# Life Sciences Grade 10 Term 4 Exam Papers & Memos (November)

> Free Grade 10 Life Sciences term 4 (November) exam papers and memos: 65 PDFs from 2012 to 2026, each memo beside its question paper. Includes Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and North West.

- Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/term-4
- Updated: 2026-10-29
- Papers and memos: 65
- Memos: 32
- Years: 2012–2026

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## Term 4 papers by year

Term 4 is the end-of-year exam, written in November. Hlayiso has 65 Grade 10 Life Sciences term 4 papers and memos from 2012 to 2026: national (DBE) papers, November exams from Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and North West and November mock exams. Each memo is listed beside its question paper.

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### 2026: November Mock Exam

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-question-paper-paper-1/0c82afe6-0b61-4685-9c62-7a67740800e0)
- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-memorandum-paper-1/7cd01b5e-09b4-433c-9125-b004c26811cd)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-question-paper-paper-2/b43ba134-5609-4518-ab21-13789a757d2c)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-memorandum-paper-2/deda828d-ebf9-499d-a570-e4ba51257bbb)
- [All files from November Mock Exam 2026](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2026/november-mock-exam)

### 2026: November Mock Exam 2

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-2-question-paper-paper-1/98f1b9c7-d258-4c78-92f4-2a43cccda7f3)
- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-2-memorandum-paper-1/2cca23be-2318-4e79-adc5-bc33177854a5)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-2-question-paper-paper-2/82b7bea0-d346-4a42-a82e-5a7747258100)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2026-november-mock-exam-2-memorandum-paper-2/dff65c6b-e537-4b2f-a2fa-f1b558e99608)
- [All files from November Mock Exam 2 2026](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2026/november-mock-exam-2)

### 2024: North West November Exam

- [Paper 1: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr10-life-sciences-qp-p1-eng/3b2358b0-9f9b-457e-9378-52bc1a31d35e)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-gr-10-life-sciences-mg-eng-p2/cd2459aa-9e7a-45d2-9912-27ddf4cf42fe)
- [All files from North West November Exam 2024](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2024/north-west-november-exam)

### 2020: Eastern Cape November

- [Paper 1: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-qp-nov2020-english/ac1bfee5-1329-43bb-a20c-1511deddd078)
- [Paper 1: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-qp-nov2020-afrikaans/9a5cbe7e-959f-4d2a-9da5-f96cc96618fd)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-memo-nov2020-english-docx/6607bbf8-e2ce-45e6-88b3-933636e5180c)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-memo-nov2020-afrikaans/0b8ac40d-1249-40bd-946c-fdf77a899432)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-qp-gr10-nov2020-afrikaans/4ea03349-a707-405f-90fd-870d0bcdd2e9)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-memo-gr10-nov2020-afrikaans/526feaf4-9afb-47ec-ad9f-5ddbc15dc1cc)
- [All files from Eastern Cape November 2020](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2020/eastern-cape-november)

### 2020: Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC)

- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-qp-gr10-nov2020-english/300997f9-e532-482b-b813-21060fec0976)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-memo-gr10-nov2020-english/ab7c66b6-44b1-4a01-880c-8e6c22bc7050)
- [All files from Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC) 2020](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2020/mpumalanga-national-exemplar-exam-(nsc))

### 2019: Eastern Cape November

- [Paper 1: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-qp-nov2019-eng-d/cded76a6-8260-402d-9435-3f582ce6818b)
- [Paper 1: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-qp-nov2019-afr-d/d0ed5bb9-cdbf-43ec-83de-2566d1a34187)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-memo-nov2019-afrikaans/0657e915-6679-4c6b-881b-40a1f15851b9)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-nov-2019-afrd/b29b227c-5b7f-4cbe-bcbf-20ba3d23a1ba)
- [Paper 2: Question paper (2)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-nov-2019-engd/f55efed9-bce4-4582-b2e4-a2da60b806f6)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2019-english/65073577-7cf4-4250-ba31-47e90e21f228)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2019-afrikaans/e7a029c4-1a57-4fd2-8fe0-7dd48b83d249)
- [All files from Eastern Cape November 2019](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2019/eastern-cape-november)

### 2019: Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC)

- [Paper 1: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr10-memo-nov2019-english/e742620e-cb1d-459d-95dc-2be76530a587)
- [Paper 2: Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2019-english/4bb77408-fa7f-4603-8b61-f2e0fd912089)
- [All files from Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC) 2019](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2019/mpumalanga-national-exemplar-exam-(nsc))

### 2019: North West November

- [Paper 1: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-nsc-gr-10-life-sciences-p1-eng-nov-2019/d0028f12-ce82-4394-bf39-72482841f25d)
- [Paper 1: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-nsc-gr-10-life-sciences-p1-afr-nov-2019/7116547d-b8e4-4df7-ba4f-b2806693b26f)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-gr-10-lfsc-p1-eng-memo-nov-2019/8a9107a0-3908-4af3-a994-aa568275e9fa)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-gr-10-lfsc-p1-afr-memo-nov-2019/831ef94d-f46b-4864-9a22-bed3e0015f65)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-nsc-gr-10-life-sciences-p2-eng-nov-2019/1acc383a-bfec-4a1a-bd68-2dc3bce29cac)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-nsc-gr-10-life-sciences-p2-afr-nov-2019/c001dbdf-0c9a-4ba5-a990-6ec94f1b2c6e)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-gr-10-ls-p2-eng-memo-nov-2019/ffa5c50a-1e47-4e0b-a99b-6fc1223d2888)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/nw-gr-10-ls-p2-afr-memo-nov-2019/607951f9-fff4-43a2-a52b-120b83fa59f3)
- [All files from North West November 2019](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2019/north-west-november)

### 2018: Eastern Cape November

- [Paper 1: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sc-p1-qp-gr10-nov-2018-english/aa6ff0a1-c86f-4bb9-95ff-2a799632b2e6)
- [Paper 1: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sc-p1-qp-gr10-nov-2018-afrikaans/6369a975-f289-4a19-a7cc-86653673d2d2)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sc-p1-memo-gr10-nov-2018-english/b61c8da1-e97c-476a-8aac-99567e198813)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sc-p1-memo-gr10-nov-2018-afrikaans/7ca9f0df-a921-4bcb-af62-db81d6542e85)
- [Paper 1: Errata](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-nov2018-errata/1edeae7a-d479-483c-9d53-16296fa5e53e)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-qp-gr10-nov2018-english/25d187eb-18b9-4916-b1b5-83e67f3b243a)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2018-english/7af5612e-5ddc-4536-b4ee-aad48198e573)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2018-afrikaans/c2a7733d-cd9f-4042-a6d8-c00aa9fdbc60)
- [All files from Eastern Cape November 2018](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2018/eastern-cape-november)

### 2018: Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC)

- [Paper 1: Errata](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-nov2018-errata/84cff7ad-85dd-4b1d-9d90-173641dcca8f)
- [Paper 2: Question paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-qp-gr10-nov2018-afrikaans/4d43b51a-169c-45c8-96ff-9641f29ff4ad)
- [All files from Mpumalanga National Exemplar Exam (NSC) 2018](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2018/mpumalanga-national-exemplar-exam-(nsc))

### 2017: National November Exam

- [Paper 2: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2017-national-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2-english/3258f215-829c-4c66-8ffb-83f140499dc5)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2017-national-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2-afrikaans/c1e4d056-81c3-4a23-aa2f-55ffbe979f3d)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2017-national-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2-english/79d3744d-50ef-408e-9498-4fa99df8f3b5)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-10-life-sciences-2017-national-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2-afrikaans/fafa551d-05d3-43bc-9740-1b5116690f59)
- [All files from National November Exam 2017](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2017/national-november-exam)

### 2017: Eastern Cape November

- [Paper 2: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-qp-gr10-nov2017-english/3a4421f1-6a0a-4aba-86fc-8793e741dccc)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-qp-nov2017-afrikaans/e55b43d9-9787-4f2e-9a65-128f985b3bfe)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2017-english/16b75954-8d95-4528-8d01-d16a08774c2c)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr10-memo-nov2017-afrikaans/2f49c755-9d74-4ae4-ac1c-2cc1d5e8119a)
- [All files from Eastern Cape November 2017](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2017/eastern-cape-november)

### 2012: National Exemplar Exam

- [Paper 1: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr-10-exemplar-eng/114fda25-3612-4a7c-bf6c-73e6ba22f18c)
- [Paper 1: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr-10-exemplar-afr/7607d08f-5221-4c70-8f96-b41fb3c5792c)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr-10-exemplar-memo-eng/22d99d73-1fb4-4501-ac69-530d8a501b7f)
- [Paper 1: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p1-gr-10-exemplar-2012-memo-afr/12460a0d-dcf4-4f50-9bed-062e80f1a311)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr-10-exemplar-2012-eng/47078c13-0c44-47ba-bfb8-6bfcad9fb0b4)
- [Paper 2: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr-10-exemplar-2012-afr/5e3efd87-2d4d-4a8f-a432-1fad4dd8f760)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr-10-exemplar-2012-memo-eng/10f18a1c-e000-43c9-a569-8d2434c94d64)
- [Paper 2: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p2-gr-10-exemplar-2012-memo-afr/9fe56c25-b2ed-4907-ae3c-7e8348eae4b6)
- [Paper 3: Question paper · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p3-gr-10-exemplar-2012-eng/92171bff-9160-405d-a9e5-e6c61a315cd9)
- [Paper 3: Question paper · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p3-gr-10-exemplar-2012-afr/b27d5999-de7e-400f-865f-b6aeb24da9af)
- [Paper 3: Memo · Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p3-gr-10-exemplar-2012-memo-eng/422f0444-7b7e-4d94-b06f-44cafc33e401)
- [Paper 3: Memo · Afr](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/life-sciences-p3-gr-10-exemplar-2012-memo-afr/3ae0dcf2-d8d8-445e-bd6f-d86c841da5b9)
- [All files from National Exemplar Exam 2012](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/life-sciences/past-papers/2012/national-exemplar-exam)

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