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UNIVERSITY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
October/ November 2025 Examination
ENG2614
Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase – Home Language
100 Marks
11 Hours
Examiners: Dr D.M. Steyn and Ms. C.C.J. Fratini
This paper consists of 9 pages, including this cover page.
Instructions:
This is an Open Book Examination, meaning that you are permitted to consult your study material
and prescribed textbooks while writing the examination. You are NOT, however, allowed to copy
verbatim (word-for-word) from any of the consulted texts or materials.
Answers should be written in your own words and any sources consulted and/or used in your
answers must be cited in-text and included in the reference list, at the end of your essay, using the
Harvard method.
In the event that you are caught plagiarising, cheating and/or making use of generative AI or any
illegal or non-compliant sites to answer your examination questions, you will be reported to the
University’s Student Disciplinary Section.
Please remember to complete the Honesty Declaration supplied at the end of this question paper
on page 8 as well as the AI Use Declaration on page 9.
Completed examination answer scripts must be uploaded using the myModules
Application/Platform and they must be in Adobe PDF electronic format. No scanned or
handwritten documents that cannot be checked by the Turnitin software will be accepted.
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• Please do not preview your uploaded document once you have submitted it.
• DO NOT submit the incorrect answer script. Make sure you check the document
before uploading it.
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The examination question paper can be downloaded from Monday, 13 October 2025, 09:00 AM. All
examination answer files MUST be uploaded by Monday, 13 October 2025, 20:00 PM.
DO NOT wait until the last minute to upload your examination answer file.
Remember, there is NO grace period for this assessment, as it is a
Turnitinproctored examination.
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B, and C. Please answer ALL of the sections.
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October/November 2025 Examination
Section A: Essay on Roald Dahl’s “Cinderella” extract
Read the extract from Roald Dahl’s narrative poem, “Cinderella,” below, and then answer the
questions that follow.
Cinderella
I guess you think you know this story.
You don’t. The real one’s much more gory.
The phoney one, the one you know,
Was cooked up years and years ago, And
made to sound all soft and sappy Just to
keep the children happy.
Mind you, they got the first bit right,
The bit where, in the dead of night,
The Ugly Sisters, jewels and all,
Departed for the Palace Ball,
While darling little Cinderella
Was locked up in a slimy CELLAR, Where
rats who wanted things to eat, Began to
nibble at her feet.
She bellowed, ‘HELP!’ and ‘LET ME OUT!’
The Magic Fairy heard her shout. Appearing
in a blaze of light,
She said, ‘My dear, are you all right?’
‘All right?’ cried Cindy.
‘Can’t you see I feel as rotten as can be!’ She
beat her fist against the wall,
And shouted, ‘GET ME TO THE BALL! There
is a disco at the Palace!
The rest have gone and I am jealous!
I want a dress! I want a coach!
And earrings and a diamond brooch!
And silver slippers, two of those!
And lovely nylon panty-hose!’ The
Fairy said, ‘Hang on a tick.’
She gave her wand a mighty flick
And quickly, in no time at all,
Cindy was at the Palace Ball!
It made the Ugly Sisters wince
To see her dancing with the Prince. The
Prince himself was turned to pulp,
All he could do was GASP and GULP.
Then midnight struck. She shouted, ‘Heck!
I’ve got to run to save my neck!’
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The Prince cried, ‘No! Alas! Alack!’ He
made a grab to hold her back.
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As Cindy shouted, ‘Let me go!’
The dress was ripped from head to toe. SHE
RAN AWAY, ONE FOOT QUITE BARE,
She’d lost one slipper on the stair.
The Prince was on it like a dart, He
pressed it to his pounding heart.
‘The girl this slipper fits,’ he cried,
‘Tomorrow morn shall be my bride!
I’ll visit every house in town
Until I’ve tracked the maiden down!’
Dahl, Roald. 1982. “Cinderella”, in Revolting Rhymes (pp.2-10). Penguin Random House
Children's UK. Kindle Edition.
1. Write an essay (1200 to 1500 words) based on this extract from Dahl’s poem. Your essay
should identify and discuss the narrative and stylistic elements found in this part of the poem.
Once you have completed your narrative and stylistic analysis, discuss how you might adapt
the fairy tale to make it more relevant to an African/South African context. Remember, your
audience is a South African, Intermediate Phase English classroom.
Consider the following points when writing your essay:
a. Discuss the basic narrative elements, such as the setting, characterisation, point of
view, and plot, before trying to discuss the theme of the story. Remember that this is
only part of the story, so it may be difficult to identify the theme of the poem
conclusively or to discuss the whole plot. You can, of course, still discuss thematic and
plot elements, but you should focus on this extract, not on the story as a whole.
b. As far as stylistic elements are concerned, you do not need to discuss all of these in
great detail, but some analysis of key moments in the extract will greatly enrich your
essay.
c. For the discussion of the adaptation, you do not have to retell or rewrite the story, but
you do need to consider what narrative elements you might change in order to make it
more suitable for a group of African/South African learners. You can rewrite parts of the
story to illustrate what you would change, but the main part of your response to this
section of the question needs to be a discussion of what you would change and why
you think this would make the story more suitable for an African/South African
classroom.
d. Your retelling can still be in the form of a poem, but you could also potentially argue
why this might not be suitable for a younger South African classroom audience. It is up
to you, but you do need to present a compelling case either way.
e. All claims need to be carefully argued, with textual evidence from the extract and
judicious paraphrasing used to substantiate your points. Evidence of critical thinking
skills and close analysis will be rewarded.
Rubric for Section A
Criteria Marks
Narrative elements (such as setting, characterisation, point of view, plot, theme) 15
Stylistic elements (such as tone, rhyme, irony, wordplay, imagery, literary / poetic 10
devices)
Adaptation to African/South African context 15
Structure and argumentation 5
Language use and academic style 5
UNIVERSITY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
October/ November 2025 Examination
ENG2614
Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase – Home Language
100 Marks
11 Hours
Examiners: Dr D.M. Steyn and Ms. C.C.J. Fratini
This paper consists of 9 pages, including this cover page.
Instructions:
This is an Open Book Examination, meaning that you are permitted to consult your study material
and prescribed textbooks while writing the examination. You are NOT, however, allowed to copy
verbatim (word-for-word) from any of the consulted texts or materials.
Answers should be written in your own words and any sources consulted and/or used in your
answers must be cited in-text and included in the reference list, at the end of your essay, using the
Harvard method.
In the event that you are caught plagiarising, cheating and/or making use of generative AI or any
illegal or non-compliant sites to answer your examination questions, you will be reported to the
University’s Student Disciplinary Section.
Please remember to complete the Honesty Declaration supplied at the end of this question paper
on page 8 as well as the AI Use Declaration on page 9.
Completed examination answer scripts must be uploaded using the myModules
Application/Platform and they must be in Adobe PDF electronic format. No scanned or
handwritten documents that cannot be checked by the Turnitin software will be accepted.
• DO NOT password-protect your document.
• Please do not preview your uploaded document once you have submitted it.
• DO NOT submit the incorrect answer script. Make sure you check the document
before uploading it.
• Guard against incomplete or incorrect PDF file conversions. Check whether you can select
the text with your mouse cursor after converting it, to make sure that the file is an Adobe
PFD document with text.
• Convert all pages into a single PDF document.
• DO NOT load pages one by one.
• Your answer file should NOT exceed 20MB in size.
The examination question paper can be downloaded from Monday, 13 October 2025, 09:00 AM. All
examination answer files MUST be uploaded by Monday, 13 October 2025, 20:00 PM.
DO NOT wait until the last minute to upload your examination answer file.
Remember, there is NO grace period for this assessment, as it is a
Turnitinproctored examination.
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B, and C. Please answer ALL of the sections.
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October/November 2025 Examination
Section A: Essay on Roald Dahl’s “Cinderella” extract
Read the extract from Roald Dahl’s narrative poem, “Cinderella,” below, and then answer the
questions that follow.
Cinderella
I guess you think you know this story.
You don’t. The real one’s much more gory.
The phoney one, the one you know,
Was cooked up years and years ago, And
made to sound all soft and sappy Just to
keep the children happy.
Mind you, they got the first bit right,
The bit where, in the dead of night,
The Ugly Sisters, jewels and all,
Departed for the Palace Ball,
While darling little Cinderella
Was locked up in a slimy CELLAR, Where
rats who wanted things to eat, Began to
nibble at her feet.
She bellowed, ‘HELP!’ and ‘LET ME OUT!’
The Magic Fairy heard her shout. Appearing
in a blaze of light,
She said, ‘My dear, are you all right?’
‘All right?’ cried Cindy.
‘Can’t you see I feel as rotten as can be!’ She
beat her fist against the wall,
And shouted, ‘GET ME TO THE BALL! There
is a disco at the Palace!
The rest have gone and I am jealous!
I want a dress! I want a coach!
And earrings and a diamond brooch!
And silver slippers, two of those!
And lovely nylon panty-hose!’ The
Fairy said, ‘Hang on a tick.’
She gave her wand a mighty flick
And quickly, in no time at all,
Cindy was at the Palace Ball!
It made the Ugly Sisters wince
To see her dancing with the Prince. The
Prince himself was turned to pulp,
All he could do was GASP and GULP.
Then midnight struck. She shouted, ‘Heck!
I’ve got to run to save my neck!’
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October/November 2025 Examination
The Prince cried, ‘No! Alas! Alack!’ He
made a grab to hold her back.
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2
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As Cindy shouted, ‘Let me go!’
The dress was ripped from head to toe. SHE
RAN AWAY, ONE FOOT QUITE BARE,
She’d lost one slipper on the stair.
The Prince was on it like a dart, He
pressed it to his pounding heart.
‘The girl this slipper fits,’ he cried,
‘Tomorrow morn shall be my bride!
I’ll visit every house in town
Until I’ve tracked the maiden down!’
Dahl, Roald. 1982. “Cinderella”, in Revolting Rhymes (pp.2-10). Penguin Random House
Children's UK. Kindle Edition.
1. Write an essay (1200 to 1500 words) based on this extract from Dahl’s poem. Your essay
should identify and discuss the narrative and stylistic elements found in this part of the poem.
Once you have completed your narrative and stylistic analysis, discuss how you might adapt
the fairy tale to make it more relevant to an African/South African context. Remember, your
audience is a South African, Intermediate Phase English classroom.
Consider the following points when writing your essay:
a. Discuss the basic narrative elements, such as the setting, characterisation, point of
view, and plot, before trying to discuss the theme of the story. Remember that this is
only part of the story, so it may be difficult to identify the theme of the poem
conclusively or to discuss the whole plot. You can, of course, still discuss thematic and
plot elements, but you should focus on this extract, not on the story as a whole.
b. As far as stylistic elements are concerned, you do not need to discuss all of these in
great detail, but some analysis of key moments in the extract will greatly enrich your
essay.
c. For the discussion of the adaptation, you do not have to retell or rewrite the story, but
you do need to consider what narrative elements you might change in order to make it
more suitable for a group of African/South African learners. You can rewrite parts of the
story to illustrate what you would change, but the main part of your response to this
section of the question needs to be a discussion of what you would change and why
you think this would make the story more suitable for an African/South African
classroom.
d. Your retelling can still be in the form of a poem, but you could also potentially argue
why this might not be suitable for a younger South African classroom audience. It is up
to you, but you do need to present a compelling case either way.
e. All claims need to be carefully argued, with textual evidence from the extract and
judicious paraphrasing used to substantiate your points. Evidence of critical thinking
skills and close analysis will be rewarded.
Rubric for Section A
Criteria Marks
Narrative elements (such as setting, characterisation, point of view, plot, theme) 15
Stylistic elements (such as tone, rhyme, irony, wordplay, imagery, literary / poetic 10
devices)
Adaptation to African/South African context 15
Structure and argumentation 5
Language use and academic style 5
