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GRADE 8
JUNE 2012
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE
TASK 5 (Paper 1) [LO 3, 5, 6]
Marks: 60
Time: 1 ½ hours
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1.
This question paper consists of THREE sections:
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
SECTION B: LANGUAGE
SECTION C: SUMMARY
(20 marks)
(30 marks)
(10 marks)
2.
Read ALL the instructions carefully.
3.
Answer ALL the questions.
4.
Start EACH section on a NEW page.
5.
Rule off after each section.
6.
Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system
used in this question paper.
7.
Leave a line after each answer.
8.
Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction.
9.
Use the following time frames as a guideline:
SECTION A: 30 minutes
SECTION B: 40 minutes
SECTION C: 20 minutes
10.
Write neatly and legibly.
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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
QUESTION 1: READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING
Read TEXT A below and answer the set questions.
TEXT A
The Delectable Hamburger Commercial
It is easy to make a delicious-looking hamburger
at home. But would this hamburger still look
delicious after it sat on your kitchen table under
very bright lights for six or seven hours? If
someone took a picture or made a video of this
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hamburger after the seventh hour, would anyone
want to eat it? More importantly, do you think you could get millions of people
to pay money for this hamburger?
These are the questions that fast food companies worry about when they
produce commercials or print ads for their products. Video and photo shoots 10
often last many hours. The lights that the photographers use can be
extremely hot. These conditions can cause the food to look quite unappealing
to potential consumers. Because of this, the menu items that you see in fast
food commercials are probably not actually edible.
Let’s use the hamburger as an example. The first step towards building the 15
perfect commercial hamburger is the bun. The food stylist—a person
employed by the company to make sure the products look perfect—sorts
through hundreds of buns until he or she finds one with no wrinkles. Next, the
stylist carefully rearranges the sesame seeds on the bun using glue and
tweezers for maximum visual appeal. The bun is then sprayed with a 20
waterproofing solution so that it will not get soggy from contact with other
ingredients, the lights, or the humidity in the room.
Next, the food stylist shapes a meat patty into a perfect circle. Only the
outside of the meat gets cooked—the inside is left raw so that the meat
remains moist. The food stylist then paints the outside of the meat patty with 25
a mixture of oil, molasses, and brown food colouring. Grill marks are either
painted on or seared into the meat using hot metal skewers.
Finally, the food stylist searches through dozens of tomatoes and heads of
lettuce to find the best-looking produce. One leaf of the crispest lettuce and
one centre slice of the reddest tomato are selected and then sprayed with 30
glycerine to keep them looking fresh.
So the next time you see a delectable hamburger in a fast food commercial,
remember: you’re actually looking at glue, paint, raw meat, and glycerine! Are
you still hungry?
[Source: englishforeveryone.org]
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1.1
Explain why someone would possibly take a picture or make a video
of a hamburger after the seventh hour.
(1)
1.2
Which bright lights are being referred to in paragraph 1?
(1)
1.3
Refer to paragraph 2.
(a) Name the two types of advertisements mentioned in paragraph 2.
(2)
(b) What would you consider to be fast food companies’ greatest
concern when shooting ads?
(1)
(c) What do you understand by the term ‘fast food’?
(2)
(d) Choose the correct answer.
As used in paragraph 2, something is ‘edible’ if it:
A can be safely eaten.
B looks very delicious.
C seems much smaller in real life.
D tastes good.
(1)
1.4
In your OWN WORDS describe the job of a food stylist. (line 16)
(2)
1.5
What other ingredients could possible cause the bun to become
‘soggy”? Mention TWO.
(2)
1.6
State whether the following is TRUE or FALSE. Give a reason to
support your answer.
The meat patty is grilled in an oven.
1.7
(2)
Choose the correct answer:
Based on information in the passage, it is most important for the
lettuce and tomato used in a fast food hamburger commercial to
A. have a great taste
B. be the perfect shape and size
C. appear natural
D. look fresh
1.8
Do you think fast food companies are being fair to their customers
when shooting ads? Give a reason to support your answer.
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(1)
(2)
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1.9
Choose the correct answer.
As used paragraph 6, which is the best synonym for delectable?
A. disgusting
B. familiar
C. fake
D. delicious
1.10
(1)
Has this article changed your view on fast food companies? Give a
reason to support your answer.
(2)
TOTAL SECTION A: 20
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SECTION B: LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
QUESTION 2: ANALYSING ADVERTISING
Study the advertisement (TEXT B) and answer the set questions.
TEXT B
2.1
What attracts the reader’s attention to this advertisement?
(2)
2.2
Who is the target audience for this advertisement? [The people who
would be interested in this advertisement]
(1)
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2.3
Write down the following:
(a)
The headline
(b)
The slogan
(1)
(1)
2.4
Who placed this advertisement in the newspaper?
(1)
2.5
What does the advertiser encourage the reader to do?
(2)
2.6
What does the symbol “®” mean?
(1)
2.7
Expand the contraction below:
Pipin’ hot pies.
(1)
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QUESTION 3: CARTOON
Study the cartoon (TEXT C) and answer the set questions.
TEXT C
Frame 1
3.1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Refer to frame 1.
3.1.1 Are the words ‘poor dog’ being used literally or figuratively?
(1)
3.1.2 Change the words in FRAME 1 into INDIRECT SPEECH by
completing the sentence below.
Garfield asked the dog how
chained up all day.
3.2
(a)
(b)
stand being
(2)
Refer to frame 2.
3.2.1 Describe Garfield’s body language in frame 2.
(1)
3.2.2 Explain why Garfield displays this body language mentioned
in 3.2.1.
(2)
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3.2.3 Read the dictionary extract below:
Choose the correct dictionary meaning of the word ‘wait’ as it
is used in frame 2.
3.2.4 Use the word ‘wait’ in a sentence of your own to indicate a
different meaning to the meaning in frame 2.
3.3
What point is Garfield making in Frame 3?
(1)
(1)
(2)
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QUESTION 4: USING LANGUAGE CORRECTLY
Read TEXT D and answer the set questions.
The obese man who sued McDonalds for making him fat – and WON!
A lot of people probably think "McDonald's made me fat," but there's one guy
in Brazil who got the court of law to agree with him. Here's the bizarre story of
a man who sued McDonalds for making him fat … and won!
A former (4.4.1 manage) of a McDonald's franchise (4.5.1 ___) Porto Allegre,
Brazil, sued the hamburger chain for (4.4.2 make) him gain 65 pounds while
he worked with them (4.5.2 ___) over ten years. McDonald's must pay him
$17,500 as recompense for his weight gain, a Brazilian court ruled.
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[Source: www.oddee.com]
4.1
Write down one word for ‘A lot of’ in line 1.
(1)
4.2
(a) Write down a synonym for the word ‘possibly’. Find the answer in
paragraph 1.
(b) Write down an antonym for the ‘lose’. Find the answer in
paragraph 2.
(1)
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4.3
Find the following parts of speech in paragraph 1:
(a)
(b)
(c)
4.4
4.5
A proper noun
An adjective
A verb
(1)
(1)
(1)
Choose the correct forms of the words in brackets in paragraph 2.
Number your answers as follows:
4.4.1 – 4.4.2.
(2)
Insert suitable prepositions in the missing spaces in paragraph 2.
Number your answers as follows:
4.5.1 – 4.5.2.
(2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 30
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SECTION C: SUMMARY
QUESTION 5: SUMMARISING IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Carefully read TEXT E below. It promotes the drinking of water.
NOTE: You are required to do the following:
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Write seven full sentences in which you mention SEVEN health benefits of
drinking water.
Your 7 sentences should not consist of more than 60 Words.
Number your sentences from 1 to 7.
Use your OWN WORDS as far as possible.
Indicate the TOTAL NUMBER OF WORDS you have used in brackets at the END
of your summary
NOTE: You will be penalised if you ignore these instructions.
TEXT E
Health benefits of drinking water
Drinking water helps you lose weight because it flushes down the by-products of fat
breakdown. Drinking water reduces hunger, it’s an effective appetite suppressant so
you’ll eat less. Plus, water has zero calories.
Water also helps to relieve headache and back pains due to dehydration. Although
many reasons contribute to headache, dehydration is the common one.
You’ll look younger when your skin is properly hydrated. Water helps to replenish skin
tissues, moisturizes skin and increases skin elasticity.
Your brain is mostly made up of water, thus drinking water helps you think better, be
more alert and more concentrated.
Water helps in digestion. Fibre and water go hand in hand so that you can have your
daily bowel movement.
Proper hydration helps keep your joints and muscles lubricated, so you’ll less likely
get cramps and sprains.
Drinking plenty of water helps fight against ’flu and other ailments like kidney stones
and heart attack. Lemon juice added with water is used for ailments like respiratory
disease, intestinal problems, rheumatism and arthritis, etc. In other words one of the
benefits of drinking water is that it can improve your immune system.
You can now see the importance of water to your body after understanding the above
benefits of drinking water.
[Source: mangosteen-natural-remedies.com]
TOTAL SECTION C: 10
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MEMORANDUM
QUESTION 1
1.1
To Shoot an advertisement/ commercial (1)
1.2
The lights of the cameras (1)
1.3
(a) commercials/ TV ads (1)
Prints ads/ magazine or newspaper ads/ posters/ flyers (1)
(b) The food will look unappealing to potential customers. (1)
(c) Food that can be prepared and served quickly/ take-aways (1)
Unhealthy food (1)
(d) A/ can be safely eaten (1)
1.4
A person who ensures that food looks good (1) during the filming of
ads/commercials (1)
OWN WORDS
1.5
Tomatoes (1); sauce (1)
ANY OTHER SUITABLE RESPONSE
1.6
False (1)
Only the outside of the meat is cooked/ the inside is left raw/ grill marks are
either painted on or seared into the meat using hot metal skewers. (1)
1.7
D/ look fresh (1)
1.8
Open-ended question. Accept a well-substantiated response, e.g.
No.
The food in the ad only looks good for the camera, but cannot be eaten. (2)
Yes.
The food will look very unappealing after 7 hours of filming. They are giving
the consumer a good idea of how the food will look if it is fresh. (2)
1.9
D/ delicious (1)
1.10
Open-ended question. Accept a well-substantiated response, e.g.
No.
I will still buy fast food because the food we buy are edible and delicious. I
doesn’t contain glue, paint, raw meat and glycerine.(2)
Yes.
I will no longer eat fast food because these companies are deceiving the
consumers. (2)
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QUESTION 2
2.1
The headline
The picture(s)
The logo
The slogan
Accept any TWO of the above (2)
2.2
Parents who love fast foods. (1)
2.3
(a) Give our best to your family (1)
(b) We’ll do it all for you (1)
2.4
McDonald’s (1)
2.5
To visit a McDonald’s outlet (1)
purchase or consume McDonald’s fast food (1)
2.6
It indicates a registered trademark. (1)
2.7
Piping (1)
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QUESTION 3
3.1
3.1.1 figuratively (1)
3.1.2 (a) he (1)
(b) could (1)
3.2
3.2.1 Wide-eyed/ shocked expression on face (1)
3.2.2 He thought the dog was suffering, (1)
but now he’s surprised at the preferential treatment the dog is
receiving. (1)
3.2.3 Meaning number 4/ to act as a waiter or waitress (1)
3.2.4 E.g. The learner had to wait three hours for the library to open. (1)
N.B. The sentence should convey the meaning of the word
‘wait’.
3.3
Garfield wants to receive preferential treatment (1) because he is chained up
as a dog. (1)
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QUESTION 4
4.1
Many (1)
4.2
(a) Probably (1)
(b) Gain (1)
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4.3
(a) McDonald’s/ Brazil (1)
(b) Fat/ bizarre (1)
(c) Think/ made/ got/ sued/ won (1)
4.4
4.4.1 manager (1)
4.4.2 making (1)
4.5.1 in (1)
4.5.2 for (1)
4.5
[10]
TOTAL SECTION B: 30
QUESTION 3: SUMMARY
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Water helps one to lose weight.
2.
Water relieves headaches and back pains.
3.
Water helps one to look younger./ Water replenishes skin tissues,
moisturizes skin and increases skin elasticity.
4.
Drinking water helps one to concentrate and be more alert.
5.
Water helps with digestion.
6.
Water helps to keep joints and muscles lubricated/ helps to prevent cramps
and sprains.
7.
Water helps the body fight against ’flu and other ailments like kidney stones
and heart attack./ Water improves the immune system.
NOTE:
7 Facts (7)
Language (2)
Word count (1)
TOTAL SECTION C: 10
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