# English Grade 3 Gauteng November 2018 Memo > Grade 3 English memorandum from the Gauteng November Exam 2018, 14 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-november-exam-memorandum-english/d0237aec-ad50-4958-b1f1-a12870c58dc9 - Updated: 2026-09-28 - Subject: English - Grade: Grade 3 - Language: English - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2018 - Exam period: Gauteng November Exam - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 14 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 November 2018 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-november-exam-memorandum-english/d0237aec-ad50-4958-b1f1-a12870c58dc9) ## About this document English · Grade 3 · Gauteng November Exam · 2018 · English. Memorandum, 14 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 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK NOVEMBER 2018 GRADE 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK TASK 1 MARKING GUIDELINES / TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS / ADDENDUM MARKS: 110 14 Pages ### Page 2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK 1 QUESTION EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS 1. Listening and Speaking 1.1 Speaking Instructions to teacher 1. Learners are to be given the topic and assessment guidelines a week in advance to plan and prepare a speech on one of the following:  The effects of pollution OR  My worst experience OR  Topic of choice 5 2. Learners are to prepare a speech for 2 to 3 minutes. 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. 4. The teacher will be using the assessment guidelines to give the learners marks for their speeches. Each learner will be given time during the Home Language period to present his / her speech. 2 ### Page 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 QUESTION EXPECTED ANSWER MARKS ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES CONTENT MARKS SKILLS MARKS Does not give any The learner is unable relevant information 0 to speak loudly or 0 about the topic clearly. Sequences 2 - 5 ideas The learner speaks 1 1 relevant to the topic clearly with fluency. Sequences more than The learner speaks 5 ideas relevant to 2 clearly with fluency 2 the topic and expression. The learner speaks confidently with fluency and expression, 3 using language imaginatively. LEARNER’S MARK LEARNER’S MARK TOTAL MARKS: 5 1.2 Listening (whole class activity) 1. Instructions to teacher: 1. Read the story in addendum A – Sammy the guide dog, to the learners. 2. Allow time for learners to answer the listening comprehension questions. Suggested time: 15 minutes a. Sammy b. German Shepherd 1 c. Lisa is blind. / Sammy is Lisa’s eyes. 1 d. Sammy guides Lisa everywhere she goes. 1 e. He learnt to obey commands / wait for traffic lights to 1 change / protect his owner. (Accept any suitable answer) 1 3 ### Page 4 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 2. Independent Reading (Unprepared) Instructions to teacher: 1. Choose one of the following texts:  DBE Home Language Workbook: Any story from Term 4 at Grade 3 level OR  Graded reader at Grade 3 level OR  Comprehension passage: Activity 4 2. Learners to read a full page from a graded reader or the whole or most of a passage from a workbook or a comprehension passage. 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. 5 Suggested time: Each learner to be given about 2 minutes. ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES MARKS Able to read a few words and needs prompting 1 Able to read most words using decoding skills but needs 2 prompting Able to read with fluency and uses decoding skills, lacking 3 expression Able to read with fluency using decoding and self-correcting 4 skills but lacking expression Able to read confidently with expression and fluency. Uses 5 decoding and self-correcting skills Marks 5 4 ### Page 5 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 3. Phonics 3.1 Crossword puzzle Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet independently. 2. Activity to be done during the Home Language period. 3. Suggested time: 30 minutes. 3.1 Across 1. knife  2. comb  3. plumber  6 Down 1. knot  4. bomb  5. lamb  3.2 Hard ‘c’ Soft ‘c’ Correct car  cent  spelling 2x1 cake  circle  required 2x1 3.3 a. unable  1 b. dislike  1 3.4 a. heavily  Correct 1 b. slowly  spelling 1 required 5 ### Page 6 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 3.5 a. huge / enormous / large Correct spelling 1 b. clever / smart required 1 3.6 a. A fly is an insect. Accept any 1 b. A bird can fly. relevant answer. 1 c. An elephant has a huge trunk. 1 d. We packed our clothes in a trunk. 1 4. Comprehension Instructions to teacher: 1. 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 Home 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 to be done as per memorandum. Suggested time: 30 minutes 4.1 My Friday afternoon / Tidying my room / My punishment 1 (Accept any suitable answer) 4.2 Mark (Correct spelling required) 1 4.3 C / a football (Accept however indicated) 1 6 ### Page 7 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 4.4 Everything came tumbling out of the cupboard. 4 I was eager to go home and prepare for the weekend. 1 I shovelled everything that was on the floor and on my bed 3 into the cupboard. 1 Suddenly I saw my mom’s car coming down the street. 2 (1 mark awarded for the correct sequencing, no part marks) 4.5 He had a sleepover to help Mark with the preparations of the birthday 1 party. 4.6 He promised his mother that he will clean his room. 1 4.7 No, he went to play soccer with friends. 1 1 4.8 She saw Mike holding the magazine upside down. 1 4.9 When he stood up, all the things came tumbling out of his cupboard and 1 landed at his feet. 4.10 No, he is not naughty because he is just being a boy. OR 2x1 Yes, he is naughty because he did not clean his room as he had promised. (Accept any choice with a relevant explanation.) 4.11 A smile is genuine and beautiful and shows happiness, and a grin shows nervousness and mischievousness. 2x1 (Accept any suitable explanation, 1 mark for each word explained.) 4.12 He learned that he should first do his chores, or he should do as he 1 promised, or he should not make his mum angry. (Accept any relevant answer.) 7 ### Page 8 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 4.13 Accept any answer with a relevant explanation. 1 mark for the description. 2x1 1 mark for the punishment. 4.14 balloons, cake, candle, sweets, presents (Any (only) three things listed in alphabetical order to be accepted, 3x1 accurate spelling needed) 5. Language Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to be given the language answer sheet. 2. Learners are to complete the activity on the answer sheet independently. 3. Activity to be done during the Home Language period. Suggested time: 30 minutes. 5.1 Present tense: a. I ride my bike home. 1 b. I see my friends playing soccer. 1 c. Mom comes into my room. 1 5.2 Future tense a. It will be the last lesson of the year. 1 b. Mark will invite me to his birthday party. 1 c. I will miss the sleepover. 1 5.3 Antonyms a. open 1 b. slowly, clean 2x1 c. untidy 1 d. friendly 1 8 ### Page 9 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 5.4 Prepositions a. on 1 b. with 1 5.5 Adverbs a. quickly 1 b. uneasily 1 5.6 Collective nouns a. choir 1 b. school 1 c. swarm 1 d. herd 1 5.7 The naughty boy did not go to the party. 1 9 ### Page 10 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 6. Handwriting Instructions to teacher: 1. Hand out lined pages to learners in which to complete the activity. 2. Learners are to complete the activity independently. 3. Activity to be done during the Home Language period. Suggested time: 30 minutes. Criteria Description Marks Letter Letters are correctly 1 – 20 words correctly Formation formed and written in written = 1 mark joint script. 21 – 40 words correctly written = 2 marks 41 – 61 words correctly written = 3 marks Accuracy Letters are copied 1 mark accurately. Spelling Words are correctly spaced. 1 mark Punctuation Punctuation is observed: Capital letters – 1 mark capital letters at the beginning of each sentence Punctuation is observed: Capital letters – 1 mark Capital letters at the beginning each person’s name Punctuation is observed: full Full stops – 1 mark stops are correctly placed legibility Sentences can be read 1 mark (clear handwriting) Neatness Neat work overall 1 mark Total 10 10 ### Page 11 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 7. Spelling and dictation Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to be given the spelling list (Addendum B) a week before writing the spelling and dictation test. 2. Read the words and sentences out aloud to the learners. 3. Read each word once, clearly and audibly. 4. Read the same word the second time, in a sentence. 5. Allow learners sufficient time to write down the word. 6. Repeat the same process for each word. 7. Read the sentence for the first time and allow learners to just listen. 8. Read the sentence out the second time, allowing them to write down the words. Suggested time: 30 minutes. Spelling words 15 nation, colour, rainbow, mirror, compose, celebrate, commemorate, different, surprised, remember, professor, official, favourite, unfriendly, giraffe Dictation sentence Children learn responsibility by doing their chores. 5 11 ### Page 12 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 8. Writing Instructions to teacher: 1. Learners are to write a story of TWO paragraphs (at least 10 sentences) on the following picture. 2. The answer page is to be used for paragraph writing. 5 3. The assessment is to be done during the Home Language period. 4. 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 / phrase / part of 0 Paragraph sentence (Max 1 mark) Two paragraphs of more than one sentence each 1 Copied instructions / one word, phrase unrelated 0 Content to the topic (Max 2 1 – 5 simple sentences related to the topic 1 marks) 6 – 10 meaningful sentences related to the topic 2 More than 10 grammatical, punctuation or spelling Grammar, 0 errors punctuation and spelling 6 – 10 grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors 1 (Max 2 marks) 0 – 5 grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors 2 Total 5 TOTAL: 110 12 ### Page 13 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 ACTIVITY 1.2 (NOT to be given to learners) Addendum A Sammy the guide dog Lisa is a young woman who loves music. When Lisa was a small child she was in an accident which resulted in her becoming blind. Lisa has a very special friend named Sammy. Sammy is a German Shepherd dog. Everywhere that Lisa goes, her friend Sammy goes with her. Sammy and Lisa do everything together. At night Sammy sleeps on the floor by Lisa’s bed. It is important for Sammy to stay close to Lisa so that he can help her when she needs him. When Lisa wants to go somewhere, Sammy walks with her and guides her. He keeps her safe on the street and in her house. Guide dogs need to be very intelligent and committed. Labradors, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds like Sammy make excellent guide dogs. Guide dogs are specially trained to take care of and protect their owners. Sammy and Lisa received training at a special school. Sammy was taught to obey commands and wait for the traffic light to change. Lisa learned how to give orders and take care of Sammy. Lisa loves music and plays the piano very well. Sammy barks when Lisa plays the piano, almost as if he is singing to the tune of the music. Lisa is very happy and thankful to have Sammy in her life. [Adapted from: eclassroom – 2018] 13 ### Page 14 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINES ASSESSMENT TASK 1 GRADE 3 ACTIVITY 7 (To be given to learners a week in advance) Addendum B celebrate children responsibility commemorate their nation chores colour different compose mirror official rainbow favourite surprised unfriendly giraffe remember learn professor 14 ## Related documents - [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 FAL PAT](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-november-exam-question-paper-english/cf7b0d7f-dfd5-4896-9e13-e70d9e89a5b0) — English · PAT · 2018 · Eng - [Gr 3 Eng FAL Teacher Instructions](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-november-exam-question-paper-english/ca1addb9-40a0-4f95-b7f3-6a528ee776b3) — English · QP · 2018 · Eng - [Gr3 ENG HL November 2018 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-november-exam-question-paper-english/64173373-7073-4473-8515-a6d78cc8e7a8) — English · QP · 2018 · Eng - [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 HL June 2018 Possible Answer](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3-english-2018-gauteng-june-exam-memorandum-english/cfdce8f0-df10-4a36-9395-37fdf133400c) — English · Memo · 2018 · 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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