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WSP511S - WRITING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES - 2ND OPP - JULY 2025 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 5
COURSE CODE: WSP511S
COURSE NAME: WRITING FORSPECIFIC
PURPOSES
SESSION: JULY2025
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER{S} DR. ANNELI NGHIKEMBUA
MODERATOR: PROF.M MHENE
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES
(Including this front page)
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Answer ALLQUESTIONS
Question 1
1.1) Distinguish between:
a) Synthesis essay and report
b) Formal letter and informal letter
c) Academic writing and creative writing
Question 2
2.1 Clearly outline the structure of an essay.
Total Marks [18]
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Total Marks [15]
Question 3
Total Marks [12]
3.1 Identify the part of speech underlined. Simply jot down the answer, do not rewrite the
sentences.
1. She went to the market and bought some eggs.
[2]
2. I want to go now.
[1]
3. What are you doing there?
[1]
4. There is a mouse underneath the piano.
[1]
5. Masons build houses.
[2]
6. John is my best friend.
[1]
7. She looked !!Q but didn't see anything.
[1]
8. My family live in different parts of India.
[1]
9. That was a difficult question.
[1]
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10. She was very impressed with her results.
[1]
Question 4
Total Marks [12)
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets:
1. Abdul _____
to be a doctor. (wants, wanting, is wanting)
2. The Soup ____
good. (taste, tastes, is tasting)
3. He ___ TV most evening. (watches, is watch, is watching)
4. He ___
out five minutes ago. (has gone, had gone, went)
5. When he lived in Hyderabad, he ___
to the cinema once a week. (goes, went, was
going)
6. The baby ___
all morning. (cries, has been crying)
7. ___
Rahim at the zoo. (saw, have seen, had seen)
8. ___ Kumar this week. (haven't seen, did't see, am not seeing)
9. This paper __ twice weekly. (is appearing, appearing, appears)
10. Ashok fell off the ladder when he ____
the roof. (is mending, was mending,
mended)
11. I ____
something burning. (smell, am smelling, have been smelling)
12. Look, the sun ___ over the hills. (rises, is rise, is rising)
Question 5
Total Marks [20)
5.1 You have been selected to participate in a sporting event in Pretoria, South Africa in August
this year. Write a letter to the Head of Department for Communication and Languages informing
him about the importance of your participation, and that he should inform your lecturers about
your absence. Use the address:
Namibia University of Science and Technology
Private Bag 13388
Windhoek
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Question 6
Total Marks [23]
Students summarise the extract below.
6.1 Summarise in not more than 120 words, describing the life in deserts.
As what geographers have estimated, about twenty percent of the earth's surface is occupied by
deserts. A majority of us view deserts as one unique kind of landscape -- areas with little or no
rainfalls.
In actual fact, there are differences between the deserts, though in varying degrees. While it is
common for laymen like us to see deserts as rocky or covered with gravel or pebbles, there are
some where large sand dunes inhabit. Despite the fact that rainfall is minimal, temperatures do
change in deserts, ranging from seasonal ones to daily changes where extreme hotness and
coldness are experienced in the day and night.
Unfavourable conditions in the deserts, especially the lack of water, have discouraged many living
things from inhabiting these landscapes. Nevertheless, there are exceptionally surviving ones
which through their superb tactics, have managed to live through and are still going strong. One
such kind is the specialist annual plants which overcome seasonal temperature changes with
their extremely short, active life cycles. In events of sudden rain, the plant seeds pullulate .and
grow very quickly to make full use of the rain water. Their flowers bloom and set seeds that ripen
quickly in the hot sun too. Once the water runs dry, the mother plant dies, leaving behind the
drought-resistant seeds, waiting patiently for the next rainy season to arrive.
The Cacti, a native in American deserts, adapts to the dry surroundings by having unique body
structures. The plant has swollen stems to help store water that carries it through months. By
having sharp pines instead of leaves, water loss through respiration is minimized. Besides, these
pointed pines also help the plant ward off grazing animals, thus enhancing its survival period.
Besides plants, there are also animals with distinct surviving tactics in deserts too. For instance,
Skinks (desert lizards) metabolize stored fats in their bulbous tails, producing water to
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supplement their needs, just like what camels do with the stored food in their humps during long
journeys through deserts. Antelopes like the addax, have very low water needs and hence are
able to tolerate the conditions in deserts, extracting moisture from the food they eat.
Finally, there are the sand grouses (desert birds) which do not have special features to overcome
the drought-like nature in deserts. Hence, to survive in these hot, dry deserts, they need to spend
a large part of their time flying in search of waterholes.
Key
gravel
pullulate
bulbous
Small pieces of rocks and stones
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
like a bulb
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Total marks [100)