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Grade 11. Paper 1


Grade 11 English Language
April 20- April 24,      April 27- May 1
PAPER 1 TECHNIQUES
Ø Scan through paper and read the instructions
The paper is divided in two parts
o   Grammar / Mechanics/ Vocabulary/ Spelling
Section 1 skills
Comprehension
Grammar
Punctuation
Paragraphing
o   Comprehension
Section 2 Skills
Comprehension
inference
Analysis
Evaluation

Ø Begin at the Comprehension section
Read each comprehension 3 times
o   First reading-
1.     Find the gist/ theme of the comprehension
2.     Underline all the new words

o   Second reading
1.     Read through paragraph by paragraph and unravel meanings of literary devices
2.     Use context clues to find meanings of new words.
3.     Summarise paragraphs in a single sentence

o   Third Reading
1.     Put all the summarised sentences together in a single paragraph

Ø In answering questions, you must ELIMINATE
From the four choices given, two are distracters and cannot be the answer. Cross them off.

Ø The two remaining ones are close. If you cannot determine which is correct, reread the section about it.
Ø After the Comprehension section is completed go to the first section and ELIMINATE well.

DO ALL ACTIVITIES IN YOUR WRITING BOOKS
FOR ANY CLARIFICATION, COMMUNICATE TO YOUR TEACHER IN WATSAPP GROUP, ON THE BLOG OR THROUGH EMAIL
Date : April 20, 2010 
ONLY WRITE QUESTIONS AND THE CORRECT ANSWER


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