MARKS

ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2013

GRADE 5 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE
TEST

MARKS: 60

TIME: 1½ HOURS

PROVINCE _____________________________________________________________________________

REGION _______________________________________________________________________________

DISTRICT _____________________________________________________________________________

SCHOOL NAME _______________________________________________________________________

EMIS NUMBER (9 digits)

CLASS (e.g. 5A) _______________________________________________________________________

SURNAME ____________________________________________________________________________

NAME _________________________________________________________________________________

GENDER (✓) BOY GIRL

DATE OF BIRTH C C Y Y M M D D

This test consists of 13 pages, excluding the cover page.

Instructions to the learner

1. Read all the instructions carefully.

2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

3. The teacher will lead you through the practice exercises before you start the test.

4. The test duration is 1½ hours.

5. Write neatly and legibly.

Practice exercise

1. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

Where does the sun rise?

A west

B east

C north

D south

You have answered the question correctly if you have circled the letter B.

The test starts on the next page.

Grade 5 English HL Test 1

SECTION A: COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below carefully and then answer questions 1–7.

The Rooster and the Dragon

I am sure you have all heard the birds singing in the early morning before the sun
rises. Almost all of these songs are sweet and tuneful. But one bird, the rooster,
makes a loud and harsh sound. The ear-splitting noise sounds as if the rooster is
angry. He is very angry, because he was cheated by the dragon. Long, long ago,
roosters also sang beautiful songs. They were happy birds because they had
magnificent feathers of many rich colours and fine horns. These horns were on the
sides of their heads.

One day a dragon flew over a farmyard and saw a beautiful rooster. He was very
jealous of the rooster’s horns. He thought that he needed a pair of good horns to make
him handsome.

“Lend me your horns,” said the dragon. “I am off to pay my respects to the dragon
gods, and I must look my best. Horns are just what I need.”

“How will I know you will bring back my horns?” asked the rooster. “You can trust me,”
said the dragon. “I’ll show you my witness.” “Yes, you can trust him”, said a little worm
that was standing nearby.

And so the dragon took the rooster’s horns. He never came back. Never! The rooster
was furious. The next morning he got up early. He poked about in the yard until he
found the worm and swallowed him whole. Then he started shouting, “Cock-a-doodle-
doo, I’m coming to get you!”

It was hopeless. The rooster has not given up yet, and you can still hear that loud,
harsh shout of his: “Cock-a-doodle-doo, I’m coming to get you!”

[Adapted from Oxford Successful English Grade 5 by Richard Blythe]

Grade 5 English HL Test 2

1. Circle the letter of the correct answer from questions 1-5.

What is the story about?

A The rooster and the dragon

B The dragon and the bird

C The rooster and the bird

D The worm and the dragon (1)

2. Which one of the following would best describe the dragon?

A pleasant

B handsome

C dishonest

D reliable (1)

3. How do you think the rooster felt when the dragon did not return?

A angry

B happy

C excited

D lonely (1)

4. Where did the dragon see the rooster?

A On the mountain

B In the farmyard

C At the zoo

D In the field (1)

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5. Why did the dragon want to borrow the rooster’s horns?

A He wanted to look his best.

B He wanted to be colourful.

C He wanted to be strong.

D He wanted to look cute. (1)

6. Why was the rooster so furious?

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7. Cause and Effect.

Cause and effect means that if you do one thing, something else will happen.

EXAMPLE: Cause: If you play in the rain.

Effect: You will get wet.

7.1 Complete the sentence for the given cause.

Cause: The rooster lent his horns to the dragon.

Effect: The dragon wanted to look _________________________. (1)

7.2 Fill in the missing word for the given effect.

Cause: Roosters had ________________________ feathers. (1)

Effect: Roosters used to be very happy birds.

Grade 5 English HL Test 4

Read the poem below carefully and then answer questions 8–11.

The cupboard was closed, and the children had gone,

There were only the stars in the sky looking on.

When up jumped the toys and peeped out at the sky,

For they were always awake – when there’s nobody by.

The children were far away saying their prayers,

So the toys lightly stole down the shadowy stairs,

And each said to the other, “We’ll be off, you and I,”

For the toys – they can speak, when there’s nobody by.

So off to the city they went, two and two,

To see if, perchance, any good they could do,

To cheer the poor children whose lives are so sad,

For the toys always try to make everyone glad.

[Adapted by Fred E Weatherly]

8. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

What would be the best title for this poem?

A Joys that children bring

B Sorrow that children bring

C Joys that toys bring

(1)
D Sorrow that toys bring

Grade 5 English HL Test 5

9. Underline the correct word in brackets.

9.1 Jazlyn was as happy as a (toy/lark/child) when she received her toy. (1)

The poem talks about toys that “speak”.

9.2 ‘Speak’ is an example of (a metaphor/a simile/personification). (1)

10. Answer the following questions.

10.1 How would you feel if your toys could talk?

__________________________________________________________ (1)
10.2 Give a reason for your answer.

__________________________________________________________ (1)

11. A word that rhymes with man is can.

Choose the correct words from the poem that rhymes with:

11.1 stairs _____________ (1)

11.2 sad _____________ (1)

Grade 5 English HL Test 6

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Natalie du Toit, a talented swimmer, was born on 29 January 1984 in Cape

Town. Her father, David, is a foreman and mother, Deidre, is a receptionist.
Her nickname at home is “Noodle”.

She started competing at the age of 14, in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala
Lampur. In 2001, she was involved in an accident and her left leg was amputated at the
knee. This loss did not dampen her spirits.

In 2004, Natalie du Toit bagged five gold medals and one silver medal in the Paralympics
held in Athens. In the same year, she was nominated for the Laureus World Sportsperson of
the Year.

She was selected by her country’s Olympic Committee to carry their flag at the 2008
Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, making her the first disabled athlete to have this
honour in an able-bodied Olympics.

Natalie du Toit regularly participates in the Annual Cold Water Race from Robben Island to
Bloubergstrand, in order to raise funds for the assistance of the underprivileged. She is also
associated with the cancer association in Cape Town and is involved in a noble work of
helping the sick. That makes her a winner.

Natalie du Toit speaks on motivational topics in her spare time, which complements her
courageous attitude towards life.

12. Circle the letter of the correct answer for questions 12 and 13.

What lesson can you learn from the above text?

A Losing a leg in swimming ends one's career.

B Anything is possible through hard work.

C Sport is for normal people only.

D Physically challenged people are poor in sport. (1)

Grade 5 English HL Test 7

13. What is Natalie’s nickname at home?

A Seal

B Dolphin

C Noodle

D Flipper (1)

14. What injury did Natalie du Toit suffer from after an accident in 2001?

_________________________________________________________________ (2)

15. How, do you think, she felt after she had won all her medals?

________________________________________________________________ (2)

16. Mrs Du Toit always makes Natalie’s favourite food, macaroni and cheese.

Recipe for macaroni and cheese: Boil 250 g macaroni and drain. Make a white
sauce. Slice some tomatoes and grate some cheese. Put macaroni into a dish.
Cover with sliced tomatoes and white sauce. Sprinkle grated cheese over and
bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

Put the following instructions of Mrs Du Toit’s macaroni and cheese recipe in the
correct order in which it took place in the above text.
Write numbers 1-4 in the box to show the correct order.

INSTRUCTIONS CORRECT
ORDER
Make a white sauce.
Slice tomatoes and grate some cheese.
Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 30 minutes.
Boil 250 g macaroni. (2)

TOTAL SECTION A: 24

Grade 5 English HL Test 8

SECTION B: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

17. Answer the following questions:

17.1 Rewrite the following sentence from the present tense to the future tense.

Natalie works hard to be successful.

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(2)

17.2 Rewrite the following sentence from the past tense to the future tense.

I enjoyed watching the Paralympics.

___________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________ (2)

18. Join the following two sentences into one good sentence.

Do not use the conjunction ‘and’

Natalie swims in the Cold Water Race. Natalie wants to help the underprivileged.
_________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ (2)

19. Answer the following questions:

19.1 Complete the following sentence by changing it from the indirect speech
into the direct speech.

Natalie said that she enjoyed carrying the flag at the Summer Olympics.

Natalie said,_________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ (2)

19.2 Complete the following sentence by changing it from the direct speech into
the indirect speech.

Mrs Du Toit said, “I am very proud of my daughter”.

Mrs Du Toit said that she _______________________________________

__________________________________________________________ (2)

Grade 5 English HL Test 9

20. Write down the synonyms (words similar in meaning) for the following underlined
words:

Natalie always assists the poor. ________________ (1)

She is regarded as a champion. ________________ (1)

21. Write the correct form of the word in brackets.

E.g. It is (danger) to jump from a high building. Answer: dangerous

Natalie is an outstanding (swim). ________________ (1)

22. Fill in the missing degree of comparison.

Natalie felt (good) when she won the silver medal, but felt even

_____________________ when she won gold. (1)

23. Underline the correct form of the word in brackets.

Natalie (beleives/believes) in herself. (1)

24. Underline the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Natalie (wins/win) a trophy every year. (1)

TOTAL SECTION B: 16

Grade 5 English HL Test 10

SECTION C: WRITING

25. Use the words from the word box below to complete the paragraph on the solar
system.

orbiting; fourth; Venus; Earth; hottest; Uranus

The Solar System

Mercury Closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere. It takes 88 days

to orbit (go around) the sun.
Venus Second closest planet to the sun. It is the brightest of all the
stars. It traps the heat of the sun, thus making it the hottest of all
planets.
Earth Third planet from the sun. It takes the earth 365 days to orbit the
sun. Earth has one moon.
Mars Fourth planet from the sun. Known as the red planet because its
desert, sandy landscape has a red appearance. Mars has two
moons.
Jupiter Fifth planet from the sun. It is the largest planet in the solar
system. It has a very large red spot on it and has 63 moons.
Saturn Sixth planet from the sun. It has three flat rings that surround it.
Saturn has 13 moons.
Uranus Seventh planet from the sun. It is completely covered by an icy
layer of clouds. It takes 84 earth years to orbit the sun and has
27 moons.
Neptune Last major planet and is blue in colour. It takes 165 earth years
to orbit the sun and has 13 moons.

Mars is the (25.1) __________ planet from the sun and has a red appearance.

(25.2) ____________ is the second closest planet to the sun and it is the

(25.3) _______________ of all planets. We live on planet (25.4) _____________

which is the third planet from the sun. Another word for ‘going around’ the sun is

(5)
(25.5) ______________.

Grade 5 English HL Test 11

26. Write three well-linked paragraphs of at least 12-15 sentences about. “A day I will
never forget.”
Make sure that you use the correct spelling, punctuation and sentence construction.
The content of your paragraphs should be relevant to the topic.

A day I will never forget

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TOTAL SECTION C: 20
GRAND TOTAL: 60

Grade 5 English HL Test 12

 Mark allocation for question 26

Refer to memorandum for guidelines.

Question Criteria Max Learner’s mark

mark

26.1 Correct paragraphing 3

26.2 Spelling and punctuation 2

26.3 Sentence construction and 3

language usage

26.4 Content 5

26.5 Originality 2

TOTAL 15

Grade 5 English HL Test 13