English FAL Grade 11 P3 November Mock Exam 2 2026 QP (Eng)

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English First Additional Language/P3 2 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. This question paper consists of THREE sections: SECTION A: Essay (50) SECTION B: Longer transactional text (30) SECTION C: Shorter transactional text (20) 2. Answer ONE question from EACH section. 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 each text. 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 approximately: • 80 minutes on SECTION A • 40 minutes on SECTION B • 30 minutes on SECTION C 8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 9. Give each response a suitable title/heading. 10. Do NOT consider the title/heading when doing a word count. 11. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P3 3 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTION 1 • Write an essay of between 200 and 250 words in length on ONE of the following topics. • Write down the NUMBER and TITLE of the essay you have chosen correctly, for example 1.1 The moment I realised I had been wrong. • Give your OWN title if your choice is QUESTION 1.7 or 1.8. • Spend approximately 80 minutes on this section. 1.1 The moment I realised I had been wrong [50] 1.2 Just when I thought it was all over … [50] 1.3 Honesty is always the best policy. [50] 1.4 ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’ (English proverb) [50] 1.5 Courage [50] 1.6 My grandmother’s kitchen [50] Choose ONE of the following pictures and write an essay on a topic that comes to mind. Write the question number (1.7 or 1.8) and give your essay a suitable title. NOTE: There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you have chosen. 1.7 [50] ? ? [Examiner’s own drawing] OR Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P3 4 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 1.8 [50] [Examiner’s own drawing] TOTAL SECTION A: 50 Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P3 5 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION B: LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT QUESTION 2 • Respond to ONE of the following transactional writing texts. • The body of your response should be between 120 and 150 words in length. • Write down the NUMBER and the HEADING of the text you have chosen, for example 2.1 FORMAL LETTER. • Pay particular attention to format, language and register. • Spend approximately 40 minutes on this section. 2.1 FORMAL LETTER Your school is planning a Family Fun Day to raise money for new library books. The organising committee needs prizes and refreshments for the day. Write a letter to the Manager of a supermarket in your area in which you ask for a donation and explain how the school and the community will benefit. [30] 2.2 OBITUARY A well-known soccer coach in your community has passed away. For more than twenty years he/she coached young people for free after school and kept many of them off the streets. Write an obituary in which you pay tribute to the coach. [30] 2.3 REVIEW Your school newsletter has a page called ‘Teen Picks’ on which learners recommend books and films to one another. Write a review of a book OR a film that you have recently read or watched. Your review will be published in the newsletter. [30] 2.4 DIALOGUE You borrowed your older sister’s/brother’s laptop without asking him/her and accidentally spilled cooldrink on the keyboard. The laptop no longer works properly, and he/she needs it for a college assignment. Write the conversation between you and your sister/brother in which you confess what happened and try to put things right. NOTE: Use the dialogue format. [30] TOTAL SECTION B: 30 Copyright reserved Please turn over

English First Additional Language/P3 6 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION C: SHORTER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT QUESTION 3 • Choose ONE of the following topics and write a shorter transactional text. • The body of your response should be between 80 and 100 words in length. • Write down the NUMBER and the HEADING of the text you have chosen, for example 3.1 INVITATION CARD. • Spend approximately 30 minutes on this section. 3.1 INVITATION CARD As a Grade 11 class representative, you are helping to organise the farewell function for the Grade 12 learners at your school. Write the invitation that will be sent to the Grade 12 learners and their teachers. NOTE: No marks will be awarded for drawings and illustrations. [20] 3.2 DIARY ENTRIES You recently wrote the test for your learner’s licence (or imagine that you did) and you did not pass it. Write TWO diary entries: one on the evening you found out that you had failed the test, and one a week later after you have rebooked it. [20] 3.3 INSTRUCTIONS Your neighbour has asked you to help him/her start a small vegetable garden in his/her backyard. Write a set of instructions on how to start and look after a small vegetable garden. [20] TOTAL SECTION C: 20 GRAND TOTAL: 100 Copyright reserved