Memoranda: sample mid-year examination paper 3 Paper 3: Written (comprehension and language)


Section A: Reading comprehension 1. A lost ücalf ü


2. 3.


It had fallen üoff the ledge of a cliff. ü


It flies very high ü / it lives above the other animals ü / it is beautiful ü (any 2). 4. No, ü he believed it to be an eagle. ü 5. The farmer’s children ü


6. The farmer probably believed that he would fail ü because the eagle had learnt the way of the chickens. ü


7. B üü 8. Learners could say either chicken or eagle, but must give a meaningful/relevant reason. üüü


9. No, üthe eagle has discovered his true talent. ü We cannot be what we are not. The eagle is free (any reasonable deduction as to why the eagle would not return). ü


10. C ü 11. Dogs do not wear watches./Dogs cannot tell the time. üü


12. A good watchdog will be alert/protect its owners. (Any reasonable answer that would describe a good watchdog.) üü


13. The cartoonist would have drawn horns and a bull nose ring./The dog would have a tail and hooves. (Any reasonable answer that would describe the bulldog.) üü


Section B: Language in context 1. a.


are ü 2.


b. go ü c. a. b. c.


blown ü


Learners’ own response. ü Learners’ own response. ü Learners’ own response. ü


3. Learners need to write the full sentence for this to be demonstrated clearly. a. Chickens belong on the earth, but / however ü eagles belong to the sky. ü b. The moral of the story is that you need to believe in yourself if ü you want to succeed. c.


I will speak to him about the eagle when / if ü he comes again.


4. Learners write down only the word. a. chicken’s ü b.


eagle’s ü


5. Learners write down only the word. a.


elsewhere ü b. beautifully ü 6. The man said to the eagle, “ ü You belong to the sky.” ü


(2) (2)


[15 marks] [Total marks: 40] (3) (3) (3) (2)


[40 marks]


(2) (2) (2) (2) (1)


(2) (1) (3)


(3) (1) (2)


(2) (2)


[25 marks]


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