English Grade 9

English Grade 9If Comprehension

1. Whose achievements does the poem celebrate? (1)

2. What does the poem condemn? (3)

3. Who introduced Kipling to Jameson, and how did this person make his fortune? (2)

4. Summarise the paragraph beginning What was to become South Africa in your own words. (4)

5. Why did Chamberlain originally endorse the campaign then rescind his support? (2)

6. Why did the raid fail? (3)

7. Who congratulate President Kruger for suppressing the uprising? How did the British react to this? (3)

8. What were the consequences of the failed raid on: Jameson? Rhodes? (2)

9. Which lines of If do scholars think pay tribute to his courage and dignity? Why do they think so? (3)

10. What did Jameson do after his imprisonment? (2)

11. What prize did Kipling win in 1907? (1)

12. A) What rank did Kiplings son John hold? B) In which World War I battle did he die? C) Where was his body found? (3)