English FAL Grade 10 Paper 1 November Mock 2026 Memo

hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 10 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 10 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2026 (MOCK) MARKING GUIDELINES MARKS: 80 These marking guidelines consist of 9 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 2 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKERS 1. Candidates are required to answer ALL the questions. 2. These marking guidelines serve as a guide to markers. Some responses may require the marker’s discretion; accept any other relevant, well-substantiated answers. 3. Assess candidates’ responses as objectively as possible. MARKING THE COMPREHENSION • Because the focus is on understanding, incorrect spelling and language errors in responses should not be penalised unless such errors change the meaning. (Errors must still be indicated.) • If a candidate uses words from a language other than English, disregard those words. If the answer still makes sense, do not penalise. • For open-ended questions, no marks are awarded for YES/NO or I AGREE/I DISAGREE alone. The reason/substantiation is what should be credited. • When one-word answers are required and the candidate gives a whole sentence, mark it correct provided the correct word is underlined/highlighted. • When TWO/THREE facts/points are required and a range is given, mark only the first TWO/THREE. • For multiple-choice questions, accept BOTH the letter corresponding with the correct answer AND/OR the answer written out in full. Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 3 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines SECTION A: COMPREHENSION QUESTION 1 1.1 1.1.1 Ivory Park✓ (1) 1.1.2 The nearest public library is far away/two taxi rides away.✓ Most families cannot afford the taxi fare every week.✓ (2) 1.2 She has always loved reading.✓ Books remind her of her mother, who read to her every night/books became her comfort after her mother passed away.✓ (2) 1.3 1.3.1 Big achievements/success take(s) time✓; Lerato must be patient and must not give up.✓ (2) 1.3.2 B/give as a gift.✓ (1) 1.4 1.4.1 She posted a (short) video on social media, asking people to give away books that they no longer read.✓ (1) 1.4.2 FALSE✓ ‘picture books, novels, dictionaries and’/‘novels, dictionaries and even old’/‘dictionaries and even old school textbooks’✓ NOTE: Do not award a mark for FALSE if the quotation is incorrect. Accept any FIVE consecutive words from ‘picture books, novels, dictionaries and even old school textbooks’. (2) 1.5 1.5.1 It has solar-powered lights.✓ (1) 1.5.2 They read.✓ They do their homework.✓ They listen to stories.✓ They take turns to read aloud (at the reading club on Saturdays).✓ NOTE: Accept any TWO of the above. (2) 1.6 1.6.1 Simile✓ (1) 1.6.2 He used to spend his afternoons hanging around on the street corner.✓ Now he has a reason to stay out of trouble/he feels proud/useful when he helps children to read.✓ (2) 1.7 They are more confident in class.✓ Their reading marks have improved.✓ (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 4 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines 1.8 She is determined/ambitious/caring/generous/selfless.✓ She is not satisfied with one success; she wants to help even more children and has already started collecting books for the second container.✓ NOTE: Do not award a mark for YES or NO. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer that is not well-substantiated. Accept a combination answer. (2) 1.9 Open-ended. Accept a suitable answer, e.g. Yes. Many children in my community cannot get to a library, and many people have old books at home that they could donate. The children would have a safe place to read and do homework. OR No. It would be difficult to find a container and a safe place to put it. There may not be enough volunteers to look after the books. NOTE: Do not award a mark for YES or NO. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer that is not well-substantiated. Accept a combination answer. (2) 1.10 Open-ended. Accept a suitable answer, e.g. The title is suitable. The article is about a library made from a shipping container (a ‘box’) that is filled with books. The title is short, catchy and creates interest. OR The title is not suitable. It only describes the container and not the real message of the article, which is how one girl changed her community. NOTE: A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer that is not well-substantiated. Accept a combination answer. (2) 1.11 40%✓ 100 learners✓ (40% of 250). (2) 1.12 The learners who read more than five books (10%).✓ (1) 1.13 Yes. TEXT A shows that there was no place nearby where children could borrow books, and that children who visit The Book Box are more confident and have better reading marks.✓ TEXT B shows that 40% of the learners did not read a single book for fun and only 10% read more than five books.✓ NOTE: Information from BOTH texts must be used for 2 marks. Do not award a mark for YES/NO alone. (2) TOTAL SECTION A: 30 Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 5 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines SECTION B: SUMMARY QUESTION 2 The following points form the answer to the question: QUOTATIONS FACTS (NOTE: Candidates may phrase the facts differently.) 1. ‘Start by planning your family’s 1. Plan the week’s meals before meals for the week before you go shopping. shopping.’ 2. ‘Before you leave for the shops, look 2. Check what food you already have in your fridge and cupboards.’ at home. 3. ‘Then write a shopping list and stick 3. Buy only what is on your shopping to it.’ list. 4. ‘the secret is in the way food 4. Store food correctly. is stored’/‘Keep vegetables in the drawer at the bottom of the fridge, and keep bread in a cool, dry place.’ 5. ‘move the older food to the front of 5. Use older food before new food. the shelf and put the new food at the back’/‘you will use the oldest food first’ 6. ‘Cook only as much food as your 6. Cook and serve only what will be family will eat, and dish up smaller eaten. portions.’ 7. ‘Do not throw away what is left 7. Turn leftovers into new meals. over after supper.’/‘Yesterday’s rice and vegetables can easily become tomorrow’s lunch.’ 8. ‘If you have more food than you can 8. Freeze extra food. eat in time, put it in the freezer.’ MARKING THE SUMMARY Marking is on the basis of the inclusion of valid material and the exclusion of invalid material. The summary should be marked as follows: • Mark allocation: 7 marks for 7 points (1 mark per main point); 3 marks for language; total marks: 10 • Distribution of language marks when a candidate has NOT quoted verbatim: 1–3 points correct: award 1 mark 4–5 points correct: award 2 marks 6–7 points correct: award 3 marks • Distribution of language marks when a candidate has quoted verbatim: 6–7 quotes: award NO language mark 4–5 quotes: award a maximum of 1 language mark 2–3 quotes: award a maximum of 2 language marks Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 6 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines NOTE: Word count: • Markers are required to verify the number of words used. • Do not deduct any marks if the candidate fails to indicate the number of words used, or if the number of words is indicated incorrectly. • If the word limit is exceeded, read up to the last sentence above the stipulated upper limit and ignore the rest of the summary. TOTAL SECTION B: 10 Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 7 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines SECTION C: LANGUAGE • Spelling: One-word answers must be marked correct even if the spelling is incorrect, unless the error changes the meaning of the word. In full-sentence answers, incorrect spelling should be penalised if the error is in the language structure being tested. • Sentence structures must be grammatically correct and given in full sentences/as per the instructions. • For multiple-choice questions, accept BOTH the letter corresponding with the correct answer AND/OR the answer written out in full. QUESTION 3: ANALYSING AN ADVERTISEMENT 3.1 Learners/students/parents of school-going children/people affected by load shedding.✓ NOTE: Accept any ONE of the above. (1) 3.2 Literally, ‘dim’ means to make less bright: the lamp gives light so that the dark (load shedding) does not stop you from seeing/studying at night.✓ Figuratively, a ‘dim future’ is a future without success: if you cannot study because of the dark, your marks and chances of success will suffer.✓ (2) 3.3 B/made smaller so that it is easy to carry.✓ (1) 3.4 ‘no electricity needed’/‘Charges in the sun’✓ (1) 3.5 To show that the lamp is charged by sunlight/solar power.✓ To show that the lamp works without electricity/during load shedding and that sunlight is free.✓ The sun suggests brightness, hope and a positive future.✓ NOTE: Accept any TWO of the above. (2) 3.6 Alliteration✓ (1) 3.7 Open-ended. Accept a suitable answer, e.g. Yes. It would allow me to study during load shedding without paying for electricity, and I could also charge my phone. It is light enough to carry in my schoolbag. OR No. R249 is too expensive for my family, and candles or the light on my phone are cheaper. NOTE: Do not award a mark for YES or NO. A candidate can score 1 mark for an answer that is not well-substantiated. Accept a combination answer. (2) [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 8 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 4: ANALYSING A CARTOON 4.1 He is rude/disrespectful/impatient/selfish towards her; he thinks his game is more important than helping her.✓ He lies back on the couch and keeps his eyes on his phone; he does not even look at her.✓ NOTE: Reference to his words AND his body language is required for 2 marks. (2) 4.2 The room is dark.✓ The ceiling light is off/no longer shining.✓ The word ‘CLICK!’ shows that the power has gone off.✓ Thabo says ‘Load shedding’.✓ NOTE: Accept any TWO of the above. (2) 4.3 B/bored and unhappy.✓ (1) 4.4 Thabo’s phone is dead and there is nothing to distract him✓; now he finally has time to spend with/listen to his grandmother.✓ NOTE: Accept: She is gently teasing him because he was too busy for her in FRAME 1. (2) 4.5 He is laughing (‘Ha ha!’).✓ He is smiling/his eyes are closed with happiness.✓ He asks for another story even though the lights are back on.✓ His phone is left charging on the side table; he ignores it.✓ NOTE: Accept any ONE of the above. (1) 4.6 Cellphones/technology can keep us away from the people we love.✓ We should make time to talk to and spend time with our family/elders; they have much to share with us.✓ NOTE: Accept other relevant answers. (2) [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P1 9 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 5: LANGUAGE AND EDITING SKILLS 5.1 5.1.1 (a) were✓ (b) their✓ (c) best✓ (d) cried✓ (4) 5.1.2 The choir will sing two songs.✓ (1) 5.1.3 The choir was praised by the judges.✓ (1) 5.1.4 Thandeka said that✓ she was✓ so proud of their✓ choir. NOTE: Award ONE mark for each underlined change. (3) 5.1.5 nervousness✓ (1) 5.1.6 proud – adjective✓ loudly – adverb✓ (2) 5.1.7 The choir won first prize because it/they practised every afternoon.✓ (1) 5.1.8 The choir will not travel to Cape Town for the national finals.✓ NOTE: Accept: won’t travel. (1) 5.2 5.2.1 Street✓ (1) 5.2.2 afraid/frightened/fearful/terrified✓ (1) 5.2.3 Where was he last seen?✓ (1) 5.2.4 Superlative (degree)✓ (1) 5.2.5 unfriendly✓ (1) 5.2.6 To show urgency/strong emotion/to attract the reader’s attention.✓ (1) [20] TOTAL SECTION C: 40 GRAND TOTAL: 80 Copyright reserved