Question 1 – 5x1 Mark =5 Marks

1 What feature of human language best describes the text above? 1 mark

2 Give one reason why the author has used the present perfect or

present participle tense in paragraph 2.

1 mark

3 Identify one verb in its past tense form in paragraph 2 1 mark

4 What type of sentence is the first sentence of paragraph 6? 1 mark

5 Is this text an example of verbal or non-verbal communication? 1 mark

Question 2 – 8x2 Marks = 16 Marks

1. Explain in your own words the feature of human language that you

identified in question 1.1.

2 marks

2. What are the two functions of language conveyed by the author in this

text?

2 marks

3. Give two examples of the present perfect tense or present participle

tense from paragraph 2.

You should only write out the verb phrases and not the whole sentences

in which they occur.

2 marks

4. The phrase “These two headline-grabbing fires” in paragraph 3 is a

complex noun phrase.

Analyse or break down this noun phrase into its two constituent parts

2 marks

5 Provide two reasons for the answer you have provided in question 1.5 2 marks

6 What message is the author communicating to the reader in this text? 2 marks

7 Read paragraph 1 carefully.

Identify the two major crises experienced by the people of

Johannesburg even before the fire broke out at Charlotte Maxeke

Academic Hospital?

2 marks

8 Why did the author use the phrase “(yes, five)” in paragraph 5? 2 marks



Question 3 – 7x3 Marks = 21 Marks

1. Identify three personal pronouns that have been used in paragraph 1
2. Identify three adverbs that have been used in paragraph 4 3 marks

3. Write down three complex sentences from paragraph 6.

The three sentences must be written out correctly and in full to be

awarded the marks.

3 marks

4. Nunan (2001:23) discusses six stages in the process of listening.

If you were listening to this text being read, at which phase of listening

would you hear, pay attention and understand the content of the text?

3 marks

5. At what stage of the listening process would you remember, evaluate

and respond?

3 marks

6. In the pre-reading phase what can be inferred from the title of the text? 3 marks

7. The author has used “and no more so than” in paragraph 3, “for

example” in paragraph 5, and “in fact” in paragraph 6 as connectors

and signposting language.

Explain the purpose or function of each of the three connectors in the

context in which they have been used in the text.

3 marks



Question 4 – 3x4 Marks = 12 Marks

1. The author has used several prepositional phrases in paragraph 5,

identify the four prepositional phrases in the first two sentences of this

paragraph?

4 marks

2. What spoken and informal features of language would you use to

express the sentence “Three firefighters needlessly lost their lives

evacuating people from the building” if you were interacting in a

conversation with a close friend on this text.

Your answer should be presented in two sentences.

4 marks

3. Paraphrase paragraph 5 in four sentences 4 marks



Question 5 – 1x6 Marks = 6 Marks

1. Summarise each paragraph of the text into separate sentences.

Ensure that your summary consists of only six sentences.​