# English Fal Grade 6 ANA 2012 Memo (English)

> Grade 6 English Fal memorandum from the ANA 2012 (English), 4 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available.

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- Subject: English Fal
- Grade: Grade 6
- Language: English
- Document type: Memorandum
- Year: 2012
- Exam period: ANA
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 4

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DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2012
GRADE 6 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
MEMORANDUM (BRAILLE)

MARKS: TOTAL: 40

QUESTION
                                                                               MARKS   TOTAL
           EXPECTED ANSWERS

1.         b. –The young rooster crows                                            1        1

                                                                                  1        1
2.         d. – On a farm with animals

           3.1 a. – The old rooster had died the day before.                      1
3.                                                                                         2
           3.2 c. – They thought he did not crow loudly enough.                   1

           4.1 d. – He was sad when his father’s life slipped away.               1

           4.2 a. – He felt unsure of himself, because he had never crowed        1
4.
                  before.                                                                  4
           4.3 He should crow louder/more loudly/very loudly.                     1

           4.4 He felt disappointed/humiliated/sad.
                                                                                  1
           Accept any answer that describes a negative feeling.

5.
           Yes, he tried his best when he had to do something for the first
           time./He was able to crow loudly in the end./He did not give up.

           (Give one mark for ‘yes’ and one mark for any suitable reason          2    2
           that substantiates the choice. Do not give any mark if only ‘yes’
           was written. The answer cannot be ‘no’.)

           6.1 dying                                                              1

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6.     6.2 hurt                                                           1   2

7.

           35
           30
           25
           20
           15
           10
            5
                                                                              3
            0
                                     ✓                     ✓
                  Free State North West Limpopo   Kwazulu      Eastern
                                                   Natal        Cape

                          X-axis/Provinces                       ✓
       Give one mark for column completed correctly at:
       North West
       KwaZulu-Natal
                                                                          2
       Give one mark if X-axis has a suitable label.
                                                                          1

       8.1 a. – cattle                                                    1
                                                                              2
8.
       8.2 b. – through                                                   1

       9.1 The pigs don’t grunt loudly.
                                                                          1
9.         Don’t penalise the learner if he/she wrote do not.
                                                                              2
       9.2 The young rooster didn’t fly up to the top of the barn roof.
                                                                          1
           Don’t penalise the learner if he/she wrote did not.

       10.1 I would go and buy food/would buy food/would eat.
10.                                                                       1
       NB: Accept any relevant answer, but check if the learner has
             used would.                                                      2
       10.2 I would buy another one/would ask from anyone/would
            cry.                                                          1
       NB: Accept any relevant answer, but check if the learner has
            used would.

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       11.1    since I was young/since I was 6 years old
       NB:     Accept any relevant answer.
                                                                           1

11.
                                                                                  2
       11.2    I play/go to church/do chores
                                                                           1
       NB:     Accept any relevant answer.

                                                                         1 mark
       The sun came up, but the clouds were covering it.                          2
12.                                                                       each

13.    Each of the following is a possible fact. Award only five marks
       for any of the five facts below (one mark per fact).

           Clocks are used to measure time.
           Sundials were used in ancient times.                           5      5
           Candles clocks were used long ago.
           Now people use digital clocks.
           Today clocks are everywhere.
14.
       14.1 natural                                                        1
                                                                                  2
       14.2 digital                                                        1

15.    See marking rubric for descriptive paragraph at the end of the
       memorandum.                                                         8      8

                                                                           TOTAL: 40

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QUESTION 15: RUBRIC FOR DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH

             0 Marks                 1 Mark        2–3 Marks       4–5 Marks        6–7 Marks        8 Marks

Language Has written only            One           Two or more     A paragraph      A paragraph      A paragraph
  use    one word/phrase             relevant      relevant,       of four or       of six or more   of eight
         or no attempt to            sentence.     different but   more             relevant, but    relevant,
         answer.                                   logical         relevant,        logical          different but
                                                   sentences.      different but    sentences.       logical
                                                                   logical                           sentences.
                                     One            At least two                    At least four
                                     sentence                      sentences.
                                                   sentences                        sentences        The
                                     with a few    must have       At least three   must have        sentences
                                     spelling,     only a few      sentences        now more         must have
                                     grammar or    spelling,       must have        than 5           only a few
                                     punctuation   grammar or      only a few       different        spelling,
                                     errors.       punctuation     spelling,        spelling,        grammar or
                                                   errors.         grammar or       grammar or       punctuation
                                                                   punctuation      punctuation      errors.
                                                                   errors.          errors.

Content      No adjectives.          Only 1–2      Little          Some details     Detailed         Very
             No facts                adjectives.   description     with at least    description      detailed
             describing a            Only 1 fact   with only 3     4 adjectives.    using at least   description
             family member.          describing    adjectives.     4–5 facts        5 adjectives.
                                                                                                     using at
                                     a family      2–3 facts       describing a     6–7 facts
                                     member.       describing a    family           describing a     least 6 or
                                                   family          member.          family           more
                                                   member.                          member.          adjectives.

                                                                                                     8 interesting
                                                                                                     and relevant
                                                                                                     facts
                                                                                                     describing a
                                                                                                     family
                                                                                                     member.

Award 8 marks for content and 8 marks for language use. Divide the total by 2.
At the end allocate marks out of 8 as follows:
C = Content; L= Language use
E.g.
                  C                     6
                   L                    4
                                    10÷2 =5

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