Practice paper 6 — Grade 11 Sepedi Home Language (Easified, CAPS-aligned)
Notes
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150 min · 140 Marks · 30 questions
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1 · 4 Marks · Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Give the line a marker should keep.
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. 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
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
In Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense, 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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a hlokomelago o bapetša mmepe ka go hlaka phapošing. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a hlokomelago o bitša pogo ka lebelo lebaleng. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a tseneletšego o bapetša leano ka go kwagala mmarakeng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a lego makgonthe o hlaloša leano ka go hlaka borekong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o bapetša mmepe ka go kwagala ofising.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
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: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
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: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
2 · 4 Marks · Reading longer texts and visual texts
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Reading longer texts and visual texts. Read the passage written for Reading longer texts and visual texts and answer in Sepedi Home Language.
Reading longer texts and visual texts
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Reading longer texts and visual texts. Read the passage written for Reading longer texts and visual texts and answer in Sepedi Home Language.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Reading longer texts and visual texts. Find the paragraph that holds the answer before you write.
2. What do we already know?
Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Reading longer texts and visual texts. Find the paragraph that holds the answer before you write.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
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
Example text
Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsela ka go hlaka borekong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a khutšago o hlaloša tsela mmogo borekong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a itokišeditšego o lebelela mmepe ka go kwagala ofising.
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
Main idea: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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
Marking rubric
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: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Main idea: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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.
3 · 4 Marks · Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, vocabulary and editing. What is the answer?
Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, vocabulary and editing. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Grammar, vocabulary and editing. 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
Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Fix only the error the question names. Do not rewrite the meaning.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Fix only the error the question names. Do not rewrite the meaning.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
In Grammar, vocabulary and editing, 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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lego makgonthe o hlalosa tsebišo ka go kwagala lebaleng. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego bohlale o hlaloša tsebišo ka go hlaka phapošing. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a tseneletšego o bapetša leano ka go hlaka lebaleng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a kwagalago o kgoboketša lenaneo pele mmarakeng. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a lego bohlale o lebelela leano pele phapošing.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o hlalosa. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka go kwagala. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o hlalosa.
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
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the 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
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
4 · 4 Marks · Summary of a longer text
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Summary of a longer text. Give the line a marker should keep.
Summary of a longer text
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Summary of a longer text. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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 of a longer 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
Summary of a longer text. Three facts, one sentence each, then cut until you are inside the word limit.
2. What do we already know?
Keep the facts. Drop the decoration. Count the words.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Summary of a longer text. Three facts, one sentence each, then cut until you are inside the word limit.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Read twice. List three facts. Write one sentence each. Cut until you are inside about 90 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
Example text
Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego bohlale o bapetša leano mmogo phapošing. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o bitša potšišo pele holong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lokilego o hlaloša pogo ka go rulagana ofising.
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: Thabo o bapetša leano at phapošing. (6 words.) Stay near about 90 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
Marking rubric
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: Thabo o bapetša leano at phapošing. (6 words.) Stay near about 90 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: Thabo o bapetša leano at phapošing. (6 words.) Stay near about 90 words, or the limit printed on the paper.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Model: Thabo o bapetša leano at phapošing. (6 words.) Stay near about 90 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.
5 · 4 Marks · Visual and advertising texts
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Visual and advertising texts. Sepedi Home Language. An advert uses this caption: Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela mmepe ka go hlaka holong. 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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Visual and advertising texts. Sepedi Home Language. An advert uses this caption: Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela mmepe ka go hlaka holong. What must the viewer do, and what is easy to miss?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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. Say what the layout wants noticed, and what the small print wants skipped.
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. Say what the layout wants noticed, and what the small print wants skipped.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela mmepe ka go hlaka holong. A small grey line at holong 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 mmepe look easy. The small line hides the condition. The working word is “yo a lego makgonthe”.
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: mmepe should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: yo a lego makgonthe.
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: mmepe should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: yo a lego makgonthe.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Aim: mmepe should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: yo a lego makgonthe.
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.
6 · 8 Marks · Fact and opinion
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Fact and opinion. What is the answer?
Fact and opinion
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Fact and opinion. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Fact and opinion. 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
Fact and opinion. A fact can be checked in the text. An opinion needs the word that shows whose view it is.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Fact and opinion. A fact can be checked in the text. An opinion needs the word that shows whose view it is.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
A fact can be checked. An opinion judges. Bias is a push. In Fact and opinion, separate the three before you agree with the writer.
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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela tsela ka tlhokomelo laeboraring. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a itokišeditšego o lekola lengwalo ka go rulagana seteišeneng. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lego bohlale o bapetša lenaneo ka go hlaka mmarakeng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lokilego o bitša lengwalo gape borekong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a kwagalago o hlaloša tsela ka tlhokomelo phapošing.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o lebelela. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka tlhokomelo. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o lebelela.
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
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the 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
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7 · 4 Marks · Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Give the line a marker should keep.
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Literature: novel or drama, and 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
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Overview
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry is the set work for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
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
Author and context
Writer: the writer on your school’s list. Place the text before you name a theme. A life story with no scene from the book earns little.
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
Summary
Split Literature: novel or drama, and poetry into five beats: opening, problem, turn, climax, ending. Use only events this text actually contains.
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
Characters
Name the protagonist, the opponent, and one witness. Say what each of them wants in Literature: novel or drama, and poetry.
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
Themes
Choose one theme in Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Prove it with two scenes, not with a list of every chapter.
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
Style and devices
Name one device: narrator, image, symbol, repetition, or tone. Say what it does in one scene of Literature: novel or drama, and poetry.
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
Five short lines
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a hlokomelago o hlaloša pogo ka tlhokomelo seteišeneng. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lokilego o bapetša tsebišo gape phapošing. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego makgonthe o hlaloša leano gape lebaleng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o rulaganya tsela mmogo laeboraring. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a lokilego o lebelela lenaneo pele ofising.
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
Exam question and memo
Contextual question on Literature: novel or drama, and poetry: what does this moment show about the character? Quote briefly and explain. Memo: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
8 · 4 Marks · Poetry: diction and tone
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Poetry: diction and tone. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Poetry: diction and tone. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
Poetry: diction and tone
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Poetry: diction and tone. One piece of evidence for each point.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Poetry: diction and tone. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Poetry: diction and tone. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Poetry: diction and tone. Quote the word, name the tone, and say what that word does to the reader.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Poetry: diction and tone. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Poetry: diction and tone. Quote the word, name the tone, and say what that word does to the reader.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Overview
Poetry: diction and tone is the poetry for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
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
Author and context
Writer: the writer on your school’s list. Place the text before you name a theme. A life story with no scene from the book earns little.
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
Summary
Split Poetry: diction and tone into five beats: opening, problem, turn, climax, ending. Use only events this text actually contains.
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
Characters
Name the protagonist, the opponent, and one witness. Say what each of them wants in Poetry: diction and tone.
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
Themes
Choose one theme in Poetry: diction and tone. Prove it with two scenes, not with a list of every chapter.
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
Style and devices
Name one device: narrator, image, symbol, repetition, or tone. Say what it does in one scene of Poetry: diction and tone.
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
Five short lines
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a khutšago o bapetša tsela gape phapošing. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a hlokomelago o bitša tsela ka tlhokomelo laeboraring. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lokilego o bapetša leano ka tlhokomelo phapošing. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela tsebišo ka go rulagana holong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a hlokomelago o lekola potšišo ka go rulagana mmarakeng.
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
Exam question and memo
Contextual question on Poetry: diction and tone: what does this moment show about the character? Quote briefly and explain. Memo: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
9 · 4 Marks · Novel or drama chosen by your school
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. What is the answer?
Novel or drama chosen by your school
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Novel or drama chosen by your school. 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
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Overview
Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
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
Author and context
Writer: the writer on your school’s list. Place the text before you name a theme. A life story with no scene from the book earns little.
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
Summary
Split Novel or drama chosen by your school into five beats: opening, problem, turn, climax, ending. Use only events this text actually contains.
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
Characters
Name the protagonist, the opponent, and one witness. Say what each of them wants in Novel or drama chosen by your school.
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
Themes
Choose one theme in Novel or drama chosen by your school. Prove it with two scenes, not with a list of every chapter.
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
Style and devices
Name one device: narrator, image, symbol, repetition, or tone. Say what it does in one scene of Novel or drama chosen by your school.
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
Five short lines
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a khutšago o lekola lengwalo gape lebaleng. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a khutšago o lebelela lengwalo pele borekong. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a lego makgonthe o rulaganya lengwalo ka go kwagala ofising. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a itokišeditšego o bitša tsebišo ka lebelo ofising. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o bapetša lenaneo gape holong.
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
Exam question and memo
Contextual question on Novel or drama chosen by your school: what does this moment show about the character? Quote briefly and explain. Memo: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
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
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
10 · 4 Marks · Essays and transactional writing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essays and transactional writing. Give the line a marker should keep.
Essays and transactional writing
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essays and transactional writing.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essays and transactional writing. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Essays and transactional writing. 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
Essays and transactional writing. Say who you are writing to, and what you want them to do.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essays and transactional writing.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Essays and transactional writing. Say who you are writing to, and what you want them to do.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Plan Essays and transactional writing before the first sentence: purpose, reader, and three beats. Length for Home Language: 400 to 450 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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego bohlale o bapetša tsela ka go kwagala holong.
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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: content, language, and structure. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
11 · 4 Marks · Reading longer texts and visual texts
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essay structure. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Essay structure. Write for a reader you can name.
Reading longer texts and visual texts
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essay structure.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essay structure. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Essay structure. Write for a reader you can name.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11 · 11. 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: Essay structure. 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
Essay structure. Introduction names the point. Two beats carry the evidence. The close answers the question and adds nothing new.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essay structure.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Essay structure. Introduction names the point. Two beats carry the evidence. The close answers the question and adds nothing new.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Plan Essay structure before the first sentence: purpose, reader, and three beats. Length for Home Language: 400 to 450 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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lokilego o lebelela tsela gape ofising.
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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: content, language, and structure. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
12 · 8 Marks · Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Pronunciation and tone. What is the answer?
Grammar, vocabulary and editing
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Pronunciation and tone. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Pronunciation and tone. 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
Pronunciation and tone. The same words can praise or warn. The tone decides which.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Pronunciation and tone. The same words can praise or warn. The tone decides which.
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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o hlaloša tsela pele mmarakeng.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o hlaloša tsela pele mmarakeng. Point: Thabo o hlaloša tsela. Example: mmarakeng, 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.
13 · 4 Marks · Listening for attitude and argument
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Listening for attitude and argument. Give the line a marker should keep.
Listening for attitude and argument
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Listening for attitude and argument. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Listening for attitude and argument. 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
Listening for attitude and argument. Write the speaker’s view in one line, then the one reason they gave.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Listening for attitude and argument. Write the speaker’s view in one line, then the one reason they gave.
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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o rulaganya tsela pele laeboraring.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o rulaganya tsela pele laeboraring. Point: Zanele o rulaganya tsela. Example: laeboraring, 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 “o rulaganya”. One example: laeboraring.
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 “o rulaganya”. One example: laeboraring.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “o rulaganya”. One example: laeboraring.
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 · Prepared speech and unprepared response
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Prepared speech and unprepared response. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Prepared speech and unprepared response. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
Prepared speech and unprepared response
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Prepared speech and unprepared response. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Prepared speech and unprepared response. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Prepared speech and unprepared response. Prepared: one stance and one example. Unprepared: answer the question you were asked, not a speech you memorised.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Prepared speech and unprepared response. Prepared: one stance and one example. Unprepared: answer the question you were asked, not a speech you memorised.
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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a kwagalago o lekola lenaneo ka go hlaka phapošing.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a kwagalago o lekola lenaneo ka go hlaka phapošing. Point: Lindi o lekola lenaneo. Example: phapošing, 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 “o lekola”. One example: phapošing.
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 “o lekola”. One example: phapošing.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “o lekola”. One example: phapošing.
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.
15 · 4 Marks · Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. What is the answer?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. 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
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
In Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense, 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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a hlokomelago o bapetša mmepe ka go hlaka phapošing. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a hlokomelago o bitša pogo ka lebelo lebaleng. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a tseneletšego o bapetša leano ka go kwagala mmarakeng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a lego makgonthe o hlaloša leano ka go hlaka borekong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o bapetša mmepe ka go kwagala ofising.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
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
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the 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
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
16 · 4 Marks · Reading longer texts and visual texts
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Reading longer texts and visual texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
Reading longer texts and visual texts
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Reading longer texts and visual texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Reading longer texts and visual 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
Reading longer texts and visual texts. Find the paragraph that holds the answer before you write.
2. What do we already know?
Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Reading longer texts and visual texts. Find the paragraph that holds the answer before you write.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
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
Example text
Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsela ka go hlaka borekong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a khutšago o hlaloša tsela mmogo borekong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a itokišeditšego o lebelela mmepe ka go kwagala ofising.
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
Main idea: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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
Marking rubric
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: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. Add nothing about a reason the passage never gives.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Main idea: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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.
17 · 4 Marks · Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Fix only the error the question names. Do not rewrite the meaning.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Grammar, vocabulary and editing. Fix only the error the question names. Do not rewrite the meaning.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
In Grammar, vocabulary and editing, 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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lego makgonthe o hlalosa tsebišo ka go kwagala lebaleng. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego bohlale o hlaloša tsebišo ka go hlaka phapošing. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a tseneletšego o bapetša leano ka go hlaka lebaleng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a kwagalago o kgoboketša lenaneo pele mmarakeng. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a lego bohlale o lebelela leano pele phapošing.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o hlalosa. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka go kwagala. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o hlalosa.
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: o hlalosa. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka go kwagala. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o hlalosa.
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: o hlalosa. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka go kwagala. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o hlalosa.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: o hlalosa. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka go kwagala. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o hlalosa.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
18 · 8 Marks · Summary of a longer text
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Summary of a longer text. What is the answer?
Summary of a longer text
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Summary of a longer text. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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 of a longer 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
Summary of a longer text. Three facts, one sentence each, then cut until you are inside the word limit.
2. What do we already know?
Keep the facts. Drop the decoration. Count the words.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Summary of a longer text. Three facts, one sentence each, then cut until you are inside the word limit.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Read twice. List three facts. Write one sentence each. Cut until you are inside about 90 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
Example text
Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego bohlale o bapetša leano mmogo phapošing. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o bitša potšišo pele holong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lokilego o hlaloša pogo ka go rulagana ofising.
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: Thabo o bapetša leano at phapošing. (6 words.) Stay near about 90 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
Marking rubric
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.
19 · 4 Marks · Visual and advertising texts
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. 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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Visual and advertising texts. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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. Say what the layout wants noticed, and what the small print wants skipped.
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. Say what the layout wants noticed, and what the small print wants skipped.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela mmepe ka go hlaka holong. A small grey line at holong 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 mmepe look easy. The small line hides the condition. The working word is “yo a lego makgonthe”.
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: mmepe should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: yo a lego makgonthe.
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: mmepe should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: yo a lego makgonthe.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Aim: mmepe should look easy. Hidden: the small condition. Working word: yo a lego makgonthe.
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.
20 · 4 Marks · Fact and opinion
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Fact and opinion. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Fact and opinion. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Fact and opinion
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Fact and opinion. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Fact and opinion. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Fact and opinion. A fact can be checked in the text. An opinion needs the word that shows whose view it is.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Fact and opinion. A fact can be checked in the text. An opinion needs the word that shows whose view it is.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
A fact can be checked. An opinion judges. Bias is a push. In Fact and opinion, separate the three before you agree with the writer.
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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela tsela ka tlhokomelo laeboraring. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a itokišeditšego o lekola lengwalo ka go rulagana seteišeneng. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lego bohlale o bapetša lenaneo ka go hlaka mmarakeng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lokilego o bitša lengwalo gape borekong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a kwagalago o hlaloša tsela ka tlhokomelo phapošing.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o lebelela. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka tlhokomelo. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o lebelela.
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: o lebelela. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka tlhokomelo. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o lebelela.
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: o lebelela. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka tlhokomelo. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o lebelela.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: o lebelela. Describing word: yo a lego makgonthe. How-word: ka tlhokomelo. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o lebelela.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
21 · 4 Marks · Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. What is the answer?
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Literature: novel or drama, and 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
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Use two moments from the book. A retelling of the whole plot earns the content marks of neither.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Overview
Literature: novel or drama, and poetry is the set work for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
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
Author and context
Writer: the writer on your school’s list. Place the text before you name a theme. A life story with no scene from the book earns little.
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
Summary
Split Literature: novel or drama, and poetry into five beats: opening, problem, turn, climax, ending. Use only events this text actually contains.
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
Characters
Name the protagonist, the opponent, and one witness. Say what each of them wants in Literature: novel or drama, and poetry.
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
Themes
Choose one theme in Literature: novel or drama, and poetry. Prove it with two scenes, not with a list of every chapter.
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
Style and devices
Name one device: narrator, image, symbol, repetition, or tone. Say what it does in one scene of Literature: novel or drama, and poetry.
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
Five short lines
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a hlokomelago o hlaloša pogo ka tlhokomelo seteišeneng. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lokilego o bapetša tsebišo gape phapošing. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego makgonthe o hlaloša leano gape lebaleng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o rulaganya tsela mmogo laeboraring. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a lokilego o lebelela lenaneo pele ofising.
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
Exam question and memo
Contextual question on Literature: novel or drama, and poetry: what does this moment show about the character? Quote briefly and explain. Memo: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
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
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
22 · 4 Marks · Poetry: diction and tone
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Poetry: diction and tone. Give the line a marker should keep.
Poetry: diction and tone
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Poetry: diction and tone. One piece of evidence for each point.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Poetry: diction and tone. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Poetry: diction 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
Poetry: diction and tone. Quote the word, name the tone, and say what that word does to the reader.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Poetry: diction and tone. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Poetry: diction and tone. Quote the word, name the tone, and say what that word does to the reader.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Overview
Poetry: diction and tone is the poetry for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
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
Author and context
Writer: the writer on your school’s list. Place the text before you name a theme. A life story with no scene from the book earns little.
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
Summary
Split Poetry: diction and tone into five beats: opening, problem, turn, climax, ending. Use only events this text actually contains.
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
Characters
Name the protagonist, the opponent, and one witness. Say what each of them wants in Poetry: diction and tone.
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
Themes
Choose one theme in Poetry: diction and tone. Prove it with two scenes, not with a list of every chapter.
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
Style and devices
Name one device: narrator, image, symbol, repetition, or tone. Say what it does in one scene of Poetry: diction and tone.
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
Five short lines
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a khutšago o bapetša tsela gape phapošing. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a hlokomelago o bitša tsela ka tlhokomelo laeboraring. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lokilego o bapetša leano ka tlhokomelo phapošing. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a lego makgonthe o lebelela tsebišo ka go rulagana holong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a hlokomelago o lekola potšišo ka go rulagana mmarakeng.
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
Exam question and memo
Contextual question on Poetry: diction and tone: what does this moment show about the character? Quote briefly and explain. Memo: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
23 · 4 Marks · Novel or drama chosen by your school
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
Novel or drama chosen by your school
Notes: Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Novel or drama chosen by your school. Answer it as literature: point, evidence, effect.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
2. What do we already know?
Read the question’s verb. Stay inside Novel or drama chosen by your school. One piece of evidence for each point.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Novel or drama chosen by your school. Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 11
Overview
Novel or drama chosen by your school is the novel or drama for Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Read the copy your school prescribed. This lesson does not replace that book.
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
Author and context
Writer: the writer on your school’s list. Place the text before you name a theme. A life story with no scene from the book earns little.
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
Summary
Split Novel or drama chosen by your school into five beats: opening, problem, turn, climax, ending. Use only events this text actually contains.
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
Characters
Name the protagonist, the opponent, and one witness. Say what each of them wants in Novel or drama chosen by your school.
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
Themes
Choose one theme in Novel or drama chosen by your school. Prove it with two scenes, not with a list of every chapter.
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
Style and devices
Name one device: narrator, image, symbol, repetition, or tone. Say what it does in one scene of Novel or drama chosen by your school.
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
Five short lines
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a khutšago o lekola lengwalo gape lebaleng. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a khutšago o lebelela lengwalo pele borekong. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a lego makgonthe o rulaganya lengwalo ka go kwagala ofising. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a itokišeditšego o bitša tsebišo ka lebelo ofising. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o bapetša lenaneo gape holong.
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
Exam question and memo
Contextual question on Novel or drama chosen by your school: what does this moment show about the character? Quote briefly and explain. Memo: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
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
Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Point, quotation, effect. The quotation comes from the extract. The next sentence says what it shows.
6. Check it like a marker
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Do not retell the whole book. Stay with the text the question names.
24 · 8 Marks · Essays and transactional writing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essays and transactional writing. What is the answer?
Essays and transactional writing
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essays and transactional writing.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essays and transactional writing. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Essays and transactional writing. 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
Essays and transactional writing. Say who you are writing to, and what you want them to do.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essays and transactional writing.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Essays and transactional writing. Say who you are writing to, and what you want them to do.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Plan Essays and transactional writing before the first sentence: purpose, reader, and three beats. Length for Home Language: 400 to 450 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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a lego bohlale o bapetša tsela ka go kwagala holong.
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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Ayanda yo a tseneletšego o lebelela lengwalo ka go rulagana ofising. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
6. Check it like a marker
Rubric: content, language, and structure. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: content, language, and structure. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
25 · 4 Marks · Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essay structure. Give the line a marker should keep.
Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Notes: Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essay structure.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Essay structure. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Essay structure. 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
Essay structure. Introduction names the point. Two beats carry the evidence. The close answers the question and adds nothing new.
2. What do we already know?
Audience, purpose, then one model opening that belongs to Essay structure.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Essay structure. Introduction names the point. Two beats carry the evidence. The close answers the question and adds nothing new.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
Plan Essay structure before the first sentence: purpose, reader, and three beats. Length for Home Language: 400 to 450 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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. Go Sepedi Home Language, Mandla yo a lokilego o lebelela tsela gape ofising.
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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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 — Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsebišo ka go hlaka laeboraring. 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. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Rubric: content, language, and structure. Home Language essay length is 400 to 450 words. An introduction that hides the point until the end loses structure.
26 · 4 Marks · Grammar, vocabulary and editing
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Pronunciation and tone. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Pronunciation and tone. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
Grammar, vocabulary and editing
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Pronunciation and tone. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Pronunciation and tone. Open so the back of the room gets the point.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Pronunciation and tone. The same words can praise or warn. The tone decides which.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Pronunciation and tone. The same words can praise or warn. The tone decides which.
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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o hlaloša tsela pele mmarakeng.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o hlaloša tsela pele mmarakeng. Point: Thabo o hlaloša tsela. Example: mmarakeng, 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 “o hlaloša”. One example: mmarakeng.
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 “o hlaloša”. One example: mmarakeng.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “o hlaloša”. One example: mmarakeng.
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 · Listening for attitude and argument
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Listening for attitude and argument. What is the answer?
Listening for attitude and argument
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Listening for attitude and argument. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Listening for attitude and argument. 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
Listening for attitude and argument. Write the speaker’s view in one line, then the one reason they gave.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Listening for attitude and argument. Write the speaker’s view in one line, then the one reason they gave.
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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o rulaganya tsela pele laeboraring.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Zanele yo a lego makgonthe o rulaganya tsela pele laeboraring. Point: Zanele o rulaganya tsela. Example: laeboraring, 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.
28 · 4 Marks · Prepared speech and unprepared response
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Prepared speech and unprepared response. Give the line a marker should keep.
Prepared speech and unprepared response
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Prepared speech and unprepared response. Give the line a marker should keep.
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Prepared speech and unprepared response. 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
Prepared speech and unprepared response. Prepared: one stance and one example. Unprepared: answer the question you were asked, not a speech you memorised.
2. What do we already know?
Stance, one example, then stop. Pace counts.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Prepared speech and unprepared response. Prepared: one stance and one example. Unprepared: answer the question you were asked, not a speech you memorised.
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
Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a kwagalago o lekola lenaneo ka go hlaka phapošing.
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: Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a kwagalago o lekola lenaneo ka go hlaka phapošing. Point: Lindi o lekola lenaneo. Example: phapošing, 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 “o lekola”. One example: phapošing.
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 “o lekola”. One example: phapošing.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Opening uses “o lekola”. One example: phapošing.
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.
29 · 4 Marks · Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense
Notes: Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Sepedi Home Language, Grade 11. Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. Use these five examples only. Do not import a sentence from another topic.
In other words — as if you have never seen this before
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
2. What do we already know?
Rule, five examples written for this topic, one common mistake, then a short quiz.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense. The verb must agree with the doer, and the tense must match the time.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Rule
In Verbs, adjectives, concord and tense, 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
Five examples
1. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a hlokomelago o bapetša mmepe ka go hlaka phapošing. 2. Go Sepedi Home Language, Lindi yo a hlokomelago o bitša pogo ka lebelo lebaleng. 3. Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a tseneletšego o bapetša leano ka go kwagala mmarakeng. 4. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a lego makgonthe o hlaloša leano ka go hlaka borekong. 5. Go Sepedi Home Language, Thabo yo a kwagalago o bapetša mmepe ka go kwagala ofising.
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
Common mistakes
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
Quick quiz
Look at example 1. Verb: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
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: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
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: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
Copy onto your answer sheet — in this order
Answer: Look at example 1. Verb: o bapetša. Describing word: yo a hlokomelago. How-word: ka go hlaka. Example 3 must not copy example 1. If the doer becomes plural, say what happens to o bapetša.
6. Check it like a marker
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
7. A trap first-timers fall into
Fix only the error the question names. Do not throw away the meaning of the sentence.
30 · 8 Marks · Reading longer texts and visual texts
Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Reading longer texts and visual texts. What is the answer?
Reading longer texts and visual texts
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: Sepedi Home Language Grade 11. Reading longer texts and visual texts. What is the answer?
Before any working — hunt first
Given
Numbers and units already in the sentence: 11. 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: Reading longer texts and visual 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
Reading longer texts and visual texts. Find the paragraph that holds the answer before you write.
2. What do we already know?
Main idea first. Then one proof from the same passage.
3. Which method — and why this one?
Reading longer texts and visual texts. Find the paragraph that holds the answer before you write.
4. Step-by-step working
01 / 07
Skill steps
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
Example text
Go Sepedi Home Language, Sipho yo a khutšago o hlalosa tsela ka go hlaka borekong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Nomsa yo a khutšago o hlaloša tsela mmogo borekong. Go Sepedi Home Language, Bongi yo a itokišeditšego o lebelela mmepe ka go kwagala ofising.
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
Main idea: Sipho o hlalosa tsela at borekong. Proof is the verb “o hlalosa” and the place borekong. 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
Marking rubric
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.
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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
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.