GRADE 12 SEPEDI HOME LANGUAGE FINAL EXAM FORMAT
📘 There are 3 Papers + Oral Assessment:
📝 PAPER 1: Language in Context
🕒 Time: 2 hours📊 Marks: 80
📌 Sections:
Reading Comprehension 📖
Summary Writing ✂️
Language use & structure (Spelling, Grammar, Sentence construction, Parts of speech) 📝
💡 Focus: Understanding, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence construction in Sepedi.
📗 PAPER 2: Literature
🕒 Time: 2½ hours📊 Marks: 80
📌 Sections:
Poetry (Seen & Unseen) ✒️
Novel (e.g. Tša Borwa) 📘
Drama (e.g. Naga ya Diketekwete) 🎭
💡 Focus: Analysing themes, characters, figures of speech, and tone.
📙 PAPER 3: Writing
🕒 Time: 2 hours📊 Marks: 100
📌 Sections:
Section A: Essay (Narrative, Descriptive, Reflective, Discursive) ✍️
Section B: Long Transactional Text (Letter, Dialogue, Speech) 💬
Section C: Short Transactional Text (SMS, Note, Invitation) 📨
💡 Focus: Correct format, tone, grammar, creativity, and planning.
🎤 ORAL ASSESSMENT (25%)
✅ Done during the year📌 Includes:
Prepared Speech 🗣️
Listening Comprehension 🎧
Conversations & Interviews 💬
💡 This contributes 25% of your final mark and is school-based.
✅ Study Tips for Sepedi HL:
✔️ Learn spelling & grammar rules (Concords, Tenses, Idioms)
✔️ Practise paragraph writing and summaries in Sepedi
✔️ Read poems, novels & plays actively — understand theme, plot, tone
✔️ Use past exam papers for all 3 papers
✔️ Practise oral speech delivery clearly and confidently