# English Grade 3 Gauteng June 2016 Question Paper

> Grade 3 English question paper from the Gauteng June Exam 2016, 16 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.

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- Subject: English
- Grade: Grade 3
- Language: English
- Document type: Question paper
- Year: 2016
- Exam period: Gauteng June Exam
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 16

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GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                   PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK
                             JUNE 2016
                               GRADE 3

             ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

                        ASSESSMENT TASK 2

NAME OF LEARNER: ___________________________________________

GRADE: _________

NAME OF SCHOOL: ____________________________________________

MARKS: 50

 Pages: 16

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONALLANGUAGE | 5
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

ACTIVITY | LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Oral activity
Teacher instructions:

e Assess IO learners at a time, in a group.
e Read the story twice to the learners, with expression.
¢ Ask questions to one learner at a time about the story.
¢ Allocate marks according to the memo.
Suggested time frame: Use 20 minutes per day over a period of 5 days.

Learner instructions:
e Listen very caref' ully as the teacher reads the f ollowing story twice to
you.
e Answer the questions asked by the teacher.

Hide and seek
"Come boys, what shall we do? Let's play hide and seek," suggested Ned. "Oh yes!
That will be fun for all of us. Who will shut his eyes? Ned, will you?" asked Roy.

"Yes, I will shut my eyes while you all ge and hide," replied Ned.

Then Ned stood by the tree and shut his eyes, and the other boys ran of f to
hide. Pretty soon Ned said, "Boys are you all hidden? Well, one, two, three, here
I come!" Ned started to look for the hidden boys. He spotted Fred hiding ina
box. "Ha! I spy you, Fred. You are in that box!” shouted Ned.

P.T.O.

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | 3
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

Then Ned said to Roy, "T spy you, Roy. You are under the hay." Ned could still not

find Frank. Ned kept looking and then saw Frank in the barn. Oh there he is! "I
spy you, Frank. Come out of that barn. I see your black cap!" shouted Ned. Now

it was Fred's turn to shut his eyes and stand by the tree while the other boys
hid.

(Adapted from "Reading and Math’
Who was the first person to close his eyes and seek?

Where was Fred hiding?
Who did Ned see first, second and last?
What made Ned spy Frank?

Do you like or dislike playing hide and seek? Why?

P.T.O.

### Page 4

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONALLANGUAGE | = 4
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

ACTIVITY 2: LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Oral activity
Teacher instructions:

° Enlarge the poster for all the learners to see.
e Ask questions about the poster, to one learner at a time.
e Allocate marks according to the memo.
Suggested time frame: Use 30 minutes per day over a period of 5 days.

Learner instructions:
e Look caref' ully at the poster and answer questions
asked by the teacher.

2) Point to the form of transport that hangs on a cable and will take you up a
mountain.

2.2 Name the form of transport that is the fastest?
2.3 What is the difference between the car and the ship?

24 Choose your favourite form of transport. Say why you like it.

P.T.O.

### Page 5

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | 5
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

ACTIVITY 3: READING - INDEPENDENT READING

Oral activity

Teacher instructions: Let the learners read one of the f allowing texts:

e DBE Workbook: Any story from Term 2.
e Graded reader that is at the reading level of the learner.
OR

° Any other text at the reading level of the learner

Suggested time frame: Use 30 minutes per day over a period
of 5 days.

Reading time: Allocate three (3) minutes for each learner to read.

Learner instructions:
e Read Fluently and clearly to the teacher.

P.T.O.

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

See attached rubric to assess this reading activity.

Marks Criteria
| Can only read a few words from the text.
2 Hesitates while reading some words but uses some decoding
skills.
3 Can read most words but not all.
ZL Reads most words f° luently and observing punctuation marks.
5 Reads the whole text fi luently with expression.

P.T.O.

### Page 7

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

ACTIVITY 4: | READING COMPREHENSION - SHARED READING
Written activity:

Suggested time frame: Use 30 minutes.

Learner instructions:

e Read the story and answer questions 1-5,

The Jersey

"Do not ge outside without your warm Jersey, Tom, it is very cold, If you do,
you will catch a cold, and you will be sick."

"But I am f eeling quite warm."

"Yes, you do feel warm now, because there is a large fire in here. Outside there
is no fire, and the cold wind is blowing. If you have no warm Jersey on, you will

Feel cold.”

But Tom thought he knew best, so he went outside with no Jersey on, and he
caught, a bad cold and started coughing, He was put to bed quite sick.

Jack, Will and Tom were sup| sed to pla a soccer game the next day, but now
bed, Tom + ought how silly he had been.

Tom was too sick to in While he was in
| he was told to do when he got well.

He would try to do dl

(Adapted from "Reading and Math’)

P.T.O.

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE |
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

4 Choose the correct. answer from the list. below. Circle the letter next to your
answer.

What was the weather like outside?

Warm and sunny
Windy
Very cold

00 WD >

Rainy

42 Place a cross (X) in the block next to the correct answer.

What happened when Tom went out without a jersey? Tom ...

caught, chicken pox.

caught, measles.

caught a bad cold.

caught, a stomach bug.

P.T.O.

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

43 What were the boys supposed to play

The boys were supposed to play ee

the next day?

LL Use numbers |, 2 and 3 to show the correct order of the story.

Tom thought how silly he had been.

"Do not ge outside without your warm Jersey, Tom’.

Tom went outside with no Jersey on.

45 Why did Tom think he had been silly?

P.T.O.

### Page 10

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | 49
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

ACTIVITY 5: PHONICS
Written activity
Suggested time frame: 30 minutes

5] Find the word that doesn't sound the same in each group of three words and
draw a circle around it:

5 stink bring blink

512 rank black sack

5.2 Look at the pictures and choose the correct sound to write the correct word
for the picture.

ch sh bl

$2) — 5.2.2 5.2.3

P.T.O.

### Page 11

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | +4
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

53 Spelling

Teacher instructions:

¢ Give the learners the list. of spelling words from the annexure to
practise, a week before the administration of the spelling test.

¢ Give learners the words that appear on the memo for the spelling
test.

° During the administration of the spelling test, say the word, say it
in a sentence and say the word again.

Suggested time frame: Use 30 minutes.

Learner instructions:

e Write the words as the teacher says them to you.

Speling Test
53
53.2
533
53.4
535

P.T.O.

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | 45
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

ACTIVITY 6: WRITING AND LANGUAGE USE

Written Activity

él

62

Teacher instructions:
Suggested time frame: Use 30 minutes.

Learner instructions:
« Read all given instructions carefully.

Rewrite the sentences using the correct, punctuation marks.

61 the boy is not listening to his mother.

61.2 Jack Will and Tom play soccer.

613 = What is tom doing today

Write the correct “ing ending for the word in the brackets.

6.21 Frank is (tap) his foot to the music.

6.2.2 They are (play) with their friends after
school.

6.2.3 Mark is (look) for his other sock.

624 The cold wind is (blow) outside.

P.T.O.

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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

13

63 Write the fi ollowing sentences, starting with the given word,

6.3.1 It is very cold,

Tomorrow

63.2 The boy plays soccer.

Yesterday

P.T.O.

### Page 14

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | 44
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

64 Look at the pictures +6 which show the order of making tea. Choose the
correct sentence to match the picture and write it in the space provided.

x OR ON

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Put a tea bag into the mug.

Pour hot water into the mug.

First, you put water into the kettle.

Last, you add sugar if you like and stir the tea.
Take the tea bag out and pour milk into your tea.

Put the kettle on and boil the water.

P.T.O.

### Page 15

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE | 45
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

6.5 You need a sandwich to eat with your tea.

Write four (4) steps in full sentences on how to make any sandwich you like.

Total mark of paper: 50

END

### Page 16

Annexure

Spelling Words

ring
black
meat,
chips
Foot
boat
lunch

shop

Qe Oo Hr OM EF WD

sky

S

wash

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
ASSESSMENT TASK 2

16

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