gauteng.gov.za Grade 06 Provincial Exam English Question Paper 2018 : Department Of Education

Organisation : Gauteng Department Of Education
Exam : Grade 06 Provincial Exam – June 2018
Document Type : Question Paper
Subject : English
Category : Grade 06
Year : 2018
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Gauteng Grade 06 Provincial Exam English Question Paper

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Grade 06 Provincial Exam – June 2018 – Question Papers

English First Additional Language

Instructions

Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided in the question paper Practice exercises Circle the correct answer.

1 Which one of the following is not a sport?
A Learning
B Netball
C Rugby
D Cricket
You answered correctly if you circled the letter A .

2 Which word is the verb in the following sentence? Write the word on the line. The girl is eating her food. You answered correctly if you only wrote “eating” on the line.

3 Give a reason why exercising is important for kids. You should have written a full sentence in the space provided similar to the answer below: Exercising is important for a healthy body and mind.

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Section A – Comprehension

Read the information text below and answer questions 1 – 9.
1 Who is invited to the party? (1)
2 When will the party take place? (1)
3 Where will the party take place? (1)
4 Who is the party for?
5 What occasion will be celebrated?
6 How many candles will be on the cake at the party? (1)
7 What word rhymes with the word ‘tell’? (1)
8 Who do you think Mrs Mahlangu is? (1)
9 If you attend this party, what character will you dress up as? Give a reason for your answer.

Read the following story and answer questions 10 – 22.
1 Sally searched her room from top to bottom. She pulled out the drawers in her cupboard and emptied them. She cleaned her bookshelves and looked behind the books. She took her suitcase down from the top of the cupboard and peered hopefully into it. Then she thought she’d give it a break and look again another day. She had lost her little camera. She couldn’t find it anywhere. She thought she’d last had it on holiday in the mountains and couldn’t remember seeing it since the family had returned.

10 Circle the correct letter of your answer.
What is the best title for this story? The …
A stolen camera.
B holiday camera.
C lost camera.
D revolting camera. (1)

11 Circle the correct letter of your answer.
Who is the main character in the story? (1)
12 Circle the correct letter of your answer. Where does this story take place? In her …
A drawers.
B bedroom.
C boots.
D cupboard. (1)

13 Circle the correct letter of your answer.
Where did Sally find her camera? In the …
A cupboard.
B drawer.
C bookshelf.
D boot. (1)

14 Circle the correct letter of your answer.
The story is about …
A taking photographs.
B keeping a secret.
C searching for a camera.
D treasuring a camera.(1)

15 Explain why Sally did not tell anyone about the lost camera. What would have happened if she had told them? (2)
16 What did Sally mean when she said that she cleaned her room from ‘top to bottom’? (1)
17 If you had lost a valuable item your parents had given you, would you tell them about it? Give a reason for your answer.
18 Find one word from the text (paragraph 1) that means the same (synonym) as: looked (1)
19 Find one word from the text (paragraph 2) that is opposite (antonym) in meaning to: found (1)
20 Why did Tim buy the camera for Sally?

Section B – Language In Context

Questions 23 – 34 :
23 Write the correct preposition in the space provided.
Tim wanted her to take a photo ___________ him posing. (1)

24 Rewrite the following sentence in the Simple Present Tense.
She cleaned her bookshelf. (1)

25 Rewrite the following sentence in the simple past tense.
She tells her brother about the camera. (1)

26 Underline the verb that agrees with the subject.
Sally (is / are) afraid to tell her parents about the camera. (1)

27 Rewrite the singular form of the underlined word.
She cleaned her bookshelves. (1)

28 Rewrite the plural form of the underlined word.
The family went on holiday. (1)

29 Rewrite the following sentence using the correct punctuation.
she had last seen her glasses boots and camera while holidaying in mpumalanga (4)

30 Complete the degree of comparison in the following sentence. She had a small camera, her father had a ___________camera and Tim had the smallest one.

Functions of Gauteng Department of Education (GDE)

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is a provincial government department in South Africa that is responsible for the administration, regulation, and oversight of the education system in the Gauteng province. Some of the key functions and responsibilities of the Gauteng Department of Education include:

Basic Education:
The GDE is responsible for ensuring access to quality basic education for all learners in Gauteng, from early childhood development (ECD) to Grade 12. This includes the provision of curriculum, learning materials, and support services to schools, as well as monitoring and evaluation of educational outcomes.

School Governance and Management:
The GDE provides support and guidance to schools in Gauteng in terms of governance, management, and administration. This includes the development of policies, regulations, and guidelines for school governance, as well as the training and development of school governing bodies, principals, and educators.

Learner Admission and Placement:
The GDE manages the process of learner admission and placement in Gauteng schools, ensuring that learners are placed in schools according to relevant policies and regulations, and that their right to access quality education is protected.