QUESTION 1 MAKING MEANING OF TEXTS
Read the passages (Text 1 and Text 2) on page (i–ii) of the Insert and answer the
following questions.
Questions 1.1 to 1.9 refer to Text 1
1.1 Read the following quotations before answering the questions that follow:
'None of the castaways ever return...
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
NOVEMBER 2017
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE: PAPER I
Time: 2½ hours 100 marks
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. This question paper consists of 11 pages and an Insert of 8 pages (i–viii). Detach the
Insert from the middle of the question paper. Please check that your paper is
complete.
2. Answer ALL the questions.
3. Read the questions carefully.
4. Number your answers exactly as the questions are numbered in the question paper.
5. Do not write in the margin.
6. It is in your own interest to write legibly and to present your work neatly.
SECTION A COMPREHENSION
QUESTION 1 MAKING MEANING OF TEXTS
Read the passages (Text 1 and Text 2) on page (i–ii) of the Insert and answer the
following questions.
Questions 1.1 to 1.9 refer to Text 1
1.1 Read the following quotations before answering the questions that follow:
'None of the castaways ever return home.' (line 4)
1.1.1 Select the correct option by only writing down the question number and
corresponding letter.
The introductory paragraph of Text 1 reads like a fable. When the quotation above
concludes the paragraph it creates a/an
A anti-climax.
B climax. (1)
1.1.2 Explain your choice in Question 1.1.1 by referring to the content of
Text 1. (1)
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1.2 Select the correct option by only writing down the question number and
corresponding letter. Consider the context of the text when answering this
question.
The word 'fired', as used in line 13, means
A discharged.
B pardoned.
C inspired.
D absolved. (1)
1.3 Quote FIVE CONSECUTIVE words from Text 1 that support the following
statement:
There are some things money can't buy, like the chance to learn more
about the past. (1)
1.4 Explain in your own words why it has been difficult for archaeologists to
learn more about old shipwrecks they have found. (2)
1.5 Consider the word 'Sperrgebiet' (line 20) before answering the following
questions:
1.5.1 Write down the denotative meaning of the word 'Sperrgebiet'
(line 20). (1)
1.5.2 Where is the 'Sperrgebiet' mentioned in Text 1, located? (1)
1.6 Read the following quotation before answering the questions that follow:
'for a few gloriously diverting weeks [a team of archaeologists] mined history instead of
diamonds.' (Lines 21 to 22)
1.6.1 Is the underlined phrase in the quotation above meant literally or
figuratively? (1)
1.6.2 Explain what the author means by the quotation above in the context
of the passage. You are required to take the entire quotation into
account in answering this question. (2)
1.6.3 Does the connotative meaning of the word 'gloriously' in the quotation
above reflect the author's mindset as neutral, positive or negative? You
are only required to write down the correct option. (1)
1.7 Select the correct option by only writing down the question number and
corresponding letter. Consider the context of the text when answering this
question.
The MOST APPROPRIATE synonym for the word 'inhospitable' (line 26), in the
context of the passage, is:
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