# English HL Grade 9 ANA Exemplars 2012 Memo > Grade 9 English HL memorandum from the ANA Exemplars 2012, 6 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, question paper linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-2012-ana-exemplars-memorandum-english/ff430803-2bb5-437c-92ff-877197bab402 - Updated: 2026-10-29 - Subject: English HL - Grade: Grade 9 - Language: English - Document type: Memorandum - Year: 2012 - Exam period: ANA Exemplars - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 6 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 9](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9) › [English HL](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9/english-hl) › [English HL Grade 9 ANA Exemplars 2012 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-2012-ana-exemplars-memorandum-english/ff430803-2bb5-437c-92ff-877197bab402) ## About this document English Hl · Grade 9 · ANA Exemplars · 2012 · English. Memorandum, 6 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 ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GRADE 9 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 2012 EXEMPLAR TEST MEMORANDUM ### Page 2 ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2012 GRADE 9 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE EXEMPLAR TEST MEMORANDUM QUESTION MARKS EXPECTED ANSWERS TOTAL 1. A – The man felt uncomfortable and intimidated. 1 1 2.1 B – They only want to get something from the man. 1 2 2.2 B – She was forced to do grown-up things. 1 3 C – The old woman's village 1 1 4.1 C – The man’s fear of the woman telling the border police about him. 1 2 4.2 B – The man's fear of the women calling the border police. 1 5.1 C – The man's view of the situation 1 2 5.2 B – It gives insight into the man's mind. 1 6. She is desperate for money. Paragraph 5 says that there is money to be made from revealing information to the border police (‘There was good money in it.'). 2 2 7. If he had revealed his true feelings of disgust/dislike towards the old woman, he would have made her angry and uncooperative. OR If he showed dislike/disgust towards her, it would have upset her/made her dislike him. She might then report him to the border police. 2 2 8.1 Metaphor. It is based on the comparison of vultures trying to get everything out of a carcass, just like the two women are trying to get the most out of the situation with the young man. 2 3 8.2 A hag is an ugly, malicious and vindictive old woman, which tells you exactly how the man saw the old woman, therefore it is very effective. 1 9. Madam/Ma’am/Mama/Ma 1 1 10. See assessment rubric in Addendum A. 12 12 11.1 B – The influx of holidaymakers to Durban 1 2 11.2 C – Rubbish bins will be provided. 1 1 ### Page 3 12. Yes. ‘newly-purchased e-bikes’ ‘additional recycling bins have been placed around the city’ (Do not award marks if the answer is ‘Yes’ but the supporting quotes are absent.) 2 2 13. The writer has a positive view of Durban. The article promotes Durban as a holiday destination. 2 2 14. The helpers employed by the municipality to assist tourists are compared to 'buddies' (friends). The image portrays these helpers as friendly to visitors – which is the intention of the image. 2 2 15. No. Only claims are made for the increased bookings. No figures are given to prove the claim. OR 2 2 No. Only opinions are given. No exact figures are given to support the opinion. 16.1 C – Electric bicycles 1 1 16.2 D – Metropolitan 1 1 17.1 Conference. OR Any other suitable word within the context. 1 1 17.2 fun; pleasurable; enjoyable; entertaining 1 1 18. To cope with lost children, the following measure has been put in place: identification wristbands for children. (1 mark for the 2 2 comma. 1 mark for the colon.) 19. See assessment rubric in Addendum B. 6 6 20. See assessment rubric in Addendum C. 10 10 TOTAL 60 2 ### Page 4 Addendum A: Assessment rubric for letter writing (Question 10) Assessment Criteria MARKS: 12 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Originality of ideas  Thoughts clearly and  Explanation fairly clear,  Explanations not  Clarity lacking. logically articulated. though not adequate.  No encouraging  Many original, creative comprehensive.  Few, mundane ideas given. ideas.  Some original ideas ideas.  No evidence of  Realistic descriptions. and  Limited descriptive descriptive ability. descriptions. ability. 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Use of informal  Correct use of informal  Adequate use of  Register not  Informal register register; voice of the register, style and informal considered. not used. writer (style); format format. register.  Limited knowledge of  No knowledge  Language, salutation  Adequate knowledge of format. of format. and conclusion are format.  Language used is  Incoherent informal.  Language is generally often inappropriate. sentences. informal. 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Vocabulary,  Wide range of  Adequate range of  Limited vocabulary;  Severely limited grammar and vocabulary; evidence of vocabulary. little evidence of in language usage figurative and/or  Some evidence of idiomatic use of respect of idiomatic use of idiomatic use language. grammatical language. of language.  Many errors in usage, sentence  Only minor errors in  Some errors in spelling, spelling, sentence structure, spelling spelling. sentence structure and structure and and vocabulary.  Sentence structure grammatical usage. grammatical usage. and grammatical usage 3 ### Page 5 virtually flawless. Addendum B: Assessment rubric for paragraph writing (Question 19) MARKS: 12 ÷ 2 = 6 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Planning, coherence,  Thorough planning.  Planning evident.  Some evidence of  No evidence of planning; introductory Effective Introduction and planning, ineffective no introductory sentence, sentences/concluding introduction and conclusion introduction; weak no conclusion; no topical sentences/sentence structure, conclusion. adequate for task. conclusion; little unity; very flawed use of connectors  Effective and  Correct sentence topical unity within sentence structure; vitally correct sentence structure. sentences. no connectors used. structure.  Logical connectors  Some errors in  Logical and used between sentence structure. effective connectors sentences.  Few connectors used between between sentences. sentences. 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Originality in handling topic  Handling of topic  Handling of topic  Some attempt at  No originality. Muddled shows originality. shows some originality but topic handling of topic. originality. generally handled in mundane way. 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Original and imaginative use of  Excellent use of  Wide range of  Adequate vocabulary;  Limited vocabulary; vocabulary, figurative language. vocabulary; correct vocabulary; few some errors in errors in language, Use of spelling, punctuation spelling and errors in language language usage, spelling and punctuation. punctuation; mainly usage, spelling spelling and 4 ### Page 6 correct language and punctuation. punctuation. usage.  Figurative  Effective use of language used. figurative language. Addendum C: Assessment rubric for newspaper report (Question 20) Assessment Criteria MARKS: 10 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 5-4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Format and  Total adherence to  Good adherence to  Partial adherence to  Limited or no structure. format and structure. format and structure. format and structure. adherence to format Appropriate length  Correct length.  Appropriate length.  Inappropriate length. and structure.  Too long or too short. 5-4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark Register, spelling,  Fully appropriate  Appropriate register.  Partially appropriate Inappropriate punctuation. register.  Complete sentences. register. register. Use of language  Clear and lucid use of  Mostly correct use of  Incomplete  Incoherent language with few grammar, punctuation sentences. sentences. errors. and spelling.  A number of  Weak spelling, grammatical, spelling grammar and and punctuation punctuation. errors. 5 ## Related documents - [Grade 9 English HL](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-2012-ana-exemplars-question-paper-english/dd1f5cce-cbb3-4b03-8c63-12b2b0e990a4) — English HL · QP · 2012 · Eng - [Grade 9 English HL Memo Deaf](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-memo-deaf/50343b8d-c0bf-43a3-af80-ab713598966b) — English HL · Memo · 2012 · Eng - [Grade 9 English Home Language Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-home-language-memo/774d67e0-9757-427c-9c0c-f2734e593ee5) — English HL · Memo · 2014 · Eng - [2013+Grade+9+English+HL Exemplar+Memorandum](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2013-grade-9-english-hl-exemplar-memorandum/4aa28692-1e55-49ea-a739-4c6a534cac5a) — English HL · Memo · 2013 · Eng - [English HL Grade 9 2012](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/english-hl-grade-9-2012/d53ec9ad-a5d8-4004-8c92-bc4fd29a2582) — English HL · QP · 2012 · Eng - [Grade 9 English Home Language](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-home-language/773bfabd-891a-4baf-82bc-4e5caf778088) — English HL · QP · 2014 · Eng ## More from Grade 9 English HL - [CAPS SP HL ENGLISH GR 7-9 web](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/caps-sp-hl-english-gr-7-9-web/f39488af-d56d-404c-ad04-c1db6ba17825) — CAPS · Eng - [Grade 9 English HL P1 November 2026 Mock](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-2026-november-mock-exam-question-paper-paper-1-english/6e61fae2-c808-4d8c-af89-352f567f239d) — QP · 2026 · Eng - [Grade 9 English HL P2 November 2026 Mock](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-2026-november-mock-exam-question-paper-paper-2-english/c049663f-536d-412d-a51d-bdcf1589c6f2) — QP · 2026 · Eng - [English HL Test](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/english-hl-test/245a955b-6776-4851-981b-a1d2faca378f) — QP · 2023 · Eng - [Grade 9 English HL Test](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-9-english-hl-test/9ef49829-0c7d-46b9-9459-b8ee378b3b96) — QP · 2022 · Eng - [Gr9 ENG (FAL) 2020 Exemplars Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr9-eng-fal-2020-exemplars-question-paper/9037bb49-1d37-44c8-978c-1ffd63a67645) — QP · 2020 · 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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