English Home Language Grade 8 Task 3/10: Response To Test (Term 4 Exam)
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English Home Language
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8th Grade
This document contains English Home Language Term: 4
Control Test Task 10: Response To Texts (CAPS Aligned) + Memorandum
Marks: 60
Duration: 2 Hours
The Test Paper breakdown:
Section A: Comprehension - 20...
Grade: 8 English Home Language Term: 4
Control Test Task 10: Response To Texts
Marks: 60 Duration: 2 Hours
Examiner: Moderator:
INSTRUCTIONS:
● This paper consists of 11 pages. Please check that your paper is complete.
● This question paper consists of four sections:
Section A: Comprehension (20)
Section B: Visual Literacy (10)
Section C: Summary (10)
Section D: Language in context (20)
● Read the questions carefully and answer ALL questions in full sentences.
● Indicate the section and question number clearly.
● Write neatly and legibly.
, SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
QUESTION 1: READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING
Read TEXT A and TEXT B below and answer the questions set.
TEXT A
Unmasking TikTok’s bogus ‘Dr’ Matthew Bongani Lani
1 The problem of individuals faking qualifications and scamming people on social
media is a global issue and not confined to South Africa. One person who has come
under scrutiny is “Dr Matthew Bongani Lani”. Who is he, and what lies behind his
facade?. Born and raised in North West but claiming Johannesburg as his home,
Lani gained notoriety for sharing medical advice on his TikTok feed, which has since 5
been shut down.
2 With almost 300,000 followers, Lani portrayed himself as a knowledgeable medical
advice guru, often wearing scrubs and a stethoscope around his neck. He was
occasionally seen in hospital corridors. Lani’s grandiose claims included being a 10
graduate of Wits Medical School and the youngest doctor to own a South African
pharmaceutical company.
3 He used this company, Immuno Bloom, to promote his “Mokhaba pills”. He also
professed to be the chief executive of an NGO called Greater than Aids. Both 15
entities are registered under the name Matthew Bongani Lani. Lani boasted he had
skipped three school grades – 4, 6 and 8 – and had started medical school at the
age of 16.
What’s in a name?
4 When questioned about his credentials in a live TikTok session, after widespread
scepticism and after institutions had disassociated themselves from him, Lani offered 20
a startling revelation: “Me saying Dr Matthew is a pseudonym. It’s like a stage name.
It’s not my real name as per my ID.” Instead, he claimed his real name was Sanele
Zingelwa and insisted he was a medical doctor with a specialisation as a general
practitioner.
25
5 Despite his elaborate claims, reputable institutions, including Wits, the Health
Professions Council of South Africa and the Gauteng Department of Health, denied
, having records of Lani’s medical education. The Gauteng Department of Education
stated Lani lacked a matric certificate, and said he had been referred to Gresswold
Senior School for learners with special needs in Kew, Johannesburg, in 2010. 30
6 He had disappeared from the school system after 2012. The department said he had
re-emerged in 2016 at the Fourways Adult Centre as a part-time student, but his
results had been less than stellar. 35
Stolen identity
So how did Lani gain access to hospitals to create video content? The Gauteng
7 Department of Health revealed he had manipulated his way into the system, falsely
posing as an intern at Helen Joseph Hospital and wandering around after his intern 40
placement in June 2022. According to the department, Lani had stolen the identity of
a second-year medical intern at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital, Dr Sanele Sobani
Vambani Zingelwa, who had trained as a doctor in Cuba, not at Wits. Zingelwa has
since filed a complaint of identity fraud against Lani and the department has lodged
a case of impersonation against him 45
8 According to the department, Lani had stolen the identity of a second-year medical
intern at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital, Dr Sanele Sobani Vambani Zingelwa, who had
trained as a doctor in Cuba, not at Wits. Zingelwa has since filed a complaint of
identity fraud against Lani and the department has lodged a case of impersonation
against him 50
Glossary
Notoriety- the state of being famous or well known for some bad deed.
Grandiose- intended to seem important or great
Pseudonym- a name someone uses instead of their real name
Source: Daily Maverick, 15 October 2023
TEXT B
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