Life Orientation Grade 9 Paper 1 November Mock 2026 Memo

Copyright reserved Please turn over Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 9 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM SENIOR PHASE END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION GRADE 9 LIFE ORIENTATION NOVEMBER 2026 (MOCK) MARKING GUIDELINES MARKS: 70 These marking guidelines consist of 10 pages.

Life Orientation 2 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NOTES TO MARKERS • These marking guidelines are not exhaustive. Accept any other relevant, correct answer that shows understanding, and use professional judgement. Learners’ own examples from their communities are acceptable. • Each ✓represents ONE mark. • Where a set number of answers is asked for (e.g. TWO), mark only the FIRST answers given, up to that number. • (2 x 2) items: ONE mark for stating a relevant point and ONE mark for explaining it, giving an example or showing the effect. A point that is only stated earns ONE mark. • SECTIONS B and C must be answered in full sentences; SECTION C in paragraphs. Do not award the explanation mark for single words or lists. Answers in SECTION C written in point form: award a maximum of HALF the marks for that bullet. • SECTION C: if a candidate answered all THREE questions, mark only the first TWO questions answered. • Do not award marks for repeated points or penalise the same error twice. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 3 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION A QUESTION 1 1.1 1.1.1 B ✓ 1.1.2 A ✓ 1.1.3 C ✓ 1.1.4 D ✓ 1.1.5 D ✓ 1.1.6 B ✓ 1.1.7 C ✓ 1.1.8 B ✓ 1.1.9 C ✓ 1.1.10 B ✓ (10 x 1) (10) 1.2 1.2.1 symptoms ✓ 1.2.2 abstinence ✓ 1.2.3 condom ✓ 1.2.4 tested ✓ 1.2.5 clinic ✓ Spelling errors are accepted if the word is recognisable. (5 x 1) (5) 1.3 1.3.1 C ✓ 1.3.2 F ✓ 1.3.3 A ✓ 1.3.4 B ✓ 1.3.5 D ✓ E (internship) is the extra option. (5 x 1) (5) 1.4 1.4.1 True ✓ 1.4.2 True ✓ 1.4.3 False ✓ 1.4.4 False ✓ 1.4.5 True ✓ (5 x 1) (5) [25] TOTAL SECTION A: 25 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 4 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION B QUESTION 2 2.1 Pressure from her boyfriend/partner (Kgosi), e.g. emotional blackmail: “If you really loved me …”, ignoring her messages ✓ Peer pressure from her friends, who tease her and say everybody is doing it ✓ Pressure from within herself: fear of losing Kgosi/wanting to fit in ✓ [ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2) 2.2 Unplanned/teenage pregnancy ✓ Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), e.g. syphilis, gonorrhoea, herpes ✓ HIV infection/AIDS ✓ Emotional problems, e.g. guilt, regret, low self-esteem, depression ✓ Dropping out of school/poor school performance ✓ Damaged reputation/broken relationships with family ✓ [ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2) 2.3 She may have to leave school to care for the baby ✓, so she may not pass matric with the subjects/marks needed to study nursing ✓ Caring for a baby takes time and money ✓, so she may not be able to afford or attend further studies ✓ Stress and responsibility may cause her marks to drop ✓, so she will not meet the entrance requirements ✓ [ANY ONE explained] (1 x 2) (2) 2.4 Abstinence: choosing not to have sex/delaying sex (e.g. until one is older/married) ✓ Reason (any ONE): it is the only 100% sure way to avoid pregnancy, STIs and HIV; she is not emotionally ready; it protects her goal of becoming a nurse; it keeps to her own values ✓ (1 + 1) (2) 2.5 Say “No” firmly and clearly, using an “I”-statement, e.g. “I am not ready and I will not change my mind” ✓ Explain her values/goals calmly and tell him that a partner who loves her will respect her decision ✓ Suggest other ways to spend time together/avoid being alone with him in risky situations ✓ Walk away from/end the relationship if he keeps pressuring her ✓ Tell a trusted adult (parent, teacher, counsellor) about the pressure and ask for support ✓ Keep eye contact and a confident body language, without shouting or insulting him ✓ [ANY TWO] Do not accept passive or aggressive responses. (2 x 1) (2) [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 5 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 QUESTION 3 3.1 Stay at school and study towards the National Senior Certificate (NSC) in Grades 10–12 ✓ Enrol at a TVET college for the NC(V) ✓ Do an occupational/skills programme or learnership/apprenticeship (e.g. at an artisan training centre) ✓ [ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2) 3.2 The NSC is a general academic qualification obtained at school (Grades 10–12) ✓, while the NC(V) is a practical, career-focused (vocational) qualification obtained at a TVET college ✓ The NSC prepares learners for many different further study options ✓, while the NC(V) prepares students for a specific field of work, e.g. engineering/motor mechanics ✓ NSC learners study four fundamental and three elective school subjects ✓, while NC(V) students study three fundamental subjects and four vocational subjects with workplace-based practical work ✓ [ANY ONE difference – both sides needed for 2 marks] (1 x 2) (2) 3.3 His interests (e.g. working with his hands/cars) ✓ His abilities/strengths and marks in subjects (e.g. Technology, Mathematics) ✓ The career he wants to follow and its subject requirements (e.g. Mathematics/Technical Mathematics for motor mechanics) ✓ His personality/values ✓ Subjects offered at his school ✓ Admission requirements of further-study institutions ✓ Do not accept: choosing subjects because friends take them. [ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2) 3.4 A bursary is money given for studies that does not have to be paid back in cash (it may have conditions, e.g. working for the sponsor/passing) ✓, while a study loan must be paid back with interest after studying ✓ (1 x 2) (2) 3.5 Speak to/job-shadow a qualified mechanic, e.g. his uncle or a local workshop ✓ Ask the LO teacher/school counsellor for career information ✓ Visit career exhibitions/open days at TVET colleges ✓ Search reliable websites, e.g. career portals, TVET college or motor company websites ✓ Read career guides/brochures/newspapers ✓ [ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2) [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 6 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 QUESTION 4 4.1 Love/compassion for others ✓ Respect for all people/human dignity ✓ Forgiveness ✓ Tolerance/acceptance of others ✓ Non-violence/peace-making ✓ Treating others the way you want to be treated (“golden rule”) ✓ Caring for/helping the poor and needy; justice; honesty; ubuntu ✓ [ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2) 4.2 They collected food parcels for the families who had lost their shops ✓ Also accept: they shared a meal with everybody at the soccer day. [ANY ONE] (1 x 1) (1) 4.3 People learn to accept and value one another’s beliefs ✓, which reduces conflict/prejudice and helps them to live and work together peacefully as one nation ✓ People of different religions can work together on community projects ✓, which builds trust and social cohesion ✓ It protects every person’s constitutional right to freedom of religion ✓, so that nobody feels excluded or discriminated against ✓ [ANY ONE explained] (1 x 2) (2) [5] TOTAL SECTION B: 25 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 7 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION C QUESTION 5: VIOLENCE AT SCHOOL Bullet 1 Violence: the use of physical force, threats or power that harms or is likely to harm/injure another person (physically, emotionally or psychologically) ✓ Example (any ONE from the extract): fighting after school; slapping/kicking a learner; carrying knives to threaten others; gang recruitment/intimidation; sharing a video of an assault (cyberbullying) ✓ (1 + 1) (2) Bullet 2 Safety: learners can be injured or killed, e.g. by knives or gang members ✓, so they feel unsafe and afraid at school ✓ Learners may be recruited into gangs ✓, which exposes them to crime, drugs and more violence ✓ Learning: learners who are afraid stay away from school (absenteeism) ✓, so they miss work and their marks drop ✓ Fear and trauma make it difficult to concentrate ✓, which leads to poor performance/dropping out ✓ Teaching time is lost when fights must be dealt with ✓, so the whole class falls behind ✓ [ANY TWO – at least ONE effect on safety and ONE on learning] (2 x 2) (4) Bullet 3 Report violence and weapons anonymously to teachers/a safety committee ✓, so that problems are dealt with before someone gets hurt ✓ The school and SGB can enforce a code of conduct with searches for weapons and access control at the gate ✓, which keeps gang members and weapons out ✓ Start peer mediation/conflict-resolution programmes and anti-bullying campaigns ✓, so that learners learn to solve conflict without fighting ✓ Work with the police, e.g. Adopt-a-Cop/patrols at the gate after school ✓, so learners can go home safely ✓ Offer safe after-school activities (sport, clubs) ✓, which keeps learners away from gangs ✓ [ANY ONE explained] (1 x 2) (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 8 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Bullet 4 ONE mark for the source of help and ONE mark for how it helps. School counsellor/social worker ✓, who can give counselling and refer the learner for further support ✓ Teacher/principal ✓, who can take disciplinary steps and make the school safer for the learner ✓ The police (SAPS) ✓, who can open a case and protect the learner from the attacker ✓ Childline (116) ✓, a free, confidential helpline that gives advice and counselling ✓ Parents/guardians ✓, who can support the learner and report the matter to the school or police ✓ A clinic/hospital ✓, which can treat injuries and refer the learner for counselling ✓ [ANY ONE] (1 x 2) (2) [10] QUESTION 6: COPING WITH LOSS AND DEPRESSION Bullet 1 Grief: the deep sadness/emotional pain and other feelings experienced after a loss, especially the death of a loved one ✓ Normal reaction (any ONE): crying; shock/disbelief/denial; anger; guilt; feeling lonely; loss of appetite or sleep for a short time; bargaining; slowly accepting the loss ✓ (1 + 1) (2) Bullet 2 She withdraws from people/hardly speaks to anyone ✓; months after the death she is isolating herself, which is not part of normal, slowly improving grief ✓ She has lost interest in netball/activities she enjoyed ✓, a typical sign of depression ✓ Her sleeping and eating patterns have changed (sleeps all afternoon, skips meals) ✓, which shows that the problem is affecting her health ✓ Her marks have dropped in every subject ✓, showing she cannot concentrate/function normally ✓ She says “Nothing matters anymore” ✓, which shows hopelessness and could be a warning sign of suicidal thoughts that needs urgent attention ✓ The symptoms have lasted for three months and are getting worse, not better ✓, while normal grief slowly becomes easier to cope with ✓ [ANY TWO] (2 x 2) (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Life Orientation 9 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Bullet 3 Talk about her feelings to someone she trusts, e.g. a family member, friend or teacher ✓, so that she does not carry her pain alone ✓ Keep a routine: eat healthy meals and get enough (but not too much) sleep ✓, which helps her body and mood to recover ✓ Go back to netball/exercise regularly ✓, as exercise releases endorphins that lift the mood ✓ Remember her grandmother in a positive way, e.g. write a letter, keep a journal or memory box ✓, which helps her to express and accept the loss ✓ Avoid alcohol/drugs as a way to cope ✓, because they make depression worse ✓ [ANY ONE explained] (1 x 2) (2) Bullet 4 ONE mark for the source of help and ONE mark for how it helps. School counsellor ✓, who can give her counselling and refer her for further help ✓ Psychologist/social worker ✓, who can assess and treat her depression through therapy ✓ Doctor/clinic ✓, who can check her health and, if needed, treat her depression or refer her ✓ SADAG (South African Depression and Anxiety Group) ✓, which offers free, confidential telephone counselling and referrals ✓ Childline (116) ✓, a free helpline where trained counsellors listen and give advice ✓ [ANY ONE] (1 x 2) (2) [10] QUESTION 7: ETHICS IN SPORT Bullet 1 Sport ethics: the moral principles/rules of right and wrong behaviour that guide players, coaches, officials and spectators in sport ✓ Fair play (any ONE example): shaking hands with opponents; accepting the referee’s decision; helping an injured opponent; playing within the rules; not cheating; respecting the other team ✓ (1 + 1) (2) Bullet 2 Doping: it gives the player an unfair advantage over players who compete honestly ✓; it damages the player’s health and breaks the rules of the sport ✓ Age-cheating: older, stronger players compete against younger players ✓, which is unfair, can cause injuries and takes opportunities away from honest players ✓ Both doping AND age-cheating must be discussed for full marks. (2 x 2) (4) Copyright reserved

Life Orientation 10 Senior Phase – Marking Guidelines Hlayiso/Mock 2026 Bullet 3 Draw up a code of conduct for players and spectators, with clear consequences (e.g. bans) ✓, so everybody knows what behaviour is expected ✓ Educate players about the dangers of banned substances/drug testing ✓, so that they make informed, healthy choices ✓ Check birth certificates/ID documents before tournaments ✓, which prevents age-cheating ✓ Coaches and teachers must be good role models who value effort and fair play above winning ✓, so learners copy this behaviour ✓ Reward fair play, e.g. a fair-play trophy or certificates ✓, which motivates good behaviour ✓ Appoint marshals/security and ban spectators who become violent ✓, which protects referees and players ✓ [ANY TWO – at least ONE way aimed at players and ONE aimed at spectators; if both ways cover only one group, max 2 marks] (2 x 2) (4) [10] TOTAL SECTION C: 20 GRAND TOTAL: 70 Copyright reserved