# English Grade 3 Gauteng June 2018 Memo > Grade 3 English memorandum from the Gauteng June Exam 2018, 12 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-june-exam-memorandum-english/cfdce8f0-df10-4a36-9395-37fdf133400c - Updated: 2026-09-28 - Subject: English - Grade: Grade 3 - Language: English - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2018 - Exam period: Gauteng June Exam - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 12 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 2018 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-june-exam-memorandum-english/cfdce8f0-df10-4a36-9395-37fdf133400c) ## About this document English · Grade 3 · Gauteng June Exam · 2018 · English. Memorandum, 12 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 YS GAUTENG PROVINCE fe AN EDUCATION #3) REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK JUNE 2018 GRADE 3 COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE TASK | MEMORANDUM TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS MARKS: [00 Pages: 12 ### Page 2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MEMORANDUM ASSESSMENT TASK | GRADE 3 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | MARKS: [00 Zz So A EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 5 (Ss) I, Listening and Speaking ll Speaking Instructions to teacher wn Learners are to be given the Lopic and assessment quidelines a week in advance to plan and prepare a speech on one of he fi ollowing: ° Healthy eating habits OR e How to save water OR ° Topic of choice Learners are to prepare a speech for 2 to 3 minutes. Every day between 5 to 7 learners will be assessed during the Home Language period. This activity may extend over two weeks, or until all learners have completed the activitu. The teacher will use the assessment guidelines to mark learners fior their speeches. Each learner will be given time during the Home Language period to present his / her speech. ### Page 3 MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | = GRADE 3 Zz o D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 4 (S) ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES CONTENT MARKS SKILLS MARKS Does not give any The learner is unable to relevant information 0 speak loudly or clearly 0 about the topic Sequences 2 - 5 ideas | The learner speaks | relevant to the Lopic clearly with f' luency Sequences more than The learner speaks 5 ideas relevant to 2 clearly with Fluency and 2 5 the topic expression The learner speaks conf’ idently with fi luency and expression, 3 using language imaginatively LEARNER'S MARKS LEARNER'S MARKS TOTAL MARKS 5 [2 Listening Instructions to teacher: |. Read the story in Addendum A — ‘Chris the Cricket’ to the learners. 2. Allow time for learners to answer the listening comprehension questions. 3. Learners not to be penalised for spelling errors. Suggested time: |5 minutes a. Chris / Chris the cricket. Chris lived in a field. He liked to sing. He sang so that he could find true love. 9) Q9)o7 Cathy heard Chris Crickets song. 3 ### Page 4 ™ QUESTION MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | = GRADE 3 EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS Independent, Reading (Unprepared) Instructions to teacher: |. Choose one of the f ollowing texts: e DBE Home Language Workbook: any story from Term 2 at Grade 3 level OR e Graded reader at Grade 3 level OR . Comprehension passage: Activity L 2. Learners to read a full page from a graded reader or the whole or most of a passage or comprehension. 3. Every day between 5 to 7 learners will be assessed during the Home Language period. This activity may extend over two weeks, or until all learners have completed the activity. Suggested time: Each learner to be given about 2 minutes. ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES MARKS Able to read a few words and needs prompting | Able to read most words using decoding skills but. needs 2 prompting 3 Able to read with fi luency and uses decoding skills but. lacks expression Able to read with Fluency using decoding and self- correcting skills but lacking expression Able to read conf' idently with expression and f' luency Uses decoding and self- -correcting skills Marks ### Page 5 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MEMORANDUM ASSESSMENT TASK | GRADE 3 Zz o D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 5 (S) 3. Phonics Instructions to teacher: |. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet independently. 2. Activity to be done during the Home language period. Suggested time: |5 minutes. 3 a. bride | b. page Correct spelling = cube required 3.2 a. new Correct spelling | b. clue required 33 a. wore | b. piece | c. rode | d. caught | 3L a. clown Correct spelling | b. wheel required | c. thorn | d. chair | e. shark | fF. crown | 3: owl | h. cloud | ### Page 6 MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | = GRADE 3 Zz je) D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 4 (S) Z. Comprehension Instructions to teacher: |. Learners are to be given the comprehension passage. 2. Learners are to write answers on the question paper. 3. The test is to be done during the Horne Language period. 4. Learners are to read the comprehension passage and questions, then complete the assessment independently. 5. All learners are to be assessed at. the same time. 6. Marking i is to be done as per the memorandum. Suggested time: 30 minutes ZI Sports day | (or any suitable title) £2 c/ Cindy laccept answer however indicated) | £3 Kingsmead Primary School | (incorrect if capital letters are not inserted) LL soccer / netball / volleyball 7 tennis / swimming 9 fany two are acceptable) 4.5 Nomsa and I were excited. 2 Nomsa and Cindy were selected for the Junior team. L There was great applause from the learners! 3 Mrs Peters announced that sporting activities were about I to begin. (No mark if the sequencing is incorrect) L6 They were young and may get in jured. 2 (Accept any suitable answer) i.7 Yes. Mr Thompson made his selection based on performance and not on age or grade. (Any suitable answer) ### Page 7 QUESTION MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | = GRADE 3 EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS (oe! Deputy Principal 7 Vice Principal (accept if answer does not have capital letters) my ~a He said that learners must choose what they pref. er. OR He grouped the learners into teams according to grades so that learners were more or less of the same age group. 4.10 Female She is referred to as Mrs. Aull Any sport with a related explanation is correct. 5. Language Instructions to teacher: |. Learners are to be given the language answer sheet. 2. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet independently. 3. The activity is to be done during the Home Language period. Suggested time: 30 minutes. 5] a. On Wednesday and Friday (after or before) the break learners have | sports. (either of the two underlined words) b. The selection is based on how well one perf ‘orms in the fi riendly I matches. c Mr Thompson will announce the final selection at assembly. | 5.2 |a. She is excited | Correct b. Cindy knew what she wanted to do. selng of the cl anged tense c. We shall win the match. OR We will win the match, is required ### Page 8 MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | GRADE 3 Zz So D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 5 (S) 53 |a concentrate | b. pref er | c. applause | 5h ja Friendly | d, beautiful / sunny / windy T hot fany relevant descritive word accepted-spelling must be | correct) 55 v v Ix2 a. Nornsa and Cindy are friends. * v v K3 b. Why is Mr Tornmy cooking? * v c. My friend and i go to school on Saturday, x3 56 |a volleyball Correct | b. netball spelling | c. swimmin necessary . J ### Page 9 MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | = GRADE 3 é D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS G 6. Handwriting Criteria Description Marks Letter I to 10 words are correctly formed I formation: Il to 20 words are correctly formed 2 correct | 21 to 30 words are correctly formed 3 J formed in a 3I to 38 words (all) are correctly formed | £ Joint script eg. cursive writing Punctuation Capital letters visible at. the beginning of |I each sentence, and for ‘Library in the first. sentence | Comma (I) visible in the fourth sentence. Full stop visible at. the end of each | sentence re) Legibility Writing is legible and sentences can be I read Spacing Words are reasonably spaced within the I sentences Neatness The overall work is neatly presented I Total 10 ### Page 10 MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | GRADE 3 Zz So D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 5 (S) ACTIVITY 7: SPELLING Instructions to teacher: |. Learners are to be given the spelling list. (Addendum B) a week before the written test. 2. On the day of the test, give each learner a page to write the test on, or alternatively the test may be written in their books. 3. Teacher to call out the words, one at a time allowing learners adequate time to write down the word. Ll. Teacher to read out the sentence twice before learners write it. 5. Call out a part of the sentence and allow learners to write this before proceeding to the rest. of the sentence. 6. Marks are awarded for the underlined words in the dictation passage only. Suggeste time: 20 minutes Spelling words sometimes traf fic tomatoes (0 pedestrian rainbow proud element basketball elegant simple Dictation The beautiful cricket, feeds on the green flowers and the cauliflower. 5 ### Page 11 MEMORANDUM ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | GRADE 3 Zz So D EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 3 ACTIVITY 8: Writing Instructions to teacher: |. Learners are to be given the topic "Recyling’. 8. 2. The answer page is to be used for paragraph writing. 3. The assessment is to be done during the Home Language period. Ll. All learners are to be assessed at the same time. 5. Marking is to be done as per rubric. Suggested time: 30 minutes. Criteria Description Marks Copied instructions / one word / 0 Paragraph phrase / part of sentence (Max | mark) Two paragraphs of more than one | sentence each Copied instructions / one word, phrase 0 unrelated to the topic Content 1-5 simple sentences related to the | (Max 2 marks) Lopic 6 - 10 meaningf ul sentences related to 2 5 the topic More than I0 grammatical, punctuation 0 Grammar, or spelling errors punctuation 6 - |0 grammatical, punctuation or | and spelling spelling errors (Max 2 marks) 0-5 grammatical, punctuation or 2 spelling errors Total 5 Grand Total [00 ### Page 12 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK | = GRADE 3 MEMORANDUM Addendum A ACTIVITY 12: LISTENING Chris the Cricket Once upon a time there was a small brown cricket: named Chris. He lived in a field and he loved to sing. He would rub his wings together and then he would begin to chirp. One afternoon Bernie the bird flew past Chris and asked him, "Why do you like to sing so of ten?” Chris said, "I am singing so that I can find true love." On the other side of the field lived Cathy Cricket. She was looking at the stars in the night sky when she heard a beautiful song. "Who is singing that beautiful song?" she asked reddy the frog. "It is Chris Cricket. He lives on the other side of the field," said Freddy he Frog, * must find him," said Cathy Cricket. Cathy Cricket began to hop across the field and followed the song. When she got closer to the other side of the field the song got louder and louder. R deny she saw Chris Cricket. Cathy Cricket said "I heard your beautiful song so I came to find you.” Chris and Cathy Cricket lived happily ever after in the field. Source: le-classrooml Addendum B ACTIVITY 7: SPELLING AND DICTATION Spelling and dictation words sometimes reen cauliflower flow beautiful traf fic carrot. tomatoes smart pedestrian red rainbow proud element kneel basketball elegant simple bow cricket ## Related documents - [Gr3 ENG FAL Common Task June 2018 Possible Answer](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-june-exam-memorandum-english/c30d0dda-62d5-47ad-bca8-0c5a5bb2b5e4) — English · Memo · 2018 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG FAL Practical Assessment June 2018 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-june-exam-question-paper-english/74723794-5ddf-4d8a-a528-dd14f9985ab4) — English · PAT · 2018 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG FAL November 2018 Possible Answers](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-november-exam-memorandum-english/b95f2aca-5009-467f-9fdd-0723b1ed188a) — English · Memo · 2018 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG HL November 2018 Possible Answers](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-november-exam-memorandum-english/d0237aec-ad50-4958-b1f1-a12870c58dc9) — English · Memo · 2018 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG HL June 2017 Possible Answer](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2017-gauteng-june-exam-memorandum-english/25347e87-670f-4bc3-9d87-afb0d00bcc60) — English · Memo · 2017 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG FAL June 2017 Possible Answer](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2017-gauteng-june-exam-memorandum-english/491a47bd-f1a9-4dbb-b5c0-45ddf5aa9bff) — English · Memo · 2017 · Eng ## More from Grade 3 English - [Gr3 ENG (HL) June 2022 Addendum](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2022-gauteng-june-exam-addendum-english/e46c2ca5-2ae5-47f3-87c3-aecf46d2c446) — Addendum · 2022 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG (FAL) June 2022 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2022-gauteng-june-exam-question-paper-english/c17f5777-bce7-4195-8bd0-dc75d6b5103d) — QP · 2022 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG (HL) June 2022 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2022-gauteng-june-exam-question-paper-english/2818f93d-470b-4f4c-bd86-11526cc76296) — QP · 2022 · Eng - [Gr 3 English (FAL) November 2023 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2022-gauteng-november-exam-question-paper-english/1820afae-aa33-4e05-83c8-78a1da83a125) — QP · 2022 · Eng - [Gr 3 English (HL) 2023 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2022-gauteng-november-exam-question-paper-english/9ab6845b-4c42-4888-8164-522b9584ba94) — QP · 2022 · Eng - [Gr 3 English (FAL) November 2023 Teacher Instruction](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2022-gauteng-november-exam-question-paper-english/520f56ae-72ee-42cc-b526-4344274a1df0) — QP · 2022 · Eng ## Collection - [Grade 3 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-3/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. 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