# Technology Grade 8 Paper 1 November Mock 2026 Memo

> Grade 8 Technology Paper 1 memorandum from the November Mock Exam 2026, 10 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available.

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- Subject: Technology
- Grade: Grade 8
- Document type: Memorandum
- Year: 2026
- Exam period: November Mock Exam
- Paper: 1
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- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 10

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SENIOR PHASE
END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION
GRADE 8
TECHNOLOGY
NOVEMBER 2026 (MOCK)
MARKING GUIDELINES
MARKS: 100
These marking guidelines consist of 10 pages.

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GENERAL MARKING GUIDELINES
1. One tick (✓) = one mark.
2. Accept answers that are worded differently but are technologically correct. Accept
spelling that is clearly understandable.
3. Where a question asks for a number of answers (e.g. TWO), mark only the first answers
given, in the order given.
4. Calculations: award marks for the formula/substitution and for the correct answer with
the correct unit as shown. Apply consistent accuracy (CA): if an incorrect answer from
an earlier part is used correctly later, award the later marks.
5. Drawings: use the rubrics given. Drawings done freehand on the annexures (without a
ruler) lose the neatness/line-quality mark only.
6. Answers that appear in brackets ( ) are alternatives or extra information and are not
required for the mark.
COGNITIVE LEVELS (approximate): Knowledge/recall 32 marks (32%), comprehension and
application 46 marks (46%), analysis, evaluation and design/drawing (higher order) 22 marks
(22%).
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SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1
1.1
1.1.1
C ✓
a dam wall is a solid (mass) structure
(1)
1.1.2
B ✓
feint lines = construction lines
(1)
1.1.3
C ✓
2 : 1 is an enlargement: drawing twice the real size
(1)
1.1.4
D ✓
cable-stayed bridge
(1)
1.1.5
C ✓
braai tongs: effort between fulcrum and load
(1)
1.1.6
A ✓
compressed air
(1)
1.1.7
B ✓
positive to negative
(1)
1.1.8
A ✓
step-up transformer increases the voltage
(1)
1.1.9
B ✓
wind
(1)
1.1.10
D ✓
a switch is a control device
(1)
1.2
1.2.1
C ✓
lintel
(1)
1.2.2
E ✓
keystone
(1)
1.2.3
B ✓
triangulation
(1)
1.2.4
A ✓
fulcrum
(1)
1.2.5
D ✓
driver gear (F = idler gear is not used)
(1)
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TOTAL SECTION A: 15
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SECTION B: STRUCTURES
QUESTION 2
2.1.1
Tension ✓
(1)
2.1.2
Torsion ✓
(Accept: bending – the spanner handle bends.)
(1)
2.1.3
Bending ✓
(1)
2.1.4
Shear ✓
(1)
2.2.1
A: rafter ✓
B: tie-beam (ceiling joist) ✓
C: king post ✓
D: strut (brace) ✓
(4)
2.2.2
A triangle cannot change its shape when a force is applied (it is rigid) ✓, so
the truss is strong and stable and spreads the weight of the roof to the walls ✓
(without bending/collapsing).
(2)
2.3.1
FIGURE A: arch bridge ✓
FIGURE B: suspension bridge ✓
(2)
2.3.2
The arch is in compression ✓: the load is pushed along (around) the curve of
the arch down to the abutments/supports on the river banks, which carry it into
the ground. ✓
(2)
2.3.3
X: tower (pylon) ✓
Y: anchorage (anchor block) ✓
(2)
2.3.4
FIGURE B (suspension bridge) ✓
Reason, any ONE ✓: it can span very long distances (900 m) without piers in
the river; the deck hangs high above the water so ships can pass under it; it is
light compared with its length.
No mark for the reason if FIGURE A is chosen.
(2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 18
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SECTION C: GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN
QUESTION 3
3.1
A design brief must say WHAT will be designed/made ✓and for WHOM/WHY
✓, e.g.
“I will design and make a wooden phone holder from one piece of pine that will
hold a learner’s cellphone upright on a desk so that it does not fall and break.”
(2)
3.2
Any THREE specifications ✓✓✓, e.g.
• The slot must be wide enough for a phone in a thick cover (or a small tablet) to
stand in it.
• The block must be stable/heavy enough so that it does not tip over with the
phone in it.
• It must be small enough to fit on a desk (e.g. not longer than 100 mm).
• All edges must be sanded smooth (no splinters/sharp corners).
• It must be finished with varnish/paint to protect the wood and look neat.
• It must not scratch the phone or the desk (e.g. felt on the base).
• It must be cheap/use offcuts; it must be made within a given time.
Do NOT award “made from pine” (given in the scenario).
(3)
3.3
1: front view ✓
2: top view (plan) ✓
3: left view (end view, side view from the left) ✓
Accept “side view” for 3.
(3)
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3.4
Isometric drawing (ANNEXURE A) – rubric:
Criterion
Marks
Started at P; vertical edges vertical and horizontal
edges along the 30◦grid lines
1
Length 100 mm (10 spaces)
1
Depth (width) 60 mm (6 spaces)
1
Height 60 mm (6 spaces)
1
Slot 40 mm wide (4 spaces), in the centre (30 mm from
each end)
2
Slot 30 mm deep (3 spaces)
1
Slot runs through the full depth (visible slot floor and
inside wall)
1
All visible edges shown; no extra or missing lines
1
Neatness and line work (dark outlines, ruler used)
1
Total
10
Model answer (reduced; P is the lowest front corner, U-shaped face to the
right of P):
P
(10)
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3.5
First-angle orthographic projection (ANNEXURE B) – rubric:
Criterion
Marks
FRONT VIEW: correct T-shape
1
FRONT VIEW: correct sizes (80 × 50; flange 15 high;
stem 30 wide in the centre)
1
TOP VIEW: rectangle 80 × 40
1
TOP VIEW: TWO hidden (dashed) lines 30 mm apart
showing the stem
1
TOP VIEW placed BELOW the front view (first angle)
1
Views aligned (projected) with each other
1
Correct line types and neatness (dark outlines, ruler
used)
1
Total
7
Model answer (reduced, real dimensions in mm):
FRONT VIEW
TOP VIEW
50
15
30
40
A correctly drawn third-angle layout (top view above) loses the layout mark only (max.
6).
(7)
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TOTAL SECTION C: 25
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SECTION D: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
QUESTION 4
4.1.1
Second-class lever ✓
Reason: the load is between the fulcrum (wheel) and the effort (handles). ✓
(2)
4.1.2
Load × load distance = effort × effort distance
600×0,4 = effort×1,2 ✓
effort = 240
1,2 ✓
= 200 N ✓
(3)
4.1.3
MA = load
effort = 600
200 ✓
= 3 (3 : 1) ✓
(CA from 4.1.2)
Alternative: MA = effort distance
load distance = 1,2
0,4 = 3.
(2)
4.2.1
Gear ratio = 10
40 ✓
= 1 : 4 (0,25) ✓
(2)
4.2.2
speed of B = speed of A×teeth on A
teeth on B
= 60×40
10
✓
= 240 r/min ✓
Alternative: 60
0,25 = 240 r/min (CA from 4.2.1).
(2)
4.2.3
Anticlockwise (opposite direction to gear A) ✓
(1)
4.2.4
Speed ✓
(the small driven gear turns faster than the large driver gear)
(1)
4.2.5
Idler gear ✓
(1)
4.3.1
Bevel gears ✓
(1)
4.3.2
They change the direction of rotation through 90◦(from a vertical plane to a
horizontal plane). ✓
(1)
4.4.1
Headgear (headframe) ✓
(1)
4.4.2
Fixed pulley (sheave wheel) ✓
(1)
4.4.3
It changes the direction of the force (the pull of the winding drum is turned into
an upward/downward movement of the cage in the shaft). ✓
(1)
4.4.4
Ratchet and pawl ✓
(accept: brake)
(1)
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TOTAL SECTION D: 20
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SECTION E: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
QUESTION 5
5.1.1
A: battery (cells) ✓
B: switch (open push/toggle switch) ✓
C: lamp (light bulb) ✓
D: buzzer ✓
(4)
5.1.2
A: input ✓
B: control ✓
C: output ✓
(3)
5.1.3
Series ✓
(1)
5.1.4
D (the buzzer) will stop working, because the circuit is broken (there is only
one path for the current). ✓
(1)
5.2
Example:
2 cells
closed switch
A
ammeter
Two cells ✓
closed switch ✓
two lamps in parallel ✓
ammeter in series in
the main line (before the branches) ✓
Ammeter placed in only one branch: no mark for the ammeter. Ignore the order of
components in the main line.
(4)
5.3.1
OR logic (OR gate) ✓
(1)
5.3.2
In parallel ✓
(1)
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TOTAL SECTION E: 15
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SECTION F: IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
QUESTION 6
6.1
Any TWO ✓✓: electric shock (people/children can be shocked or killed by
bare wires); fires (shacks burn down after a short circuit); the transformer
overloads/explodes so the whole community has no power; the clinic cannot
work without power.
(2)
6.2
A short circuit happens when the current takes a path with (almost) no
resistance (e.g. bare wires touch), so a very large current flows, the wires
overheat and can start a fire. ✓
(1)
6.3
Any TWO ✓✓: air pollution (smoke, soot, harmful gases); greenhouse
gases/carbon dioxide cause global warming (climate change); acid rain; coal
mining damages the land/causes acid mine drainage; large amounts of water
are used; ash dumps.
(2)
6.4
Any TWO ✓✓: solar energy is renewable (will not run out); it does not pollute
the air; sunlight is free so it saves money after installation; South Africa has
a lot of sunshine; houses get power even when the grid is overloaded/during
load-shedding; it reduces illegal connections (safer).
(2)
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TOTAL SECTION F: 7
GRAND TOTAL: 100
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