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INSTRUCTIONS

Readthe followingcarefully:

l, ThispapercorsistsofTHREE (3) sections.

2. in SectionI arebasedon a dramatic text. Answerg!! questions

Questions in the
spacesprovided.

3. Questionsin SectionII arebasedon a poem. Answerg!! questionsin the spaces

provided.

4. in SectionIII arebasedon a prosetext. Answerrll questions

Questions in thespaces
provided.

5. You shouldspendapproximately
40 minuteson eachsection.

6. Writethefollowingon the coverofthis testbooklet:

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 2014
PAPER 3

SECTION I: DRAMA

Instructions: Readthe followingpassageand answerALL the questionsthat follow.

Anneis havinga conrelsationwith hetfathet ik hisstudy Theroom is dimly lit dnd sParsely
furnished with a table, two small crealq chairs and a shelfwith tatteredold bookt

ANNE: in myselflthinkl've
l'm a terriblecoward.I'msodisappointed
myfear...I thinkl'm reallygrownup...andthensomething
conquered
I loveyou,Father.
andI runto youlikea baby...
happens...

MR.FRANK: teqroachfu Yl
Anne!

ANNE: tt'strue.I'vebeenthinkingaboutit for a longt:me.You'rethe onlyoneI

love.

16 MR.FMNK: lt'sfineto hearyoutell me thatyouloveme.Butl'd be happi€rif you

saidyoulovedyourmotheraswell...Sheneedsyourhelpsomuch your
' love"'

ANNE: shedoesn'tunderstand
We havenothingin common. ltry
me Whenever

to explainmy viewson life to her sheasksme if I'm constlpated'

l5 MR,FRANK:Youhurt herverymuchjustnow.she'scrying.she'sin thgrecrying.

ANNE: the truth.I didn'twantherhere...

I can'thelpit. I only.told

. lThen,with suddenchongel

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wasn'tl? Andthe worstof it is,I canstandoff
Oh,father,I washorrible,
'!t\s
doingit'
andlookat myselfdoingit andknowit'scruelandyet I can'tstop
justa phase'Helpme!
z0 What'sthe matterwith me?Tellme.Don'tsayit's

Wecanonly
MR. FRANK: Thereis solittlethatwe parentscando to helpourchildren
pointthe way Therestyoumustdo yourself
try to seta goodexample...
YoumustbuildYourowncharacter'

thingsI did
ANNE: l'm trying.ReallyI am.EverynightI thinkbackoverallof the
to myself'
that daythatwerewrongandthisthingnowwith Mother'I say
again
thatwaswrong.I makeup my mindI'm nevergoingto do that
Never!of courseI maydo something worse butatleastl'llneverdo

I havea niceside,father," a sweeter'nicerside Butl'm

that again!...
l'm
to showit. I'mafraidthat peoplearegoingto laughat me if
scared
l0 Sothe meanAnnecomesto the outsideandthe goodAnneStays
serious.
havethe
on the inside,andI keepon tryingto switchthemaroundand
goodAnneoutsideandthe badAnneinsideandbewhatl'd liketo be '
andmightbe...if onlY.. onlY...

and Albert Hackett (1995)'

Adaptedfrom fr€ D iary of Anne Ftankby FrancesGoodrich
The PlaYof the Diary of Anne Frank Publisher:Heinemann

ofa stagedireclionin theextract

l. (a)ldenliryONf example

( I mark)

(b) Briefly describewhat takesplacein the extract'

(3 marks)

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2. Give TWO themesthat you identified ftom the conversationbetweenAnne andher fatber.
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(2 marks)

3. QuoteTHR-EEpiecesofevidenceto showhow Annefeelsabouther mother.

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(iD

(iiD

(3 marks)

4. (a) Identiry TWO qualitiesofMr. Frankshownin this extract.

(b) Giveonepieceofevidenceliom theextractto supporteachofthe qualitiesidentified.

QualityI

Evidencefrom theextract

Quality2

Evidencefrom theextract

(6 ma*s)

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5. Explain the inner conflict that Anne is expedencing.

(3narks)

6. (a) What lihrary deviceis usedin the following statement:"I run to you like a baby..."
(Line 3)?

(l mark)

O) What doesthe statementsay abouttlle Ann's relationshipwith her father?

(2 marks)

7. Basedon theextract,identiryONEattitudethat(a) A]meshowsand(b) hermothershows.

(a) Anne:
(2marla)
(b) Her mother:
(2marks)

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SECTION II: POETRY

Instructions:Readthe fondwingpoemand answerALL the questionsthat follow.

Nature

We haveneitherSummernorWinter
NeitherAutumnnorSpring.

We haveinsteadthe days

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Whengoldsunshineson the lushgreencanefields,
5 Magnificently

Thedayswhenthe .ainbeatslikebulletson the roofs

Andthereis no soundbutthe swishof waterin the gullies
Andtreesstruggling
in the highJamaicawinds.

Alsotherearethe dayswhenthe leavesfadefrom off guangotrees

t0 Andthe reapedcanefieldslie bareandfallowin the sun.
Butbestof alltherearethe dayswhenthe mangoandthe logwoodblossom.
Whenthe bushes arefullof the soundof beesandthe scentof honev.
Whenthetall g.ass
swaysandshivers to the slightest
breathof air
Whenthe buttercupshavepavedthe earthwith yellowstars
15 Andbeautycom€ssuddenly andthe rainshavegone.

H. D. Carberry,
BiteIn 2,Editedby CecilCray,NelsonCaribb€an(1994).

l. To whomdoes'\re" referin thepoem?

(2 marks)

2. (a) What TWO things arebeing comparedin Line 6: "The dayswhen the rain beatslike
bulletson theroofs"?

(l ma*)

(b) What is the poetsayingaboutthe rain?

(2 marks)
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3. (a) What figure ofspeechis containedin the line, "When
with Yellowstars"?

(2 marks)

(b) Explain in your own words what this line means'

(3 marks)

to whichthis poemappeals'
4. (a) IdentiryTHREEsenses
(b) GiveONEpieceof evidenceftom thepoemof eachsensethatyouidentified'

SenseI

Evidenceftom the Poem

Sense2

Evidencefiom the Poem

Sense3

Evidencefrom the poem

(6 ma*s)

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5. Besidesits height,what impressionis the poettrying to give aboutthe grassin the line,
"When the tall gass swaysandshive$ to the slightestbreathof air"?

(2 marks)

6. (a) What is the generalmoodofthis poem?

(2 marks)
(b) Give reasonsfor your answer.

(3 tnarks)

't. (a) Identiryyourfavoudteline in this poemand (b) Explain why it is your favouriteline.

(a) My favoudteline in tiis poemis

(b) It is my favouriteline because

(2 marks)

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 QUESTIONIII: PROSE

I[structionsi Readthe passagebelowand answerALL the questioNth.t follow.

Donkev

Whenthe donkeywasn'tworkinghe turnedit loosein the savannah opposite the

government school. Childrenplaying thereusedto stoneit untilSookdeo randowna boywith
hiscutlass. Dollytooka bucketof waterfor it at middayandwentbackin the evening to bringI
home.Sookdeo's onlyinterestin the animalwasin the workit coulddo.Heusedto callit
5 'Donkey'. In the morninghe said,"Donkey getup,"andin the evening,"Donkey laydown."
Donkey hadbroughthismasterhomesafelyaftermanya drunkenspreein the .umshop, and
once,comingin oneof the backstreetsfrom SanJuan,Sookdeo hadfallenoff andhe hadstood
by himfor threehoursuntilsomebody passed andput Sookdeo backon the cart.
Butonerainynight.Donkey fellill.sookdeosaid,"Donkey, getup,"Donkeyrefused to
l0 budge.lt wasthe firsttimesucha thinghappened. "8ut a-a,ah tellVuhgetup nah,DonkeY!"
Butthe animaljust lookedat Sookdeo withwateryeYes. "Dolly!Ay gyul,iswat youdo de
Donkey, he don'tgetup?"
Thegirlcamerunningout of the hut."Bap,ahtinkDonkey sick."A few dayslater
5ookdeo decided to sellDonkey. Ramdhin, a younglndian,wanteda donkeycartto sell
l5 coconuts in Portof spain.sookdeobroughthimhometo seeDonkey.
"Hefat,he doesplentyworkandeatlittle,but he don't'look'well,"Sookdeo said.
Ramdhin lookedat Donkey. "Yuhcouldseeribs.man,de donkeylookhalf-deadls how
muchyuhtinkahgoingto giveyuhfor him?"
soolideoshrugged. "Well,is truedat he old,but hecouldstilldo plentyhardwork.ls
20 onlydat he don't'look'well?"
"Helookplentysick,if datis wat yuh mean.I gogiveyuhfiftydollars."
"Allright,gimmefiftydollars," he agreed.AndasRamdhin wasleading Donkey awayhe
calledout."Remember ahtellyuhhe don'tllook'well,but he doesworkhard!"
Thenextmorningjustashe got hiscutlass andhoeandwassettingoff for thefields
2 5 R a md h ica
n meu p ..
Ramdhin wasenraged, andfor a minutehe cursedsookdeosteadily in Hindi.Thenhe
brokeout in brokenEnglish.
"Butlookhere,sookdeo,wat yuhmeanbysellingme ah half-blind donkey?-
Sookdeofeignedastonishment."But ah tell yuh he fat, he doeswork han4but he don't
30 'look'well."
Ramdhin choked."Butyuh isah damnfool!Yuhcan'tevenexplain yuhself!
Wltyyuh
didn'ttell mede donkevblind?"

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"ButahtellyuhlAh sayhe fat,but he don,t,look,
well.yuhdon,tunderstand whenah
talkgoodEnglish?,,
"Lool! Ah can,twork de donkeyif he half-blind,,,
Ramdhinsaid.,,yuhgo haveto giveme
backme money."
l'YuhmadlI havenuttingmoreto do wid yuh,business
finish,ah sellyouonedonkey
dat you buy."
"Yuhis a damntief!,,

Adapted from ..A Brighter Sun,,by SamuelSelvon

(1952),Longmanpublishers.

l. Cive TWO character

traitsof Sookdeo.
Supportyour answerfrom thepassage
tbr each
characteristic.

Characteristic
I

Supportfromthepassage (l mark)

{
v (2 marks)
z
Characteristic2
( I mark)

ffi
Supportfrom the passage

a
32 (a) Basedon Iines7-9, how wouldyou describe (2 marks)
Donkey?

( I mark)
(b) Give ONE reasonfor your answer.

(2 marks)
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 3. "But the animaljust looked at Sookdeowith watery eyes.,,(Lire I I
)
(a) How do you think the authorwantsyou.to feelabout Dorftey?

(lmark)
(b) What was Sookdeo,sreaclionto Donkey'sfalling ill?

(2 ma*s)
4. In lines16,20and30-31,Sookdeo
r€peats .,hedoo,t.look,
thephrase well.,,WhatareTWO
possiblemeaningsfor thisphrase?

Meaning t

(2 marks)

Meaning2

(2 marks)

5. Why do you think Sookdeo..feignedastonisbment',in line 29?

(2 narks)
6. (a) Explain the conflict in this passagc.

(3 marks)
(b) QuoteTWO phrasesfrom the passageto supportyour answer.

(D
(ii)
(2 marks)

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 do youlearnfromihis extrsct?.
7. Whatle,sson

(2 marb)

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