What to study for the end of year exams Grade 7

Grade 7 Mathematics Shared Assessment Content: Year End 2014 Content/ concepts covered in the assessments include: Skills Paper L.O.1 Number work - place value, divisibility, factors, multiples, primes, squares, square-roots,

cubes, integers, basic arithmetic, order of operations - Fractions- common

- decimals equivalence and all related operations - percentages

- Rate and ratio L.O.2 Number patterns – flow diagrams, graphs, tables, general rule, basic algebra L.O.3 Geometry – lines, angles, polygons, transformational geometry. (Maths sets will be needed) L.O.4 Measurement - area, perimeter, volume; conversion of units - time, mass, length, temperature, capacity L.O.5 Data handling - including mean, mode, median, range, pie chart, bar graph Equipment needed: Pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, geometry set, coloured pencils and calculator Skills Paper (Calculators may NOT be used) The mark allocations are as follows:

L.O.1 35 marks L.O.2 15 marks L.O.3 25 marks L.O.4 10 marks L.O.5 15 marks

Total for paper 1: 100 marks ( 1

hours – 2 hours)

Problem Solving (Calculators may be used in both parts one and two)

Part one: Routine problem solving 60 marks ( 1

hours – 2 hours )

Part two: Non-routine problem solving 40 marks ( 1

- 2 hours )

Total for paper 2: 100 marks

Grade 7 English Shared Assessment 2014

Specific Skills for each paper (page references refer to The English Handbook and

Study Guide Lutrin & Pincus)

Paper A – Comprehension and Language

Parts of Speech p15 onwards

Figures of Speech (simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole) p40

Figurative / Literal Language p56

Punctuation including Hyphen/dashes/ellipses p10

Antonym, Synonyms, Homonyms/Homographs/Homophones p48, 52, 54, 55

Apostrophe – possession/contractions p13, 14

Direct and Indirect/Reported Speech p38, 39

Root words, prefixes, suffixes p46, 47

Dictionary skills p60

Subject & Predicate p7

Analysis / interpretation of text p61-66

Writing clear well-constructed sentences using correct punctuation and spelling.

Slogan p85

Figures of speech including irony p40

Paper B - Poetry

Analysis / interpretation of text p 98

Writing clear well-constructed sentences using correct punctuation and spelling.

Figures of Speech (simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole) p 40

Genre of poem p 101

Synonyms

Paper C – Visual Literacy

Writing clear well-constructed sentences using correct punctuation and spelling.

Analysis / interpretation of visuals including focal point p105

Photos, pictures, cartoons (composition, line, colour, camera shots, light, camera angle, focal point,

background, foreground) p105 -111

Advertising jargon: logo, slogan, target market, copy etc. p85

Comparison of images

Afrikaans Shared Assessment 2014

Exam: begripstoets (30) en taal (70).

Taal:

1. Idiome

2. Afkortings

3. Teenoorgesteldes

4. Intensiewe vorm

5. Vergelykings

6. Verbuigings

7. Trappe van vergelyking

8. Manlik en vroulik (geslag)

9. Name van persone

10. Name van plekke

11. Verkleinwoorde

12. Meervoude

13. Voornaamwoorde

14. Vraagwoorde

15. Voegwoorde

16. Voorsetsels

17. Verlede tyd en toekomende tyd en teenwoordig (tye)

18. Ontkenning

19. Woordorde (STOMPI)

Grade 7 Music Final Exam

What to study:

1. Sound waves: The effect of Frequency and Amplitude on sounds that we hear.

2. Italian terms and symbols: Tempo and Dynamics. Meanings and English translations.

3. Major and Minor: definition and identification.

4. Time signatures: identify whether there are 2 or 3 beats in a bar.

5. Musical form: Introduction, Bridge, Coda (or Outtro).

6. Musical notation: Composing 4-bar rhythms using whole notes, half notes, quarter notes,

eighth notes and associated rests.

7. Graphic Notation: History and uses. Notating polyrhythms and other examples.

8. Jazz: Characteristics and identification.

Drama Final Exam

7 core skills of drama

The voice

- Breathing

- Articulation

- Projection

- Pauses

- Empahsis

The body

- The Neutral body

- Isolation

Storytelling

Stage Terminology

You will be tested on a reflection of the practical work that you have done this term this term