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GRADE 11 MID-YEAR EXAMINATION

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE PAPER 1 (NSC11-05)

D10055679-7-A TIME: 09H00 – 11H00 TOTAL: 80 MARKS

DURATION: 2 HOURS DATE: 3 JUNE 2013

This question paper consists of 13 pages.

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC)

English First Additional Language Paper 1


INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions: 1. Write your answers in your answer book, which is provided in the exam. 2. Read the instructions carefully for each question and answer only what is required. 3. Begin with the question for which you think you'll get the best marks. 4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question

paper. 5. Except where otherwise instructed, give your answers in full sentences. 6. The mark allocation of each question will determine the length of your answer. Give

enough facts to earn the marks allocated. Don't waste time by giving more information than required.

7. Please write neatly − we cannot mark illegible handwriting. 8. Start the answer for each question on a NEW page, for example Question 1 – new

page, Question 2 − new page. 9. Any student caught cheating will have his or her question paper and notes confiscated.

The College will take disciplinary measures to protect the integrity of these examinations.

10. If there is something wrong with or missing from your question paper or your answer book, please inform your invigilator immediately. If you do not inform your invigilator about a problem, the College will not be able to rectify it afterwards, and your marks cannot be adjusted to allow for the problem.

11. This question paper may be removed from the examination hall after the examination has taken place.

This question paper consists of THREE sections: Section A, Section B and Section C. Answer ALL the questions.

Question Section Marks

1 A: Comprehension Answer the question

30

2 B: Summary Answer the question

10

3 C: Language Answer all the questions

40 4

5

TOTAL MARKS: 80



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SECTION A – COMPREHENSION (30 MARKS) _________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER THE QUESTION _________________________________________________________________________ QUESTION 1 Read TEXT A below to be able to answer the questions that follow: NOTE: A glossary has been provided below the text to assist you. TEXT A The Real Reason You Are Addicted To Farmville by A. J. Patrick Liszkiewicz 1 Farmville is a free, browser-based video game that is played

through one's Facebook account. Users harvest crops, decorate their farms, and interact with one another, in what is apparently a game about farming. While this may sound like a relatively boring game, over seventy-three million people play Farmville every day.

2 Farmville is not a good game. Games should offer a break from responsibility and

routine, yet Farmville is defined by responsibility and routine. Users advance through the game by harvesting crops at scheduled intervals; if you plant a field of pumpkins at noon, for example, you must return to harvest at eight o'clock that evening or risk losing the crop. It takes almost six hundred mouse-clicks to farm, and obligates you to return in a few hours to do it again. This doesn't sound like much fun. Why would anyone do this?

3 One might think that people play Farmville precisely because they invest physical

effort and in-game profit into each harvest. This seems reasonable enough: people work over time to develop something, and take pride in the fruits of their labour. Farmville allows users to spend their in-game profits on decorations, animals, buildings, and even bigger plots of land. So users are rewarded for their work.

4 If people don't play Farmville because of the game itself, perhaps they play because

of the rewards. Users can customize their farms with ponds, fences, statues, houses, and even Christmas trees, and compare their farms with those of their friends. It's important to note that Farmville is a public game, shared with friends across the largest social networking site in America. It makes sense that some people would enjoy the aesthetics* of Farmville, of designing and arranging their farms. No doubt some users want to show off their handiwork, and impress and compete with their virtual neighbours. Nevertheless, it is difficult to imagine seventy-three million people playing a game that isn't fun to play, just to keep up with the Joneses. After all, we have real life for that sort of thing.

5 Again: if Farmville is so laborious** and boring, why are so many people playing it?



6 My mother began playing Farmville last fall, because her friend asked her to join and

become her in-game neighbour. In Farmville, neighbours send you gifts, help tend your farm, post bonuses to their Facebook pages, and allow you to earn larger plots of land. Without at least eight in-game neighbours, in fact, it is almost impossible to advance in Farmville. This frustrating reality led my mother — who was now obligated to play because of her friend — to convince my father, two of her sisters, my fiancée and (much to my dismay) myself to join Farmville. Soon, we were all scheduling our days around harvesting, sending each other gifts of trees and elephants, and posting ribbons on our Facebook walls. And we were convincing our own friends to join Farmville, too.

7 Farmville is popular because it entangles users in a web of social obligations. When

users log into Facebook, they are reminded that their neighbours have sent them gifts, posted bonuses on their walls, and helped with each others' farms. In turn, they are obligated to return the courtesies. As the French sociologist Marcel Mauss tells us, gifts are never free: they bind the giver and receiver in a loop of reciprocity***. It is rude to refuse a gift, and ruder still to not return the kindness. We play Farmville, then, because we are trying to be good to one another. We play Farmville because we are polite, cultivated people.

8 Are you a polite, cultivated person? Adapted from: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-cleverest-explanation-as-to-why-zynga-is-a-multi-billion-company-you-will-ever-read-2010-4

Source: www.CartoonStock.com

GLOSSARY *aes·thet·ics /es'THetiks/ Noun • A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, esp. in art. • The branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of beauty and artistic taste.

**la·bo·ri·ous /lə'bôrēəs/ Adjective • (esp. of a task, process) Requiring considerable effort and time.

***rec·i·proc·i·ty /ˌresəˈpräsətē/ Noun • The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit.



Refer to the title. 1.1 What does it mean to be addicted to Farmville? (2) Refer to paragraph 1 1.2 In the context of the article, explain what is meant by the term

users? (1) 1.3 Quote ONE statistic that shows that Farmville is a popular video

game. (1) 1.4 Suggest a reason for the game's popularity. (1) 1.5 What is the writer's opinion of Farmville? (1) Refer to paragraph 2 1.6 Explain why the writer says that 'Farmville is not a good game.' (2) 1.7 Explain what is meant by 'It takes almost six hundred mouse-clicks

to farm.' (2) 1.8 What does obligate mean? (1) Refer to paragraph 3 and 4 1.9 What are 'the fruits of their labour'? Choose from the options

provided below.

A. in-game profits B. the trees they grow in the gardens C. the work they do D. reaching the next stage of the game (1)

1.10 What social networking site is being referred to here? (1) 1.11 Suggest two reasons people enjoy playing Farmville. (2) 1.12 Explain the idiom 'keep up with the Joneses'. (2) Refer to paragraph 5 1.13 Quote ONE word which shows that the writer wants to stress his

opinion about the game? (1) Refer to paragraph 6 1.14 Why did the writer's mother start playing? (1) 1.15 Why did she encourage her family members to join? (2) Refer to paragraph 7 1.16 How is Farmville like a spider's web? (2)



1.17 Explain what is meant by 'gifts are never free.' (2) Refer to paragraph 8 1.18 Give an antonym for polite used in paragraph 7. (1) Refer to the cartoon below the text. 1.19 How does the cartoon illustrate / support the title? Refer to the

following in your answer: the appearance of the man; the fish and the fish bowl. (4) [30]

TOTAL SECTION A: 30



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SECTION B – SUMMARY (10 MARKS) _________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER THE QUESTION _________________________________________________________________________ QUESTION 2 – SUMMARISING IN YOUR OWN WORDS Read the passage (TEXT B) and summarise SEVEN reasons why video games can be beneficial. INSTRUCTIONS: • Your summary should be in point form.

• Your TOTAL word count may not exceed 70 words.

• Indicate the total number of words used at the end of your summary.

• Note that you will be penalised if you ignore these instructions. TEXT B Video games can help you develop key skills and support brain function. Dr Jane McGonigal is a game designer for 'games that are designed to improve real lives and solve real problems.' McGonigal is the inventor of SuperBetter, a game that over 100,000 people have used to tackle real-life health challenges like depression, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injury. Dr Alan Weiss says, 'A video game . . . can encourage creative solutions [which] can then be applied to real life situations.' Simple kids' games involve figuring out how to do things in a better or different way, how to come up with solutions that will make you the winner. Video games helps this fresh thinking in a much more powerful and 3-dimensional way. Now that worldwide gaming is easy and cheap, group play is increasing rapidly. To be successful in multiplayer games, players need to work together toward common ends, figure out how to pool resources…just the skills you need to learn in real life in order to succeed with others. Video games have clear winners and losers. Winning teaches you how to win well (without gloating or getting arrogant) and losing teaches you how to lose well (without whining or blaming). It's an important lesson – and research shows that we have more respect for people against whom we compete – whether we win or lose. Dr McGonigal says, 'games make us happy because they are hard work that we choose for ourselves.' Another name for 'hard work we choose for ourselves' is mastery. When we work toward mastery, we learn how to do new things . . . we get smarter. Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2012/10/31/want-to-be-smarter-play-video-games/

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TOTAL SECTION B: 10



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SECTION C – LANGUAGE (40 MARKS) _________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS _________________________________________________________________________ QUESTION 3 – VISUAL LITERACY Study the cartoon strip URBAN GERBILS below carefully and answer the questions that follow. The character sitting at the computer is called Russy and the chubby one is called Nutty.

Source: http://urbangerbils.daportfolio.com/

Refer to the cartoon 3.1 Rewrite Russy's comment in FRAME 1 in indirect speech. (2) 3.2 Nutty uses two tenses in his comment in FRAME 2. Write down

the verbs and the tense of each. (4) 3.3 Choose one of the options below by writing down the correct

letter, either A. or B. MORE is written in capitals letters in FRAME 3 to . . .

A. show that Russy is shouting. B. emphasise the sarcasm in his remark. (1)

3.4 What is a SNAPPY COMEBACK? (1) 3.5 How does Nutty's facial expression in FRAME 4 show how he

feels about Russy's comment in FRAME 3? (2) [10]

FRAME 1 FRAME 2 FRAME 3 FRAME 4



QUESTION 4 Study the following advertisements, which both appear at the back of cereal boxes, and then answer the set questions. ADVERTISEMENT A – NESTLÉ MILO

We are all being told to take greater care of our families diets. To help, all Nestlé cereals contain wholegrain. So your family can enjoy the great taste experience, whilst getting the benefits of wholegrain!

Breakfast means "breaking the fast:. After a nights sleep, your body needs breakfast to give you the nutrients and energy you need to help get started in the morning.

This means you can use some of the energy for whatever sport or exercise you love. Soccer, Cricket or Basketball are great ways to burn energy for overall fitness. Who knows, the more you practice, the better you get and one day you might turn out to be the next sports star!



ADVERTISEMENT B – BOKOMO RIGHT START

4.1 Refer to Advertisement A: Nestlé Milo 4.1.1 Why has the advertiser included the two pictures on the

left-hand side of the image on the box? (2)



4.1.2 The copywriter has made two errors with regard to the use of apostrophe. Write out the TWO words, correctly punctuated. (2)

4.1.3 Why is the word 'wholegrain' repeated three times in the

advertisement? (1) 4.2 Refer to Advertisement B: Bokomo Right Start 4.2.1 Why is it suitable to name a cereal 'Right Start'? (1) 4.2.2 Do you feel it is necessary to show the product on a

spoon in the advertisement? (2) 4.3 Refer to both advertisements In your opinion, which advertisement would appeal specifically to

the parents of young, school-going children? Justify your response by referring to both diction (text) and illustrations (pictures) of the advertisement which you choose. (2) [10]

QUESTION 5 Read the following passage, which has some deliberate errors, and answer the set questions. 1. Farming has always (being, been) in Koos Swarts's blood. He grew up in Kylemore, a

few km outside Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, where he and his 14 sibilings all had their farming tasks. His father started out as a farm worker, but later made a (living, life, live) producing flowers, vegatables, goats and cattle on their plot.

2. Swarts and one brother started a bus company to transport school children. The

buses were stored on what used to be a horse farm in Eerste Rivier. Swarts rented the land for five years then entered into negotiations to buy it in 2001.

3. Buying the land was more difficult than he thought it would be. One bank's

representative drove up to the gate, gave the farm one look and drove off without a word. Another claimed it was a high risk area and didn't want to get involved. Months later the Land Bank agreed to give him the loan at a good rate. His monthly instalments were lower than the rent he was paying for the ha2 .

4. Swarts realised he kneaded to produce something that would be a continuous sauce

of income – he decided on pork production. A farmer in Ceres advertised seven pregnant female pigs and a boar. He warned him against taking two female pigs since they were two months pregnant. Swarts did not listen. Both female pigs lost their offspring. He now advises all prospective pork producers not to transport pregnant female pigs.

Adapted from the Farming SA magazine, May 2011



5.1 Refer to paragraph 1 5.1.1 Write down the correct word from those in brackets. (2) 5.1.2 Correct TWO spelling errors in paragragh 1. (2) 5.2 Refer to paragraph 2 Study the dictionary extract for the word transport and select a

suitable meaning of the word transport as used in the sentences that follow:

Transport- v [traenspo!t] 1. Take or carry goods or a person to another place. 2. Deport a criminal to a penal colony. 3. Affected with strong emotion. [Latin porto carry]

5.2.1 Koos was transported to another world after the land

bank gave him a loan. (1) 5.2.2 Transporting a pregnant pig is risky. (1) 5.2.3 What is the etymology of the word as indicated in the

extract above? (1) 5.2.4 What part of speech is indicated in the dictionary extract? (1) 5.2.5 Rewrite the following sentence in the passive voice. Swarts and one brother started a bus company to

transport school children. (2) 5.3 Refer to paragraph 3 One bank's representative drove up to the gate, gave the farm one

look and drove off without a word. 5.3.1 What is the function of the apostrophe in the above

sentence? (1) 5.3.2 'and didn't want to get involved': Explain how this function

(of the apostrophe) is different. (2) 5.3.3 The abbreviation ha2 stands for . . . (Write down the

correct letter only.)

A. hectare B. area C. 10 000 square metres D. rent (1)



5.4 Refer to paragraph 4 Correct the mistakes in the following sentence by supplying the

correct homophones. Write only the word and its correct form. (Do not rewrite the whole sentence.)

Swarts realised he kneaded to produce something that would be

a continuous sauce of income. (2) 5.5 Rewrite the following sentence in direct speech, punctuating

correctly. He warned him against taking two female pigs since they were two

months pregnant. (2) 5.6 Combine the following sentences into one using the double

conjunctions (Both . . . and ). Two female pigs died. Their offspring died. (2) [20]

TOTAL SECTION B: 40

GRAND TOTAL: 80 MARKS

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