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11:31 @Owae ¥ Dt 229 fe ‘G1 66, , < Af a 8, , (A) “We, who were outlaws not so long ago,, have today been given the rare privilege to, be host to the nations of the world on our, own soil. We thank all of our distinguished, international guests for having come to take, possession with the people of our country, of what is, after all, a common victory for, justice, for peace, for human dignity.”, , i The guests at the spectacular ceremony, are being called distinguished because they, a) they have been invited as guests to, attend it., , b) they are eminent world leaders, witnessing it., , c) they are visiting the country for this, purpose., , d) they have resumed diplomatic relations, with the country., , ii It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the, option that lists the correct answer for what, ‘human dignity’ would include., , a) i) equality ii) liberty _ iii) indecency, , b) i) liberty ii) indecency iii) self-respect, c) i) immorality ii) self-respect iii) equality, d) i) equality. ii) liberty iii) self-respect, , , , eee, , , , 41 ©
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11:32 @OwaQe % 10! $02 tte 41) 66% @D, , < Af a 8, , iii Why does the speaker say that it is a ‘rare, privilege’? He says this as they have, , a) been deprived of this honour., , b) seldom been given this honour., , c) experienced it for the first time., , d) been chosen over other countries, for, this honour, , iv How do you think the speaker feels?, Choose the option that best fits his state of, mind., , a) i) emotional ii) elated iii) unmindful, , b) i) elated ii) unmindful iii) overwhelmed, , c) i) overwhelmed ii) elated iii) honoured, , d) i) elated ii) honoured iii) unmindful, , v Pick the option that showcases the usage, of ‘host’ as in the extract., , a) He was praised for his hospitality as the, host of the party., , b) She was able to host the event without, any hindrance., , c) She met the host and apologised for her, friend’s misbehaviour., , d) He is the best host that one can ever, come across., , (D\ “lt inn aAnhswshan Lhanan ta lanen that, , , , eee, , , , 41 ©
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11:32 @QVaQ: $ 101 922 tte “41/668, ¢ A a4 8, , (B) “It was only when | began to learn that, my boyhood freedom was an illusion when |, discovered as a young man that my, freedom had already been taken from me,, that | began to hunger for it. At first as a, student | wanted freedom only for myself,, the transitory freedoms of being able to, stay out at night, read what | pleased and, go where | chose. Later, as a young man in, Johannesburg, | yearned for the basic and, honourable freedoms...”, , | The title that best suits this extract is, a) Freedom for everything, , b) Knowledge about Freedom, , c) Significance of Freedom, , d) Realisation of Freedom, , ii Why do you think the speaker mentions, some freedoms as ‘transitory’?, , a) The freedoms are momentary and keep, changing with time., , b) The definition of freedom is constant but, perspectives differ., , c) Freedom means different things to, different people., , d) Freedom is not that important after a, certain age., , , , eee, , , , 4 © S
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11:32 @QVaQ: $101 22 Me “G11 668, ¢ A a4 8, , iii Choose the option that best fits the, usage of the word ‘illusion’ as used in the, extract., , a) He was never able to get past the illusion., b) The illusion | experienced was quite, intriguing., , c) A large mirror in the room creates an, illusion., , d) | was living under the illusion that this is, possible., , iv The speaker says, ‘at first as a student |, wanted freedom only for myself.’ Why do, you think he only thought about himself?, , a) He didn’t want to think about the, freedom denied to others., , b) He was being selfish and was only, bothered about himself., , c) He didn’t think that freedom denied to, him was important for others., , d) He was too young to realise that freedom, was denied to others as well., , v A part of the extract has been, paraphrased. Choose the option that, includes the most appropriate solution to, the blanks in the given paraphrase of the, extract. The speaker’s belief about, , , , eee, , , , 4 © S
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11:32 @OwaQe ¥$ 1D 3.29 te ‘G1 66s, , < Af a 8, , wanted freedom only for myself.’ Why do, you think he only thought about himself?, , a) He didn’t want to think about the, freedom denied to others., , b) He was being selfish and was only, bothered about himself., , c) He didn’t think that freedom denied to, him was important for others., , d) He was too young to realise that freedom, was denied to others as well., , v A part of the extract has been, paraphrased. Choose the option that, includes the most appropriate solution to, the blanks in the given paraphrase of the, extract. The speaker's belief about, freedom, since childhood, proved false. It, was not until the speaker grew up to be a, young man when it i) on him that he, wasii)___ of freedom. Then he began iii), it., a)i) desired ii) dawned __ iii) depriving, b) i) dawned ii) deprived __ iii) desiring, c) i) dawned _ ii) arrived. iii) desiring, d) i) arrived ii) deprived. iii) dawned, , , , , , he, 9, S