ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

GRADE 8 PAPER 1

LANGUAGE TOTAL 40

TIME: 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. This paper consists out of Question 1:Comprehension (15) and Question 2: Language (25)
  2. Answer all the questions.
  3. Draw a margin of 2cm on the right hand side of the page.
  4. Remember to write your name on your answer sheet.
  5. Staple your answers to the front of your question paper.

QUESTION 1 – COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Meet Gregg Sulkin

By Karen Hockey

Disney Channel teen star Greg Sulkin is hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Jonas Brothers in his latest movie Avalon High.

London-born Gregg, 18, who also stars in Wizards of Waverly Place alongside Selena Gomez, plays quarterback here Will Wagner, who bears more than a passing resemblance to King Arthur.

Gregg learned to sword fight and ride horses for the role but his biggests challenge was mastering the rules of American football.

“A month before the shoot I learned how to play American football because I’d never played before and I didn’t know what to do,” he reveals. “I picked the ball up and it was a weird shape and I just didn’t have a clue! The quarterback is like the captain of the team and you need to know everything about the game so that wa a challenge, but I loved it. Every take I was learning more about the sport.”

Gregg doesn’t want to give away too much, he adds: “Their (Will and Allie’s) friendship blossoms, there is alove triangel and a huge twist at the end. There is never a dull moment!”

Gregg hopes viewers enjoy watching Avalon High as much as he enjoyed filming it. “Every teenager will be able to relate to it – it’s about falling in love and out of love, sport, education, relationships … all the kind of things I dealt with my whole childhood. It was a dream job and I embraced every second.

1.1  Who is the writer of this article?

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1.2 What is the meaning of the expression “follow in the footsteps”?

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1.3 Where was Gregg Sulkin born?

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1.4 What is the name of the character Will Sulkin plays in Avalon High?

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1.5 What is the meaning of the expression “bears more than a passing resemblance”?

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1.6 Which TV-show is Gregg Sulkin famous for?

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1.7 What TV-channel broadcasts Gregg Sulkin’s TV show?

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1.8 Gregg had to learn three new skill for his new movie. List the three skills he had to learn and number them 1, 2 and 3.

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1.9 In the article Gregg uses the phrase “a month before the shoot”. What does the word “shoot” refer to?

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1.10 “Gregg doesn’t want to give away too much, …”. What doesn’t Gregg want to give away?

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1.11 What happens to a friendship when it “blossoms”?

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1.12 Name two things that the movie Avalon High is about.

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