Comprehension (visual texts)
Text A
YOU KNOW THAT GOOD
FEELING YOU GET WHEN
YOU FIRST PUT A.
Q-TIP IN YOUR
EAR?
YEAH.
Nors
CAN I FREELY ENJOY
IT, OR IS IT A SIN?
I THINK
IT'S OKAY.
4-12
GOOD, BECAUSE I
USED A WHOLE
BOX YESTERDAY.
1.
Comment on the personality type of the two characters in the cartoon. Refer to a visual clue,
as well as a clue from the text.
2. Explain the irony in the cartoon.
3. Give a suitable heading of your own for the cartoon.
4. Would you regard the man in the cartoon as very conservative or very liberal? Give a reason
for your answer.
5.
Identify the tone of the conversation.
6. Identify the register of the words of the character with glasses on and explain why you say
SO.
7. Would you describe the two characters as being close? Provide two reasons for your answer.
8. Provide an adjective that would best describe the character with glasses.
9. Identify a preposition used in Frame 1.