# English Hl Grade 6 ANA Exemplars 2012 Question Paper

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ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

          GRADE 6

  ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

   SET 1: 2012 EXEMPLAR

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GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF ANA EXEMPLARS

1. General overview

The Annual National Assessment (ANA) is a summative assessment of the knowledge and skills that
learners are expected to have developed by the end of each of the Grades 1 to 6 and 9. To support
their school-based assessments and also ensure that learners gain the necessary confidence to
participate with success in external assessments, panels of educators and subject specialists
developed exemplar test questions that teachers can use in their Language and Mathematics lessons.
The exemplar test questions were developed based on the curriculum that covers terms 1, 2 and 3 of
the school year and a complete ANA model test for each grade has been provided. The exemplars,
which include the ANA model test, supplement the school-based assessment that learners must
undergo on a continuous basis and does not replace the school based assessment.
2. The structure of the exemplar questions

The exemplars are designed to illustrate different techniques or styles of assessing the same skills
and/or knowledge. For instance, specific content knowledge or a skill can be assessed through a
multiple-choice question (where learners select the best answer from the given options) or a statement
(that requires learners to write a short answer or a paragraph) or other types of questions (asking
learners to join given words/statements with lines, to complete given sentences or patterns, to show
their answers with drawings or sketches, etc.). Therefore, teachers will find a number of exemplar
questions that are structured differently but are targeting the same specific content and skill. Exposure
to a wide variety of questioning techniques or styles gives learners the necessary confidence to
respond to different test items.

3. Links with other learning and teaching resource materials

For the necessary integration, some of the exemplar texts and questions have been deliberately linked
to the grade-relevant workbooks. The exemplars have also been aligned with the requirements of the
National Curriculum Statement (NCS), Grades R to 12, the Curriculum and Assessment Policy
Statements (CAPS) for the relevant grades and the National Protocol for Assessment. These
documents, together with any other that a school may provide, will constitute a rich resource base to
help teachers in planning lessons and conducting formal assessment.
4. How to use the exemplars

While the exemplars 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 test questions, or a manageable group of questions, can be used at different stages of the
teaching and learning process as follows:
4.1   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.
4.2   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.

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4.3   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.

4.4   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 full tests of the type of the ANA model test.
5. Memoranda or marking guidelines

A typical example of the expected responses (marking guidelines) has been given for each exemplar
test 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.
6. Curriculum coverage

It is extremely critical that the curriculum must be covered in full in every class. The exemplars 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. The pacing of work to be
covered according to the school terms is specified in the relevant CAPS documents.
7. Conclusion

The goal of the Department is to improve the levels and quality of learner performance in the critical
foundational skills of literacy and numeracy. ANA is one instrument the Department uses to monitor
whether learner performance is improving. Districts and schools are expected to support teachers and
provide necessary resources to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning in the schools. By
using the ANA exemplars as part of their teaching resources, teachers will help learners become
familiar with different styles and techniques of assessing. With proper use, the exemplars should help
learners acquire appropriate knowledge and develop relevant skills to learn effectively and perform
better in subsequent ANA tests.

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

 There was once a man who was very rich. Unfortunately, he was also a very
 mean, nasty man. He was so mean and nasty that all the people in the village
 were afraid of him. No one dared to go near his house and no one dared to speak
 to him. One scorching hot day, the mean man fell asleep in the shade under a tree
 outside his house. When he woke up, he found a young man next to him, also
 enjoying the shade.
 Rich man:       What are you doing here? Go away, this is my shade!
 Young man: This can’t be your shade. The tree belongs to the village.
 Rich man:       Huh! This tree and its shade belong to me!
 Young man: Then sir, please sir, I would like to buy the shade of your tree.
 Rich man:       You can buy my shade for five pieces of gold.
 Young man: Here you are, sir, take the gold. Thank you, sir. I am now the owner
                  of this shade.
 The mean man put the gold into his pocket, chuckled to himself and went back into
 his house.
 Later the sun began to set and the shadow of the tree grew longer and longer until
 it covered the mean man’s house. Then the young man walked boldly into the
 house.
 Rich man:       What are you doing in my house? Get out of here, you stupid boy.
 Young man: Sir, the shade of the tree covers the house, and the shade belongs
                 to me. Now the house belongs to me as well.
 In anger the mean man left the house forever. All the village people came to see
 his big house and enjoy the shade of the tree. They praised the young man for
 helping them.
                                                               [A folk tale from Japan]

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1.1   Circle the letter of the correct answer.

      The passage is about ...

      A     a rich man sleeping under a tree.
      B     a young man sleeping under a tree.
      C     a man who bought the shade.
      D     a man who stole the shade.
                                                                            (1)

1.2   Write down a suitable heading for the story.

      __________________________________________________________            (1)

1.3   Fill in a word or phrase that completes the following sentence:

      The folk tale is about __________________________________________     (1)

1.4   Underline the correct word.

      The rich man was (young/foolish/mean/generous).                       (1)

1.5   Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?

      The villagers were pleased with the young man. ____________________   (1)

2.1   Circle the letter of the correct option.

      The young man bought the ...

      A     village.

      B     tree.

      C     house.

      D     shade.                                                          (1)

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2.2   Fill in a word to complete the sentence.

      The _________________ man sold the shade.                                  (1)

2.3   Give ONE word from the text that means the same as "laughed or giggled".

      _________________________________                                          (1)

2.4   Underline the correct word.

      When the rich man left the house he was (afraid/angry/sad/sleepy).         (1)

2.5   Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?

      The story takes place in China.            __________________________      (1)

3.1   Did people visit the mean man? Answer YES or NO. _______________           (1)

3.2   Do you think that shade can be bought? Give a reason for your answer.

      ________________________________________________________

      ________________________________________________________                   (2)

3.3   Why do you think no one visited the rich man? Give TWO reasons.

      ____________________________________________________________

      ____________________________________________________________                (2)

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3.4   The young man was very brave.

      Do you agree or disagree? Give a reason for your answer.

      ___________________________________________________________

      ___________________________________________________________           (2)

3.5   What would you do if someone told you to pay for shade? Why would

      you do this?

      ____________________________________________________________

      ____________________________________________________________          (2)

4.1   Circle the letter of the option which is NOT correct.

      The folk tale is written in formal language because it ...

      A     is not written in full sentences.

      B     is written in full sentences.

      C     has correct punctuation marks.

      D     has correct spelling.                                           (1)

4.2   Do you think the young man has good manners? Give a reason for your

      answer.

      __________________________________________________________

      __________________________________________________________            (2)

4.3   Why do people tell folk tales like this one? Give TWO reasons.

      __________________________________________________________

      __________________________________________________________            (2)

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4.4   Underline the correct option.

      The rich man uses the term "Huh!". This word is an example of (a question/
      a statement/formal language/informal language).                              (1)

4.5   Is the story easy to read? Give a reason for your answer.

      ___________________________________________________________

      ___________________________________________________________                  (2)

5.1   The word "scorching" consists of scorch + ing. Write down TWO more words
      in the story which have a stem and the suffix –ing.

      ___________________________________________________________
                                                                                   (2)
      ___________________________________________________________

5.2   Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the word "cover".

      __________________________________________________________                   (1)

5.3   Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the word "man".

      __________________________________________________________                   (1)

5.4   Underline the correct meaning of the word "scorching".

      Scorching means (greedy/helpful/very hot/very cold).                         (1)

5.5   Use the word "belongs" in a sentence of your own (not words within the
      passage).

      ___________________________________________________________

      ___________________________________________________________                  (2)

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Study the photograph below and answer QUESTIONS 6 and 7.

6.1   Are the children in the photograph happy or sad?
      ___________________________________________________________                   (1)

6.2   Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?

      The children are enjoying themselves.
      ___________________________________________________________                   (1)

6.3   Underline the word that best describes what is happening in the photograph.

      The children are (fighting/running/crying/laughing).                          (1)

6.4   Underline the correct word.

      The girl, left front, is holding a (book/cellphone/can/bag) in her hand.      (1)

6.5   Fill in the missing word.

      The child in the white shirt is _____________________ at something on the

      cellphone a friend is holding up.                                             (1)

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7.1   In the photograph, is it raining? Answer YES or NO. ________________          (1)

7.2   Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

      Answer YES OR NO. Give a reason for your answer.

      The children are unhappy in the photograph.

      ___________________________________________________________

      ___________________________________________________________                   (2)

7.3   Would you like to be in this photograph? Give a reason for your answer.

      ____________________________________________________________

      ____________________________________________________________                  (2)

7.4   Which emotion is mainly noticeable in the photograph? Motivate your answer.

      __________________________________________________________

      __________________________________________________________                    (2)

7.5   What, do you think, happened after this photograph was taken? Why do you

      say so?

      __________________________________________________________

      __________________________________________________________                    (2)

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Read the following information text and answer QUESTIONS 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.

    Some animals are social animals. They like to live in groups, and to move around
    and feed together, and help each other. Meerkats live together in social groups,
    called colonies that are made up of between five and twenty-five members. The
    colony is usually made up of two to three families.

    What does a meerkat look like? An adult meerkat weighs about 1 kg, and its tail is
    about 20 cm long. Its tail helps it to stand up. It has long, strong claws for digging
    with. It also uses its claws to climb trees. The meerkat family digs a system of
    tunnels underground. This is where they live and sleep. They can also run and
    hide in these tunnels. These tunnels are called burrows.

    Where and how do meerkats live? They live in the desert, in places where the
    ground is dry and the plants are small bushes and long grass. This is their habitat.
    An animal’s habitat gives them food, water and shelter. Meerkats live in the
    Northern Cape as well as in Namibia and Botswana.

    A family of meerkats lives together in a burrow. Families don’t sleep in the same
    part of the burrow every night. They each have their own section. Meerkats sleep
    at night, and in the morning they come out and warm themselves in the sun.
    When they stand upright, the sun warms their bare stomachs, after the cold night
    of the desert. It can get very hot during the day in the desert, and then the
    meerkats go back into the burrows to keep cool.

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8.1   Circle the letter of the correct answer.

      In the text we get information about ...

      A    Namibia.

      B    Botswana.

      C    meerkats.

      D    cats.                                                        (1)

8.2   Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?

      Meerkats live alone. _______________________                      (1)

8.3   Underline the correct option.

      The meerkat’s tail helps it to (dig/stand up/claw/sleep).         (1)

8.4   What is the main idea of paragraph one?

      ______________________________________________________            (1)

8.5   Give a suitable title for the text.

      ______________________________________________________            (1)

9.1   Fill in the correct word.

      Meerkats use their claws for ___________________ in the ground.   (1)

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 9.2   Circle the letter of the correct answer.

       Meerkats sleep ...

       A     at night.

       B     in nests.

       C     in groups.

       D     in trees.                                                            (1)

9.3    In which tense is the first sentence written? _______________________      (1)

9.4    Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Give a reason for
       your answer.
       Meerkat tunnels are called barrels.

       _________________________________________________________

       _________________________________________________________                  (2)

9.5    Underline the correct word to complete the sentence.

       Meerkats, standing upright, warm their (backs/stomachs/faces/claws) in the
       sun.                                                                       (1)

10.1   Write a sentence of your own to show the meaning of the word, "desert".

       _________________________________________________________                  (1)

10.2   Give ONE word for a group of meerkats living together.

       _________________________________________________________                  (1)

10.3   Give a synonym from the text for the word, "grown-up".

       _________________________________________________________                  (1)

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10.4   Write the abbreviation "kg" out in full. ____________________________     (1)

10.5    Complete the following sentence:

        Meerkats stay in their burrows during the day to keep _______________.   (1)

11.1    Circle the letter of the correct answer.

        A habitat is ...

        A        something meerkats wear.

        B        where meerkats live.

        C        food meerkats eat.

        D        a group of meerkats.                                            (1)

11.2    Summarise paragraph two in ONE sentence.

        _________________________________________________________                (1)

11.3   Which parts of speech do the following words belong to:

        11.3.1 Northern Cape _____________________________________               (1)

        11.3.2 colonies __________________________________________               (1)

        11.3.3 trees _____________________________________________               (1)

11.4    Underline the correct word to complete the sentence.

        Meerkats are (insects/birds/reptiles/animals).                           (1)

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11.5   Do you agree or disagree with the statement?

       Meerkats are like humans that live in family groups.

       _________________________________________________________                 (1)

12.1   Write a descriptive paragraph of TEN sentences in which you describe
       TWO members of your family. Say what they like to do and strange habits
       they might have.

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________               (6)

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12.2   Write a narrative paragraph of TEN sentences in which you tell a story
       about something funny that happened to your family.

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________              (6)

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12.3   Write a dialogue of TEN sentences of a conversation between you and your
       friend in which you describe what you did at home the previous day.

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________                (6)

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12.4   Write a diary entry of TEN lines, for one day, in which you describe a funny
       incident that took place on that day.

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________                    (6)

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13.1   Complete the passage below by filling in the missing words. Choose from
       the words in the box below, but not all the words below may fit!

        eat, ground, but, and, they, he, hunt, she, is, are, was, sleep, drink, also

        When meerkats get hungry, they look on the ______________ for

        termites, spiders or centipedes. They _________ eat birds and fruit, rats,

        lizards _________ eggs. In addition ______ dig for their prey. So the

        meerkats _________ predators. That means they hunt and _______

        other animals. The animals they ___________are called their prey.
                                                                                       (7)

13.2   Circle the correct words as used in the sentences.

       13.2.1    The meerkats love (there/their) babies.                               (1)

       13.2.2    Meerkats live in the (desert/dessert).                                (1)

13.3   Underline the correct preposition in the following sentence:

       The meerkat’s tail helps it to stand (on/in/up/at) when sunning itself.         (1)

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13.4   Change the following verbs into the past tense.

       13.4.1     hide ___________________                               (1)

       13.4.2     sleep __________________                               (1)

       13.4.3     go ____________________                                (1)

13.5   Give the singular word for the following:

       13.5.1     colonies _____________________                         (1)

       13.5.2     families _____________________                         (1)

       13.5.3     flies ________________________                         (1)

14.1   Rewrite the following sentences into the past tense:

       14.1.1     A family of meerkats lives in a burrow.

                  ____________________________________________________   (1)

       14.1.2     They each have their own section.

                  ____________________________________________________   (1)

14.2   Rewrite the following sentences into the present tense:

       14.2.1    Both mother and father helped with their young.

                 ____________________________________________________    (1)

       14.2.2    The colony dug a system of tunnels.

                 ____________________________________________________    (1)

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14.3   Rewrite the following sentences into the future tense:

       14.3.1     This is where they live.

                  _____________________________________________________      (1)

       14.3.2     These tunnels are called burrows.

                  _____________________________________________________      (1)

15.1   Underline the correct plural form of the words in brackets.

       15.1.1     Both (familys/families) helped to look for food.           (1)

       15.1.2     Meerkats warm their (stomachs/stomaches) in the morning.   (1)

15.2   Use the following words in sentences to explain their meanings:

       15.2.1    desert

                 ______________________________________________________      (1)

       15.2.2    dessert

                 ______________________________________________________      (1)

       15.2.3    prey

                 _______________________________________________________ (1)

       15.2.4    pray

                 ______________________________________________________      (1)

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15.3   Circle the correct word as used in the sentences.

       15.3.1   All forms of (live/life) are precious.                (1)

       15.3.2   People also prefer to (live/life) in groups.          (1)

15.4   Circle the words which fit into the sentences.

       15.4.1   A meerkat should not drink (to/too) much water.       (1)

       15.4.2   People also prefer (to/two) work in groups.           (1)

16.1   Rewrite the following sentence, adding the exclamation mark:

       "I saw a meerkat" shouted the boy.
       ____________________________________________________________   (1)

16.2   Rewrite the following sentence, adding the question mark:

       "Are meerkats cute" asked the girl.
       ___________________________________________________________    (1)

16.3   Rewrite the following sentence, adding the apostrophe:

       A meerkat cant weigh more than 1 kg.
       ___________________________________________________________    (1)

16.4   Rewrite the following sentence, adding the capital letters:

       meerkats can be found in namibia.
       ___________________________________________________________    (2)

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16.5   Correct the following sentence, by adding the correct punctuation marks:

       arent meerkats found in botswana

       ___________________________________________________________                (4)

17.1   Give the negative form of the following words:

        17.1.1   can _______________                                              (1)

        17.1.2   do ________________                                              (1)

        17.1.3   will _______________                                             (1)

17.2   Add a negative tag to the following sentence:

       An adult meerkat weighs about 1 kg, __________________ it?                 (1)

17.3   Add a prefix to the words below to make new words opposite in meaning.

        17.3.1    like __________________________________________________         (1)
        17.3.2    well __________________________________________________         (1)

17.4    Add a suffix to the words below to make new words.

        17.4.1    life __________________________________________________         (1)

        17.4.2    care _________________________________________________          (1)

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Study the table below. The data on the table was compiled by researchers
studying meerkats living in the Northern Cape and Botswana. Use this data to
answer QUESTIONS 18 to 19.

              Lizards   Spiders    Meerkat     Number of      Number of
              caught    caught    group size     males         females

  Botswana     120        60         50           20             30

  Northern
                90        45         30           10             20
   Cape

   Totals

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18.1    Draw a line graph on the template below, indicating the number of male and
        female meerkats in the Botswana and Northern Cape groups.

                   50

                   45

                   40

                   35

                   30

                   25

                   20

                   15

                   10

                      5

                              B males      NC males        B females   NC females

       KEY: B males       –        Botswana male meerkat

            NC males      –        Northern Cape male meerkat

            B females     –        Botswana female meerkat

            NC females –           Northern Cape female meerkat                      (4)

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18.2   Draw a pie chart on the template below, indicating the number of male and
       female meerkats in the Botswana group.

                                                                                   (3)

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18.3    Draw a bar graph on the template below, indicating the number of male and
        female meerkats in the Botswana and Northern Cape groups.

                   50

                   45

                   40

                   35

                   30

                   25

                   20

                   15

                   10

                      5

                              B males      NC males        B females   NC females

       KEY: B males       –        Botswana male meerkat

            NC males      –        Northern Cape male meerkat

            B females     –        Botswana female meerkat

            NC females –           Northern Cape female meerkat                     (4)

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18.4    Draw a column graph on the template below, indicating the number of spiders
        and lizards meerkats in the Botswana and Northern Cape groups eat.

                  120

                  105

                   90

                   75

                   60

                   45

                   30

                   15

                          B spiders     NC spiders      B lizards    NC lizards

       KEY: B spiders    –      Botswana spiders

            NC spiders   –      Northern Cape spiders

            B lizards    –      Botswana lizards

            NC lizards   –      Northern Cape lizards                             (4)

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18.5    Draw a broken line graph on the template below, indicating the number of male
        and female meerkats in the Botswana and Northern Cape groups.

                    50

                    45

                    40

                    35

                    30

                    25

                    20

                    15

                    10

                      5

                              B males      NC males        B females   NC females

       KEY: B males       –        Botswana male meerkat

            NC males      –        Northern Cape male meerkat

            B females     –        Botswana female meerkat

            NC females –           Northern Cape female meerkat                         (4)

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19.1   What is the total number of males in both groups?

       __________________________________________________________                  (1)

19.2   Of all the females in the study, how many were from the Northern Cape?

       __________________________________________________________                  (1)

19.3   How many spiders and lizards were eaten altogether?

       __________________________________________________________                  (1)

19.4   Compare the numbers of spiders and lizards eaten by the two different
       groups. Can the numbers that were eaten, contribute to group size? Give a
       reason for your answer.

       __________________________________________________________

       __________________________________________________________                  (2)

19.5   Which region has the smallest number of meerkats?

       ___________________________________________________________                 (1)

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20.1   Write a friendly letter of TEN lines to your cousin, telling him or her how you
       rescued someone who was about to drown.

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________                      (6)

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20.2   Complete the address, salutation and ending of the letter below.

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       Do you still remember the dam we went to, when you visited us? We enjoyed
       sliding into the water.

       Yesterday, as I was going home from school, I walked across the field near
       the dam. I saw a toddler struggling in the water. I took off my shoes and
       dived into the water. I grabbed him and pulled him out.

       I was very happy when he was coughing up water and even happier when he
       started crying. I knew he could breathe.

       Next Friday the mayor will give me a reward!

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________                 (6)

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20.3   Complete the first paragraph of the letter below about how you rescued
       someone from drowning.

                                                            Plot 24

                                                            Section 17

                                                            Kwa-Mashu

                                                            4364

                                                            28 February 2012

       Dear Nomsa

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________

       I was very happy when he was coughing up water and even happier when
       he started crying. I knew he could breathe.

       Next Friday the mayor will give me a reward!

       Your cousin
                                                                                (3)
       Bongi

                                                                                 32

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20.4   Complete the last paragraph of the letter below about how you rescued
       someone from drowning.

                                                               Plot 24

                                                               Section 17

                                                               Kwa-Mashu

                                                               4364

                                                               28 February 2012

       Dear Nomsa

       Do you still remember the dam we went to, when you visited us? We enjoyed
       sliding into the water.

       Yesterday, as I was going home from school, I walked across the field near
       the dam. I saw a toddler struggling in the water. I took off my shoes and
       dived into the water. I grabbed him and pulled him out.

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       ____________________________________________________________

       Your cousin

       Bongi                                                                        (3)

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20.5   Correct the errors in format of the letter below.

                                                                Kwa-Mashu

                                                                28/02/2012

                                       DEAR NOMSA

       Do you still remember the dam we went to, when you visited us? We
       enjoyed sliding into the water.

       Yesterday, as I was going home from school, I walked across the field near
       the dam. I saw a toddler struggling in the water. I took off my shoes and
       dived into the water. I grabbed him and pulled him out.

       I was very happy when he was coughing up water and even happier when
       he started crying. I knew he could breathe.

       Next Friday the mayor will give me a reward!

                                                            Your cousin

                                                                                    (7)

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