ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2012

GRADE 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

TEST
MEMORANDUM
MARKS: 25

This memorandum consists of 2 pages.

QUESTION
1.

2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

7.1
7.2
8.1
8.2
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.1
13.2
13.3
14.1
14.2
15.

EXPECTED ANSWERS
Any title which might have one or more of the
following words: Nandi, diary, Zola, secret,
bedroom, hiding place, reader (Ignore spelling
errors if word is phonetically correct.)
A
C
3
4
1
2
B
the diary was her secret/she did not want
anyone to find it, or any other similar acceptable
correct answer. (Ignore spelling errors if word is
phonetically correct.)
B
B
the children were sitting quietly in the library.
Thabo will be sorting the books.
A
stories
When is my brothers birthday? (Must have all
three punctuation marks correct)
read
Anton (copied correctly)
Paula (copied correctly)
Clean the board (copied correctly)
C
B
See rubric on the next page.

MARKS

TOTAL

1
1
One mark
for all four
sentences
in the
correct
sequence
1

1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

TOTAL:

Grade 3 English HL Memo

3
2
6
25

0 marks
Copied
instructions,
has written
only one
word/
phrase/
part of a
sentence
or wrote
words not
related to
the topic.

1 mark
Content
One simple
sentence
must be
related to
the topic.

2 marks
Content
Two simple
sentences
must be
related to
the topic
using a
subject and
verb.

3 marks
Content
Three
simple
sentences
must be
related to
the topic
using a
subject and
verb.

4 marks
Content
Four simple
sentences
must be
related to
the topic
using a
subject and
verb.

5 marks
Content
Five
complex,
logical
sentences
related to
the topic
using a
subject and
verb.

6 marks
Content
Six or more
complex,
logical
sentences
related to
the topic
using a
subject and
verb.

Language
Many
spacing,
grammar
and
punctuation
errors.

Language
Some
spacing,
grammar
and
punctuation
errors.

Language
Uses
spacing,
grammar
and
punctuation
so that
others can
read what
has been
written.

Language
Uses
spacing,
grammar
and
punctuation
so that
others can
read what
has been
written.

Language
Uses
spacing,
grammar
and
punctuation
correctly so
that others
can read
what has
been
written.

Language
All of the
sentences
must have
correct
spacing,
grammar
and
punctuation
so that
others can
read.

Spelling
Ignore
spelling, if
not spelt
correctly,
but is
phonetically
spelt and
has written,
for example,
"skaird" for
"scared"
(minimum
errors).

Spelling
Ignore
spelling, if
not spelt
correctly,
but is
phonetically
spelt and
has written,
for example,
"skaird" for
"scared"
(minimum
errors).

Spelling
At least four
of the
sentences
must have
no spelling
errors.

Spelling
All of the
sentences
must have
no spelling
errors.

Paragraph
Uses one
paragraph

Paragraph
Uses two
paragraphs

Paragraph
Uses two
paragraphs

Paragraph
Uses two
paragraphs

Spelling
Ignore
spelling.

Paragraph
Uses one
paragraph

Paragraph
Uses one
paragraph

Grade 3 English HL Memo

Spelling
Ignore
spelling.

Paragraph
Uses one
paragraph