TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
PROBLEM: Under sail, the wooden-hulled and smaller iron-hulled ships could make 10 or 11 knots.

SOLUTION: Phantsi kweseyile, iinqanawa ezineziqu zokhuni kunye nezincinane zentsimbi zingenza iinothi eziyi10 okanye 11.

PROBLEM: The first that is given was drawn up by John Seller the compass-maker.

SOLUTION: Olokuqala esinalo lwalubhalwe nguJohn Seller umakhi zalatha mbombo.

PROBLEM: On openings which may need to be opened and possibly remain open (in spite of the control mark) for action purposes.

SOLUTION:
Kwizivulo eziyakufuna ukuvulwa zibenokuhlala zivulekile (nakubeni kukhe uphowu elilawuleyo) ngenjengo yekusebenza.