GRADE 11
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P1 EXEMPLAR 2007
MARKS: 75 TIME: 2 hours
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English First Additional Language/P1
2 NSC
DoE/Exemplar 2007
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. This question paper consists of THREE sections, namely SECTION A, SECTION B and SECTION C. • • • 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. SECTION A: Comprehension (30 marks) SECTION B: Summary (10 marks) SECTION C: Language in context (35 marks)
Answer ALL the questions. Start each section on a NEW page and rule off across the page on completion of EACH section. Leave a line after EACH answer. Write neatly and legibly. Follow the instructions carefully. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction.
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3 NSC
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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION QUESTION 1 Read the following passage and answer the questions. In the case of multiple-choice questions, write down only the question number and the letter corresponding with the answer. 1. Now 54, Sabina Khoza started her working life as a salesperson. Then the company she was working for shut down and sold their delivery vans to staff members. 'I managed to buy eight of the kombis,' says Sabina. That was the start of her taxi fleet – which eventually grew to 17 vehicles. But crime forced her to 5 abandon her budding taxi business. In fact, sick of the hijackings and violence, Sabina decided she needed a break from township life altogether. And she didn’t have to go far! A farm was for sale in Zuurbekom, on the outskirts of Soweto. 'It was strange,' she recalls. 'I’d just moved from Mofolo in Soweto 10 and started off-loading my furniture when a group of people came to help. 'Once the work had been done, they disappeared without as