# English Grade 3 Gauteng June 2017 Question Paper > Grade 3 English question paper from the Gauteng June Exam 2017, 18 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2017-gauteng-june-exam-question-paper-english/8bc75a94-d948-442f-bba7-6b2a97244584 - Updated: 2026-09-28 - Subject: English - Grade: Grade 3 - Language: English - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2017 - Exam period: Gauteng June Exam - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 18 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 3](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3) › [English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3/english) › [English Grade 3 Gauteng June 2017 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2017-gauteng-june-exam-question-paper-english/8bc75a94-d948-442f-bba7-6b2a97244584) ## About this document English · Grade 3 · Gauteng June Exam · 2017 · English. Question paper, 18 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 85 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK JUNE 2017 GRADE 3 COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE TASK 1 NAME OF LEARNER: ___________________________________________ GRADE: 3 _________ SCHOOL: __________________________________________ MARKS: 85 18 Pages ### Page 2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 2 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MARKS: 85 ACTIVITY 1 – LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITY 1.1: SPEAKING Instructions to learner: • Prepare and present a speech on one of the following topics: • Insects/Creepy crawlies OR • If I ruled the world ... OR • The environment OR • Topic of choice • Include your own experience into your speech. • Your speech should be between 2 to 3 minutes. ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES CONTENT MARKS SKILLS MARKS Does not give any relevant The learner is unable to speak loudly or information about the topic 0 clearly. 0 Sequences 2 - 5 ideas relevant to The learner speaks clearly with fluency. 1 1 the topic Sequences more than 5 ideas The learner speaks clearly with fluency relevant to the topic 2 and expression. 2 The learner speaks confidently with fluency and expression, using language 3 imaginatively. TOTAL MARKS 5 LEARNER’S MARKS P.T.O. ### Page 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 3 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 1.2: LISTENING (Whole Class Activity) Instructions to learner: 1. Answer the following questions on the jumbled poem. 2. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1.2.1 The sentences below are in a jumbled order. Un-jumble the sentences so that they are in the correct sequence. Once you put it in sequence it will be a rhyme. a. If it’s red or if it’s green, b. It will taste good if it’s clean. c. Try a bite or a slice. d. Always keeps the doctor away”. e. An apple can taste very nice, f. My grandma says “an apple a day, Write the letter of the sentences in the space below to arrange the sentences in the correct order. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1.2.2 Give your poem a title. ___________________________________________________ P.T.O. ### Page 4 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 4 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 1.2.3 Solve the following riddles. a. I shine brightly in the sky. I twinkle at night. I am one of billions. What am I? ______________________ b. My shape grows and shrinks. Sometimes a sphere, Sometimes a crescent. I rise at night, when you go to bed. I shine but have no light of my own. What am I? ______________________ P.T.O. ### Page 5 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 5 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 2 – INDEPENDENT READING (Unprepared) The learner will read one of the following texts: • DBE Home Language Workbook: Any story from Term 2 at Grade 3 level OR • Graded reader at Grade 3 level OR • Comprehension passage: (Activity 4) Instructions to learner: Read the text ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES MARKS Able to read a few words and needs prompting 1 Able to read most words using decoding skills but needs prompting 2 Able to read with fluency and uses decoding skills but lacking expression 3 Able to read with fluency using decoding and self-correcting skills but lacking expression 4 Able to read confidently with expression and fluency 5 Uses decoding and self-correcting skills Marks 5 P.T.O. ### Page 6 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 6 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 3 – PHONICS Instructions to learner: 1. Complete the answer sheet. 2. Write neatly and clearly. 3.1 Look at the pictures and fill in the words using the following digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh). a __________ b __________ c __________ d __________ e __________ 3.2 Complete the underlined word by adding a vowel. a. The children decided to rac to the pool. _____________________________________________ b. The dog bit looked worse before the doctor cleaned it. _____________________________________________ P.T.O. ### Page 7 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 7 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 3.3 Complete the sentences by filling in the missing words, from the list below. laugh photograph phone elephant a. I sent a message to my friend from my _______________. b. The clown was funny and made me ________________. c. An _________________ is huge and has ivory tusks. d. Mum took a ______________ of me in my uniform. 3.4 Underline the correct words in brackets. a. In winter many trees are (bear / bare). b. Another name for a story is a (tale / tail). c. My birthday is next (week / weak). d. The colour of his shirt is (blew / blue). 3.5 Use the following pictures as clues to complete the following sentences. a. I __________ when I am tired. b. They had to __________ the rocket at dawn to go to the moon. P.T.O. ### Page 8 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 8 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 3.6 Choose “ie” or “igh” or “y” to complete the following words and make a sentence using that word. a. butterfl____ __________________________________________________ b. h____ __________________________________________________ c. p____ __________________________________________________ P.T.O. ### Page 9 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 9 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 4 – COMPREHENSION Instructions to learner: 1. Read the story and questions. 2. Answer the questions on the answer sheet. 3. Write neatly and clearly. One day Busi was visiting her friend Gugu. They planned a party for their friends. All the goodies were laid out on the table. All of a sudden Gugu was on the table screaming at the top of her voice, “Kill it, kill it”. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she pointed a trembling finger at a spider crawling on the floor. Busi wanted to laugh but she calmly picked up the harmless spider and carried it to the garden. She returned to the kitchen and found a sobbing Gugu who had now calmed down. Gugu asked, “Did you kill it?” Busi said there is no need to kill insects and other creepy crawlies as they are useful to people. Busi explained that although some bugs are harmful, they are useful as well. As little as they are, they are very important to us. Many people call insects and worms bugs. Bugs are found everywhere. They live in all kinds of places. Scientists even say that cockroaches can survive a nuclear explosion. Many people react to bugs by killing them. Some people have a fear of spiders which is called arachnophobia. Insects have six legs. A spider has eight legs and is therefore not an insect. Some insects and creepy crawlies such as mopane worms and grasshoppers are eaten as food. Bugs play an important role in our environment. They help in the process of decaying dead material. P.T.O. ### Page 10 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 10 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 There are also some bugs that are harmful. Mosquitoes cause dreadful diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. Locusts feed on crops and swarms of locusts can damage farmers’ crops. Household pests like ants, termites, fleas and flies spread bacteria. These pests can cause diseases. Without insects our natural food supply could be affected. Insects are agents of pollination. If flowers are not pollinated, they will not bear fruit. Bees give us honey while spiders catch flies in their webs. So the next time you want to squash a bug, give it a little thought. a. Write a title (name) for the story. ________________________________________________ b. Circle the letter next to the correct answer. Who was afraid of the spider? A. Mum B. Dad C. Busi D. Gugu c. Why are spiders not insects? ________________________________________________ d. What is the fear of spiders called? ________________________________________________ e. Place a cross (x) in the box next to the correct answer. What happened to the spider? Busi killed it The spider crawled away in fear. Busi set it free in the garden. P.T.O. ### Page 11 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 11 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 f. Show the correct order of events in the story. Number the sentences 1-4 in the boxes to show the correct order. There is no need to kill insects. Gugu was on the table screaming. Without insects our natural food supply could be affected. Bugs play an important role in our environment. g. Which sentence in the passage shows that Gugu was afraid of spiders? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ h. List TWO ways in which bugs are useful to us. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ i. Name ONE way in which bugs are harmful to us. ________________________________________________ P.T.O. ### Page 12 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 12 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 5 – LANGUAGE Instructions to learner: 1. Complete the answer sheet. 2. Write neatly and clearly. 5.1 Punctuate the following sentences: a. do you want ice-cream asked peter. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ b. ouch i hurt my leg. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ c. ants bees and locusts are insects. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ P.T.O. ### Page 13 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 13 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 5.2 Rewrite the sentences in the ... Present tense. a. I ate my food. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ b. The bees buzzed loudly. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Past tense c. It rains hard everyday. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ d. The locust has strong back legs to jump. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Future tense e. Ants use their antennae to communicate. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ f. Bees make honey. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ P.T.O. ### Page 14 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 14 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 5.3 Identify the parts of speech below. a. Circle the noun in the sentence below. She adores her white cat. b. Underline the verb in the sentence below. Fluffy pancakes taste the best. c. Draw a box around the adjective in the sentence below. Neo is scared of creepy insects. 5.4 Underline the correct answer. a. All insects (has / have) six legs. b. Some insects (is / are) useful to farmers. P.T.O. ### Page 15 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 15 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 6 – HANDWRITING Instructions to learner: 1. Read the poem “Insects all Around”. 2. Transcribe/rewrite the poem using a joint script e.g. Cursive writing. 3. Write neatly and clearly on the answer sheet. 4. Remember to put in all the punctuation marks as well. Insects All Around Ladybugs and butterflies, Buzzing bees up in the sky. Teeny, tiny little ants, Crawling up and down the plants. Many insects can be found, In the sky and on the ground. [Taken from Rainbow Resource Room - www.preschoolrainbow.org] P.T.O. ### Page 16 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 16 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 Rubric for handwriting Criteria Description Marks Letter Formation The letters are correctly formed in a joint 1 to 10 words are correctly script e.g. cursive writing. formed = 1 mark 11 to 20 words are correctly formed = 2 marks 21 to 30 words are correctly formed = 3 marks 31 to 35 words are correctly formed = 4 marks Punctuation Capital letters visible at the beginning of 1 each line. Commas at the end of lines 1, 3 and 5. 1 Full stop at the end of sentences 2, 4 and 6. 1 Legibility Sentences can be read. 1 Spacing Words are correctly spaced within the 1 sentences. Neatness The overall writing is neatly presented. 1 TOTAL 10 P.T.O. ### Page 17 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 17 ASSESSMENT TASK 1 ACTIVITY 7 – WRITING Instructions to learner: 1. Write a story of TWO paragraphs (at least 10 sentences) on the following topic: “How to save water.” 2. Do not number the sentences. 3. Use correct punctuation, spelling and grammar. 4. Use the pictures to help you with ideas. How to save water. 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