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


SECTION A: COMPREHENSION


QUESTION 1 1.1 At home when their parents are asleep/at restaurants/whilst crossing streets/ in the classroom. 


1.2 Low cost texting plans offered by cellphone networks. 


SECTION B: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT


QUESTION 2


2.1 They did it late at night when their parents were asleep. 


(2)


2.2 Dr Martin Joffe, a paediatrician who recently surveyed students at two local high schools said, “I find that many are routinely sending hundreds of texts every day.” 


(2) (2) (2)


1.3 They believe that it causes anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation. 


(3)


1.4 It will cause sleep problems for teenagers, and teenagers, as a group, already experience problems with sleep. 


(3)


1.5 Adolescents try to break away from their parents but they will not succeed if they continue to text them all the time for advice on small matters. They also need to find peace and quiet which is impossible if their phones are vibrating all the time. 


(3)


1.6 Teenagers have a great need to be in touch with their peers and it is beneficial in that it gives them a sense of belonging. However, it can be harmful if teenagers start to feel exposed and frightened. 


(2)


1.7 Teachers are unaware that teens are texting in class because they are so good at doing so without attracting any attention.  (2)


1.8 Open-ended. The answer must however, make reference to the impact that texting has on individuals. There must also be some reference to the appropriateness of the title in the context of the article. 


2.3 Concrete noun: adolescents/parents/person  Abstract noun: peace/quiet  Verb: separate/find/be  Conjunction: and  Pronoun: your/you 


2.4 Main clause: Teenagers send and receive an average of 2 000 text messages per month.  Subordinate clause: Encouraged by the unlimited texting plans offered by various cellphone providers. 


(5)


(2)


2.5 Late refers to being delayed or failure to be on time. Late – person who has died. 


2.6 two – to; hear – here 


(2) (2)


2.7.1 Molly is the only black sheep in her family of sheep. Molly is the one who brings disgrace to her family (human). 


(2)


2.7.2 The children went out in search of a wild goose. The children were pursuing a plan for which there was no hope. 


2.8.1 United Nations  2.8.2 kilometre  2.8.3 world wide web 


2.9.1 causing  2.9.2 unable 


2.10 peaceful; hurtful/hurting  (3) [20 ÷ 2 = 10] TOTAL SECTION A: 10 marks (2) (3)


(2) (2)


2.11 Dr Jeff says, “Parents are blissfully unaware of what their children are doing. However, there are some parents who are making every effort to find out.” 


(4)


(Note: Award half a mark for every punctuation mark corrected.)


[30 ÷ 2 = 15] TOTAL SECTION B: 15 marks


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