Module 1
Make sure you understand the passage before you answer the questions. A.
Contextual questions
1. Refer to the title of the article: Vuyo is knitting his way through school. 1.1 Is this a LITERAL or FIGURATIVE statement? 1.2 Give one reason for your answer in 1.1.
Did you know? A blurb is a short summary of any
creative work. In the case of an article, it’s the sentence (or
phrase) below the title.
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2. Te expression ‘to pay your way’ means to not let other people pay for your expenses. Do you think the blurb ‘Tis teenager’s skill with wool and needles is paying its way’ is effective? Give a reason.
3. Why did some of the boys at Vuyo’s school mock him at first and why did they stop mocking him?
4. State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Quote from the passage to support your answer. 4.1 Vuyo is a well-balanced teenager.
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It was not so easy for Vuyo to become a professional home knitter. Explain why not.
6. Give two reasons why the group marketing manager says Vuyo is a brilliant knitter.
7.2 What is the total of Vuyo’s and his sister’s tuition fees?
7.3 One month Vuyo knitted 21 garments and made R2 350. What was the average price he was paid per garment?
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4.2 Te company that Vuyo knits for exports some of the products. (2) (2) (2)
7. Work out the following Maths Literacy questions and show how you arrived at your answers. 7.1 For how many years has Vuyo been knitting?
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B. Language questions – see Language Desk 1. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice. Start with the words in bold. Example: Tis teenager can knit a jersey in a few hours. A jersey can be knitted in a few hours by this teenager. 1.1 Vuyo has found a unique way to help his parents pay the bills. (2) 1.2 He now teaches a class of 12 women every Saturday morning. (2) 1.3 One month I knitted 21 garments and made R2 350.
2. Write the following sentences in reported speech. Example: ‘She taught me at home when I was 13,’ said Vuyo. Vuyo said that she had taught him at home when he was 13. 2.1 ‘When customers order our new yarns, we send them sample garments they can display,’ said Tracey Barratt.
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2.2 ‘He is a brilliant knitter and when he was small his teacher would bring me his work because it stood out,’ said Sharon Farr.
Total: 30
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