# English Grade 3 ANA Exemplars 2013 Question Paper > Grade 3 English question paper from the ANA Exemplars 2013, 33 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2013-grade-3-englsh-hl-exemplar/687ebe81-aebb-4a94-a698-81cd41fdde7e - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: English - Grade: Grade 3 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2013 - Exam period: ANA Exemplars - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 33 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 3](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3) › [English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3/english) › [English Grade 3 ANA Exemplars 2013 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2013-grade-3-englsh-hl-exemplar/687ebe81-aebb-4a94-a698-81cd41fdde7e) ## About this document English · Grade 3 · ANA Exemplars · 2013. Question paper, 33 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2013 GRADE 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE EXEMPLAR QUESTIONS This booklet consists of 32 pages, excluding the cover page. ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF ANA EXEMPLAR QUESTIONS 1. How to use the exemplar questions While the exemplar questions for a grade and a subject have been compiled into one comprehensive set, the learner does not have to respond to the whole set in one sitting. The teacher should select exemplar questions that are relevant to the planned lesson at any given time. Carefully selected individual exemplar questions, or a manageable group of questions, can be used at different stages of the teaching and learning process as follows: 1.1 At the beginning of a lesson as a diagnostic test to identify learner strengths and weaknesses. The diagnosis must lead to prompt feedback to learners and the development of appropriate lessons that address the identified weaknesses and consolidate the strengths. The diagnostic test could be given as homework to save instructional time in class. 1.2 During the lesson as short formative tests to assess whether learners are developing the intended knowledge and skills as the lesson progresses and ensure that no learner is left behind. 1.3 At the completion of a lesson or series of lessons as a summative test to assess if the learners have gained adequate understanding and can apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the completed lesson(s). Feedback to learners must be given promptly while the teacher decides on whether there are areas of the lesson(s) that need to be revisited to consolidate particular knowledge and skills. 1.4 At all stages to expose learners to different techniques of assessing or questioning, e.g. how to answer multiple-choice (MC) questions, open-ended (OE) or free-response (FR) questions, short-answer questions, etc. While diagnostic and formative tests may be shorter in terms of the number of questions included, the summative test will include relatively more questions, depending on the work that has been covered at a particular point in time. It is important to ensure that learners eventually get sufficient practice in responding to the exemplar questions. 2. Memoranda or marking guidelines A typical example of the expected responses (marking guidelines) has been given for each exemplar question and for the ANA model test. Teachers must bear in mind that the marking guidelines can in no way be exhaustive. They can only provide broad principles of expected responses and teachers must interrogate and reward acceptable options and variations of the acceptable response(s) given by learners. 3. Curriculum coverage It is extremely critical that the curriculum must be covered in full in every class. The exemplar questions for each grade and subject do not represent the entire curriculum. They merely sample important knowledge and skills and covers work relating to terms 1, 2 and 3 of the school year. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 1 ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Read the story and then answer questions 1 to 6. One Saturday morning, Tumi was running around, getting ready for the day he had long waited for. He was dressed in his soccer team shirt and had a scarf on. He was happy. His mother asked, “Tumi, you look excited this morning. What is going on?” “Mom! Have you forgotten? The big day has arrived! Our school is hosting the City Primary Little League’s final soccer match. Remember, City Primary won last year, but my team, Real Rovers Primary, promised that we would win this year”. With his vuvuzela in his hand, he ran to the school park. He greeted everyone on his way and asked for their support. On arriving at the soccer field, he rushed to find a seat in the first row. The referee blew his whistle. The game started. The spectators whistled, screamed and sang cheerfully. Tumi sang at the top of his voice and blew his vuvuzela. Both teams struggled to score and the first half ended goal-less. Some fans were sad, but Tumi, the team’s number one fan, remained positive. He shouted, “Come on boys, I know you can do it. You are winners!” He blew his vuvuzela as loudly as he could. In the second half, Tumi continued cheering, but this time he got off the stands and ran along the line. His team scored four goals, and the opponents zero. The referee blew his whistle, marking the end of the game. Real Rovers Primary had won the trophy! All the fans and supporters celebrated the victory. Tumi jumped up and down, throwing his hands in the air. He ran home singing and screaming with excitement. 1.1 Give the story a title. Write it on the line. ..................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 2 ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 1.2 What do you think, would be the best name for the story? ..................................................................................................................................... 1.3 What is the story about? Write one sentence only. ..................................................................................................................................... 2.1 Circle the letter next to the correct answer. ... is the main character in the story. A Tumi’s mother B The referee C Tommie D Tumi 2.2 Circle the correct answer. The story is about (Vuvuzela Tommie Tumi Tuli). 2.3 Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. The most important character in the story is ... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 3 ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com The referee. Mommy. Tumi. Tom. 3.1 Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. The soccer match was played at the ... street corner. parking area. soccer field. stadium. 3.2 Circle the letter next to the correct answer. Where was the soccer match played? A On the school’s soccer field. B At the street corner. C In the parking area. D At the stadium. 3.3 Circle the correct answer. Real Rovers Primary played their soccer match at ( the soccer field in a parking area the school park the stadium ). Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 4 ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4.1 Show the correct order of events in the story. Number the sentences (1 - 4) in the boxes to show the correct order. Off he went to the school park. He ran home singing and screaming excitedly. On arrival, he rushed to the soccer field. Tumi continued cheering. 4.2 Rewrite the sentences in the correct order. Tumi continued cheering. He ran home singing and screaming excitedly. On arrival, he rushed to the soccer field. Off he went to the school park. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 5 ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4.3 Is the order of events in the story correct? Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. Tumi went off to the school park. He rushed to the soccer field to find a seat. He was very happy when his team had won. He rushed home singing and screaming. Yes No 5.1 Some fans were sad at half time. Why? Write one sentence only. Some of the fans felt sad because .................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 6 ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 5.2 Why was Tumi very happy after the match? Write one sentence only. Tumi was happy because ....................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 5.3 Give a reason why you think Tumi was excited to go to school on a Saturday. Write one sentence only. Tumi was excited because .................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 6.1 Tumi got off the stands and ran along the line. Why do you think did he do that? Write one sentence only. Tumi ran along the line ............................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 7 ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6.2 Why do you think Tumi wanted to sit in the first row? Write one sentence only. Tumi wanted to sit in the first row ................................................................. .................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 6.3 What do you think is this story trying to teach us? Write one sentence only. The story ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... 7.1 Look at the picture and answer the questions.  Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 8 ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7.1.1 Circle the letter next to the correct answer. The children are ... A making music. B sleeping. C dancing. D singing. 7.1.2 Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. The boy on the left, with the dark hair, is playing the ... drums. flute. piano. violin. 7.1.3 Circle the correct answer. The children all look (scared happy cross sad). Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 9 ### Page 11 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7.2 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 7.2.1 Circle the correct answer. The group of children are ( shouting talking singing crying ). 7.2.2 Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. There are ... singers in the group. three four five two Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 10 ### Page 12 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7.2.3 Circle the letter next to the correct answer. The person in the middle of the group is a ... A woman. B man. C boy. D girl. 8.1 Answer the questions on ‘Past Tense’. 8.1.1 Rewrite the sentence in the past tense. Tumi is cheerful, while the other fans are sad. ............................................................................................................................................ .............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................... 8.1.2 Place a cross () in the box next to the sentence written in the past tense. Mom buys groceries at the shop. Mom bought groceries at the shop. Mom will buy groceries at the shop. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 11 ### Page 13 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 8.1.3 Complete the sentence in the past tense. Choose the correct word from the box. sang sing The children ....................................... in the choir. 8.2 Answer the questions on ‘Present Tense’. 8.2.1 Place a cross () in the box next to the sentence written in the present tense. He sang loudly while the players tried to score goals. He will sing loudly while the players will try to score goals. He sings loudly while the players try to score goals. 8.2.2 Rewrite the sentence in the present tense. The milk was on sale at the shop. ........................................................................................................................................ .............................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 12 ### Page 14 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 8.2.3 Complete the sentence in the present tense. Choose the correct word from the box. played plays The child ....................................... the drums. 9.1 Answer the questions on ‘Nouns’. 9.1.1 A noun is a naming word. Circle two nouns in the sentence. The team looked beautiful in their new uniform. 9.1.2 A noun is a naming word. Complete the sentence by filling in two nouns. The ................................... eats his ................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 13 ### Page 15 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 9.1.3 A noun is a naming word. Are the underlined words nouns? The children play the instruments. Yes No 9.2 Answer the questions on ‘Pronouns’. 9. 2.1 A pronoun is a word in place of a noun. Complete the sentence by filling in two pronouns. John enjoys doing .................. job, while Mary does not like .............. job. 9. 2.2 A pronoun is a word in place of a noun. Are the underlined words pronouns? They play their instruments at the concert. Yes No 9.2.3 A pronoun is a word in place of a noun. Circle two pronouns in the sentence The soccer fans cheered their team because they were very happy. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 14 ### Page 16 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 9.3 Answer the questions on ‘Conjunction’s. 9. 3.1 A conjunction is a joining word. Circle one conjunction in each sentence. a. Monkey was doing tricks and lion was sleeping. b. A rabbit eats carrots but a lion eats meat. 9. 3.2 A conjunction is a joining word. Are the underlined words conjunctions? a. The boy ran very fast and scored a goal. b. Some of the fans were sad but Tumi was happy. Yes No 9. 3.3 A conjunction is a joining word. Complete the sentences by filling in the conjunction in each sentence. a. They boy plays the drum ....................... the girl plays the piano. b. The boys play the instruments .............................. the girls sing. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 15 ### Page 17 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 10.1 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 10.1.1 The score keeper .................................. down the score. 10.1.2 A baby sheep is called a ..................................... 10.1.3 I cut the bread with a ............................... 10.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 10.2.1 The score keeper had long ............................................. . 10.2.2 I have ............................... hands. 10.2.3 The ...................................... is red. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 16 ### Page 18 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 10.3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 10.3.1 The ................................... stand on the field. 10.3.2 There are four ..................................... at the party. 10.3.3 I brush my I .................................. 11.1 Punctuate the following. 11.1.1 Fill in two punctuation marks in the sentence. mandla scored the first goal of the day .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................... 11.1.2 Circle the comma and question mark. Where are the monkeys, lions and giraffes? Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 17 ### Page 19 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 11.1.3 Place a cross (x) in the box next to the sentence with the correct punctuation. “Stop!” said the teacher. Stop, “said the teacher.” 11.2 Punctuate the following. 11.2.1 Circle a capital letter and a full stop. There are many animals at the zoo. 11.2.2 Place a cross (x) in the box next to the sentence with the correct punctuation. Where are the drums violins, and flutes. Where are the drums, violins and flutes? 11.2.3 Fill in two punctuation marks in the sentence. Laduuuuuma shouted Tumi. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 18 ### Page 20 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 11.3 Punctuate the following. 11.3.1 Place a cross (x) in the box next to the sentence with the correct punctuation. The children are singing in the choir. The Children are singing in the choir. 11.3.2 Circle the exclamation mark and inverted commas. The children cried, “Mommy we have to go to the zoo now!” 11.3.3 Fill in two punctuation marks in the sentence. What did the fans players and coach do after the match .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 19 ### Page 21 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 12.1 Fill in the correct verbs in the spaces provided. We say: The teams play a soccer match. but The team .................................................... a soccer match. The boy carries the water onto the field. but The boys................................................. the water onto the field. 12.2 Choose the correct verbs from the boxes. Write it on the line. sing sings The choir .................................................... a beautiful song. play plays The girls................................................. the flutes. 12.3 Circle the correct answer. The lady (buys buy) food at the store. The shopkeepers (works word) in the shops. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 20 ### Page 22 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 13.1 Read the following table and answer the questions. Food learners ate at soccer Name Breakfast Lunch Alan Milk and a sandwich. Juice and a hotdog. Ntombi Water, a sandwich and fruit. Juice and a salad roll. Tumi Milk and a sandwich. Juice and a hotdog. Jed Fruit and milk. Popcorn, juice, a hotdog and a salad roll. 13.1.1 Which learners had the same breakfast? .................................................................................................................................... 13.1.2 One learner drank something different from the rest, for breakfast. Who was that learner? ................................................................................................................................................ 13.1.3 All the learners had a juice and something to eat for lunch. Who was very hungry and ate everything from the menu? ................................................................................................................................................ Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 21 ### Page 23 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 13.2 Read the following table and answer the questions. Homework Day Language Mathematics Life skills Monday Spelling and writing Bonds Rugby Tuesday Reading and writing Bonds Rugby Wednesday Reading and writing Counting Netball Thursday Spelling and writing Counting Rugby and netball 13.2.1 Draw a circle around the letter with the correct answer. On which day do the children read and count? A Monday B Tuesday C Thursday D Wednesday Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 22 ### Page 24 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 13.2.2 Draw a circle around the letter with the correct answer. Which sport is played on a Monday and a Tuesday? A no sport B only rugby C only netball D netball and rugby 13.2.3 Draw a circle around the letter with the correct answer. What homework is the same for every day? A counting B reading C writing D spelling Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 23 ### Page 25 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 13.3 Read the following table and answer the questions. Healthy eating and drinking tuck shop menu Monday Wednesday Friday Fish, mash and milk. Cheese sandwich andjuice. Chicken sandwich and milk. Fruit salad and milk. Chicken salad and milk. Vegetable soup and bread. Chicken salad and milk. Fish, salad andjuice. Fruit salad and milk. Cheese sandwich and milk. Chicken soup. Fish, mash andjuice. 13.3.1 What type of sandwich can you buy on a Wednesday? ................................................................................................................................... 13.3.2 On which day can you buy soup and bread? ................................................................................................................................................ 13.3.3 On which day can you buy milk, but no juice? ..................................................................................................................................... Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 24 ### Page 26 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14.1 Read the following graph and answer the questions. Favourite sports Soccer Sporting codes Rugby Netball Hockey Learners 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14.1.1 Circle the letter next to the correct answer. Compare the number of learners playing different sports. Which sport is most popular? A netball B hockey C soccer D rugby Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 25 ### Page 27 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14.1.2 Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. How many more learners prefer rugby to hockey? 6 4 3 1 14.2 Read the following graph and answer the questions. People at the soccer match 10  9  8  7 Number of people  6  5  4   3    2    1     Women Girls Boys Men Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 26 ### Page 28 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14.2.1 Circle the letter next to the correct answer How many girls were watching the soccer match? A 10 B 4 C 3 D 1 14.2.2 Circle the letter next to the correct answer. Compare the number of people watching the match. Who liked the sport most? A women B girls C men D boys Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 27 ### Page 29 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14.3 Read the following graph and answer the questions. Ways of getting to school Walk School bus Car Taxi 14.3.1 Place a cross () in the box next to the correct answer. Most children come to school ... by taxi. by school bus. by car. walk. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 28 ### Page 30 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14.3.2 Circle the letter next to the correct answer What fraction of the learners use a taxi to school? A A quarter. B An eighth. C A third. D A half. Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 29 ### Page 31 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 15.1 Write two paragraphs of at least 10 sentences about My favourite sport. Make sure that you use the correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. 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Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 30 ### Page 32 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 15.2 Write two paragraphs of at least 10 sentences about My visit to the shop. Make sure that you use the correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. 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Grade 3 English HL Exemplar Questions 31 ### Page 33 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 15.3 Write two paragraphs of at least 10 sentences about My teacher. Make sure that you use the correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. 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