Sample Mid-year Examination: English First Additional Language Paper 2 Memorandum (Teacher’s Guide)


SECTION A: COMPREHENSION


QUESTION 1 1.1.1 To call Mrs Lucia Khumalo and to claim the prize. 


1.1.2 A cellphone/ mobile phone number  1.1.3 It is office hours. 


1.2.1 Short message service  1.2.2 B – are ripped off  1.2.3 The victim will lose a huge sum of money. 


1.3.1 scam  1.3.2 This sort of scam originated in Nigeria. 419 is the number of the criminal procedure law that applies to fraud in Nigeria. 


1.3.3 False. He says it will “apparently” start raining money. 


1.4 No. Our fellow South Africans are also involved in SMS scams. 


1.5 She pages through stacks of papers while speaking to the writer on the phone. 


1.6 Open ended – Accept a well- substantiated response, for example: Yes, he needed to play along in order to uncover the scam. OR No, playing along with the fraudsters is


dangerous. He could be risking his life. 


1.7 Open-ended – Accept a well- substantiated response, for example: No, it doesn’t pay to be involved in illegal activities, even if it is the only means to make a living. OR Yes, she was desperate. Employment


opportunities are scarce in this country. 


(2) [20 ÷ 2 = 10] TOTAL SECTION A: 10 marks 188 (2)


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SECTION B: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT


QUESTION 2: ANALYSING AN ADVERTISEMENT


2.1 The large, bold font  The picture 


2.2 A sense of urgency/to hurry not to miss out on the “amazing deals”. 


2.3 Amazing deals; With over 2 billion users worldwide, you can’t be wrong. (Accept any one of the above.) 


2.4 This cellphone is very popular, worldwide.  It must be a very good phone. 


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2.5 Open-ended – Accept a well- substantiated response, for example: Yes, because this cellphone will help you to keep in touch with people. OR No, there are others ways of keeping in touch with people. One doesn’t have to purchase a cellphone. 


2.6 Open-ended – Accept a well- substantiated response, for example: Yes, the cellphone has many useful features. It is inexpensive. OR No, if it was really that inexpensive, the price would have been given. 


QUESTION 3: ANALYSING A CARTOON


3.1.1 C – amused  3.1.2 He is laughing.  3.1.3 He is saying it loudly.  3.1.4 Mom, could you please speak up? 


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3.2 “Apple eye phone,” Pete says.  (2) 3.3 He doesn’t believe it is a good suggestion.  Open-ended, accept a well-substantiated response, for example: No, George doesn’t know what an Apple iPhone is. It is an expensive cellphone. OR Yes, a suitable substantiation. 


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