2023 · june · Afrikaans First Additional Language · Grade 12
Practice paper 2 — Grade 12 Afrikaans First Additional Language (Easified, CAPS-aligned)
Notes
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180 min · 140 Marks · 30 questions
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Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. Gebruik net hierdie vyf sinne, nie ’n sin uit ’n ander les nie.
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. Gebruik net hierdie vyf sinne, nie ’n sin uit ’n ander les nie.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Parts of speech in an unseen text. In the unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Parts of speech in an unseen text. In the unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
In Parts of speech in an unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur stil en beskryf die verslag eers by die klaskamer. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids gereed en verduidelik die vraag weer by die klaskamer. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer ernstig en noem die roete weer by die veld. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en verduidelik die verslag hardop by die saal. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter noukeurig en vergelyk die brief versigtig by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
2 · 4 Marks · Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. What is the answer?
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language
Notes: Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12 · 1. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Stay inside the passage. A fact you add scores zero.
2. What do we already know?
Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Stay inside the passage. A fact you add scores zero.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Stappe
Read twice. Say the main idea in a few words. Quote four to six words that prove it. Check you did not add a place, a time, or a motive.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Voorbeeldteks
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter noukeurig en beplan die kaart weer by die biblioteek. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer noukeurig en versamel die kennisgewing eers by die mark. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids vriendelik en vergelyk die brief eers by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Modelantwoord
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Nasienrooster
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
3 · 4 Marks · Editing, register and critical language
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Editing, register and critical language. Give the line a marker should keep.
Editing, register and critical language
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Editing, register and critical language. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Editing, register and critical language. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Editing, register and critical language. Change the word that is wrong for the reader. Leave a correct formal word alone.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Editing, register and critical language. Change the word that is wrong for the reader. Leave a correct formal word alone.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
In Editing, register and critical language, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die brief saam by die biblioteek. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter stil en beskryf die roete netjies by die veld. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris ernstig en verduidelik die roete duidelik by die biblioteek. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker oplettend en beplan die roete weer by die saal. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids noukeurig en dophou die kaart versigtig by die kantoor.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
4 · 4 Marks · Visual and advertising texts
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Visual and advertising texts. Afrikaans First Additional Language. An advert uses this caption: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die lys duidelik by die veld. What must the viewer do, and what is easy to miss?
Visual and advertising texts
Notes: Message, then the one word or sign that does the work.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Visual and advertising texts. Afrikaans First Additional Language. An advert uses this caption: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die lys duidelik by die veld. What must the viewer do, and what is easy to miss?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: what is easy to miss. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: what is easy to miss. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Visual and advertising texts. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get what is easy to miss.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Visual and advertising texts. The slogan is not the whole message. Read the small line before you praise it.
2. What do we already know?
Message, then the one word or sign that does the work.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Visual and advertising texts. The slogan is not the whole message. Read the small line before you praise it.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Name the biggest element first. Then the smallest writing. Say what the layout wants noticed and what it wants skipped.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
Large caption: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die lys duidelik by die veld. A small grey line at die veld adds a condition the caption never states.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
The aim is to make die lys look easy. The small line hides the condition. The working word is “vriendelik”.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
One mark for the aim, one mark for the hidden detail, zero for “it is nice” or a list of colours with no message.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Aim: die lys should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: vriendelik.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Aim: die lys should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: vriendelik.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Aim: die lys should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: vriendelik.
6. Check it like a marker
Colour names alone are not the message.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Colour names alone are not the message.
5 · 4 Marks · Summary technique
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Summary technique. What is the answer?
Summary technique
Notes: Keep the facts. Drop the decoration. Count the words.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Summary technique. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Summary technique. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Summary technique. One fact per sentence. No example from outside the passage. Write the word count if it is asked.
2. What do we already know?
Keep the facts. Drop the decoration. Count the words.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Summary technique. One fact per sentence. No example from outside the passage. Write the word count if it is asked.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Stappe
Read twice. List three facts. Write one sentence each. Cut until you are inside about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Voorbeeldteks
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris gereed en dophou die verslag duidelik by die saal. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker oplettend en noem die roete weer by die stasie. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en verduidelik die kaart versigtig by die hawe.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Modelantwoord
Model: die bibliotekaris dophou die verslag at die saal. (8 words.) Stay near about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Nasienrooster
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
6 · 8 Marks · Register and tone
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Register and tone. Give the line a marker should keep.
Register and tone
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Register and tone. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Register and tone. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Register and tone. A formal task loses marks when the words slide into slang. Match the words to the reader.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Register and tone. A formal task loses marks when the words slide into slang. Match the words to the reader.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
Register is how formal the words are for this reader. Register and tone in Afrikaans First Additional Language loses marks when a formal task slides into slang.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein ernstig en noem die brief netjies by die veld. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter seker en versamel die kennisgewing weer by die biblioteek. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris oplettend en beskryf die verslag vinnig by die kantoor. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker kalm en verduidelik die verslag eers by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids stil en kontroleer die brief netjies by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7 · 4 Marks · Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Beantwoord as literatuur: punt, bewys, uitwerking.
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry
Notes: Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Beantwoord as literatuur: punt, bewys, uitwerking.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson shows how to answer. It does not replace the book.
2. What do we already know?
Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson shows how to answer. It does not replace the book.
4. Step-by-step working
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Oorsig
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Skrywer en konteks
Skrywer: the writer on your school’s list. Sit die teks in sy plek voor jy ’n tema noem. ’n Lewensverhaal sonder ’n toneel verdien min.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Samevatting
Deel Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry in vyf: opening, probleem, keerpunt, klimaks, slot. Gebruik net gebeure wat in hierdie teks is.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Karakters
Noem die hoofkarakter, die teenstander en een persoon wat die botsing sien. Sê wat elkeen wil hê.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Temas
Kies een tema in Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Bewys dit met twee tonele, nie met ’n lys van hoofstukke nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Styl en middele
Noem een middel: verteller, beeld, simbool, herhaling of toon. Sê wat dit in een toneel doen.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Vyf kort lyne
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter noukeurig en vergelyk die verslag saam by die hawe. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer noukeurig en beplan die roete vinnig by die stasie. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids vriendelik en beskryf die plan duidelik by die kantoor. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur oplettend en kontroleer die kennisgewing versigtig by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris gereed en dophou die verslag eers by die biblioteek.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Eksamen en memo
Kontekstueel oor Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry: wat wys hierdie oomblik oor die karakter? Haal kort aan en verduidelik. Memo: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
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Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
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Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
6. Check it like a marker
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
8 · 4 Marks · Parts of speech in an unseen text
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Unseen poetry. What is the answer?
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Unseen poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Unseen poetry. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Unseen poetry. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Unseen poetry. The poem is on the paper. Use its words. Do not bring a poem you studied at home.
2. What do we already know?
Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Unseen poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Unseen poetry. The poem is on the paper. Use its words. Do not bring a poem you studied at home.
4. Step-by-step working
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Oorsig
Unseen poetry is julle voorgeskrewe poetry in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Skrywer en konteks
Skrywer: the writer on your school’s list. Sit die teks in sy plek voor jy ’n tema noem. ’n Lewensverhaal sonder ’n toneel verdien min.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Samevatting
Deel Unseen poetry in vyf: opening, probleem, keerpunt, klimaks, slot. Gebruik net gebeure wat in hierdie teks is.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Karakters
Noem die hoofkarakter, die teenstander en een persoon wat die botsing sien. Sê wat elkeen wil hê.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Temas
Kies een tema in Unseen poetry. Bewys dit met twee tonele, nie met ’n lys van hoofstukke nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Styl en middele
Noem een middel: verteller, beeld, simbool, herhaling of toon. Sê wat dit in een toneel doen.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
07 / 11
Vyf kort lyne
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids gereed en verduidelik die roete duidelik by die hawe. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur stil en beskryf die plan versigtig by die mark. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en verduidelik die vraag saam by die veld. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer ernstig en noem die brief vinnig by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein seker en beplan die verslag netjies by die saal.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Eksamen en memo
Kontekstueel oor Unseen poetry: wat wys hierdie oomblik oor die karakter? Haal kort aan en verduidelik. Memo: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
09 / 11
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
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Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
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Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
6. Check it like a marker
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
9 · 4 Marks · Parts of speech in an unseen text
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Give the line a marker should keep.
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Een bewys vir elke punt.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12 · 2 is. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
2. What do we already know?
Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Een bewys vir elke punt.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
4. Step-by-step working
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Oorsig
Set work: how Paper 2 is marked is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Skrywer en konteks
Skrywer: the writer on your school’s list. Sit die teks in sy plek voor jy ’n tema noem. ’n Lewensverhaal sonder ’n toneel verdien min.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 11
Samevatting
Deel Set work: how Paper 2 is marked in vyf: opening, probleem, keerpunt, klimaks, slot. Gebruik net gebeure wat in hierdie teks is.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 11
Karakters
Noem die hoofkarakter, die teenstander en een persoon wat die botsing sien. Sê wat elkeen wil hê.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 11
Temas
Kies een tema in Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Bewys dit met twee tonele, nie met ’n lys van hoofstukke nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
06 / 11
Styl en middele
Noem een middel: verteller, beeld, simbool, herhaling of toon. Sê wat dit in een toneel doen.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
07 / 11
Vyf kort lyne
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter vriendelik en vergelyk die brief weer by die saal. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein oplettend en kontroleer die roete hardop by die klaskamer. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker gereed en vergelyk die brief netjies by die biblioteek. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris kalm en beskryf die vraag vinnig by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur ernstig en beplan die kaart versigtig by die stasie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
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Eksamen en memo
Kontekstueel oor Set work: how Paper 2 is marked: wat wys hierdie oomblik oor die karakter? Haal kort aan en verduidelik. Memo: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
09 / 11
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
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Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
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Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
6. Check it like a marker
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
10 · 4 Marks · Paper 3: essay and transactional texts
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Grade 12. Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Write for a reader you can name.
Paper 3: essay and transactional texts
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Paper 3: essay and transactional texts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Grade 12. Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Write for a reader you can name.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12 · 3 · 12 · 3. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: Write for a reader you can name. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: Write for a reader you can name. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get Write for a reader you can name.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Choose the format first. A good paragraph in the wrong layout still loses the format marks.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Paper 3: essay and transactional texts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Choose the format first. A good paragraph in the wrong layout still loses the format marks.
4. Step-by-step working
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Skill steps
Plan Paper 3: essay and transactional texts before the first sentence: purpose, reader, and three beats. Length for First Additional Language: 250 to 300 words.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter seker en noem die kaart weer by die mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
Model opening: name the idea in sentence one. Beat one can use this picture — In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. Beat two changes the place. Beat three says what the reader should take away.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Model opening: name the idea in sentence one. Beat one can use this picture — In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. Beat two changes the place. Beat three says what the reader should take away.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Model opening: name the idea in sentence one. Beat one can use this picture — In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. Beat two changes the place. Beat three says what the reader should take away.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Model opening: name the idea in sentence one. Beat one can use this picture — In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. Beat two changes the place. Beat three says what the reader should take away.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
11 · 4 Marks · Transactional formats
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Transactional formats. What is the answer?
Transactional formats
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Transactional formats.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Transactional formats. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Transactional formats. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Transactional formats. Letter, email, speech, or report: put every part in its place before you decorate the language.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Transactional formats.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Transactional formats. Letter, email, speech, or report: put every part in its place before you decorate the language.
4. Step-by-step working
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Skill steps
Decide the format in Transactional formats: address, greeting, body, closing, name. A beautiful paragraph in the wrong format still loses the format marks.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer gereed en dophou die kennisgewing vinnig by die hawe.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
Model opening for a letter in Afrikaans First Additional Language: “In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark.” Then one request, then a polite close. Do not turn it into a speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
12 · 8 Marks · Pronunciation in the oral
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Pronunciation in the oral. Give the line a marker should keep.
Pronunciation in the oral
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Pronunciation in the oral. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Pronunciation in the oral. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Pronunciation in the oral. Mark the word you will stress, and practise it aloud before the oral.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Pronunciation in the oral. Mark the word you will stress, and practise it aloud before the oral.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Stand still. Say the point in one sentence. Give one example. Look up. Stop before you retell a second story.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en kontroleer die kennisgewing duidelik by die mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model
Opening: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en kontroleer die kennisgewing duidelik by die mark. Point: die afrigter kontroleer die kennisgewing. Example: die mark, used once.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: the point is clear, the example matches it, the pace is even, and you look up. Reading a page without contact loses the delivery mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Opening uses “kontroleer”. One example: die mark.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Opening uses “kontroleer”. One example: die mark.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “kontroleer”. One example: die mark.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
13 · 4 Marks · Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Grade 12. Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Grade 12. Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Prepared work needs a stance. Unprepared work needs the question in front of you. Listening needs one point you can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Prepared work needs a stance. Unprepared work needs the question in front of you. Listening needs one point you can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Stand still. Say the point in one sentence. Give one example. Look up. Stop before you retell a second story.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer stil en versamel die plan netjies by die kantoor.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model
Opening: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer stil en versamel die plan netjies by die kantoor. Point: die verslaggewer versamel die plan. Example: die kantoor, used once.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: the point is clear, the example matches it, the pace is even, and you look up. Reading a page without contact loses the delivery mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Opening uses “versamel”. One example: die kantoor.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Opening uses “versamel”. One example: die kantoor.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “versamel”. One example: die kantoor.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
14 · 4 Marks · Parts of speech in an unseen text
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. What is the answer?
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Parts of speech in an unseen text. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Parts of speech in an unseen text. In the unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Parts of speech in an unseen text. In the unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
In Parts of speech in an unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur stil en beskryf die verslag eers by die klaskamer. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids gereed en verduidelik die vraag weer by die klaskamer. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer ernstig en noem die roete weer by die veld. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en verduidelik die verslag hardop by die saal. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter noukeurig en vergelyk die brief versigtig by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
15 · 4 Marks · Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Give the line a marker should keep.
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language
Notes: Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12 · 1. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Stay inside the passage. A fact you add scores zero.
2. What do we already know?
Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Stay inside the passage. A fact you add scores zero.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Stappe
Read twice. Say the main idea in a few words. Quote four to six words that prove it. Check you did not add a place, a time, or a motive.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Voorbeeldteks
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter noukeurig en beplan die kaart weer by die biblioteek. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer noukeurig en versamel die kennisgewing eers by die mark. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids vriendelik en vergelyk die brief eers by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Modelantwoord
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Nasienrooster
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
16 · 4 Marks · Editing, register and critical language
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Editing, register and critical language. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Editing, register and critical language. Gebruik net hierdie vyf sinne, nie ’n sin uit ’n ander les nie.
Editing, register and critical language
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Editing, register and critical language. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Editing, register and critical language. Gebruik net hierdie vyf sinne, nie ’n sin uit ’n ander les nie.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Editing, register and critical language. Change the word that is wrong for the reader. Leave a correct formal word alone.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Editing, register and critical language. Change the word that is wrong for the reader. Leave a correct formal word alone.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
In Editing, register and critical language, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die brief saam by die biblioteek. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter stil en beskryf die roete netjies by die veld. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris ernstig en verduidelik die roete duidelik by die biblioteek. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker oplettend en beplan die roete weer by die saal. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids noukeurig en dophou die kaart versigtig by die kantoor.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
17 · 4 Marks · Visual and advertising texts
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Visual and advertising texts. What is the answer?
Visual and advertising texts
Notes: Message, then the one word or sign that does the work.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Visual and advertising texts. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Visual and advertising texts. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Visual and advertising texts. The slogan is not the whole message. Read the small line before you praise it.
2. What do we already know?
Message, then the one word or sign that does the work.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Visual and advertising texts. The slogan is not the whole message. Read the small line before you praise it.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Name the biggest element first. Then the smallest writing. Say what the layout wants noticed and what it wants skipped.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
Large caption: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die lys duidelik by die veld. A small grey line at die veld adds a condition the caption never states.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
The aim is to make die lys look easy. The small line hides the condition. The working word is “vriendelik”.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
One mark for the aim, one mark for the hidden detail, zero for “it is nice” or a list of colours with no message.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Colour names alone are not the message.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Colour names alone are not the message.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Colour names alone are not the message.
6. Check it like a marker
Colour names alone are not the message.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Colour names alone are not the message.
18 · 8 Marks · Summary technique
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Summary technique. Give the line a marker should keep.
Summary technique
Notes: Keep the facts. Drop the decoration. Count the words.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Summary technique. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Summary technique. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Summary technique. One fact per sentence. No example from outside the passage. Write the word count if it is asked.
2. What do we already know?
Keep the facts. Drop the decoration. Count the words.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Summary technique. One fact per sentence. No example from outside the passage. Write the word count if it is asked.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Stappe
Read twice. List three facts. Write one sentence each. Cut until you are inside about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Voorbeeldteks
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris gereed en dophou die verslag duidelik by die saal. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker oplettend en noem die roete weer by die stasie. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en verduidelik die kaart versigtig by die hawe.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Modelantwoord
Model: die bibliotekaris dophou die verslag at die saal. (8 words.) Stay near about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Nasienrooster
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Model: die bibliotekaris dophou die verslag at die saal. (8 words.) Stay near about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Model: die bibliotekaris dophou die verslag at die saal. (8 words.) Stay near about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Model: die bibliotekaris dophou die verslag at die saal. (8 words.) Stay near about 70 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: each fact from the passage can score; a new fact scores zero; copying the whole passage is not a summary; write the word count if the paper asks.
19 · 4 Marks · Register and tone
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Register and tone. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Register and tone. Gebruik net hierdie vyf sinne, nie ’n sin uit ’n ander les nie.
Register and tone
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Register and tone. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Register and tone. Gebruik net hierdie vyf sinne, nie ’n sin uit ’n ander les nie.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Register and tone. A formal task loses marks when the words slide into slang. Match the words to the reader.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Register and tone. A formal task loses marks when the words slide into slang. Match the words to the reader.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
Register is how formal the words are for this reader. Register and tone in Afrikaans First Additional Language loses marks when a formal task slides into slang.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein ernstig en noem die brief netjies by die veld. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter seker en versamel die kennisgewing weer by die biblioteek. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris oplettend en beskryf die verslag vinnig by die kantoor. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker kalm en verduidelik die verslag eers by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids stil en kontroleer die brief netjies by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: ernstig. How-word: netjies. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
20 · 4 Marks · Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. What is the answer?
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry
Notes: Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12 · 2. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson shows how to answer. It does not replace the book.
2. What do we already know?
Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson shows how to answer. It does not replace the book.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Oorsig
Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 11
Skrywer en konteks
Skrywer: the writer on your school’s list. Sit die teks in sy plek voor jy ’n tema noem. ’n Lewensverhaal sonder ’n toneel verdien min.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 11
Samevatting
Deel Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry in vyf: opening, probleem, keerpunt, klimaks, slot. Gebruik net gebeure wat in hierdie teks is.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 11
Karakters
Noem die hoofkarakter, die teenstander en een persoon wat die botsing sien. Sê wat elkeen wil hê.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 11
Temas
Kies een tema in Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry. Bewys dit met twee tonele, nie met ’n lys van hoofstukke nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
06 / 11
Styl en middele
Noem een middel: verteller, beeld, simbool, herhaling of toon. Sê wat dit in een toneel doen.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
07 / 11
Vyf kort lyne
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter noukeurig en vergelyk die verslag saam by die hawe. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer noukeurig en beplan die roete vinnig by die stasie. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids vriendelik en beskryf die plan duidelik by die kantoor. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur oplettend en kontroleer die kennisgewing versigtig by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris gereed en dophou die verslag eers by die biblioteek.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
08 / 11
Eksamen en memo
Kontekstueel oor Paper 2: literature — novel, drama, poetry: wat wys hierdie oomblik oor die karakter? Haal kort aan en verduidelik. Memo: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
09 / 11
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
10 / 11
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
11 / 11
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
6. Check it like a marker
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
21 · 4 Marks · Parts of speech in an unseen text
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Unseen poetry. Give the line a marker should keep.
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Unseen poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Unseen poetry. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Unseen poetry. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Unseen poetry. The poem is on the paper. Use its words. Do not bring a poem you studied at home.
2. What do we already know?
Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Unseen poetry. Een bewys vir elke punt.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Unseen poetry. The poem is on the paper. Use its words. Do not bring a poem you studied at home.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Oorsig
Unseen poetry is julle voorgeskrewe poetry in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 11
Skrywer en konteks
Skrywer: the writer on your school’s list. Sit die teks in sy plek voor jy ’n tema noem. ’n Lewensverhaal sonder ’n toneel verdien min.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 11
Samevatting
Deel Unseen poetry in vyf: opening, probleem, keerpunt, klimaks, slot. Gebruik net gebeure wat in hierdie teks is.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 11
Karakters
Noem die hoofkarakter, die teenstander en een persoon wat die botsing sien. Sê wat elkeen wil hê.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 11
Temas
Kies een tema in Unseen poetry. Bewys dit met twee tonele, nie met ’n lys van hoofstukke nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
06 / 11
Styl en middele
Noem een middel: verteller, beeld, simbool, herhaling of toon. Sê wat dit in een toneel doen.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
07 / 11
Vyf kort lyne
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids gereed en verduidelik die roete duidelik by die hawe. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur stil en beskryf die plan versigtig by die mark. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en verduidelik die vraag saam by die veld. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer ernstig en noem die brief vinnig by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein seker en beplan die verslag netjies by die saal.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
08 / 11
Eksamen en memo
Kontekstueel oor Unseen poetry: wat wys hierdie oomblik oor die karakter? Haal kort aan en verduidelik. Memo: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
09 / 11
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
10 / 11
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
11 / 11
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
6. Check it like a marker
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
22 · 4 Marks · Parts of speech in an unseen text
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Beantwoord as literatuur: punt, bewys, uitwerking.
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Een bewys vir elke punt.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Beantwoord as literatuur: punt, bewys, uitwerking.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
2. What do we already know?
Lees die vraag se werkwoord. Bly binne Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Een bewys vir elke punt.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Set work: how Paper 2 is marked is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Oorsig
Set work: how Paper 2 is marked is julle voorgeskrewe set work in Afrikaans First Additional Language, Graad 12. Lees die skool se eksemplaar. Hierdie les vervang nie die boek nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 11
Skrywer en konteks
Skrywer: the writer on your school’s list. Sit die teks in sy plek voor jy ’n tema noem. ’n Lewensverhaal sonder ’n toneel verdien min.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 11
Samevatting
Deel Set work: how Paper 2 is marked in vyf: opening, probleem, keerpunt, klimaks, slot. Gebruik net gebeure wat in hierdie teks is.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 11
Karakters
Noem die hoofkarakter, die teenstander en een persoon wat die botsing sien. Sê wat elkeen wil hê.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 11
Temas
Kies een tema in Set work: how Paper 2 is marked. Bewys dit met twee tonele, nie met ’n lys van hoofstukke nie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
06 / 11
Styl en middele
Noem een middel: verteller, beeld, simbool, herhaling of toon. Sê wat dit in een toneel doen.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
07 / 11
Vyf kort lyne
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter vriendelik en vergelyk die brief weer by die saal. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein oplettend en kontroleer die roete hardop by die klaskamer. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker gereed en vergelyk die brief netjies by die biblioteek. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris kalm en beskryf die vraag vinnig by die kantoor. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur ernstig en beplan die kaart versigtig by die stasie.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
08 / 11
Eksamen en memo
Kontekstueel oor Set work: how Paper 2 is marked: wat wys hierdie oomblik oor die karakter? Haal kort aan en verduidelik. Memo: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
09 / 11
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
10 / 11
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
11 / 11
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Punt, aanhaling, uitwerking. Die aanhaling kom uit die uittreksel. Die sin daarna sê wat dit wys.
6. Check it like a marker
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Moenie die hele boek oorvertel nie. Bly by die teks wat die vraag noem.
23 · 4 Marks · Paper 3: essay and transactional texts
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. What is the answer?
Paper 3: essay and transactional texts
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Paper 3: essay and transactional texts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12 · 3. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Choose the format first. A good paragraph in the wrong layout still loses the format marks.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Paper 3: essay and transactional texts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 3: essay and transactional texts. Choose the format first. A good paragraph in the wrong layout still loses the format marks.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Plan Paper 3: essay and transactional texts before the first sentence: purpose, reader, and three beats. Length for First Additional Language: 250 to 300 words.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter seker en noem die kaart weer by die mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
Model opening: name the idea in sentence one. Beat one can use this picture — In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en dophou die lys hardop by die stasie. Beat two changes the place. Beat three says what the reader should take away.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: content, language, and structure. First Additional Language essay length is 250 to 300 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
24 · 8 Marks · Transactional formats
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Transactional formats. Give the line a marker should keep.
Transactional formats
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Transactional formats.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Transactional formats. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Transactional formats. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Transactional formats. Letter, email, speech, or report: put every part in its place before you decorate the language.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Transactional formats.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Transactional formats. Letter, email, speech, or report: put every part in its place before you decorate the language.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Decide the format in Transactional formats: address, greeting, body, closing, name. A beautiful paragraph in the wrong format still loses the format marks.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer gereed en dophou die kennisgewing vinnig by die hawe.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
Model opening for a letter in Afrikaans First Additional Language: “In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark.” Then one request, then a polite close. Do not turn it into a speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Model opening for a letter in Afrikaans First Additional Language: “In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark.” Then one request, then a polite close. Do not turn it into a speech.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Model opening for a letter in Afrikaans First Additional Language: “In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark.” Then one request, then a polite close. Do not turn it into a speech.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Model opening for a letter in Afrikaans First Additional Language: “In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter gereed en versamel die kennisgewing netjies by die mark.” Then one request, then a polite close. Do not turn it into a speech.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: format, audience, tone, and the point. Slang in a formal letter loses register. Missing the address or the closing loses format.
25 · 4 Marks · Pronunciation in the oral
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Pronunciation in the oral. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Grade 12. Pronunciation in the oral. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
Pronunciation in the oral
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Pronunciation in the oral. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Grade 12. Pronunciation in the oral. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Pronunciation in the oral. Mark the word you will stress, and practise it aloud before the oral.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Pronunciation in the oral. Mark the word you will stress, and practise it aloud before the oral.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Stand still. Say the point in one sentence. Give one example. Look up. Stop before you retell a second story.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en kontroleer die kennisgewing duidelik by die mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model
Opening: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en kontroleer die kennisgewing duidelik by die mark. Point: die afrigter kontroleer die kennisgewing. Example: die mark, used once.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: the point is clear, the example matches it, the pace is even, and you look up. Reading a page without contact loses the delivery mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Opening uses “kontroleer”. One example: die mark.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Opening uses “kontroleer”. One example: die mark.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “kontroleer”. One example: die mark.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
26 · 4 Marks · Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. What is the answer?
Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening
Notes: Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Prepared work needs a stance. Unprepared work needs the question in front of you. Listening needs one point you can repeat.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Oral: prepared speech, unprepared, listening. Prepared work needs a stance. Unprepared work needs the question in front of you. Listening needs one point you can repeat.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Stand still. Say the point in one sentence. Give one example. Look up. Stop before you retell a second story.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer stil en versamel die plan netjies by die kantoor.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model
Opening: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer stil en versamel die plan netjies by die kantoor. Point: die verslaggewer versamel die plan. Example: die kantoor, used once.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
Rubric: the point is clear, the example matches it, the pace is even, and you look up. Reading a page without contact loses the delivery mark.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
6. Check it like a marker
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
One example is evidence. Five stories with no stance do not make a stronger oral.
27 · 4 Marks · Parts of speech in an unseen text
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. Give the line a marker should keep.
Parts of speech in an unseen text
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Parts of speech in an unseen text. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Parts of speech in an unseen text. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Parts of speech in an unseen text. In the unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Parts of speech in an unseen text. In the unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
In Parts of speech in an unseen text, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die redakteur stil en beskryf die verslag eers by die klaskamer. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids gereed en verduidelik die vraag weer by die klaskamer. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer ernstig en noem die roete weer by die veld. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter ernstig en verduidelik die verslag hardop by die saal. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter noukeurig en vergelyk die brief versigtig by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: beskryf. Describing word: stil. How-word: eers. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to beskryf.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
28 · 4 Marks · Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Lees die gedeelte vir Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language en antwoord in Afrikaans First Additional Language.
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language
Notes: Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Lees die gedeelte vir Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language en antwoord in Afrikaans First Additional Language.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Stay inside the passage. A fact you add scores zero.
2. What do we already know?
Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Paper 1: comprehension, summary and language. Stay inside the passage. A fact you add scores zero.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Stappe
Read twice. Say the main idea in a few words. Quote four to six words that prove it. Check you did not add a place, a time, or a motive.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Voorbeeldteks
In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die afrigter noukeurig en beplan die kaart weer by die biblioteek. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die verslaggewer noukeurig en versamel die kennisgewing eers by die mark. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids vriendelik en vergelyk die brief eers by die veld.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Modelantwoord
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Nasienrooster
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Main idea: die afrigter beplan die kaart at die biblioteek. Proof is the verb “beplan” and the place die biblioteek. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: one mark for the idea in your own words, one mark for a short quotation that matches it, zero if the quotation is about a different sentence.
29 · 4 Marks · Editing, register and critical language
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Editing, register and critical language. What is the answer?
Editing, register and critical language
Notes: Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Editing, register and critical language. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: What is the answer. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: What is the answer. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Editing, register and critical language. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get What is the answer.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Editing, register and critical language. Change the word that is wrong for the reader. Leave a correct formal word alone.
2. What do we already know?
Reël, vyf eie voorbeelde, een fout wat leerders maak, dan ’n kort toets.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Editing, register and critical language. Change the word that is wrong for the reader. Leave a correct formal word alone.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Reël
In Editing, register and critical language, name the job of each word. A verb acts. An adjective describes. An adverb says how. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Vyf voorbeelde
1. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die brief saam by die biblioteek. 2. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die skeidsregter stil en beskryf die roete netjies by die veld. 3. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die bibliotekaris ernstig en verduidelik die roete duidelik by die biblioteek. 4. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die besoeker oplettend en beplan die roete weer by die saal. 5. In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die gids noukeurig en dophou die kaart versigtig by die kantoor.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Gewone foute
Learners swap the describing word and the how-word, leave a singular verb on a plural doer, or keep “I” and the quotation marks in indirect speech.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Kort toets
Look at example 1. Verb: noem. Describing word: vriendelik. How-word: saam. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to noem.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
6. Check it like a marker
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Merk net die fout wat die vraag noem. Moenie die sin se betekenis weggooi nie.
30 · 8 Marks · Visual and advertising texts
Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Visual and advertising texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
Visual and advertising texts
Notes: Message, then the one word or sign that does the work.
How we got there
Read this like a teacher at the board. We go slowly, name every number, and say why we take each step.
Explain in another language · 11
1. What is the question asking?
Read the question twice. Circle the unknown. Underline every number and unit. The paper is asking: Afrikaans First Additional Language Grade 12. Visual and advertising texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 12. Copy each one into a column. A name without a number is not given.
Missing
After you copy the given, the letter that still has no number is missing. The paper is pointing at: line a marker should keep. Circle that word — that is the missing variable.
Find
We are required to find: line a marker should keep. Write that as a symbol on the left, with a question mark, before you touch a formula.
Calculate
What we need to calculate: Visual and advertising texts. Then substitute the given, one line at a time, to get line a marker should keep.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Visual and advertising texts. The slogan is not the whole message. Read the small line before you praise it.
2. What do we already know?
Message, then the one word or sign that does the work.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Visual and advertising texts. The slogan is not the whole message. Read the small line before you praise it.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Name the biggest element first. Then the smallest writing. Say what the layout wants noticed and what it wants skipped.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
02 / 07
Example
Large caption: In Afrikaans First Additional Language is die kaptein vriendelik en noem die lys duidelik by die veld. A small grey line at die veld adds a condition the caption never states.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
03 / 07
Model answer
The aim is to make die lys look easy. The small line hides the condition. The working word is “vriendelik”.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
04 / 07
Marking rubric
One mark for the aim, one mark for the hidden detail, zero for “it is nice” or a list of colours with no message.
Why this step: We only do one job per line so a marker can follow the marks — and so you can find a slip without starting over.
05 / 07
Step G — Sense-check the size
Ask: is this the kind of number a Grade 10–12 paper would want? A speed of 3 000 ms for a learner walking, or a probability bigger than 1, means a unit or algebra slip. Estimate first: round the numbers and do the sum in your head.
Why this step: Markers write ‘unrealistic’ in the margin when the method is right but the size is wild. A 10-second head check often finds a missing 10² or a unit that never changed.
06 / 07
Step F — Box the answer with its unit
Aim: die lys should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: vriendelik.
Why this step: A number without a unit is half a mark on a Physics paper, and a marker can miss a Maths answer that is buried in working.
07 / 07
Step H — What the marker is looking for
On an NSC memo you usually earn: (1) a method mark for naming the right formula or idea in words, (2) an accuracy mark for substituting the given numbers with units, (3) an accuracy mark for the boxed answer with its unit. Write those three lines even if you are unsure of the arithmetic — blank pages score zero.
Why this step: First-timers chase the final number and leave the method blank. The memo still pays out for the idea and the substitution even when the last line is wrong.
5. The answer
Aim: die lys should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: vriendelik.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Aim: die lys should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: vriendelik.