SECTION A: COMPREHENSION Q1

GLOSSARY
e-waste¹ – discarded electronic equipment
landfill² – a site for the dumping of waste material

1.1 Refer to paragraph 1.
1.1.1
How are the new medals of the Olympic Games different from the
old ones?

GLOSSARY
e-waste¹ – discarded electronic equipment
landfill² – a site for the dumping of waste material

1.1 Refer to paragraph 1.
1.1.2
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence:

‘clogged up’ (line 5), in the context of this passage, means the
landfill site has …

a high fence.
B lots of space.
C high security.
D been blocked.

GLOSSARY
e-waste¹ – discarded electronic equipment
landfill² – a site for the dumping of waste material

1.1 Refer to paragraph 1.
1.1.3a
Identify TWO items that are recycled to make paper towels. Write your first answer now and the second answer after.

GLOSSARY
e-waste¹ – discarded electronic equipment
landfill² – a site for the dumping of waste material

1.1 Refer to paragraph 1.
1.1.3b
Identify TWO items that are recycled to make paper towels. Write your second answer here now.

1.2 Refer to paragraph 2.

1.2.1a
State TWO benefits of recycling mentioned in this paragraph. Write your first answer now, and the second answer on 1.2.1b

1.2 Refer to paragraph 2.

1.2.1b
State TWO benefits of recycling mentioned in this paragraph. Write your first answer now, and the second answer on 1.2.1b

1.2 Refer to paragraph 2.

1.2.2
Why is the following statement FALSE?
South Africa is one of the leaders in recycling.

1.3
1.3 Explain what the writer means by, ‘… manufacturers are rethinking …
materials of tomorrow’ (lines 22–24).

1.4
Quote a SINGLE word in paragraph 4, which means the same as ‘electricity’

1.5
Refer to paragraph 5.
Identify TWO key role players in the collection of recyclable waste
Write your first answer here and the second one on 1.5b that follows.

1.5b
Refer to paragraph 5.
Identify TWO key role players in the collection of recyclable waste
Write your first answer here and the second one on 1.5b that follows.