MPUMALANGA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
GRADE 12
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
INFORMAL ACTIVITIES
WEEK 6
17-21 FEBRUARY 2025
This question paper consists of 9 pages including the cover page
ACTIVITY 1: Cartoon
NOTE: In this cartoon, the woman is Helga and the man is Hagar.
1. Refer to Frame 2
How does the reader know that the dog has not been walked? (1)
2. Refer to Frame 3
2.1. Give ONE visual clue that indicates that Hagar is annoyed. (1)
2.2. Why is Hagar annoyed? (1)
3. Complete the following tag question.
You locked the door, …? (1)
4. Refer to the whole cartoon
4.1. During what time of day is this cartoon set? (1)
4.2. Identify TWO visual cues that prove your answer in 4.1. (2)
5. Give one word to describe the collection of objects next to Hagar’s side of
the bed. (1)
6. In your opinion, has the cartoonist created humour successfully?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
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ACTIVITY 2: Cartoon
1. Refer to Frame 1.
1.1 What emotion is the mother experiencing? (1)
1.2 Why is the word ‘gasp’ written between brackets? (1)
2. Refer to Frame 2.
2.1 How has the mother’s body language changed? (1)
3. Refer to Frame 3.
3.1 Explain why the mother feels that a dermatologist is the right person to
call. (2)
3.2 Explain the function of the ellipses. (1)
4. Comment critically on the way teenagers are stereotyped in the cartoon. (2)
5. Refer to Frame 5.
Do you think he is justified in calling his mother’s action ‘hysteria’? (2)
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ACTIVITY 3: Narrative essay/ Reflective essay
Write an essay of between 250 and 300 words in length (1 to 1½ pages) on
ONE of the following topics.
1. Suddenly there was absolute silence… [50]
2. It was the greatest day of my life. [50]
3. As I sit here… [50]
4. Choose one of the following pictures and write an essay on a topic that
comes to mind. Write the question number (4.1 OR 4.2) and give your essay a
suitable title.
NOTE: There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you
have chosen.
4.1
[50] 4.2
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ACTIVITY 4: Direct and indirect speech
Change the following sentences to an indirect speech/ reported speech.
1. “I am happy”, he said.
2. “I am playing football”, she said.
3. He said, “she has completed her work”.
4. “I have been to San Francisco”, She told me.
5. “I did the work”, he said.
6. “I was reading a novel”, she said.
7. “Where do you stay?” asked the boy.
8. She said, “Will you come to the party?”
9. She said, “Her sister can dance.”
10. They said, “We may go to the party.”
MARKING GUIDELINES
ACTIVITY 1
1.1 Shock/surprise (1)
1.2 This is the sound she makes, not words that are said. (1)
2.1 Her hands have moved to her mouth. She is still experiencing shock.
(1)
3.1 A dermatologist: A person who treats people with skin diseases. It seems
as though her son has a skin disease. /She wants an expert to look at her
son.
(2)
3.2 The son is taking his time / hesitating. / Suspense is created. (1)
4. Teenagers are shown as people who do not wash everywhere, because he
came out of the shower/bath and he still had the olive on his back. (2)
5. Open-ended. Accept a response which shows knowledge and
understanding of, among others:
Yes. The mother is overreacting and is showing uncontrollable fear for the
black mole. She doesn’t investigate it closer, but wants to call the specialist
immediately.
No. She is only reacting like any other concerned mother would react. Her
words in the last frame are a clear indication of this when she says ‘it is part of
being a mother’. She is able to control her fear at the end of the cartoon. (2)
ACTIVITY 2
1. The dog is leaning against the door as if it wants to go outside (1)
2.1.His upturned eyes / he is rolling his eyes / the lines on the side of his head
indicate that he is lightly shaking his head from side to side (1)
2.2 He thinks that Helga is being paranoid / unnecessarily cautious (1)
3 .…, didn’t you? (1)
4.1 Night time (1)
4.2 Helga and Hagar are in their pyjamas
They are climbing into bed to sleep (2)
5. weapons (1)
6. Open-ended. Accept a suitable response
Yes
Humour is created when it is revealed that Hagar is not worried about safety
because he has many weapons next to his bed to use against possible
intruders
No
Being safe is not something to joke about. Intending to fight violence with
violence can cause harm to others, which is not funny. (2)
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ACTIVITY 3
Editing Checklist for Narrative Essay
(Make use of X for YES for available/done or NO for not YES NO
available/ not done)
1. OVERVIEW
a) H ave I adhered to all instructions?
b) H ave I related a story based on my life/personal experience?
c) Is my story convincing?
2. INTRODUCTION
a) D oes the first paragraph have details about the setting; thus
(i) when (day/date) (ii) where (place) (iii) what (what happened) and (iv) why
(reason)?
b) D oes the introduction capture the reader’s attention? Does it create
suspense and interest?
3. CONTENT
a) I s my essay in line with the topic or visual stimuli?
b) I s there logical development of the story? (A good story is made up of
Setting, rising action, climax, denouement, and resolution.)
c) I s there logical coherence between sentences and paragraphs?
4. LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
a) Have I corrected all my spelling and punctuation errors?
b) Have I corrected tense and concords errors?
c) Have I used a wide choice of vocabulary (synonyms/ unusual words, etc.)?
d) Have I used the correct sentence structure?
e) Have I used appropriate register and tone?
5. STYLE
a) Is there a strong descriptive element in the story (use of adjectives and
adverbs)
b) Does the narrative vividly highlight sensory details such as sight, sound,
taste, smell and tactile sensations
c) Have I used a variety of figures of speech/ rhetorical devices to create
mental
pictures?
6. STRUCTURE AND PARAGRAPHING
a) Has the work been divided into relevant paragraphs?
b) Do I have varied sentence lengths?
c) Are paragraphs of approximately equal length?
7. CONCLUSION
a) Is the concluding paragraph included in the text?
b) Is the ending unusual and interesting to give the story a final touch?
ACTIVITY 4
1. He said that he was happy. (2)
2. She said that she was playing football. (2)
3. He said that she had completed her work. (2)
4. She told me that she had been to San Francisco. (2)
5. He said that he had done the work. (2)
6. She said that she had been reading a novel. (2)
7. The boy enquired where I stayed. (2)
8. She asked whether I would come to the party. (2)
9. She said that her sister could dance. (2)
10. They said that they might go to the party. (2)
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