Question 1
Read scenario A and answer the questions that follow:
Tommy is 10 years old. He attends a school 8 km from home. He lives in a two-room house
that he shares with his mother, his 85-year-old sick grandfather and eight other children.
His mother is blind and cannot find a job. Because ...
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Question 1
1. Read scenario A and answer the questions that follow:
Tommy is 10 years old. He attends a school 8 km from home. He lives in a two-room house that he
shares with his mother, his 85-year-old sick grandfather and eight other children. His mother is blind
and cannot find a job. Because no one in the house earns an income Tommy is often hungry. He and
the other older children in the household take turns to stay home from school and care for the
grandfather. His schoolwork suffers because he is not able to attend school every day. He must also
fetch water from a river that is 1km from home every morning before school and is often late for
school. When he is at school, he often finds it difficult to concentrate because he is usually hungry and
he worries about his grandfather a lot. He is also sad because his father left home to look for work and
never returned.
When he gets home after a long day at school, he works in the neighbours’ garden and then sells the
vegetables to earn some money to buy food for the family. The teacher does not know why Tommy
comes to school late and why he is absent so often. She shouts at him for not doing his homework and
for his poor performance at school. Tommy gets nervous when the teacher shouts at him, so he sits at
the back of the class so that she won’t notice him. But Tommy is partially sighted and can’t see the
board from the back of the class. No one knows about Tommy’s eyesight as his eyes have never been
tested. His academic performance gets worse and worse.
1.1. Discuss 5 challenges that Tommy encountered in accessing quality education that prevent
him from achieving his potential. Provide specific reasons mentioned in the passage to support
your answer.
Tommy faces multiple challenges in accessing quality education, which prevent him from achieving
his potential.
Here are five specific challenges mentioned in the passage:
Irregular School Attendance: Tommy and the other older children have to take turns staying
home to care for their sick grandfather. This irregular attendance significantly affects his ability
to keep up with schoolwork and impacts his overall academic performance.
Household Responsibilities: Tommy must fetch water from a river 1 km away every morning
before school, which often makes him late. Additionally, after school, he works in the
neighbor’s garden to earn money for food. These responsibilities leave him with little time and
energy for homework and studying.
Hunger and Malnutrition: With no one in the household earning an income, Tommy is often
hungry. Hunger affects his concentration and ability to engage in school activities, leading to
poor academic performance.
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