Grade 3 English HL Memo 1

ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2012 GRADE 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

TEST MEMORANDUM

MARKS: 25

This memorandum consists of 2 pages.

QUESTION EXPECTED ANSWERS MARKS TOTAL

1. Any title which might have one or more of the following words: Nandi, diary, Zola, secret, bedroom, hiding place, reader (Ignore spelling errors if word is phonetically correct.)

1 1

2. A 1 1 3. C 1 1 4. 3 One mark

for all four sentences in the correct sequence

1 4 1 2

5. B 1 1 6. the diary was her secret/she did not want

anyone to find it, or any other similar acceptable correct answer. (Ignore spelling errors if word is phonetically correct.)

1

1

7.1 B 1 2 7.2 B 1 8.1 the children were sitting quietly in the library. 1 2 8.2 Thabo will be sorting the books. 1 9. A 1 1 10. stories 1 1 11. When is my brother’s birthday? (Must have all

three punctuation marks correct) 1 1

12. read 1 1 13.1 Anton (copied correctly) 1

3 13.2 Paula (copied correctly) 1 13.3 Clean the board (copied correctly) 1 14.1 C 1 2 14.2 B 1 15. See rubric on the next page. 6 TOTAL: 25

Grade 3 English HL Memo 2

0 marks 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks 4 marks 5 marks 6 marks Copied

instructions, has written only one word/ phrase/ part of a sentence or wrote words not related to the topic. Paragraph Uses one paragraph

Content One simple sentence must be related to the topic. Language Many spacing, grammar and punctuation errors. Spelling Ignore spelling. Paragraph Uses one paragraph

Content Two simple sentences must be related to the topic using a subject and verb. Language Some spacing, grammar and punctuation errors. Spelling Ignore spelling. Paragraph Uses one paragraph

Content Three simple sentences must be related to the topic using a subject and verb. Language Uses spacing, grammar and punctuation so that others can read what has been written. Spelling Ignore spelling, if not spelt correctly, but is phonetically spelt and has written, for example, "skaird" for "scared" (minimum errors). Paragraph Uses one paragraph

Content Four simple sentences must be related to the topic using a subject and verb. Language Uses spacing, grammar and punctuation so that others can read what has been written. Spelling Ignore spelling, if not spelt correctly, but is phonetically spelt and has written, for example, "skaird" for "scared" (minimum errors). Paragraph Uses two paragraphs

Content Five complex, logical sentences related to the topic using a subject and verb. Language Uses spacing, grammar and punctuation correctly so that others can read what has been written. Spelling At least four of the sentences must have no spelling errors. Paragraph Uses two paragraphs

Content Six or more complex, logical sentences related to the topic using a subject and verb. Language All of the sentences must have correct spacing, grammar and punctuation so that others can read. Spelling All of the sentences must have no spelling errors. Paragraph Uses two paragraphs