ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
PAPER 2
GRADE 10
TOTAL: 70
TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
- This question paper consists of TWO sections, namely SECTION A and SECTION B.
- SECTION A: The Merchant of Venice (35 marks)
- SECTION B: Cry the Beloved Country (35 marks)
- Answer ALL the questions.
- Start each section on a NEW page and rule off on completion of EACH section.
- Leave a line after EACH answer.
- Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper.
- Write neatly and legibly.
- Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction.
QUESTION 1 – The Merchant of Venice
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
PORTIA
I pray you let me look upon the bond
SHYLOCK
Here ‘tis, most reverend Doctor, here it is.
PORTIA
Shylock, there’s thrice thy money off’red thee.
SHYLOCK
An oath, an oath! I have an oath in heaven;
Shall I lay perjury upon my soul?
No, not for Venice!
PORTIA
Why, this bond is forfeit
And lawfully by this the Jew may claim
A pound of flesh, to be by him cut off
Nearest the merchant’s heart. Be merciful.
Take thrice thy money; bid me tear the bond.
SHYLOCK
When it is paid, according to the tenour.
It doth appear you are a worthy judge;
You know the law, our exposition
Hath been most sound. I charge you by the law,
Whereof you are a well-deserving pillar,
Proceed to judgement. By my soul I swear
There is no power in the tongue of man
To halter me. I stay here on my bond.
ANTONIO
Most heartily I do beseech the court
To give the judgement.
PORTIA
Why then, thus it is:
You must prepare your bosom for his knife-
SHYLOCK
O noble judge! O excellent young man!
PORTIA
For the intent and purpose of the law
Hath full relation to the penalty,
Which here appeareth due upon the bond.
SHYLOCK
‘Tis very true. O wise and upright judge!
How much more elder art thou than thy looks!
PORTIA
Therefore lay bare your bosom.
SHYLOCK
Ay, his breast
So says the bond, doth it not, noble judge?
‘Nearest his heart’ – those are the very words.
PORTIA
It is so. Are there balance here to weigh
The flesh?
SHYLOCK
I have them ready.
PORTIA
Have by some surgeon, Shylock, on your charge,
To stop his wounds, lest he do bleed to death.
SHYLOCK
Is it so nominated in the bond?
PORTIA
It is not so expressed, but what of that?
’Twere good you do so much for charity.
SHYLOCK
I cannot find it. ‘Tis not in the bond.
PORTIA
You, merchant, have you anything to say?
ANTONIO
But little. I am armed and well prepared.
Give me your hand, Bassanio – fare you well!
Grieve not that I am fallen to this for you,
Commend me to your honourable wife
Tell her the process of Antonio’s end,
Say how I loved you, speak me fair in death;
And when the tale is told, bid her be judge
Whether Bassanio had not once a love.
Repent but you that you shall lose your friend,
And he repents not that he pays your debt,
For if the Jew do cut but deep enough,
I’ll pay it presently with all my heart.
1.1Portia is asking to look at a bond.
1.1.1Between which two people are the bond?
(2)
1.2Why does Shylock call Portia ‘most reverent Doctor’?
(2)
1.3How much is “thrice thy money”? Write down the amount.
(1)
1.4What oath has Shylock made in heaven?
(2)
1.5What did Shylock wish should happen to Venice if they did not allow his bond to be paid?
(2)
1.6What is the meaning of the word “forfeit”?
(1)
1.7People asked Shylock before what he wanted to do with a pound of human flesh. Write down any of the answers he gave.
(1)
1.8Portia earlier gave Shylock reasons why he must be merciful. Write down one of these reasons.
(1)
1.9What does Portia mean when she says “bid me tear the bond”?
(1)
1.10Why do you think is Antonio anxious that the court should give judgement?
(2)
1.11Who would pay Shylock thrice the amount if he decided to take the money?
(1)
1.12What is a ‘bosom”?
(1)
1.13Shylock keeps on calling Portia a man. Why did Portia decide to disguise herself like a man and pretend to be a lawyer?
(2)
1.14What do you use a ‘balance’ for?
(1)
1.15Why must Shylock ask for a surgeon to be present? Answer in your own words.
(2)
1.16What does Portia mean when she says the surgeon must be their on Shylock’s ‘charge’?
(1)
1.17What does Shylock ask when he asks: “Is it so nominated in the bond?”?
(1)
1.18How did Bassanio’s wife improve his situation?
(1)
1.19Why was Shylock not allowed to take the pound of flesh?
(2)
1.20How did Portia proof that Shylock wanted to kill Antonio. Give two ways.
(2)
1.21What punishment did Shylock receive from the court?
(2)
1.22What punishment did Antonio give Shylock?
(3)
1.23Who is Gratiano married to?
(1)
QUESTION 2 – Cry, the beloved country by Alan Paton
The Mission House
Sophiatown
Johannesburg
September 25th, 1946
My dear brother in Christ: I have had the experience of meeting a young woman here in Johannesburg. Her name is Gertrude Kumalo, and I understand she is the sister of the Rev. Stephen Kumalo, St. Mark’s Church, Ndotseni. This young woman is very sick, and therefore I ask you to come quickly to Johannesburg, come to the Rev. Theophilus Msimangu, the Mission House, Sophiatown, and there I shall give you some advices. I shall also find accommodation for you, where the expenditure will not be very serious. I am, dear brother in Christ, Yours faithfully.
THEOPHILUS MSIMANGU
2.1How did Stephen Kumalo travel to Johannesburg?
A.Taxi
B.Bus
C.Plane
D.Train
(1)
2.2Who brought his letter to his house?
A.The Post Office
B.A little boy
C.A little girl
D.A member of his congregation
(1)
2.3Which money did he use to go to Johannesburg?
A.The collection from church
B. Money he saved for the stove
C.Money he saved for St Chad’s
D.Both B and C
E.A, B, and C.
(2)
2.4From which station did Stephen Kumalo leave?
A.Carisbrooke.
B.Ixopo.
C.Ndtotseni
D.Harrismith
(1)
2.5Where did Stephen Kumalo stay in Johannesburg?
A.The Mission House
B.Mrs Lithebe
C.Ezenzeleni
D.Mrs Mafolo
(1)[6]
-You fell into good hands. This is Mr. Mafolo, one of our big business men, and a good son of the Church.
-But not before he had been robbed, said the business man.
So the story had to be told, and there was much sympathy and much advice.
-And you are no doubt hungry, Mr. Kumalo. Mr. Mafolo, will you stay for some food?
But Mr. Mafolo would not wait. The door shut after him, and Kumalo settled himself in a big chair, and accepted a cigarette though it was not his custom to smoke.
2.6How was Mr Kumalo robbed?
A.A young boy threatened him with a knife and asked for a pound
B.A young man offered to buy him a ticket for a taxi and left with his money.
C.A young man offered to buy him a ticket for a bus and left with his money.
D.A young man stole the pound from his pocket when he walked through the crowd at the station.
(2)
2.7Where does Stephen Kumalo find himself in this extract?
A.The Anglican Church
B.The Roman Catholic Church
C.The Mission House
D.St. Mark’s Church
(1)
2.8How did Mr. Mafolo help Stephen Kumalo?
A.He caught the robber and got Stephen’s pound back.
B.He warned Stephen before the robber could hurt him.
C.He told Stephen he would escort him to his destination.
D.He met Stephen on the bus and showed him where he had to go.
(2)
-My brother, here is the child.
Into the room, shepherded by and older girl, came his little nephew. His clothes were dirty and his nose running, and he put his finger in his mouth, and gazed at his uncle out of wide saucer-like eyes.
Kumalo lifted him up, and wiped his nose clean, and kissed and fondled him.
-It will be better for the child, he said. He will go to a place where the wind blows, and where there is a school for him.
-It will be better, she agreed.
2.9Who says “My brother, here is the child.”?
A.Mrs Lithebe
B.Gertrude
C.Sister Esther
D.Mrs Seme
(1)
2.10What kind of work was Stephen Kumalo’s sister doing in Johannesburg?
A.She was a tixo
B.She had no job
C.She was a prostitute
D.She worked in a wash house
(1)
2.11Where did Stephen Kumalo find his sister?
A Alexandra
B Sophiatown
C Claremont
D Diepkloof
(1)
2.12Where does Stephen Kumalo plan to take his sister and the boy?
A.Carisbrooke
B.Ixopo
C.Ezenzeleni
D.Ndtotseni
(1)
And then they walked, through many streets full of cars and buses and people till they reached the bus rank for Alexandra. But here they met an enexpected obstacle, for a man came up to them and said to Msimangu, Are you going to Alexandra, umfundisi?
-Yes, my friend.
-We are here to stop you, umfundisi. Not by force, you see – he pointed – the police are here to prevent that. But by persuasion. If you use this bus you are weakening the cause of the black people. We have determined not to use these buses until the fare is brought back again to fourpence.
-Yes, indeed, I have heard of it.
He turned to Kumalo.
2.13Why are they not allowed to travel with the bus?
A.Black people may not use the bus
B.No bus is going to Alexandra
C.The police is preventing them from using the bus
D.The black people are striking against bus fairs.
(2)
2.14What do they want to go and do in Alexandra?
A.They want to go to Diepkloof Reformatory
B.They want to visit his son’s girlfriend
C.They are going to Mrs Mkize, 79 23rd Avenue, Alexandra
D.They are visiting a taxi driver named Hlabeni
(1)
2.15How did they get to Alexandra in the end?
A.They took a taxi
B.They walked
C. A white man gave them a lift
D.They took another bus
(1)
Her directions were so clear that they had no difficulty in finding the house.
-Good morning, mother.
The woman was clean and nice-looking, and she smiled at them in a friendly way.
-Good morning, umfundisi.
-Mother, we are looking for a lad, Absolom Kumalo.
-He stayed with me, umfundisi. We took pity on him because he had no place to go. But I am sorry to tell you that they took him away, and I heard that the magistrate had sent him to the reformatory.
-The reformatory?
-Yes, the big school over there, beyond the soldiers’ hospital. It is not too far to walk.
-I must thank you, mother. Stay well. Come, my friend.
2.18Why could Absolom Kumalo leave the reformatory early?
A.He completed his sentence
B.There was not more room for him
C.His behaviour was very good
D.His girlfriend was pregnant
(1)
2.17What did the people at the reformatory think of Absolom?
A.They liked him
B.They hated him
C.They had a great hope for his future
D.They were indifferent
(1)
-We have come to inquire after Absolom, said the young white man. This umfundisi is his father.
-He went on Saturday to Springs, she said, and he has not yet returned.
The young man was silent awhile, and he frowned in perplexity or anger.
-But this is Tuesday, he said. Have you heard nothing from him?
-Nothing, she said.
-When will he return? he asked
-I do not know, she said.
-Will he ever return? he asked, indifferently, carelessly.
2.18Who is the young white man speaking?
A.A policeman
B.The man from the reformatory
C.Absolom’s lawyer
D.The white priest
(1)
2.19Who is he talking to?
A.Gertrude
B.Mrs Seme
C.Absolom’s girlfriend
D.Mrs Mkize
(1)
2.20Why didn’t Msimangu want Stephen Kumalo to help the person being talked to?
A.It would cost too much money
B.Stephen was not sure if the baby was his grandchild
C.The girl would not change her habits
D.The person would take advantage of Stephen.
(2)
2.21Why did Absolom Kumalo not return?
A.He could not find a bus
B.He lost his job
C.He was in hospital
D.He was hiding from the police
(2)
MURDER IN PARKWOLD. WELL-KNOWN CITY ENGINEER SHOT DEAD. ASSAILANTS THOUGHT TO BE NATIVES.
-This is a terrible loss for South Africa, said the white priest. For this Arthur Jarvis was a courageous young man, and a great fighter for justice. And it is a terrible loss for the Church too. He was one of the finest of all our young laymen.
-Jarvis? It is indeed a terrible thing, said Msimangu. He was the President of the African Boys’ Club, here in Claremont, in Gladiolus Street.
-Perhaps you might have known him, said Father Vincent to Kumalo. It says that he was the only child of Mr. James Jarvis, of High Place, Carisbrooke.
2.22Who murdered Arthur Jarvis?
A.Absolom Kumalo
B.Three natives
C.Stephen Kumalo
D.John Kumalo
(1)
2.23How does Stephen Kumalo know about Jarvis?
A.He worked on his farm
B.He saw him at his church
C.He only knows his name and his face
D.They met in Ndotseni
(1)
2.24What would happen to the natives that committed this murder?
A.They would get life imprisonment
B.They would be hanged
C.Send to the electric chair
(1)
-The story? These three lads went to a house that they thought was empty. They struck down the servant. The white man heard the noise and he came to see. And then… my son… mine, not yours… shot at him. He was afraid, he says.
-Well, well, says John Kumalo, that is a story. He seems reassured. Well, well, he says, that is a story. And he told you this in front of the others?
-Why not, if it is the truth?
John Kumalo seems reassured. Perhaps you do not need a lawyer, he said. If he shot the white man, there is perhaps nothing more to be said.
-Will you have a lawyer then?
John Kumalo smiles at his brother. Perhaps I shall need a lawyer, he says. For one thing, a lawyer can talk to my son in private.
2.25Whose son shot the man?
A.John Kumalo
B.Stephen Kumalo
(1)
2.26Why does John Kumalo want a lawyer?
A.He thinks the other boys are lying
B.He knows the law
C.He wants to make sure his son does not incriminate himself
D.He knows lawyers can change the truth
(1)
2.27Where did Stephen Kumalo get a lawyer for his son?
A.His brother helped him
B.The white priest got him a lawyer
C.Rev. Msimangu got him a lawyer
D.The court appointed a lawyer
(1)
2.28What became of his son’s pregnant girlfriend?
A.She fled
B.She had an abortion
C.She came to live with Stephen Kumalo
D.She died
(2)
Total: [35]
ANSWER SHEET FOR QUESTION 2
Cry the Beloved Country
Name:______- Grade 10______
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