Grade 5 English First Additional Language 2020

Baseline Assessment

MEED Primary School

Grade 5 English First Additional Language Baseline Assessment

Comprehension, LSC, Writing and Reading Aloud
Mark Allocation: 50 marks
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions and information:

1. This question paper consists of FOUR sections:

SECTION A: Comprehension (15 marks)

SECTION B: Language Structures and Conventions (15 marks)
SECTION C: Writing (10 marks)
SECTION D: Reading Aloud (10 marks)
2. Read all the instructions carefully.
3. Answer all the questions.
4. Write neatly and legibly.

Comprehension __________/15
LSC __________/15
Writing __________/10
Reading __________/10

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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (15 MARKS)

QUESTION 1: READING FOR MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING
TEXT A

Read the newspaper article and answer questions that follow.

Daily Times
Young swimmer saves schoolboy

By Elisabeth Smith Saturday, 8 September 2015

1 Bongi Shabalala, a 12-year-old Grade 5 pupil, saved a schoolboy who was

drowning in a dam.

2 Eight year old Michael Naidoo was swimming in the Rough Dam near the
school on Friday afternoon. According to reports, the Grade 3 boy was trying
to dive from a tree, but hit his head on a branch before falling into the water.
Bongi, who was on her way home from school, saw the boy floating in the
dam. She immediately dived in to save him.

3 Bongi brought the boy to land and performed first aid on him. The Red Cross
says that if someone stops breathing you must act immediately.

4 Luckily, Bongi’s friend, Anne Brown, was passing the place of the accident. She
went to the place where Bongi was helping the boy. She called the school
principal who phoned the rescue services.

5 Bongi will receive a reward for her bravery and for saving Michael Naidoo’s life.

6 The principal, Mr Makhanya, warned all the school children not to go to the
dam on their own.

[Adapted from: DBE Workbook]

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1. What is the name of the newspaper? (1)

A Daily Sun
B Daily Report
C Daily Times
D Daily News

2. What is the headline of the newspaper? (1)

The headline of the newspaper is: Young swimmer …
A saves dog
B loves the dam
C makes friends
D save schoolboy

3. Who wrote the article? (1)

A Anne Brown
B Elisabeth Smith
C Michael Naidoo
D Bongi Shabalala

4. How did Bongi save the boy? (Paragraph 2) Bongi… (1)

A floated in the water.

B dived into the water.

C took the boy to the dam.

D phone the rescue services.

5. Do you think Bongi must get a reward for saving the boy’s life? Give a
reason for your answer. (2)

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6. Why do you think Bongi was a brave girl? (1)

7. What lesson did you learn from this article? (1)

A Michael Naidoo drowned.

B Rescue services do not save lives.
C Children should not swim alone.
D Children will not drown in a dam.

8. How old was Michael Naidoo at the time of the incident? (1)

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9. How do you think the boy felt when the girl saved his life? (1)

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TEXT B
Study the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow.

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(1)

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10. Explain what the advertisement is about. (2)

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11. Why do you think the advertisers used icons/pictures and words in the
advertisement and not only words? (1)
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12. Why do you think the Western Cape Government decided to share this poster
with the citizens of the Western Cape? (2)
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SECTION B: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS (15 MARKS)

1. An adjective describes a noun. Circle one adjective in the following sentence.

(1)

A young boy fell into the murky dam.

2. A noun is a naming word. Circle one noun in the following sentence. (1)

She dived into the dam after the boy fell into the water.

3. A conjunction is a joining word. Use the conjunction written within brackets to join
the following two sentence. (2)

3.1 She was very brave. She dived into the water. (because)

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4. Rewrite the following sentence in the simple present tense. (2)

4.1 Bongi brought the boy to land and performed first aid on him.

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5. Rewrite the sentence using the correct punctuation. (2)
the principal said do not swim alone
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6. Fill in the correct verb in the space provided. (1)

The children play near the dam, but the child ___________________ near
the dam.

7. Write the correct spelling of the underlined word. (1)

Bongi was swiming in the dam. ____________________________________

8. Which is the correct word in brackets? U n d e r l i n e o r c i r c l e th e c o r r e c t

answer. (1)

There was (few/little) water in the dam.

9. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as “taking in air”?
(Paragraph 3) (1)
A Diving
B Walking
C Breathing
D Swimming

10. Which is the correct pronoun in the word box? (1)

her him she

The girl helped the boy even though he was unknown to _______________.

11. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets. (1)

The principal (is/are) happy.

12. Bongi is a brave girl. (1)

The word “brave” is …
A a verb.
B a noun.
C an adverb.
D an adjective.
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SECTION C: WRITING AND PRESENTING (10 MARKS)

Write two paragraphs (6 sentences each) about what you want to be when

you grow up, e.g. a teacher, doctor, nurse, police officer, fire fighter, chef,

dancer or a mechanic. Use the mind map below to help you.

Your paragraph should include the following information:

 Why you want to be a …
 Where will you work (place)?
 What will you wear (uniform)?
 What will you do (duties)?
Remember to pay attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Why I want to be a …
What I shall wear…

Where I shall work…

Things I shall need to do at

work…

What I want to be
when I grow up.
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Write your final paragraph on this page.

What I want to be when I grow up

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Your writing will be assessed according to the following rubric:

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1,0
Content Content is Content is Some effort is Effort is Content
very creative and made to made to does not
creative and matches the write write a match the
matches the topic. creatively. paragraph. topic.
topic well. Content is Content is Learners
topic not related copied
related. to the topic. instructions.
Paragraph Excellent Good Acceptable Only one to One
structure paragraph paragraph paragraph three sentence
structure structure structure with sentences only.
with 10 with between written. Sentences
sentences between four and six numbered.
written. seven and sentences. Not a
eight paragraph.
sentences
Spelling Almost no Only some Many Many Too many
spelling spelling spelling spelling spelling
errors. errors. errors. errors. errors.
Reading not Difficult to Difficult to
affected. read. read.
Language Almost no Only some Many Many Too many
structures language language language language spelling
errors. errors. errors. errors. errors.
Reading not Difficult to Difficult to
affected. read. read.
Total: 20/2
= 10
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SECTION D: READING ALOUD (10 MARKS)