# Creative Arts Grade 9 P1 November Mock 2026 Memo (English) > Grade 9 Creative Arts Paper 1 memorandum from the November Mock Exam 2026 (English), 14 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-creative-arts-2026-november-mock-exam-memorandum/bcd94afb-6f3b-4ec1-bb2e-374a9c303a23 - Updated: 2026-10-29 - Subject: Creative Arts - Grade: Grade 9 - Language: English - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2026 - Exam period: November Mock Exam - Paper: 1 - Publisher: Hlayiso - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 14 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 9](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9) › [Creative Arts](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9/creative-arts) › [Creative Arts Grade 9 P1 November Mock 2026 Memo (English)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-creative-arts-2026-november-mock-exam-memorandum/bcd94afb-6f3b-4ec1-bb2e-374a9c303a23) ## About this document Creative Arts · Grade 9 · November Mock Exam · 2026 · English. Memorandum, 14 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Matching paper and memo - [Grade 9 Creative Arts November 2026 Mock](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-creative-arts-2026-november-mock-exam-question-paper/d39d066c-aebe-412e-bc00-c1f86ba6b871) — QP · 2026 · Eng ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 9 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM SENIOR PHASE END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION GRADE 9 CREATIVE ARTS NOVEMBER 2026 (MOCK) MARKING GUIDELINES MARKS: 100 These marking guidelines consist of 14 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 2 Creative Arts 2 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines NOTES TO MARKERS • Candidates answer TWO of the FOUR sections (each 50 marks). If more than two sections were answered, mark only the FIRST TWO sections answered. • Each ✓ represents ONE mark. These marking guidelines are not exhaustive: accept any other relevant, correct answer and use professional judgement, especially for open-ended and creative questions. • Where a set number of answers is asked for (e.g. TWO), mark only the FIRST answers given, up to that number. • Multiple-choice and matching questions: accept only ONE letter per item. Accept the full answer written out instead of the letter, if it is clearly correct. • Spelling: accept phonetically recognisable spelling of terms, except where the term itself is being tested in a matching item. • Do not penalise the same error twice. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Creative Arts 3 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines SECTION A: DANCE QUESTION 1 1.1 B ✓ 1.2 C ✓ 1.3 A ✓ 1.4 B ✓ 1.5 C ✓ 1.6 B ✓ 1.7 A ✓ 1.8 B ✓ 1.9 C ✓ 1.10 A ✓ (10 x 1) [10] QUESTION 2 2.1 C ✓ 2.2 D ✓ 2.3 A ✓ 2.4 B ✓ 2.5 F ✓ E (ballet) is the extra option. (5 x 1) [5] QUESTION 3 3.1 Raises the body temperature/heart rate and increases blood flow to (2 x 1) (2) the muscles ✓ Prepares/loosens the muscles and joints, making them more flexible ✓ Prevents/reduces the risk of injuries, e.g. pulled muscles ✓ Prepares the mind: focus and concentration ✓ Improves co-ordination/readiness to perform ✓ [ANY TWO] 3.2 Exercise described ✓ + body part ✓, e.g.: (2 x 2) (4) Head rolls/turns (slowly side to side) – neck ✓✓ Shoulder rolls/lifts – shoulders ✓✓ Spinal curls/roll downs (rolling down vertebra by vertebra) – spine/back ✓✓ Pliés/knee bends – knees, thighs, ankles ✓✓ Ankle circles/rises (relévés) – ankles and feet ✓✓ Jogging on the spot/skipping – heart, lungs, whole body ✓✓ Arm swings/circles – arms and shoulders ✓✓ [ANY TWO] 1 mark for a correctly described exercise and 1 mark for the matching body part. 3.3 Land through the feet: toes first, then the ball of the foot, then the (2) heel (toe–ball–heel) ✓ Bend the knees (plié) to absorb the shock, keeping the knees over the toes ✓ Keep the back straight/upright and the core muscles engaged; land quietly and with control ✓ [ANY TWO] 3.4 Gradually brings the heart rate and breathing back to normal ✓ (2 x 1) (2) Prevents dizziness/fainting ✓ Stretches the warm muscles and improves flexibility ✓ Prevents/reduces stiffness and muscle pain the next day ✓ Helps the body and mind to relax and to reflect on the lesson ✓ [ANY TWO] [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Creative Arts 4 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 4 4.1 A – straight (diagonal) pathway ✓ (3 x 1) (3) B – curved (wavy/S-shaped) pathway ✓ C – zigzag pathway ✓ 4.2.1 Transition: the movement or link that connects one (1) movement/section/formation of a dance smoothly to the next ✓ 4.2.2 Contrast: using opposites in a dance to create interest, e.g. fast and (1) slow, high and low, strong and light movements ✓ 4.2.3 Motif: a short movement phrase/idea that is repeated and (1) developed throughout the dance ✓ 4.3 Open-ended creative question. Award marks for ideas that are (9) clear, practical, safe and clearly linked to the poem. Examples: 4.3.1 A clear starting formation/shape ✓ and how the dance begins ✓, e.g. four dancers crouch low in a diamond shape; they begin one by one with small, light finger taps on the floor to show the first soft raindrops. (2) 4.3.2 A correct locomotor movement linked to a line ✓ AND a correct non-locomotor movement linked to a line ✓, e.g. running and leaping across the stage for “we run and spin like a laughing child”; swaying/ swinging the arms and bending the body for “the wind blows wild”. (2) 4.3.3 A clear change of level ✓, e.g. starting low (crouching) for soft drops, rising to high level/jumps for the thunder, sinking back to low level as the storm dies down. (1) 4.3.4 Repetition OR canon correctly explained ✓ and applied to the poem ✓, e.g. the tapping movement is repeated three times, getting bigger each time (repetition); or dancers 1 to 4 start the spinning one after the other, two counts apart, like rain spreading (canon). (2) 4.3.5 How stillness ends the dance ✓ and why it suits the poem ✓, e.g. all dancers slowly rise and freeze in a high, open shape facing upwards; the stillness shows the calm, clean sky after the storm (“the sky is still”). (2) [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Creative Arts 5 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 5 5.1 Ayanda Mthembu ✓ (1) 5.2 Pantsula ✓ (2 x 1) (2) Contemporary dance ✓ 5.3 Pantsula developed in the townships of South Africa (e.g. (2) Johannesburg/Sophiatown/Soweto/Alexandra), from about the 1950s onwards ✓ It was created by (black) urban youth as a street dance, with fast, energetic footwork; it was linked to township music/fashion and was often used to express the experiences of township life/resistance during apartheid ✓ [ANY TWO relevant points] 5.4 Dance teacher ✓ (2 x 1) (2) Choreographer ✓ Lighting technician ✓ Dancer (also accept) ✓ [ANY TWO] 5.5 The drought/shortage of running water in their community ✓ (1) 5.6 They are used as drums: they add sound/rhythm/percussion to the (2 x 1) (2) dance ✓ They are used as props that make the theme of water clear/show the message visually ✓ They create interesting shapes/levels/pictures, e.g. in the final still image when they are lifted above the heads ✓ They make the dance original/creative and hold the audience’s attention ✓ [ANY TWO] [10] TOTAL SECTION A: 50 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Creative Arts 6 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines SECTION B: DRAMA QUESTION 6 6.1 B ✓ 6.2 C ✓ 6.3 B ✓ 6.4 A ✓ 6.5 C ✓ 6.6 B ✓ 6.7 B ✓ 6.8 A ✓ 6.9 C ✓ 6.10 C ✓ (10 x 1) [10] QUESTION 7 7.1 A: Proscenium (picture-frame/end-on) stage ✓ – the audience sits (4 x 2) (8) on ONE side only, in front of the stage, looking at the action through a frame (arch) ✓ B: Thrust stage ✓ – the audience sits on THREE sides of the stage ✓ C: Arena stage/theatre-in-the-round ✓ – the audience sits all around (on all FOUR sides of) the stage ✓ D: Traverse (alley/corridor) stage ✓ – the audience sits on TWO opposite sides of the stage, facing each other ✓ 7.2 1 – Upstage right (USR) ✓ (4 x 1) (4) 2 – Centre stage (CS) ✓ 3 – Downstage left (DSL) ✓ 4 – Downstage centre (DSC) ✓ Stage right and left are named from the actor’s point of view, facing the audience. Accept abbreviations. 7.3 Blocking is the planning/working out of the actors’ positions and (2) movements on stage ✓ (by the director), so that the actors can be seen and heard and the scene makes sense/the stage picture is balanced ✓ 7.4 The audience sits all around the stage, so an actor always has (1) his/her back to part of the audience ✓ Moving ensures that every part of the audience can see the actors’ faces and hear them ✓ [ANY ONE] [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Creative Arts 7 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 8 8.1.1 Articulation: speaking clearly by using the lips, teeth and tongue (2) correctly ✓ so that every sound/syllable/word is pronounced clearly and can be understood ✓ 8.1.2 Projection: making the voice strong/loud enough ✓ to reach the (2) back of the audience/performance space without shouting, supported by the breath ✓ 8.1.3 Resonance: the vibration/amplification of the sound ✓ in the hollow (2) spaces of the body (chest, throat, mouth, nose), which makes the voice fuller and richer ✓ 8.2.1 Director: has the overall artistic vision; interprets the script, casts (1) and guides/rehearses the actors and co-ordinates the whole production ✓ 8.2.2 Stage manager: organises rehearsals and runs the show backstage (1) during performances, e.g. gives cues, manages the crew, props and scene changes ✓ 8.2.3 Lighting designer: plans the lighting to light the actors and create (1) mood, time and place/focus ✓ 8.2.4 Costume designer: designs/chooses the clothes that show the (1) characters’ personality, status, period and setting ✓ 8.3 Sound effects (e.g. rain, footsteps, traffic) ✓ (2 x 1) (2) Music ✓ The actors’ voices: tone, pace, volume, accent and emotion ✓ Narration/a narrator who describes the scene ✓ Silence/pauses ✓ Dialogue that describes the setting ✓ [ANY TWO] 8.4 They educate viewers about social issues, e.g. HIV/AIDS, abuse, (2 x 1) (2) crime, substance abuse ✓ They entertain and give people pleasure/relaxation ✓ They create jobs for actors, writers, crew and other artists ✓ They promote South African languages, cultures and stories/unity ✓ They show role models and encourage discussion in families ✓ [ANY TWO] 8.5 The specific group of people for whom a production is created/who (1) the production aims to reach, e.g. teenagers, young children ✓ [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Creative Arts 8 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 9 9.1 The conflict is between Lerato and Nandi ✓: Nandi posted/shared (2) an embarrassing photo of Lerato crying on a group chat and mocks her, while Lerato is hurt and demands that it be deleted (cyberbullying) ✓ Also accept: Sipho’s inner conflict about whether to stand up to Nandi. 9.2 Dialogue ✓ – more than one character speaks/the characters talk (2) to each other ✓ 9.3 Quotation of any stage direction, e.g. “(shrugging)”, “(turning slowly, (2) her voice shaking)”, “Lights fade” ✓ Purpose: tells actors how to move/speak/feel, and the director and crew about the setting, entrances, lighting, etc. ✓ 9.4 Voice: firm, strong, loud (projected) and slow/clear, with a pause (2) between “Delete it” and “Now”; angry but controlled tone ✓ Body: stand tall, step forward towards Nandi, eye contact, pointing at the phone/holding out a hand, tense face ✓ 9.5 School bag/backpack ✓ (1) Locker ✓ Books ✓ Lunch box ✓ Accept any suitable, realistic prop. [ANY ONE] 9.6 Teenagers/learners at high school (Grade 8–12)/parents and (1) teachers ✓ [10] TOTAL SECTION B: 50 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Creative Arts 9 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines SECTION C: MUSIC QUESTION 10 10.1 C ✓ 10.2 B ✓ 10.3 A ✓ 10.4 D ✓ 10.5 A ✓ 10.6 B ✓ 10.7 C ✓ 10.8 C ✓ 10.9 B ✓ 10.10 A ✓ 10.7: one minim = 2 crotchets = 4 quavers. (10 x 1) [10] QUESTION 11 11.1 D ✓ 11.2 E ✓ 11.3 A ✓ 11.4 B ✓ 11.5 F ✓ C (reggae) is the extra option. (5 x 1) [5] QUESTION 12 12.1 G major ✓ (1) 12.2 3 beats in every bar ✓ (2) each beat is a crotchet (quarter note) ✓ 12.3 Dotted minim ✓ (2) 3 beats ✓ 12.4 (a) F sharp (F♯) ✓ (2 x 1) (2) (b) C ✓ Do not accept F alone for (a). 12.5.1 Moderato: at a moderate speed (not too fast, not too slow) ✓ (1) 12.5.2 rit.: gradually getting slower ✓ (1) 12.6 Bar 1: d m s (3) Bar 5: l, t, d ½ mark for each correct note (6 x ½). Do not penalise if the low-octave commas on l and t are left out. [12] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 Creative Arts 10 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 13 (ANNEXURE A) 13.1 (a) D major: F♯ and C♯, in the correct order and positions ✓ (3 x 1) (3) (b) F major: B♭ on the second line from the BOTTOM of the bass staff (B) ✓ (c) B♭ major: B♭ and E♭, in the correct order and positions ✓ ♯ 𝄞 ♯ 𝄢♭ 𝄞 ♭♭ (a) D major (b) F major (c) B♭ major 13.2 Correct notes F G A B♭ C D E F ascending, as semibreves ✓✓ (1 (4) mark if one note is wrong/missing) B♭ accidental written before the B ✓ Both semitones (A–B♭ and E–F) marked with slurs ✓ If only the flat is missing, award the 2 note marks and withhold only the accidental mark (do not penalise the same error twice). 𝄞 ♭ 13.3 (a) D – F♯ – A (with sharp or key signature) ✓ (2 x 1) (2) (b) C – E – G in the bass clef ✓ Accept the correct triad in any octave. 𝄞 ♯ 𝄢 (a) Tonic triad of D major (b) Dominant triad of F major 13.4 (a) Major 3rd ✓ (4 x 1) (4) (b) Perfect 5th ✓ (c) Major 6th ✓ (d) Perfect 4th ✓ ½ for the number and ½ for the quality. 𝄞 (a) (b) (c) (d) Major 3rd Perfect 5th Major 6th Perfect 4th [13] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 Creative Arts 11 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 14 14.1 Amapiano ✓ (1) 14.2 Piano/keyboard ✓ (2) Keyboard family (also accept: string/percussion family, chordophone) ✓ 14.3 Money paid to the composer/songwriter/owner of a song ✓ every (2) time the song is played, performed, streamed, broadcast or sold ✓ 14.4 Songwriter ✓ (2 x 1) (2) Music producer ✓ DJ ✓ Sound engineer ✓ Manager ✓ Music teacher ✓ [ANY TWO] 14.5 Musicians lose income/royalties because people use illegal copies (2) instead of buying or legally streaming the music ✓ They cannot pay their band, studio and staff/may have to stop making music; it discourages creativity ✓ 14.6 It helps them to learn new music quickly/play with other (1) musicians/write down and protect their own compositions/understand music better ✓ Accept any relevant, motivated opinion. [10] TOTAL SECTION C: 50 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 Creative Arts 12 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines SECTION D: VISUAL ARTS QUESTION 15 15.1 B ✓ 15.2 A ✓ 15.3 B ✓ 15.4 C ✓ 15.5 B ✓ 15.6 C ✓ 15.7 C ✓ 15.8 C ✓ 15.9 B ✓ 15.10 A ✓ (10 x 1) [10] QUESTION 16 16.1 C ✓ 16.2 A ✓ 16.3 D ✓ 16.4 B ✓ 16.5 E ✓ F (portrait) is the extra option. (5 x 1) [5] QUESTION 17 17.1 One-point (linear) perspective ✓ (1) 17.2 Horizon line: the line where the land/sky meet; it is at the viewer’s (2) eye level ✓ Vanishing point: the point on the horizon line where parallel lines (e.g. the edges of the road) seem to meet/disappear ✓ 17.3 Foreground: tree, fence post, front of the road/road markings, first (3) telephone pole, first house ✓ Middle ground: houses, telephone poles, fence, road ✓ Background: hills/mountains, horizon, sky, sun, cloud, distant houses ✓ Any ONE correct object for each ground; do not award the same object twice. 17.4 The road edges, fence rails, telephone wire and roof lines of the (2) houses are diagonal lines that converge (meet) at the vanishing point ✓ Objects drawn with thick, dark lines in front and thinner, lighter lines further back; the poles/fence posts become shorter and closer together as they recede ✓ Objects/houses get smaller and closer together towards the horizon ✓ [ANY TWO] 17.5 Asymmetrical (informal) balance ✓ (2) The two sides are different: the large tree/fence on the left balances the many houses and poles on the right; the vanishing point is not in the centre ✓ 17.6 The vanishing point where the road meets the horizon/the distant (2) end of the road ✓ All the converging lines (road, fence, telephone wire, roof lines) lead the eye to that point ✓ 17.7 Hatching (parallel lines) ✓ (1) Also accept: line shading. Cross-hatching is used on the tree trunk. 17.8 A warm colour scheme (reds, oranges, yellows) ✓ (2) Warm colours suggest heat, the sun and a hot, dry atmosphere ✓ Also accept: analogous scheme of warm colours, with motivation. [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 Creative Arts 13 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 18 (ANNEXURE B) 18.1 Use the rubric below. Award marks for the learner’s own creative (8) ideas; neatness and planning count more than drawing talent. Criterion 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks Lettering Full name KASI Name incomplete or No name/lettering CREATIVES lettering untidy/difficult FESTIVAL 2027; clear, to read legible, well-chosen font that suits a youth arts festival Symbol and Simple, original symbol Symbol present but No symbol originality that clearly represents unclear or copied (e.g. creativity/the arts an existing brand) Composition and Text and symbol well Some arrangement, Poorly use of space arranged, balanced; but crowded or planned/elements positive and negative unbalanced scattered space used effectively Colour/tone and Maximum three Colour/tone used, but Very untidy/unfinished neatness colours/tones used untidy or more than effectively; neat, clean, three colours well finished 18.2 Explains the meaning of the symbol (e.g. a paintbrush that turns (2) into a microphone shows that all the art forms are joined) ✓ Explains the colour choice (e.g. bright warm colours to show energy and youthfulness) ✓ [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 Creative Arts 14 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines QUESTION 19 19.1 Bottle tops ✓ (2 x 1) (2) Telephone wire ✓ Plastic bottles ✓ Driftwood ✓ Steel wire ✓ [ANY TWO] 19.2 Ordinary objects that were thrown away/found by the artist and (1) used (recycled) in an artwork ✓ 19.3 A maquette is a small model used to plan/test the design, size and (2) proportions before working on a large scale, so that mistakes can be corrected early ✓ An armature is a strong frame/skeleton that holds up and supports the shape of the large sculpture so that it does not collapse ✓ 19.4 Environment: it reuses waste/bottle tops that could have polluted (2) the ocean ✓ Community: it creates awareness of plastic pollution/makes people think, beautifies a public space, and her teaching creates income for young people ✓ 19.5 Craft is mainly functional/useful (e.g. baskets, bowls) and often (2) made to sell, using traditional skills ✓; fine art is mainly made to express ideas, feelings or a message/to be looked at ✓ 19.6 Painter, illustrator, graphic designer, art teacher, photographer, (1) curator, fashion designer, architect, art critic, cartoonist, animator, ceramicist ✓ [ANY ONE] [10] TOTAL SECTION D: 50 GRAND TOTAL (TWO SECTIONS): 100 Copyright reserved ## Related documents - [CREAT ARTS GR9 QP NOV2016 ENG FINAL](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/creat-arts-gr9-qp-nov2016-eng-final/3ed9ede9-ce81-45ff-a33d-d0ed3f57bbd5) — Creative Arts · QP · 2016 · Eng - [CREAT ARTS GR9 QP NOV2014 AFR](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/creat-arts-gr9-qp-nov2014-afr/3e7ed343-e572-4d0d-8e0e-c5a13db92395) — Creative Arts · QP · 2014 · Afr - [CREAT ARTS GR9 QP NOV2014 ENG](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/creat-arts-gr9-qp-nov2014-eng/e38bf4cb-c5b4-4220-bd3b-58aa186ab095) — Creative Arts · QP · 2014 · Eng ## Collection - [Grade 9 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-9/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. 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