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EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND

Junior Certificate Examination

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Follow the instructions on the front cover of the booklet.

Write your Centre number, candidatenumber and name on all the work you hand in.

Write in dark blue or black pen.

Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer one question. Either Question 1 or Question 2.

At the end of the examination fasten all your work securely together.

Both questions in this paper are worth 20 marks.

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This document consists of 6 printed pages and2 blank pages.

Answer either Question 1 or Question 2

EITHER

1.Read the following passage from a novel about a grown-up girl and her father.

In what ways does the passage make you have sympathy for Anne and her father?

In your response you may consider:

• the writer’s choice of words
• the behaviour of Anne and her father
• your feelings as you read the passage
• anything else that particularly touches you

Anne studied her father quite openly at dinner that

evening. He ate, but his mind was many miles away―she

could read it in his eyes―therefore he had no hint of her

scrutiny.

When she took time to think about it, she realized they5

got on very well. There was always the worry of money run-

ning short, but odd as the situation had become, it was su-

vivable. Whenever Anne’s mind did stop long enough to

think along these lines, she would ask herself what went on

inside of the man she called Father. She also asked questions10

about a fever so elevated and lengthy that it affected a man’s

mind forever. The illness had been a long and frightening

time for her, but nowhere near as long as the time since.

She could count on one hand the occasions he’d looked at

her with true recognition. At times she ached for the father 15

whose eyes had been filled with love for her and her mother,

but she had learned early on that it did no good to 1pine.

Tonight she missed her mother too. Losing her had been

a severe blow. Anne had only been 14. At a time when a

young lady needs her mother, Anne’s had been gone. Her20

mother’s sister had been around for a while, but she could

not get over the loss. Only months after her sister’s death,

Aunt Caroline had announced she was going away. She

didn’t say where she was headed or when she would return,

but her lack of contact over the months and then years con-25

firmed one thing. She would not be coming back.

But all was not lost. Anne had had her father. His smile

wasn’t quite as bright, and he didn’t laugh as easily, but they

had2fared well together. Then, less than two years after her

mother’s death, her father grew ill. Life did not recover its 30

normalcy after that. Anne found herself merely surviving.

Having her father remain but not as the same man had

left Anne in a sea of worry and doubt. She had had no

choice but to turn to God’s Word, as she’d seen her mother

do countless times. Only then did she find solace and a way35

to cope with all that life had placed before her.

And now a new issue had surfaced, certainly not one

born of tragedy, but one that left a lingering question: What

was to be done about Mr Weston’s suggestion? Would she

suddenly know what to do once they’d met face-to-face at40

the end of the week to discuss the matter?

Anne shook her head and spooned 3preserves onto the

bread in her hand. It didn’t seem likely. She didn’t want to

leave Mr Weston in doubt for an unreasonable time but

Anne seriously questioned if she would know that swiftly.45

You could just take Pastor’s advice, she thought to herself

and then 4mulled that option over for a time.

“Is there tea, dear?” her father suddenly questioned her,

and she found his eyes on her.

“Yes, Father. I’ll get you some.”50

“Is that a new dress?”

“No, I’ve had this one for a time,” Anne told him, not

wanting to think about how many times she’d made it over

and repaired it.

“Well, it’s very nice on you.”55

“Thank you.”

“Does your husband like it?”

Anne 5froze. She had just filled his teacup but now stood

quite still.

Glossary

1pine:to become very sad because you long for something or

someone

2fared:done well

3preserves:a type of jam made by boiling fruit

4mulled:thinking carefully about a thing

5froze:stand still because of shock

Or

2.Read the following poem about a computer that has gone crazy.

Show how the language in the poem vividly conveys the different feelings the poet has about his computer.

To help you answer the question you may consider:

• the story being told by the poem
• the way the poet describes the computer’s behaviour
• the language of the poem
• any other ideas you might have

I Think My Computer is Crazy

Jack Prelutsky

I think my computer is crazy

it’s gone off its 1rocker today.

the screen is impossibly scrambled,

and I can’t control the display.

2Illegible symbols are flashing5

in places they just don’t belong.

it’s surely no help with my homework,

every last answer is wrong.

I’d always depended upon it,

but now its behaviour has changed,10

it’s3churning out absolute 4drivel,

it’s clear my computer’s 5deranged.

It’s making disheartening noises,

like kangaroos hopping on fruit,

it thoroughly 6garbles my input,15

then burbles, “THIS DOES NOT COMPUTE!”

Something inside my computer

is buzzing like billions of bees,

even my mouse is affected,

it seems to be begging for cheese.20

I guess I know why my computer

is7addled and may not survive―

my brother inserted 8bologna

into the floppy disk drive.

Glossary

1rocker:to be crazy

2illegible:difficult or impossible to read

3churning:producing something quickly and in large amounts

4drivel:nonsense

5deranged:unable to behave and think normally

6garbles:produces messages in a way that isconfusing

7addled:confused

8bologna:a type of sausage

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