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GRAAD 12
NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3
NOVEMBER 2022
MARKS: 100
TIME: 3 hours
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English Hl Grade 12 P3 NSC November 2022 Question Paper (English)
Grade 12 English Hl Paper 3 question paper from the NSC November Exam 2022 (English), 8 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.
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- English Hl
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- Grade 12
- Language
- English
- Document type
- Question paper
- Year
- 2022
- Exam period
- NSC November Exam
- Paper
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- CAPS
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English Home Language/P3 2 DBE/November 2022
NSC
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of TWO sections:
SECTION A: Essay (50)
SECTION B: Transactional Texts (2 x 25) (50)
2. Answer ONE question in SECTION A and TWO questions in
SECTION B.
3. Write in the language in which you are being assessed.
4. Start EACH section on a NEW page.
5. You must plan (e.g. using a mind map/diagram/flow chart/key words), edit and
proofread your work. The plan must appear BEFORE the answer.
6. All planning must be clearly indicated as such. It is advisable to draw a line
through all planning.
7. You are strongly advised to spend your time as follows:
SECTION A: approximately 100 minutes
SECTION B: approximately 80 (2 x 40) minutes
8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
9. The title/heading must NOT be included when doing a word count.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
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English Home Language/P3 3 DBE/November 2022
NSC
SECTION A: ESSAY
QUESTION 1
Write an essay of 400–450 words (2–2½ pages) on ONE of the following topics.
Write down the NUMBER and TITLE/HEADING of your essay.
1.1 Living in a silent world [50]
1.2 International sportsmen and women have a social obligation to make proper
moral choices. [50]
1.3 'I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand.
When everything's made to be broken,
I just want you to know who I am.'
Iris by The GooGoo Dolls [50]
1.4 This was the war to end all wars. [50]
1.5 'The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the
classroom.'
APJ Abdul Kalam [50]
The pictures reproduced on pages 4 and 5 may evoke a reaction or feeling in you or
stir your imagination.
Select ONE picture and write an essay in response. Write the question number
(1.6, 1.7 OR 1.8) of your choice and give your essay a title.
NOTE: There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you
have chosen.
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English Home Language/P3 4 DBE/November 2022
NSC
1.6
[Source: facebook.com] [50]
1.7
[Source: twitter.com] [50]
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English Home Language/P3 5 DBE/November 2022
NSC
1.8
[Source: unsplash.com] [50]
TOTAL SECTION A: 50
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English Home Language/P3 6 DBE/November 2022
NSC
SECTION B: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS
QUESTION 2
Respond to TWO of the following topics.
The body of each of your answers should be 180–200 words (20–25 lines) in
length.
Pay careful attention to the following:
Audience, register, tone and style
Choice of words and language structure
Format
Write down the NUMBER and TITLE/HEADING of the text you have chosen,
e.g. 2.1 LETTER TO THE PRESS.
2.1 LETTER TO THE PRESS
[Source: facebook.com]
The Automobile Association has recommended that, due to the
consequences of high-speed crashes, the speed limit of 120 km per hour on
South African freeways be reduced.
As a regular road user, write a letter to a national newspaper, expressing
your views. [25]
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English Home Language/P3 7 DBE/November 2022
NSC
2.2 DIALOGUE
Many informal traders have set up their stalls along the route leading to your
school. Unfortunately, some of these traders also sell cigarettes and other
illicit items to children.
Write the dialogue between the chairperson of the Representative Council of
Learners (RCL) and the representative of the South African Informal Traders'
Association (SAITA) in which this situation is resolved. [25]
2.3 MAGAZINE ARTICLE
[Source: time.com]
Write the article which accompanies the headline, THE GENERATION
CHANGING THE WORLD. [25]
2.4 E-MAIL
A new employment agency called Youth4SA has put out a call to find
100 young adults who will be trained to transfer valuable skills and empower
the youth in disadvantaged communities across South Africa.
Write an e-mail to applications@Youth4SA.org.za in which you briefly
describe yourself and your accomplishments, and motivate your selection for
this initiative. [25]
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English Home Language/P3 8 DBE/November 2022
NSC
2.5 OBITUARY
A local influencer passed away tragically.
Write an obituary about this person and the impact that she/he has had on the
community. [25]
2.6 BOOK REVIEW
A well-known public figure has written her/his memoirs.
Write a review of the book. [25]
TOTAL SECTION B: 50
GRAND TOTAL: 100
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