These questions have been set to test the students’ understanding of the text and their ability to interpret, evaluate and respond to the issues raised therein. Hence no particular answer can be accepted as the only correct answer. All presentations may be accepted as equally correct provided they have been duly supported by the facts drawn from the text. The important thing is that the student should be able to justify his or her viewpoint.
Distribution of marks :
Content:
Expression :
grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spelling coherence and relevance of ideas and style
-Jansie- practical, aware of their poor socio-economic status/ background, knows ‘both earmarked for the biscuit industry’
-Sophie- dreamer, unrealistic, aspired to be an actress, own a boutique or be a manager, all beyond her means.
Detailed Answer :
Sophie had unrealistic dreams about her career. They were unrealistic because she neither had the money nor the talent to start a boutique and she considered herself to be a natural manager. She dreamt of achieving things she had no access to. She belongs to a lower middle class family but dreams of owning a boutique, or becoming an actress or a manager. Moreover instead of working towards her goals, she only dreams about them.
Jansie on the other hand, was a practical girl who knows that Sophie gets lost in her fantasy world. She understands that the world Sophie talks and dreams about, is far beyond them. So, she discourages Sophie from escaping the world.
