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COMPREHENSION
GENERAL COMPREHENSION : Read the whole text once
and answer the following questions :
In which country is the scene set ? Justify by quoting the text .
(2quotes)
1.
The people were waiting for the result of the vote having a political
meeting waiting to cast their vote
narrator.
It refers to South Africa in the context.
there (L.17) : It refers to Braamfontein Civic Centre.
white counterparts (L.23) : white people / their white
homologues
those (L.28) : it refers to his Big Brothers Black leaders
, Black activists
Dark Continent (L.5) :
8.
Pick out 2 examples showing that April 27 th, 1994, was a redletter day for all these people.
Answer in your own words and give 2 quotations.
April 27, 1994 was a red-letter day, because for the first
time in South Africas history, a crowd of people from all
walks of life were waiting to cast their votes. For these
people, this opportunity to vote would bring hope and
reshape their lives. For them it was a historic /
momentous day . That day meant the start of a new era
for all black people, an era of freedom and equality for all
South African citizens, black and white alike.
9.
welfare grant
pensioners
and nail
a synonym of
defeat :
overthrow
rally
fight tooth
a word which refers to the place where you can cast your vote on an election
day :
10. Read
to find a job
decent homes
government money
to have more money
a better education
not to pay at the doctor s
to receive as much money as whites
The day had come to thank those who had helped when he was younger .
T
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Many black activists had been struggling and lost their lives to defeat the
apartheid regime.
T
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