ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION GRADE 11 TEST 2(2022)

The Face of Hunger I counted the ribs on his concertina chest Bones protruding as if chiseled By a sculptor hand of famine He looked with glazed pupils Seeing only a bun on some sky-high shelf The skin was pale and taunt Like a glove of a doctor’s hand His tongue darting in and out Like a chameleon’s Snatching confetti of flies Oh! Child Your stomach is a den of lions Roaring day and night My heart goes out to you And I promise you child One day, my child One day, things will change. By Oswald MbuyiseniMtshali a) Who is the persona in the poem? Explain. (2mks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b] What is the poem about? (2mrks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… c) Identify the stylistic devices used and in the poem. (6mks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… d] Explain the meaning of the lines. i Seeing only a bun on some sky-high shelf (2mks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ii Your stomach is a den of lions roaring day and night (2mks) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... e] What is the attitude of the persona towards the boy? (2mks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… f] What is the meaning of the following words (4mks) i chiseled …………………………………………. ii Glazed …………………………………………… iii Taunt……………………………………………… iv confetti…………………………………………….. QST 4.GRAMMAR 15mks A. Rewrite the sentences below according to the instruction given after each without changing the meaning. (3marks) i) Muchumbe had hardly completed his assignment when the lights went off. (Begin: Scarcely…..) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ii) I have never heard a more ridiculous story (Rewrite beginning with; That is….) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii) The Principal gave Education officer the forms. (Rewrite in passive voice) …………………………………………………………………………….......................................