English Grade 3 Gauteng November 2022 Memo

PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT TASK NOVEMBER 2023 GRADE 3 MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE 7 pages

MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK GRADE 3 Activity Number Expected answers Marks 1. 1.1 Bongi and her friends OR Ann, Jabu, Bongi’s dad and Bongi. √ 1 1.2 In the big green tree in Bongi’s garden. √ 1 1.3 He helped them to cut the wood and nail it to the strong branches.√ 1 1.4 They built it to sit and read/play computer games/have a sleep. √ 1 1.5 Books, computer games, a soft pillow, and a blue blanket.√ 1 (5) 2. 2.1 Points to the top level of the pyramid. √ 1 2.2 Points to the milk, cheese, and yogurt in the pyramid (2nd row, 1st block). √ 1 2.3 Any of the grain products from the pyramid that the learner likes. √ 1 2.4 True √ 1 2.5 Any relevant answer regarding the eating of healthy food e.g. We eat healthy food to keep fit. OR … so that we can grow strong. OR …so that we do not get sick. √ 1 (5) 3. Rubric for group guided reading Mark Criteria 1 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. 4 Reads most words fluently. 5 Reads the whole text fluently and with expression. 5 (5) 2

MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK GRADE 3 4. 4.1 C What a surprise! √ 1 some old apples. 4.2 some old clothes. some old coins. √ X 1 4.3 I said, "I suppose someone hid these things in the ground, perhaps 4 during the war." It was not an easy job. In fact it took them all morning. But at last 2 the tree was lying on the ground. We had a big apple tree in our garden, only a small distance from 1 the kitchen window. One (1) mark for There was also a big hole in the garden! "You will be able to put all 3 correct your old rubbish in there!", the men said as they left. sequencing. 1 4.4 bracelets √ 1 4.5 (Any relevant answer). √ Yes/No √ with a reason e.g. Yes, the tree was old and it could fall on the house during a storm. OR No, the tree is good for the earth./The tree is beautiful/The tree provides shade. 2 (6) 5. 5.1 5.1.1 libraries √ 5.1.2 kicked √ One (1) mark for each 5.1.3 teaching √ correct suffix. 5.1.4 quietly √ (4) 3

MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK GRADE 3 5.2 5.2.1 tiger √ 1 5.2.2 horn(s) √ 1 5.2.3 bird √ 1 The spelling must be correct 5.2.4 watch √ 1 5.2.5 farm √ 1 5.2.6 bread √ 1 (6) 5.3 5.3.1 girl √ 1 5.3.2 round √ 1 5.3.3 fur √ 1 5.3.4 port √ 1 5.3.5 snatch √ 1 5.3.6 pain √ 1 5.3.7 stream √ 1 5.3.8 lunch √ 1 5.3.9 verse √ 1 5.3.10 first √ 1 (10) 4

MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK GRADE 3 6. √ 6.1 6.1.1 They have an enormous apple tree in their garden. 1 √ 6.1.2 I suppose someone will hide these things in the ground. 1 √ 6.1.3 There was also a big hole in the garden. 1 (3) √ 6.2 6.2.1 She was going to get rid of the tree. 1 √ √ 1 mark for 6.2.2 Did they see lions, giraffes and elephants at the zoo? comma 1 mark for question mark √ √ 1 mark for 6.2.3 “Stop, the lion will bite you!” shouted the game ranger. inverted commas 1 mark for exclamation mark (5) √ 6.3 6.3.1 A rock is heavier than a leaf, 1 √ 6.3.2 Our house is the prettiest of them all. 1 6.3.3 Award a full mark for a meaningful sentence. 1 6.3.4 Award a full mark for a meaningful sentence. 1 (4) 5

MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK GRADE 3 6.4 Learners’ favourite fruit 30 25 Number of learners 20 15 10 5 0 oranges bananas pears apples 6.4.1 25 √ 1 6.4.2 pears √ 1 6.4.3 apples √ 1 6.4.4 70 √ 1 (4) √ 6.5 6.5.1 Frank is tapping his foot to the music. 1 √ 6.5.2 They are playing with their friends after school. 1 √ 6.5.3 Mark is looking for his other sock. 1 (3) 7. 7.1 Use the RUBRIC on page 7 to award marks for the paragraph. (10) TOTAL: 70 6

MARKING GUIDELINES ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TASK GRADE 3 RUBRIC CRITERIA DESCRIPTION MARKS Copied instructions/one word/phrase/less than 3 0 sentences/sentences numbered. Paragraph (Max 2 marks) One paragraph of 3 to 7 sentences. 1 One paragraph of 8 or more sentences. 2 Copied instructions/one word/phrase or part of sentence. 0 1 – 2 simple sentences related to the topic. Not always 1 understandable. Content (Max 4 marks) 3 – 4 sentences related to the topic. Not always understandable. 2 5 – 6 meaningful sentences related to the topic. 3 7 – 8 meaningful sentences related to topic. 4 1 – 3 sentences with more than 5 grammatical, punctuation or 0 spelling errors in total. 1 – 4 sentences with less than 5 grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors in total. 1 OR Grammar, 3 – 8 sentences with more than 10 grammatical, punctuation and punctuation & spelling errors in total. spelling (Max 4 marks) 5 or more sentences with 6 – 10 grammatical, punctuation and 2 spelling errors in total. 5 or more sentences with 0 – 5 grammatical, punctuation and 3 spelling errors in total. 8 or more sentences with 0 – 5 grammatical, punctuation or 4 spelling errors in total. Total mark allocation: 10 10 Paragraph mark + Content mark + Grammar/punctuation and spelling mark = Total rubric mark. (10) TOTAL: 70 7