introduction to english
PRE-DEGREE
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH
BENG011
TEST 1 – 12th MARCH 2013
INTERNAL EXAMINER:
Leanne Coetzee, Janine Shamos
TOTAL MARKS:
100
DURATION:
1 Hours
SECTION A:
Comprehension
50 Marks
SECTION B:
Language
50 Marks
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Read each question carefully.
2. You must answer ALL sections.
3. Answer all questions in the answer book provided.
4. Answers must be given in full sentences – marks will be deducted for point form and incomplete sentences.
5. Answers must be written in pen.
6. Please answer each section on a new page.
7. All rough work should be done in the back of the answer book and indicated as such. 8. This test paper should not be removed from the venue.
NB
This test paper consists of 10 pages
This test contributes 10% towards the final mark.
TEST 1 March 2013 BENG011
Page 1 of 10
Section A
COMPREHENSION
50 Marks
Answer the following questions in your answer book. Answers must be in full sentences and in pen.
Puss and Boats
For cat lovers missing their own fluffies, every foreign destination becomes a kitty city. By Shelley Seid
Tashirojima is a tiny fishing island off the coast of Japan where cats outnumber humans. The residents of the place commonly known as “Cat Island” believe looking after the cats brings good luck. Aside from the thousands of felines, there is a small cat shrine,
monuments
of
cats,
and
buildings
shaped
like
cats.
Dogs
(understandably) are prohibited. It’s a veritable kitty city – and my idea of a dream holiday. There’s a turning point during every overseas holiday when I begin missing home and my family of felines. It’s then that I begin popping into corner shops to buy the odd bit of processed meat, which waits in the corner of my handbag until I come across a deserving street cat. It’s downhill from there as I transmogrify into a wildhaired, middle-aged, mad woman who walks the
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH
BENG011
TEST 1 – 12th MARCH 2013
INTERNAL EXAMINER:
Leanne Coetzee, Janine Shamos
TOTAL MARKS:
100
DURATION:
1 Hours
SECTION A:
Comprehension
50 Marks
SECTION B:
Language
50 Marks
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Read each question carefully.
2. You must answer ALL sections.
3. Answer all questions in the answer book provided.
4. Answers must be given in full sentences – marks will be deducted for point form and incomplete sentences.
5. Answers must be written in pen.
6. Please answer each section on a new page.
7. All rough work should be done in the back of the answer book and indicated as such. 8. This test paper should not be removed from the venue.
NB
This test paper consists of 10 pages
This test contributes 10% towards the final mark.
TEST 1 March 2013 BENG011
Page 1 of 10
Section A
COMPREHENSION
50 Marks
Answer the following questions in your answer book. Answers must be in full sentences and in pen.
Puss and Boats
For cat lovers missing their own fluffies, every foreign destination becomes a kitty city. By Shelley Seid
Tashirojima is a tiny fishing island off the coast of Japan where cats outnumber humans. The residents of the place commonly known as “Cat Island” believe looking after the cats brings good luck. Aside from the thousands of felines, there is a small cat shrine,
monuments
of
cats,
and
buildings
shaped
like
cats.
Dogs
(understandably) are prohibited. It’s a veritable kitty city – and my idea of a dream holiday. There’s a turning point during every overseas holiday when I begin missing home and my family of felines. It’s then that I begin popping into corner shops to buy the odd bit of processed meat, which waits in the corner of my handbag until I come across a deserving street cat. It’s downhill from there as I transmogrify into a wildhaired, middle-aged, mad woman who walks the