English HL Grade 11 P3 November Mock 2026 Question Paper (Eng)

Copyright reserved Please turn over Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 11 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2026 (MOCK) MARKS: 100 TIME: 2½ hours This question paper consists of 6 pages.

English Home Language/P3 2 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. This question paper consists of TWO sections: SECTION A: Essay (50) SECTION B: Transactional texts (2 × 25) (50) 2. Answer ONE question from SECTION A and TWO questions from 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. use a mind map/diagram/flow chart/key words, etc.), edit and proofread your work. The planning must appear BEFORE the answer. 6. All planning must be clearly indicated as such. It is advisable to draw a line across all planning. 7. You are strongly advised to spend approximately: • 80 minutes on SECTION A • 70 minutes on SECTION B (2 × 35 minutes) 8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 9. Give each response a suitable title/heading, as indicated by the question. NOTE: The title/heading must NOT be considered when doing a word count. 10. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over

English Home Language/P3 3 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTION 1 • Write an essay of 350–400 words (approximately 2 pages) on ONE of the following topics. • Write down the NUMBER and TITLE/HEADING of your essay. 1.1 The day I stopped pretending [50] 1.2 Social media brings us closer to strangers and pushes us further from the people we love. [50] 1.3 Footprints [50] 1.4 'The best way to predict the future is to create it.' [50] 1.5 Some lessons cannot be taught in a classroom. [50] 1.6 The pictures below may evoke some reaction or feeling in you, or stir your imagination. • Select ONE picture and write an essay in response. • Provide your essay with a suitable title. • Write the correct topic number (1.6.1, 1.6.2 or 1.6.3). NOTE: There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you have chosen. 1.6.1 [50] [Examiner's own drawing] Copyright reserved Please turn over

English Home Language/P3 4 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 1.6.2 [50] [Examiner's own drawing] 1.6.3 [50] [Examiner's own drawing] TOTAL SECTION A: 50 Copyright reserved Please turn over

English Home Language/P3 5 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION B: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS QUESTION 2 • Respond to TWO of the following topics. • The body of EACH answer should be 180–200 words (20–25 lines) in length. • Pay careful attention to the following: – Content and planning – Audience, register, tone and style – Choice of words and language structure – Format, structure and editing • Write down the NUMBER and the TITLE/HEADING of the text you have chosen, e.g. 2.1 Letter to the Press. 2.1 LETTER TO THE PRESS Read the following headline and introduction to an article that appeared in your local newspaper: TAPS RUN DRY FOR THE THIRD WEEK AS RESIDENTS LOSE PATIENCE Residents of several suburbs have been without reliable running water for nearly three weeks. Schools have sent learners home early, and elderly residents say they cannot carry heavy containers from the water tanker that arrives once a day. The municipality has blamed ageing pipes and has promised that repairs will be 'completed soon'. [Examiner's own text] Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper in which you express your views on the situation and suggest what the municipality and the community could do to resolve it. [25] 2.2 DIALOGUE You have been offered a part-time job at a local restaurant on Friday evenings and Saturdays. Your parent/guardian is worried that the job will affect your schoolwork in your final year. Write the dialogue that takes place between you and your parent/guardian. [25] 2.3 FORMAL SPEECH You have been chosen to deliver the farewell speech on behalf of the Grade 11 learners at your school's Matric Farewell dinner. Write the speech that you will deliver. [25] 2.4 DIARY ENTRIES You have just found out that your family will be moving to another province at the end of the year, and you will have to change schools for your matric year. Write TWO diary entries: one on the day you receive the news and one on the day before you leave. [25] Copyright reserved Please turn over

English Home Language/P3 6 NSC Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 2.5 REVIEW Your school magazine has asked learners to recommend books, films or series for the holidays. Write a review of a book, film or television series that you have read or watched recently, for publication in the school magazine. [25] 2.6 MAGAZINE ARTICLE A popular youth magazine is running a series titled, 'Brave Enough to Fail'. Write an article for the series in which you explain why young people should not fear failure and how mistakes can help them to grow. [25] TOTAL SECTION B: 50 GRAND TOTAL: 100 Copyright reserved