# English Hl Grade 5 Paper 2 June 2019 Memo > Grade 5 English Hl Paper 2 memorandum from the June Exam 2019, 10 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2019-june-exam-memorandum-paper-2/6bd42442-359b-4fb2-a600-4fbd50e16694 - Updated: 2026-09-28 - Subject: English Hl - Grade: Grade 5 - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2019 - Exam period: June Exam - Paper: 2 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 10 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 5](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5) › [English Hl](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5/english-hl) › [English Hl Grade 5 Paper 2 June 2019 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2019-june-exam-memorandum-paper-2/6bd42442-359b-4fb2-a600-4fbd50e16694) ## About this document English Hl · Grade 5 · June Exam · 2019. Memorandum, 10 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 LAERSKOOL VAN DYK PRIMARY ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE –GRADE 5 D16 - EMIS 160994 TERM 2 MID YEAR EXAM Learner: _______________________________________________ Grade 5. ___ Time: 45 minutes Date: 20 MAY 2019 Examiner: Ms J De Kock Moderator: Mr Oelofse Comprehension = __________ % 25 Language = __________ % 15 __________________________ Parent’s signature 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not Achieved Elementary Moderate Adequate Substantial Meritorious Outstanding yet Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement 0 - 29% 30 - 39% 40 - 49% 50 - 59% 60 - 69% 70 - 79% 80 - 100% ### Page 2 SECTION A : Comprehension Read the following newspaper article and answer questions 1-8 Kiddy News Volume 25 – June 2015 Ki Edith spins through the air. Edith Moetsi – gymnast and tumbler By Dani Moeng Mats are lined up along the edge of the gymnasium at the Cultural She never missed a practice unless Centre in Polokwane. At one end of she was studying for an exam. the floor there is a high bar. A springboard and vaulting horse Today, Edith competes all over the stand at the other end. Overhead, a world – in Hungary, New Zealand and young girl spins through the air. Her Holland. name is Edith Moetsi. Edith has also qualified as a National This gym has been part of Edith’s life Tumbling Judge and as a Women’s since 2001. She has changed from an Gymnastic Judge for Limpopo 11-year-old girl with dreams and no province. training to a gymnast and a tumbler She matriculated in 2008 and plans to who takes part in international study architecture (designing competitions. buildings) at university. “But my future in tumbling is so bright that I might wait “I started training a few weeks after the a bit before I go to university,” she Polokwane gym opened,” Edith says. says. “I wanted to do gym because I was tired of hanging around, not doing Edith is also a promising artist and much.” musician. She has won awards for her drawings and she played in her high Edith’s coach began her training by school band. “Being able to do what I making her do cartwheels and jump on want makes me feel good,” she says. a trampoline. But soon she moved on “I never thought that I’d go this far. I to somersaults and flick-flacks. started gymnastics for the fun of it. My success has to do with hard work and determination.” ### Page 3 1. What is the headline of the article? _______________________________________________________ [1] 2. “Dani Moeng” wrote the article, therefore this part of the article is the… A Headline B By-line C Caption D Introduction [1] 3. When was this article published? _____________________________________________________ [1] 4. What is the caption in this article? _____________________________________________________ [1] 5. What is this article about? It is about a/an… A gymnasium B gymnast C artist D musician [1] 6. When did Edith complete her matric? ____________________________________________________ [1] 7. The antonym for the word ‘weakness’ is… A success B determination C promising D practice [1] 8. Do you admire Edith’s success? Give a reason for your answer. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ [1] ### Page 4 Read the following poem and answer questions 9 - 14. HELP!!!!!! I am being bullied at school, Every day at 3:45pm right next to the swimming pool. I get very sad, But I also get quite mad. Unfortunately I have no friends I long for the day that school ends. I do beautiful work but my dad rips it up, I put all the little pieces in a cup. I feel really cold and dark inside So I just cower and hide. There is no escape from this anger and pain, So I just go on and play this nightmare game. The bully will kill me if I tell anybody that he is bullying me. I wish it could end, if I got this big key, The key would be to open the door to my heart. Then I might get a bit smart. I wish this nightmare could end, And then I might finally find a friend? : Thomas George Acton. 9. Why is the poet crying out for help? He is … A a bit smart. B being bullied C angry and cold D dark and cold [1] 10. 1 Is the poet an adult or a child? Tick the correct box adult child [1] 10.2. Give a reason for your answer. __________________________________________________ [1] ### Page 5 11. Write the rhyming words for the following words. Pain rhymes with ______________ End rhymes with ______________ [1] 12. What is the poet wishing for? To… A be bullied B get a friend C play a game D cower and hide [1] 13. “finally find a friend” is an example of… A simile B metaphor C onomatopoeia D alliteration [1] 14. Do you feel sorry for the poet? Give a reason for your answer. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] ### Page 6 Read the following story and answer the questions 15- 19 One day a tired, old donkey was strolling around his farm. His only concern was his tired old bones and his stiff muscles. He wasn’t paying much attention to where he was going when he suddenly stumbled and fell into a dried up well The old farmer, hearing the poor donkey cry, rushed to see what the matter was. He looked down the old well and saw the poor beast, helplessly crying way down at the bottom. The farmer tried to think of some way to get the donkey out of the well, but he was old and weak himself and just could not do it. After a few hours, the farmer regretfully came to a decision. He decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to save the poor, old donkey. He concluded the best solution would be to call some of his friends to help bury the donkey in the well. The neighbouring farmers arrived with shovels and they all began to pitch dirt into the well, on top of the donkey. The donkey began to make horrible noises- for a while. Then the donkey was silent. The men peered down into the well and saw an amazing sight. Every time they threw a shovel full of dirt into the well, the donkey simply shook it off, so it ended up under his feet instead of on top of him. They kept shovelling, trying to bury the helpless donkey and he kept on shaking off the dirt! Before long, the pile of dirt with which they were trying to bury him became tall enough to raise him out of the well, and he simply stepped of the pile onto level ground. 15. A suitable title for this story would be… A The Neighbouring Farmers. B The Donkey that Fell into the Well. C The Old man and his Well. D The Crying Donkey. [1] ### Page 7 16. The lesson learnt from this story is to… ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ [1]] 17. How did the donkey save himself? A He made horrible noises. B He climbed up the well. C He shook off the sand that fell on him. D He stepped of the pile. [1] 18. What were the farmers and the old man trying to do? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ [1] 19. Summarise the story in your own words in 5 good sentences. Write down only the main idea from each paragraph. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ [5] TOTAL SECTION A /25 ### Page 8 SECTION B: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS in context 20. Complete the following sentence using the correct preposition. The old man cried __________________ his helpless donkey. [1] 21. Give a synonym for the word in brackets. (Paragraph 4) The man (peered) _______________ down into the well. [1] 22. Rewrite the following sentence in the simple future tense. The donkey began to make horrible noises. _________________________________________________________ [1] 23. Write the correct plural form of the underlined word. One day the tired old donkey ________________ were strolling around. [1] 24. Identify the noun in the following sentence. He simply stepped of the pile onto level ground. _________________________________ [1] 25. Rewrite the correct form of the verb in brackets. The neighbour (bury, buries) ________________the old donkey. 26. Rewrite the following sentence using a suitable conjunction. The donkey fell into the well. The donkey was old and tired. [1] _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 27. Rewrite the following sentence correcting all the punctuation errors. the donkey named joe was old tired and fragile. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] ### Page 9 28. Rewrite the adjective in the following sentence. He looked down the old well. ________________________________________ [1] 29. Rewrite the sentence into the indirect speech. “It is an amazing sight!” said the men. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 30. The word simply in the following sentence in an example of an adverb of... He simply stepped off the pile onto level ground. A time B manner C degree D place [1] 31. Complete the following degree of comparison. The neighbours are old, the farmer is older, the donkey is the ___________ [1] 32. Rewrite the following sentence in the form of a question. It was worth it to pitch dirt into the well. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [1] TOTAL SECTION A /25 ### Page 10 LAERSKOOL VAN DYK PRIMARY MEMORANDUM GRADE 5 HOME LANGUAGE (40 marks) QUEST. EXPECTED ANSWERS MARK 1 Edith Moetsi- gymnast and tumbler 1 2 B – the by-line 1 3 June 2015 1 4 Edith spins through the air 1 5 B – gymnast 1 6 In 2008 1 7 B – determination 1 8 Accept any suitable learner response. No marks awarded for yes/no only. E.g. Yes, 1 she fulfilled her dreams / she was determined. No, she did this because she had nothing else to do,/ studying is better. 9 B – being bullied 1 10 Child – 1 he is still at school 1 11.1 Pain – game 1 11.2 End – friend 1 No half marks, both rhyming words must be correctly identified 12 B – get a friend 1 13 D – alliteration 1 14 Accept any suitable response. No marks for yes/no only. Eg. 1 Yes- it is not good to be bullied. No- he may also be a bully and gets what he deserves. 15 B – A donkey that fell into the well. 1 16 Learner response e.g. never to give up 1 17 C – he shook off the sand that fell on him 1 18 They were trying to bury the old donkey 1 19 E.g. 5 1.A tired old donkey fell into a dried up well. 2. The old farmer heard the donkey’s cry and went to see what happened. 3. The farmer regretfully decided to bury the old donkey 4. He called the neighbours for help 5. As the neighbours threw in the sand the donkey was raised until he could climb out. (+/- 53 words) Total Section A 25 Language Structure and Conventions 20 For 1 21 Looked 1 22 The donkey will begin to make horrible noises 1 23 donkeys 1 24 buries 1 25 ground 1 26 The donkey fell into the well, because it was old and tired. To get 1 mark the following must be correct. - Punctuation – no full stop and capital letters in the middle of the sentence. 1 - Replacement of ‘the donkey’ with ‘it’. - Use of the conjunction because 27 The donkey named Joe was old, tired and fragile. 2 28 Old 1 29 The men said that it was an amazing sight. 1 30 B manner 1 31 Oldest 1 32 Was it worth it to pitch dirt into the well? 1 Total Section B 15 ## Related documents - [2019 June EXAM Paper 3](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2019-june-exam-question-paper-paper-3/ae09be5d-2fee-40bd-a0ab-80c4e3aec574) — English HL · QP · 2019 - [2018 November Exam Paper 2 MEMO](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2018-november-exam-memorandum-paper-2/430ad31d-7b56-4bf1-87a9-160b8adfaafb) — English HL · Memo · 2018 - [Grade 5 English HL Final Examination 2019](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2019-november-exam-question-paper-english/f398ceea-8088-4517-9671-4bc511b6c032) — English HL · QP · 2019 · Eng - [Grade 5 English Exam June 2022](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2022-june-exam-question-paper-english/81796bc2-b4d6-4b6f-b5b6-ef75d4ae5bf8) — English HL · QP · 2022 · Eng - [Grade 5 English Exam June 2021](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2021-june-exam-question-paper-english/89d8e22c-ad06-4679-b62f-d91ee88de165) — English HL · QP · 2021 · Eng - [2018 June EXAM Paper 3](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2018-june-exam-question-paper-paper-3/0c61a80d-c134-438b-bfde-822828ba8fa4) — English HL · QP · 2018 ## More from Grade 5 English Hl - [Grade 5 English Script November 2022](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2022-november-exam-question-paper-english/e95a8083-8e4c-45e0-8d15-d79b1096c9be) — QP · 2022 · Eng - [Grade 5 English Exam November 2021](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2021-november-exam-question-paper-english/d25ea137-93d1-47b5-af54-fb5aa2424af4) — QP · 2021 · Eng - [2020 NOVEMBER EXAM PAPER GR5 ENGLISH HL](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2020-november-exam-question-paper-english/91f1a7e3-07bf-4320-b7cd-e2c272b02a97) — QP · 2020 · Eng - [2018 November Exam Paper 2](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2018-november-exam-question-paper-paper-2/8264ae36-e3c5-46ba-92fa-7058448a4de8) — QP · 2018 - [2018 November Exam Paper 3](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-5-english-hl-2018-november-exam-question-paper-paper-3/dd220b11-d189-462e-99c3-e5dc1b9cee2b) — QP · 2018 - [2014 ANA Grade 5 English HL](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2014-ana-grade-5-english-hl/99d74a11-1b7a-4ea8-810d-9105d2a1a86f) — QP · 2014 · Eng ## Collection - [Grade 5 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-5/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. 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