ENG2613 OCTOBER 2025 PORTFOLIO
October/November 2025
ENG 2613
Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase –
First Additional Language
50 Marks
Duration: 12 hours
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QUESTION 1: POETRY
Read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow.
Mother Doesn't Want a Dog – by Judith Viorst
Mother doesn't want a dog. Mother says they smell, And never sit when you say sit, Or even when you
yell. And when you come home late at night And there is ice and snow, You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn't want a dog. Mother says they shed, And always let the strangers in And bark at friends
instead, And do disgraceful things on rugs, And track mud on the floor, And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn't want a dog. She's making a mistake. Because, more than a dog, I think She will not want
this snake.
1.1) In the poem, the mother gives the child many reasons why she does not want a dog. List two
reasons and explain why they might worry an adult more than a child. (3 marks)
- Reason 1: They smell.
- Why it worries adults more: Odor relates to cleanliness and hospitality. Adults worry about guests,
housework, and possible allergies or discomfort for others in the home.
- Reason 2: They shed.
- Why it worries adults more: Shedding means fur everywhere (furniture, clothes, carpets) and more
cleaning, grooming, and potential cost.
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October/November 2025
ENG 2613
Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase –
First Additional Language
50 Marks
Duration: 12 hours
FOR MORE ANSWERS IN THIS DOCUMENT PURCHASE IT!!!!!
QUESTION 1: POETRY
Read the poem below, and then answer the questions that follow.
Mother Doesn't Want a Dog – by Judith Viorst
Mother doesn't want a dog. Mother says they smell, And never sit when you say sit, Or even when you
yell. And when you come home late at night And there is ice and snow, You have to go back out because
The dumb dog has to go.
Mother doesn't want a dog. Mother says they shed, And always let the strangers in And bark at friends
instead, And do disgraceful things on rugs, And track mud on the floor, And flop upon your bed at night
And snore their doggy snore.
Mother doesn't want a dog. She's making a mistake. Because, more than a dog, I think She will not want
this snake.
1.1) In the poem, the mother gives the child many reasons why she does not want a dog. List two
reasons and explain why they might worry an adult more than a child. (3 marks)
- Reason 1: They smell.
- Why it worries adults more: Odor relates to cleanliness and hospitality. Adults worry about guests,
housework, and possible allergies or discomfort for others in the home.
- Reason 2: They shed.
- Why it worries adults more: Shedding means fur everywhere (furniture, clothes, carpets) and more
cleaning, grooming, and potential cost.
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,
