a major role in
this decline. Bees are becoming extinct mainly because of two reasons:
pesticides and parasites. 15

4 The intense use of pesticides affects the central nervous system of bees. This
causes paralysis and death and has played a major role in the decline of the
population of bees. When bees are exposed to pesticides, they go into shock and
forget their way home. This is like an insect's version of Alzheimer's disease.
Along with pesticides, certain parasites are also responsible for the death of 20
bees. They are blood-sucking parasites that affect both adult and young bees.
The disease inflicted by these parasites can result in bees losing their legs or
wings, essentially killing them.

5 The extinction of bees will affect plants and landscapes, animals, the availability
of oils, clothing and also human life. Some plants are pollinated by wind, but that 25
happens very slowly. Beetles and butterflies also pollinate, but bees are the most
efficient insects for this purpose. Without bees, we wouldn't be able to savour
delicious apples, cherries and many other fruits and vegetables. Almond trees
would also be affected.

6 If bees became extinct, there would be a massive decline in the production of 30

crops. Although crops like rice and wheat don't require insect pollination, people
cannot survive by eating rice and bread only. Herbivores are animals that eat
plants only. Herbivores that depend on certain plants will be most affected. They
would become extinct if plants ceased to exist. For example, many cattle that
provide milk and meat depend on the specific plants that in turn depend on insect 35
pollination. If the cow's food supply declines, then meat and milk production will
decrease. This will seriously affect the human diet.

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7 The tragic irony of this is that by killing bees, we are only hurting ourselves. Our
survival depends on the health of the planet and all the many creatures on the
planet. If there are no insects, plants and animals we will be heading towards the 40
end of humanity. Unless we take serious measures to save the bees, the planet's
survival will be in trouble!

[Adapted from https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/bee-extinction-means-end-humanity.html]

QUESTIONS: TEXT A

1.1 BEES PEOPLE ANNOY HOW

In what ways are bees annoying to people? (1)

1.2 BEES EXTINCTION MEAN WHAT

Choose a phrase below that best explains the extinction of bees:

A: BEES INJURE
A: Bees will be injured.

B: BEES DIE DIE DIE

B: Bees will all die.

C: BEES WILL SICK SICK

C: Bees will become sick.

D: BEES WINGS CUT CUT

D: Bees will lose their wings. (1)

1.3 TEXT THERE SENTENCE SPOONFUL HONEY

HONEY THIS USE OTHER WHAT
TWO GIVE

The text states that we get 'spoonsful of sweet honey in our morning cereal'.
Name TWO other uses of honey. (2)

1.4 FOOD GROW-PRODUCTION BEES HELP HOW

How do bees support the production of food? (2)

1.5 BEES LESS-LESS-LESS-LESS WHY FIRST CAN-SPRAY-SPRAY SECOND

INSECT BITE OTHER WHAT

In addition to pesticides and parasites, what other factors play a role in the
decline of the population of bees? (2)

1.6 GLOBAL WARMING MEAN WHAT

What do you understand by global warming? (2)

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1.7 CAN-SPRAY-SPRAY BEES SPRAY-AT DIE HOW

EXPLAIN

Explain how pesticides cause bees to die. (2)

1.8 TEXT CHUNK 4 THERE STATEMENT INSECT SAME PEOPLE MEMORY

LOSS
EXPLAIN DEEP

Critically comment on the statement, 'This is like an insect's version of

Alzheimer's disease.' (3)

1.9 BEES POLLINATION PROCESS OTHER HOW

COMPARE

Compare the pollination process by bees to other pollination processes. (2)

1.10 CHUNK 6 BEES EXTINCTION HUMAN DIET LINK HOW

EXPLAIN

The extinction of bees has an effect on the human diet (Chunk 6). Motivate
this statement.
(2)

1.11 TEXT THERE IRONY IMPORTANT

EXPLAIN

The use of irony in this text is meaningful. Discuss. (3)

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View TEXT B and answer the questions that follow.

TEXT B

[Source: http://teehunter.com/2013/08/celebrities-join-ejf-and-fashion-label-to-save-the-bees/]

QUESTIONS: TEXT B

1.12 BEES LIFE STRUGGLE-STRUGGLE

PICTURE THERE SHOW HOW

How does the picture indicate that bees fight for survival? (2)

1.13 PICTURE THERE TEXT CHUNK 4 COMPARE

FARM-PERSON-PERSON BEES PROTECT HOW

Compare the picture in TEXT B to the information in TEXT A, Chunk 4

(comprehension). What should farmers do to protect bees?

(3)
1.14 TEXT A PICTURE THERE B COMPARE
IMPACT-VIEW IMPACT-VIEW BEST WHICH

Compare TEXT A to the picture in TEXT B. Which text conveys the message
with a greater impact? (3)

TOTAL SECTION A: 30

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SECTION B: SUMMARY

QUESTION 2: SUMMARISING IN YOUR OWN WORDS

TEXT C is an article on 'YouTube is replacing kid's hobbies'. Summarise the

presentation.

NOTE: 1. Your summary should include SEVEN points.

2. Your summary should be 2–4 minutes.

TEXT C

YOUTUBE IS REPLACING KID'S HOBBIES

Are we raising a generation of web addicts? A major new study seems to point in that
direction, saying that children in the UK have become so addicted to screen time that
they are abandoning their hobbies. It found that children under five years spend an
hour and 16 minutes a day online and their screen time rises to four hours and 16
minutes when gaming and watching TV. Youngsters aged from 12 to 15 years average
nearly three hours a day on the Web and two more hours watching TV.
The study said YouTube was 'a near permanent feature' of many young lives and
seven in 10 older children took smartphones to bed. It concluded that 'Children were
watching people on YouTube pursuing hobbies that they did not do themselves or had
recently given up on'.
Creative parenting expert and author, Nikki Bush, believes the danger of technology is
that it has become a management tool. Many times parents look to it as a virtual
babysitter, to the detriment of a child's mental health.
'Your child's cognitive intelligence is all based on emotional bonding. They are growing
up in a very hostile world and it's hostile for a number of reasons,' said the author of the
bestselling book Tech Savvy Parenting. What they really need is that feeling of safety
and security that comes from belonging and togetherness. It's very important for them –
it's like a cushion for a hostile world. And that comes from human interaction, which is
very important.'
But as parents spend more time away from their younger ones, many are flocking to
YouTube to fill that void. Some youngsters are becoming so obsessed with YouTube
celebrities that they idolise them as role models, an Office of Communications report
said. 'YouTube was a near permanent feature of many children's lives, used throughout
the day,' researchers in the study said.
Often they come across unsuitable content by accident, when they are searching for
something else. Sometimes they simply seek out material they are too young to view.
They are also led to it by YouTube's own algorithm which feeds them suggestions
based on their tastes.
Children prefer YouTube to old-fashioned television or TV on demand services
because they 'can easily access exactly what they want to watch and are being served
an endless stream of recommendations tailored exactly to their taste,' the report said.
Many of the parents involved in the research were shocked to learn what their children
had been watching.
[Source: The Mercury, 30 January 2019]

TOTAL SECTION B: 10
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SECTION C: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS

QUESTION 3: ANALYSING ADVERTISING

View TEXT D and answer the questions that follow.

TEXT D

VIDEO

[Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KMTv5Oz9Q4&fbclid=IwAR0G_
Fw7Mcp5dDr9mjQRtMep_ntKrTCT4uYQAJ8]

QUESTIONS: TEXT D

3.1 CLIP THERE

GIRL PERSON CAMERA-ANGLE-MOVE
DEAF
FIND HOW

Discuss how the camera angle shows that the girl is deaf. (2)

3.2 ADVERT SOUTH AFRICA FILM NO

EVIDENCE FIND-FIND
GIVE

Find contextual evidence that the advertisement was NOT filmed in South (2)
Africa.

3.3 CLIP THERE

SINGING ZOOM
DRUM ZOOM
TRUMPET ZOOM
WHY

Why does the advertisement zoom in on the caroller's mouth and musical
instruments? (2)

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3.4 CLIP THERE-THERE

GIRL
FEEL THERE
FEEL THERE
COMPARE

Compare the girl's response in EACH of the clips. (2)

3.5 THERE
LOGO L-O-G-O
PERFECT/SUITABLE
EXPLAIN

Comment on the appropriateness of the logo for Storysign. (2)

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QUESTION 4: UNDERSTANDING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE MEDIA

Study TEXT E and answer the questions that follow.

TEXT E

FRAME 1 FRAME 2

[Source: https://goo.gl/images/jYBT5S]

QUESTIONS: TEXT E

4.1 FRAME 1 FRAME 2 WORK THIS THIS DIFFERENT HOW

What are the differences in work situations between FRAME 1 and FRAME 2? (2)

4.2 FRAME 2 PERSON PERSON THERE

FACIAL EXPRESSION EXPLAIN

Account for the expressions of the two people in FRAME 2. (2)

4.3 FRAME 1 MAN BOTH THIS-MAN LOUDSPEAKER-TALK THIS-MAN

BOTTLE THROW
BOTH DIALOGUE YOU CREATE

Create a dialogue between the director and the person throwing the bottle in
FRAME 1. (3)

4.4 DEAF CULTURE FRAME 2 THIS THUMBS-DOWN WHY

EXPLAIN DEEP

Critically discuss why FRAME 2 is given a 'thumbs down' with regard to Deaf
culture. (3)
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QUESTION 5: USING LANGUAGE CORRECTLY

View TEXT F, which contains some errors, and answer the questions that follow.

TEXT F
SYMPTOMS OF SCREEN ADDICTION

VIDEO

[Source: US Handlab; Stellenbosch University]

QUESTIONS: TEXT F

5.1 CLIP THERE

QUESTION THERE
FIRST FIND
SIGN-GIVE
SECOND THIS THIS THIS
WHICH

View the clip.

Identify the question in the clip. What type of question is this? (2)

5.2 CLIP THERE

VERB LOOK LOOK
THIS THIS
TIME-CHANGE
TWO
GIVE GIVE

View the verb 'LOOK' in the clip.

Give TWO other temporal aspect examples of this verb. (2)

5.3 CLIP THERE

NEOLOGISM CREATE
THIS HOW
EXPLAIN

Discuss how the neologism in this clip is created. (2)

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5.4 TEXT THERE

SIGN REPEAT-REPEAT
SIGN REPEAT-REPEAT
SIGN REPEAT-REPEAT
WHY
EXPLAIN

What is the function of the repeated signs in the text? (2)

5.5 CLIP THERE

STRUCTURE WRONG
FIRST – FIND
SIGN
SECOND – FIX
SIGN

Select the INCORRECT sentence from the clip provided. Edit the sentence
using the correct SASL structure.
(2)

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TOTAL SECTION C: 30
GRAND TOTAL: 70

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