GEC 2023 SUBJECT ASSESSMENT

GUIDELINES

GRADE 9
NATIONAL TESTS
Introduction

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has developed Subject Assessment

Guidelines for the General Education Certificate (GEC). These guidelines have been
used to set the national papers in selected subjects. Tests have been set for the
following subjects and languages in 2023:

a. Economic and Management Sciences in English and Afrikaans (P2 only)

b. Home Language and First Additional Language in 11 languages
c. Mathematics in English and Afrikaans (P1 only)
d. Natural Sciences in English and Afrikaans

These Assessment Guidelines should be read in conjunction with the relevant Annual
Teaching Plans (ATPs), CAPS and the Programmes of Assessment.

The Subject Assessment Guidelines are intended to provide guidance on what to

expect in the tests that will be written by the sampled Grade 9 schools in 2023.

The tests have been designed to comprise 80% multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
and 20% open-ended questions. Guidelines on how to craft MCQs are detailed in the
document Test Specification Framework Development Process developed by the
DBE.

Schools are expected to administer and invigilate these tests in a controlled

environment as specified in the Conduct of Examination Guidelines.

The administrative period for these tests is as follows:

DATE SUBJECT TIME DURATION

Week 1
15 November 2023 Home Language 09:00 2½ hrs
16 November 2023 Mathematics Paper 1 09:00 2 hrs
17 November 203 EMS Paper 2 09:00 2 hrs
Week 2
20 November 2023 Natural Sciences 09:00 2 hrs
21 November 2023 First Additional Language 09:00 2½ hrs

Subjects not catered for in this timetable, i.e. other internal examinations, should be
scheduled around these dates.

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 Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1
EMS: Afrikaans (Vraestel 2)................................................................................................ 3
EMS: English (Paper 2) ....................................................................................................... 3
Afrikaans HL and FAL ......................................................................................................... 4
English HL and FAL ............................................................................................................ 6
IsiNdebele HL and FAL ....................................................................................................... 8
IsiXhosa HL and FAL ........................................................................................................ 10
IsiZulu HL and FAL ........................................................................................................... 12
Sepedi HL and FAL ........................................................................................................... 14
Sesotho HL and FAL ......................................................................................................... 16
Setswana HL and FAL ...................................................................................................... 18
Siswati HL and FAL........................................................................................................... 20
Tshivenda HL and FAL ..................................................................................................... 22
Xitsonga HL and FAL ........................................................................................................ 24
Mathematics: (Paper 1) ..................................................................................................... 26
Wiskunde: (Vraestel 1) ...................................................................................................... 29
Natural Sciences ............................................................................................................... 32
Natuurwetenskappe .......................................................................................................... 33

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EMS: Afrikaans (Vraestel 2)
SUB- INHOUD/VAARDIGHEID GEASSESSEER
ONDERWERP
ONDERWERP

Verskillende besigheidsfunkies
Besigheidsfunksies
Rolle en belangrikheid
Entrepreneurskap
Konsepte en komponente
Besigheidsplan
SWOT-analise
Uitwerking op besighede
Ekonomie Vakbonde
Bydrae tot volhoubare groei

EMS: English (Paper 2)

TOPIC SUBTOPIC CONTENT/SKILL ASSESSED

Functions of different businesses

Business functions
Roles and importance
Entrepreneurship
Concepts and components
Business Plan
SWOT analysis
Effects on businesses
Economy Trade Unions
Contribution to sustainable growth

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Afrikaans HL and FAL
VAARDIGHEID GEASSESSEERDE VAARDIGHEDE
Soek- en vluglees
Beantwoord kritiese elemente van die teks
Identifiseer die teikengroep
Maak voorspellings van betekenisse van woordeskat en keuse
Lei betekenis van woorde af
Bepaal die effektiwiteit van leestekens
Vergelyk en kontrasteer
Maak gevolgtrekkings van beeldspraak
Herlees/hersien teks vir inligting
Opsomming
Kom tot ’n gevolgtrekking
Identifiseer manipulerende taal
Vraag 1
Maak gevolgtrekkings
Onderskei tussen waar en onwaar
Lei betekenis af (teks)
Lewer kommentaar op die skrywer se houding en doel
Identifiseer beeldspraak
Verklaar wat seleksie op die feite van die teks het
Ontgin vir moontlike betekenisse van idiomatiese taal
Identifiseer en verduidelik skrywer se bedoeling
Maak gevolgtrekkings van betekenis in konteks
Evalueer/bespreek toepaslikheid
Identifiseer die kern/ondersteunende besonderhede
Bespreek die effek van gevoelstaal
Identifiseer teikengroep
Maak gevolgtrekking van hoofgedagte/slagspreuk
Identifiseer produk/adverteerder
Verduidelik keuse van die manier waarop elemente soos uitleg ondersteun
Vraag 2 Evalueer visulele tekste
Identifiseer karakters
Identifiseer milieu/agtergrond
Maak gevolgtrekkings van lyftaal
Identifiseer en evalueer die vertolking van ’n boodskap/teks

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 VAARDIGHEID GEASSESSEERDE VAARDIGHEDE
Identifiseer gevoels-taal
Maak gevolgtrekkings van visuele en verbale leidrade (kontekstuele
leidrade)
Maak afleidings
Identifiseer stereotipering
Maak aantekeninge (kern en ondersteunende gedagtes)
Maak ‘n opsomming van kern en ondersteunende gedagtes in
Vraag 3
puntvorm/paragraaf volgens die vereiste lengte
Onderskei tussen hoofgedagtes en ondersteunende besonderhede
Direkte/Indirekte rede
Lydende en bedrywende vorm
Tydsvorme
Sinstipes
Sinonieme
Verbindings
Woordsoorte: dubbelsinnigheid
Byvoeglike naamwoorde
Figuurlike/Letterlike betekenis
Homonieme
Voorvoegsels en agtervoegsels
Vraag 4
Leestekens
Voornaamwoorde
Bywoorde
Werkwoorde
Frases
Afkortings
Spelpatrone
Stereotipes/Veralgemenings
Antonieme
Stylfigure
Selfstandige naamwoorde

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English HL and FAL
QUESTION CONTENT/SKILL ASSESSED
Skim and scan

Respond critically to elements of text

Identify target group

Make inferences on vocabulary meaning and choice
Deduce meaning of words
Establish effect of punctuation
Compare and contrast

Infer meaning of figurative language

Search/Retrieve text for information

Summarise
Draw conclusions

Question 1 Identify manipulative language

Make predictions
Distinguish between true and false
Establish message of the text
Comment on the writer’s viewpoint
Identify figures of speech
Account for inclusion of facts
Explore possible meanings of idiomatic language
Identify and explain author’s intention
Infer meaning in context
Give evaluation/decide appropriateness
Identify main/supporting ideas
Discuss the effect(s) of emotive language
Identify target market
Infer meaning from headline/slogan
Identify product/advertiser
Infer choice of elements of layout
Question 2 Evaluate visuals
Identify characters
Identify setting
Infer meaning of body language
Identify and evaluate message

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 QUESTION CONTENT/SKILL ASSESSED
Identify emotive language
Infer meaning from visual and verbal cues
Make predictions
Identify stereotypes
Make notes (main and supporting ideas)
Question 3 Summarise main and supporting ideas in point form as per required length
Separate main ideas from supporting ideas
Direct/Indirect speech
Active/Passive voice
Tenses
Types of sentences
Synonyms
Conjunctions
Word Usage: Ambiguity
Adjectives
Figurative/Literal meaning
Homonyms
Prefixes and suffixes
Question 4
Punctuation
Pronouns
Adverbs
Verbs
Phrases
Abbreviations
Spelling patterns
Stereotypes/Generalisations
Antonyms
Figures of speech
Nouns

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IsiNdebele HL and FAL
UMBUZO IKGHONO ELIHLOLWAKO
Ukuskima nokuskena
Phendula ngelimi elihlabako amatshwayo wetheksti
Ukukhomba isiqhema okuqaliswe kiso
Ukwenza umdzubhulo ngokutjhiwo lilwazi lelimi nokukhetha
Ukurhunyeza ihlathululo yamagama
Hlathulula ngokusetjenziswa kwamatshwayo wokutlola
Ukumanyanisa okufanako nokungafaniko
Ukuhlathulula ngomqondo ofihlekileko
Ukufunisisa nokukhipha ilwazi elisethekstini
Ukurhunyeza
Ukuthatha isiqunto
Ukukhipha ilimi lokwenzisa
Umbuzo 1
Ukuba ibonelelo phambili
Ukuhlukanisa hlangana kweqiniso nokungasiliqiniso
Ukuveza umlayezo wetheksti
Qala iphuzu lomtloli
Ukukhomba iimfenqo
Ukuziphendulela ngokufakwa kwamaqiniso
Rhubhulula iinhlathululo ekungizo zelimi lezaga nezitjho
Ukukhomba bewuhlathulule umnqopho womtloli
Dzubhula ihlathululo yesizinda
Hlunga/thatha isiqunto ngokufaneleko
Khomba umqondo oqakathekileko nemiqondo esekelako
Umthelela welimi elithinta imizwa
Ukukhomba abantu ekuqaliswe kibo
Ukudzubhula okutjhiwo sihloko nanyana siqubulo
Ukukhomba okukhangiswako/umkhangisi
Ukudzubhulwa kwamalunga akhethekileko wesakhiwo
Umbuzo 2 Ukuhlungwa kokubonwako
Ukukhomba abalingisi
Ukukhomba isizinda
Ukudzubhula ihlathululo yelimi lomzimba
Ukukhomba nokuhlunga umlayezo

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 UMBUZO IKGHONO ELIHLOLWAKO
Ukukhomba ilimi elithinta imizwa
Ukudzubhulwa kwehlathululo kokubonwako nomtlhala wezomlomo
Iba nebonelo phambili
Ikolelolize
Ukwenza amanowuthi ngamaphuzu aqakathekileko nasekelako
Ukurhunyeza imiqondo eqakathekileko nemiqondo esekelako ngokwamaphuzu
Umbuzo 3
nobude obulindelekileko
Hlukanisa amaphuzu aqakathekileko nasesekelako
Ikulumo enqophileko nengakanqophi
Ipambosi yokwenza neyokwenziwa
Iinkathi zesenzo
Imihlobo yemitjho
Abomqondofana
Iinhlanganiso
Ukusetjenziswa kwegama: Igama elineenhlathululo ezinengi
Iimphawulo
Umqondo ofihlakeleko/Obhamba
Abomabizwafane
Iinthomo neenlungelelo
Umbuzo 4
Amatshwayo wokutlola
Iinthomo neenlungelelo
Izabizwana
Izandiso (Iinabiso)
Izenzo
Isingamutjho (umutjhwana)
Iinrhunyezo
Amaphetheni wokupeleda
Ikolelolize
Abomqondophika (Amagama aphikisanako)
Iimfenqo

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IsiXhosa HL and FAL
UMBUZO IZAKHONO EZIHLOLIWEYO
Ukukrwaqula nokufunda ngokukhawuleza

Bhala intsingiselo yamagama angaqhelekanga nemifanekiso

Chonga iqela ekujoliswe kulo

Funa intsingiselo yamagama
Umsebenzi weziphumlisi
Ukuthelekisa nokuchasanisa
Thekelela intsingiselo yamagama antsonkothileyo
Khangela/fumana itekisi enika ulwazi
Shwankathela

Yenza isiphelo esifanelekileyo

Umbuzo 1 Chaza ulwimi oluqhathayo

Qikelela
Nika umyalezo wale tekisi
Nika imvakalelo yombhali
Chonga izafobe
Xhasa impendulo ngokubandakanya ngezizathu
Nika intsingiselo ezahlukileyo zezaci namaqhalo
Chonga uchaze injongo yombhali
Thekelela intsingiselo yomxholo
Nika intsingiselo engundoqo kwisiphelo
Chonga intsingiselo engundoqo/exhasayo
Chaza ulwimi oluchukumisayo
Chonga abantu ekujoliswe kubo
Thekelela intsingiselo isihloko/yesilogani
Chonga imveliso/intengiso
Qwalasela iimpawu zoyilo okusetyenzisiweyo
Ukuphononongwa kwembonakalo
Chonga abalinganiswa
Umbuzo 2
Chaza isimo sentlalo
Thekelela ukusetyenziswa kwamalungu omzimba
Chaza/vavanya umyalezo
Chonga ulwimi oluchukumisayo
Thelekelela intsingiselo kwizikhokelo ezibonwayo nezithethwayo
Qikelela

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 UMBUZO IZAKHONO EZIHLOLIWEYO
Ukubona izimvo ngolunye uhlobo
Ukuzithabathela amanqaku (ingongoma ezingundoqo kunye nezixhasayo)

Umbuzo 3 Shwankathela iingongoma ezingundoqo nezixhasayo ngokweengongoma

ngokomlinganiselo wamagama
Yahlula iingongoma ezingundoqo kwezo zixhasayo
Intetho ngqo nengxelo ntetho
Izixando zezenzi/Isenzi esithatha injongosenzi ezimbini
Amaxesha ezenzi
Ukwakhiwa kwezivakalisi
Izithethantonye
Izihlanganisi
Oomabizohluke/iziyelelani
Isichazi
Amagama abhalwa ngokufana enentsingiselo ezahlukileyo
Oomabizwafane
Umbuzo 4 Izimaphambili nezimamva
Iindlela zopelo
Izimelabizo
Izihlomelo
Izenzi
Igama elinye endaweni yebinzana
Iziphene zopelo
Ukubona izimvo ngolunye uhlobo
Izichasi
Izafobe
Izibizo

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IsiZulu HL and FAL
UMBUZO IKHONO ELIHLOLWAYO
Ukufunda ngokushesha ukha phezulu

Ukuphendula ngokucophelela

Thola okuqondiswe kubo

Cabanga ngencazelo yamagama nokukhetha
Ukuthola incazelo yamagama
Ukusetshenziswa kwezimpawu zokuloba
Ukuthola incazelo yamagama

Ukuqhathanisa okufanayo nokungefani

Ukucabanga ulimi lokufengqa

Ukuthola ulwazi embhalweni
Ukufingqa
Umbuzo 1
Ukubhala isiphetho
Ukuthola ulimi olukhohlisayo
Ukuqagela
Ukuhlukanisa phakathi kokuyiqiniso nokungelona
Ukwakha umyalezo otholakala esiqeshini
Umbono wombhali
Ukugagula izimo zokukhuluma
Ukuveza ubufakazi
Ukuveza incazelo yezaga nezisho
Ukubona uphinde uchaze inhloso yombhali
Ukuchaza incazelo yombhalo
Ukuhlola uveze izincomo
Uqondiswe kobani
Ukuchaza isihloko/isiqubulo
Ukubona uhlobo lomkhiqizo
Amasu okukhangisa
Umphumela wesu lokusebenzisa izinto ezibonakalayo
Umbuzo 2
Ukugagula abalingiswa
Ukuveza isizinda
Ukukhombisa ngezitho zomzimba
Ukuhlunga nokuhlaziya imiyalezo
Ulimi oluchukuluza imizwa

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 UMBUZO IKHONO ELIHLOLWAYO
Ukucabangela incazelo kususelwa kokubonwayo nokukhulunywayo
Ukuqagela
Inkoleloze/ inkolelo engaguquki
Ukubhalo amanothi (Imibono esemqoka nesekelayo)

Umbuzo 3 Ukufingqa ngamaphuzu asemqoka nasekelayo ngokobude bombhalo

olindelekile
Ukuhlukanisa umqondo osemqoka nosekelayo
Inkulumongqo/inkulumombiko
Umusho oqondile
Izinkathi zesenzo
Izinhlobo zemisho
Amagama amqondofana
Izihlanganiso
Ukusetshenziswa kolimi olungajwayelekile
Iziphawulo
Incazelo eqondile kanye nokufengqa/ egudliselayo
Omabizwafane
Iziqalo nezijobelelo
Umbuzo 4
Izimpawu zokuloba
Izabizwana
Izandiso
Izenzo/isilandiso
Imishwana/ibinzana lamagama
Izifinyezo/ama- akhronimi
Izinhlobo zesipelingi
Inkolelo engaguquki/ inkoleloze
Amagama aphikisanayo
Izifengqo
Amabizo

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Sepedi HL and FAL
POTŠIŠO MABOKGONI A TEKOLO
Sekima le sekena

Go fetola ka tsinkelo go diemelente tša setšweletšwa

Tšweletša sehlopha sa balebišwa

Go dira dithumo tša tlotlontšu le kgetho
Bapetša mmolelwana wa mantšu
Go hwetša ditlamorago tša tšhomišo ya maswaodikga
Go bapetša le go fapantšha

Go ntšha dika

Go nyaka tshedimošo gare ga setšweletšwa

Kakaretšo
Phihlelelo ya mafetšo

Potšišo 1 Laetša polelo ya go jabetša

Dira dikakanyo
Bapetša gare ga nnete le maaka
Tšweletša molaetša wa setšweletšwa
Go tšweletša kgopolo ya mongwadi
Tšweletšo ya dikapolelo
Go tseneletša dintlha
Tlhathollo ya dika
Tšweletšo le tlhathollo ya maikemišetšo a mongwadi
Tlhathollo ya mantšu ao a kgethilwego go tšwa setšweletšweng
Efa tekolo
Tšweletšo ya dintlhakgolo
Tlhohleletšo ya go tsoša maikutlo
Tšweletša sehlopha seo se lebeletšwego
Tšweletša sehlopha seo se lebeletšwego
Tšweletšo ya sebapatšwa/mmapatšwa
Boikano ka kgetho ya mareo
Potšišo 2 Tekolo ya dibonwa
Tšweletša baanegwa
Tšweletša tikologo
Hlaloša ditho tša mmele ka mokgwa wo di dirišitšwego
Tšweletšo le tekolo ya molaetša

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 POTŠIŠO MABOKGONI A TEKOLO
Tšweletšo ya maikutlo
Tlhalošo ya ditšweletšwa tša go bona le tša go bolela
Efa kakanyo
Kgopolotee
Go dira sengwalokakanywa (dikgopolokgolo le dintlha tlaleletšo)
Potšišo 3 Kakaretšo ya dintlha tše bohlokwa ka mokgwa wa go ngwala ka dintlha
Kgaogantšho ya dikgopolokgolo go tšwa go dintlha tša tlaleletšo
Polelotebanyi/polelotharedi
Tiro/tirwa
Mabaka
Mehuta ya mafoko
Mahlalošetšagotee
Makopanyi
Tšhomišo ya mafoko go tšweletša tlhalošontši
Mahlaodi
Polelo ya dika/polelothwi
Homonimi
Dihlogo le meselana
Potšišo 4
Maswaodikga
Mašala
Mahlathi
Madiri
Mafoko
Khutšofatšo
Patrone ya mopeleto
Kgopolotee (stereothaepe)
Maganetši
Tšhomišo ya dika tša polelo
Maina

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Sesotho HL and FAL
POTSO BOKGONI BO TLA LEKOLWA
Ho okola le ho tlodisa mahlo
Ho arabela ka tsela e hlokolosi ho makgetha a tema
Hlwaya baamohedi ba ditaba
Ho akanya moelelo le kgetho ya mantswe
Ho fumana Sepheo sa Matshwao a puo
Ho bapisa le ho fapanya
Akanya moelelo wa mekgabiso puo
Fuputsa/fumana tema bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding
Kgutsufatsa
Potso 1 Nka qeto
Ho hlwaya puo e susumetsang
Ho etsa dikakanyo/Ho akanya
Fana ka phaphang pakeng tsa nnete le mafosisa
Ho fumana molaetsa wa tema
Lekola ntlhakemo ya mongodi
Hlwaya mekgabiso puo
Ho tsehetsa karabo ka dintlha /mabaka
Ho fana ka meelelo e fapaneng ya maele
Hlwaya le ho hlalosa maikemisetso a Mongodi
Akanya moelelo
Akanya moelelo wa puo maemong
Fana ka tekolo/Nka qeto e tshwanetseng
Hlwaya mohopolo wa sehlooho le wa tlatsetso
Ditlamorao tsa puo e fehlang maikutlo
Hlwaya sehlopha se tobilweng
Ho akanya moelelo ho tswa ho Dihlooho/Mapetjo
Hlwaya sehlahiswa/Mmapatsi
Ho akanya kgetho ya makhetha a sebopeho
Potso 2 Tekolo ya tema tse bohuwang
Hlwaya Baphetwa/dibapadi
Hlwaya Tikoloho
Ho akanya moeleo wa tshebediso ya mmele
Ho hlwaya le ho lekola molaetsa
Ho hlwaya Puo e Fehlang maikutlo

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 POTSO BOKGONI BO TLA LEKOLWA
Ho akanya moelelo wa ditshwantso le tlhahisoleseding e tswang puong
Ho etsa Dikakanyo
Ho tadima ditaba ka leihlo le le leng
Kgutsufatsa mohopolo wa sehlooho le o tsehetsang
ho latela ditaelo tsa hore o ngole ka dintlha le bolele bo bo lebelletsweng
Potso 3
Ho ngola dinoutsu tsa mohopolo wa sehlooho le o tshehetsang
Arohanya mehopolo ya Sehlooho le e Tshehetsang
Pehelo le Puo mmui
Puo mmui le puo sebui
Mefuta ya makgathe
Mefuta ya dipolelo
Mahlalosonngwe
Makopanyi
Tshebediso ya mantswe: Botemengata
Makgethi
Mantswe a ngolwang ka ho tshwana empa a na le meelelongata
Mopeletotshwano
Dihlongwapele le Dihlongwanthao
Potso 4 Matshwao a puo
Maemedi
Mahlalosi
Maetsi
Dipolelwana
Mahokedi
Dikgutsufatso
Paterone tsa Mopeleto
Ho tadima ditaba ka leihlo le le leng/kakaretso
Malatodi
Mekgabisopuo
Mabitso

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Setswana HL and FAL
POTSO KGONO E E TLHATLHOBIWANG
Go okola le go tlodisa matlho
Araba ka tsenelelo dintlhana tsa setlhangwa
Supa gore e lebisitswe go bomang
Tsaya tshwetso ka bokao jwa tlotlofoko le tlhopho ya yona
Farologanya gareng ga ntlha le kakanyo
Lemoga bokao jwa mafoko
Tlhomamisa seabe sa matshwao a puiso
Go bapisa le go farologanya
Go tsaya tshwetso ka bokao jwa Puo ya botshwantshi
Batlisisa/Nopola tshedimosetso mo setlhangweng.
Tshobokanyo
Tsaya tshwetso
Potso 1 Tlhaola puo e e digelang
Dira diponelopele
Farologanya gareng ga Nnyaya le Ee
Batlisisa molaetsa wa setlhangwa
Ntsha maikutlo a mokwadi
Tlhaola dikapuo
Arabela tsenyeletso ya dintlha
Batla bokao jo e ka nnang bona ba diane
Supa le go tlhalosa maikaelelo a mokwadi
Tsaya tshwetso ya bokao o ikaegile ka bokaelo
Tlhatlhoba/ tsaya tshwetso e e tshwanetseng
Supa dintlhakgolo/dintlhatlaleletso
Seabe sa puo ya maikutlo
Bolela gore e lebisitse go bomang
Go tsaya tshwetso ka bokao o ikaegile ka setlhogokgolo/Moono
Supa Kungo/Mmapatsi
Potso 2
Go tsaya tshwetso ka tlhopho ya malepa/diponagalo
Tlhatlhobo ya ditlhangwapono
Bolela gore e lebisitse go bomang
Go tsaya tshwetso ka Setlhogokgolo/Moono
Supa badiragatsi

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 POTSO KGONO E E TLHATLHOBIWANG
Tlhalosa boalo
Go tsaya tshwetso ka Puo ya Mmele
Supa le go tlhatlhoba molaetsa
Tlhaola Puo e e amang maikutlo
Go tsaya tshwetso ka bokao o ikaegile ka ditshupi tsa pono le tsa molomo
Dira diponelopele
E e tsayang letlhakore
Go tsaya dintlha (Dintlhakgolo le Dintlhatlaleletso)
Sobokanya dintlhakgolo le dintlhatlaleletso ka dintlha ka boleele jo bo
Potso 3
lebeletsweng
Kgaoganya dintlhakgolo go tswa go dintlhatlaleletso
Puosebui/Puopegelo
Tira/Tirwa
Dipaka
Mefuta ya dipolelo
Makaelagongwe
Makopanyi
Tiriso ya mafoko: bokaogabedi
Matlhaodi
Puo ya botshwantshi/ Bokao jo bo tlhamaletseng
Makwalwatshwana
Tlhogo/Mogatlana
Potso 4
Matshwao a puiso
Maemedi (Lesupi, letlhophi)
Matlhalosi
Madiri
Dipolelwana
Dikhutshwafatso
Dipaterone tsa mopeleto
E e tsayang letlhakore/Akaretsa
Malatodi
Dikapuo
Maina

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Siswati HL and FAL
UMBUTO EMAKHONO LAHLOLIWE
Kufundza ngekunyanyalata nekukha etulu
Kuphendvula ngalokujulile ngetakhi tetheksthi
Kwati Licembu Lelihlosiwe
Kucabanga kabanti ngenshokutsi nekukhetsa silulumagama
Kwenta umehluko emkhatsini kwaLokuliciniso neMibono
Kutfola inshokutsi yemagama
Kutfola Imiphumela yetiphumuti
Kucatsanisa ngalokuphikisako
Kutfola inshokutsi yelulwimi lolungumfanekisomcondvo
Kutfola/kubhala itheksthi yelwati
Kufinyeta
Kwakha Tiphetfo

Umbuto 1 Kubona Lulwimi Loluhhungako

Kucagela
Kwehlukanisa emkhatsini kweLiciniso naLokungesilo Liciniso
Kutfola umlayeto weTheksthi
Liso lembhali
Kubona Tinongo Tenkhulumo
Kuchaza kabanti ngekufakwa kwalokungemaciniso
Kutfola tinchazelo ngelulwimi lolusebentisa tisho
Kubona nekuchaza inhloso yembhali
Kuchaza inshokutsi yalokucuketfwe
Hlola/ Nika tincumo ngekuhambelana
Bona imicondvo lebalulekile/imibono lesekelako
Imiphumela yelulwimi lolutsintsa imiva
Kutfola inshokutsi ngesihloko/Sicubulo
Kubona batsengi lesicondziswe kubo

Umbuto 2 Kubona umkhicito/Umkhangisi

Kutfola ngekukhetfwa kwetakhi tesakhiwo (ifonti, umbala)
Kuhlolwa kwetibonwa
Kubona Balingisi/Badlali
Kubona Sibekandzaba
Kuchaza inshokutsi yeLulwimi Lwemtimba

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UMBUTO EMAKHONO LAHLOLIWE
Kubona nekuhlola umlayeto
Kubona Lulwimi Loluvusa Imiva
Kuchaza inshokutsi yetinkhomba letibonakalako nobe temlomo
Kucagela
Inkhulumo Leyinkholelo Lite
Kufinyeta Imibono Lebalulekile naLesekelako ngeMaphuzu ngeBudze
lobemukelekile
Umbuto 3
Kubhala emanotsi (Imibono lebalulekile nalesekelako)
Hlukanisa Imibono Lebalulekile kuLesekelako
Inkhulumongco nenkhulumombiko
Sibanjalo/ Imphambosi yekwentiwa
Tikhatsi tesento
Tinhlobo Temisho
Bomcondvofana
Tihlanganisi
Tichasiso
Inshokutsi lebhacile/inshokutsi lesebaleni
Bomabitwafanana
Tandziso (sendzawo, sesimo, sesikhatsi)
Umbuto 4 Timphawu tekubhala
Tabito
Ticalo/Tijobelelo
Tento
Imishwana/Emabintana
Tifinyeto/Ema-akhronimi
Emaphethini elupelomagama
Inkholelolite/kutsatsa luhlangotsi/ levusa imiva
Bomcondvophika
Titfo Tenkhulumo
Libito

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Tshiven»a HL and FAL
MBUDZISO TSHIKILI TSHO LINGWAHO
U sikima na u sikena
U fhindula nga u sedzulusa zwiteṅwa/elemende zwa tshibveledzwa
U ḓivha tshigwada tsho livhiwaho khatsho

U humbulela kha ṱhalutshedzo ya ḓivhaipfi na u nanga

U fhambanya vhukati ha mbuno na muhumbulo

U swikelela kha ṱhalutshedzo ya maipfi

U sumbedza masiandaitwa a ḓiswaho nga ndongazwiga
U vhambedza na u fhambanya
U humbulela ṱhalutshedzo ya luambo lwo dzumbamaho
U ṱodisisa tshibveledzwa u itela u wana mafhungo
U nweledza
U ita phendelo
Mbudziso ya 1 U topola luambo lwa u fhuredzela
U humbulela
U kona u fhambanya vhukati ha Ee kana Hai
U ṋea mulaedza wa tshibveledzwa
Kuhumbulele /kuvhonele kwa muṅwali
U topola figara dza muambo
Vhuḓifhinduleli kha u dzhenisa mbuno
U wana ṱhalutshedzo nga vhuḓalo dzo lavhelelwaho kha luambo lwa
maidioma
U ṋea na u ṱalutshedza muhumbulo wa muṅwali
U humbulela ṱhalutshedzo kha nyimele
U ṱhaṱhuvha kana u dzhia tsheo i re yone
U sumbedza muhumbulo muhulwane na i tikedzaho
Masiandaitwa a luambo lu nyanyulaho/luambo lwa nyanyuwo
U topola/ḓivha vhubindudzi ho livhiwaho khaho
U humbulela ṱhalutshedzo i bvaho kha ṱhoho/siḽogeni
U ḓivha tshibveledzwa /mukungedzeli
Mbudziso ya 2 U humbulela kunangele kwa zwitenwa zwa tshivhumbeo
U ṱhaṱhuvha zwine zwa tou vhonwa
U topola/ḓivha vhabvumbedza
U bvisela khagala fhethuvhupo

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 MBUDZISO TSHIKILI TSHO LINGWAHO
U humbulela ṱhalutshedzo ya luambo lwa muvhili lwo shumiswaho
U topolani na u ṱhaṱhuvha mulaedza
U topola luambo lwa nyanyuwo
U humbulela ṱhalutshedzo zwi tshi bva kha ludungela lwa zwine zwa khou tou
vhonwa kana u ambiwa
U humbulela
U sedza zwithu nga iṱo ḽithihi
U ṅwala notsi (u nweledza muhumbulo muhulwane na i tikedzaho)

Mbudziso ya 3 U nweledza muhumbulo muhulwane na i tikedzaho no ḓisendeka kha vhulapfu

ho tendelwaho/buliwaho
U fhambanyisa muhumbulo muhulwane na i tikedzaho
Tshipitshi tsho livhaho na tshi songo livhaho
Maambaita na maambaitwa
Makhathi/Zwifhinga
Tshaka dza Mafhungo
Pfanya
Maṱanganyi
Maṱaluli
Luambo lwo dzumbamaho na lu songo dzumbamaho
Homonimi
Thangeladzina
Mbudziso ya 4 Ndongazwiga
Masala
Thangi/mitshila
Maiti
Mafurase
Mapfanisi
Mupeleto u re wone
U sedza zwithu nga iṱo ḽithihi/nyangaredzo
Mafhambanyi
Figara dza muambo
Madzina

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Xitsonga HL and FAL
XIVUTISO VUSWIKOTI LEBYI KAMBERIWAKA
Hlaya hi ku hatlisa hi xikongomelo xo kuma vuxokoxoko hi ku angarhela na
ku hlaya hi ku hatlisa hi xikongomelo xo kuma mongo eka hungu

Hllamula hi vuxoperi eka swiyenge swa xitshuriwa

Kombisa ntlawa lowu ku kongomisiwaka eka wona

Endla minkumbetelo eka nhlamuselo ya ntivomarito na ku hlawula
Humesa nhlamuselo ya marito
Tumbuluxa nkucetelo wa mapeletelo
Fananisa na ku hambanisa
Kumbetela nhlamuselo ya ririmi ro gega

Lava vuxokoxoko eka xitshuriwa

Katsakanya
Vumba nkatsakanyo
Xivutiso 1 Kombisa ririmi ro tlhontlha matitwelo
Endla minkumbetelo
Hambanisa exikarhi ka ntiyiso na mavun’wa
Tumbuluxa hungu ra tsalwa
Mavonelo ya mutsari
Kombisa swigaririmi
Tiva ku katsa leswi nga swa ntiyiso
Valanga tinhlamuselo leti nga va ka ta swivulavulelwana
Hlawula u tlhela u hlamusela xikongomelo xa mutsari
Minkumbetelo ya nhlamuselo ya rito eka mbangu
Pima nkoka//teka xiboho lexi faneleke
Kombisa timhakankulu/miehleketo yo seketela
Nkucetelo wa ririmi ro tlhontlha matitwelo
Kombisa ntlawa lowu ku kongomisiweke eka wona
Kumbetela nhlamuselo ya mhakankulu/ xilogene
Kombisa xinavetisiwa/ munavetisi
Kumbetela ku hlawula ka xivumbeko xa swiyenge
Xivutiso 2 Hlela swo voniwa
Kombisa vatlangi
Kombisa mbangu
Nkumbetelo wa nhlamuselo ya ririmi ra miri
Kombisa na ku kambela hungu

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 XIVUTISO VUSWIKOTI LEBYI KAMBERIWAKA
Kombisa ririmi ro ntlhonthla
Nkumbetelo wa nhlamuselo ku suka eka vuthala bya swo voniwa na bya
swanomo
Bvhumba
Vona mhaka hi tihlo rin’we
Teka tinotsi (Timhakankulu na miehleketo yo seketela)

Xivutiso 3 Katsakanya u xaxameta timhakankulu na miehleketo yo seketela ku ya hi

vulehi lebyi lavekaka
Hambanisa timhakankulu na miehleketo yo seketela
Marito ya muvulavuri/marito yo runguriwa
Riendli ra nghinghiriko/xivulwa xa riendli ra xitwisiwo
Minkarhi ya maendli
Tinxaka ta swivulwa
Vamavizweni
Mahlanganisi
Matirhiselo ya marito: nhlamusela leyi yi nga twisisiwaka hi tindlela to
hambana.
Mahlawuri.
Nhlamuselo yo gega/kongoma
Tihomonimi
Xivutiso 4 Swirhangi na swilandzi
Mahikahatelo
Masivinene
Maengeteri
Maendli.
Swivulwahava
Nkomiso wa marito
Tipatironi ta mapeletelo
Vona timhaka hi tihlo rin’we/swivulwa swa vuangarhelo byo penda
Maritofularha
Swigaririmi
Maviti

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Mathematics: (Paper 1)
CONTENT SUBTOPIC/CONTENT SKILL ASSESSED
AREA
Whole Numbers
Describe the real number system by recognising,
defining and distinguishing the properties of:
Properties of numbers
− natural numbers, whole numbers, integers,
rational numbers, irrational numbers
Use prime factorisation of numbers to find LCM and
Multiples and Factors
HCF
Solve problems in context involving ratio, rate, direct
Solving Problems
proportion, indirect proportion, finance
Integers
Apply commutative, associative and distributive
properties of addition and multiplication for integers
Properties of integers
Understand additive and multiplicative inverses for
integers
Numbers, Perform calculations involving all four operations with
Operations integers
and Calculations with
Perform calculations involving all four operations with
Relationships integers
numbers that involve the squares, cubes, square
roots and cube roots of integers
Exponents
Apply the following general laws of exponents:
− am x an = am + n
− am ÷ an = am - n, if m>n
− (am)n = am x n
Calculations using − (a x t)n = an x t n
numbers in − a0 = 1
exponential form Use the general laws of exponents to include:
− integer exponents
− a–m
Perform calculations involving all four operations
using numbers in exponential form
Numeric and Geometric Patterns
Investigate and extend numeric patterns looking for
relationships between numbers, including patterns:
− represented in physical or diagrammatic form,
Patterns, not limited to sequences involving a constant
Functions and difference or ratio, represented in tables,
Algebra Investigate and extend represented algebraically
patterns Investigate and extend geometric patterns looking for
relationships between numbers, including patterns:
− represented in physical or diagrammatic form,
not limited to sequences involving a constant
difference or ratio, represented in tables,
represented algebraically

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 CONTENT SUBTOPIC/CONTENT SKILL ASSESSED
AREA
Describe and justify the general rules for observed
relationships between numbers, in own words
Describe and justify the general rules for observed
relationships between numbers, in algebraic
language
Algebraic Expressions
Identify and classify like and unlike terms in algebraic
expressions
Algebraic language Recognise and identify coefficients and exponents in
algebraic expressions
Recognise and differentiate between monomials,
binomials and trinomials
Apply commutative, associative and distributive laws
for rational numbers and laws of exponents to simplify
algebraic expressions involving addition, subtraction,
multiplication AND division operations
Expand and simplify Determine the squares, cubes, square roots and
algebraic expressions cube roots of single algebraic terms or like algebraic
terms
Determine the product of two binomials
or the square of a binomial
Determine the numerical value of algebraic
expressions by substitution
Factorise algebraic expressions that involve:
− difference of two squares
− trinomials of the form:
Factorise algebraic 
expressions  , where a is a common
factor.
Simplify algebraic expressions that involve the above
factorisation processes
Simplify algebraic fractions using factorisation
Algebraic Equations
− set up equations to describe problem
situations
− analyse and interpret equations that describe
a given situation
− solve equations by inspection
− use additive and multiplicative inverses
− use laws of exponents
− solve equations by substitution
− use substitution in equations to generate
tables of ordered pairs
‒ using factorisation
‒ equations in the form of: a product of factors
=0
Functions and Relationships
Input and output Determine input values, output values or rules for
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 CONTENT SUBTOPIC/CONTENT SKILL ASSESSED
AREA
− flow diagrams
− tables
− formulae
− equations
Determine, interpret and justify equivalence of
different descriptions of the same relationship or rule
presented:
Equivalent forms
‒ verbally
‒ in flow diagrams
‒ in tables
‒ by formulae
‒ by equations
‒ by graphs on a Cartesian plane
Graphs
Extend the focus on features of graphs with special
focus on the following features of linear graphs:
Interpreting graphs − X-intercept and Y-intercept
Extend the focus on features of graphs with special
focus on the following feature of linear graphs:
− gradient
Use tables of ordered pairs to plot points and draw
graphs on the Cartesian plane
Drawing graphs Extend the above with a special focus on drawing
linear graphs from given equations
Extend the above with a special focus on determining
equations from given linear graphs

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 Wiskunde: (Vraestel 1)
INHOUDSAREA ONDERWERP BEGRIPPE EN VAARDIGHEDE
Heelgetalle
Beskryf die reële getallesisteem deur eienskappe te
Eienskappe van getalle herken, omskryf en identifiseer van:
− natuurlike getalle, telgetalle, heelgetalle,
rasionale getalle en irrasionale getalle
Veelvoude en faktore Gebruik priemgetalfaktorisering om die KGV en
GGD te bepaal
Los probleme op in konteks, insluitend:
Probleemoplossing − verhouding en koers
− direkte en indirekte eweredigheid
− inansies
Heelgetalle
Pas kommutatiewe, assosiatiewe en distributiewe
eienskappe toe in optelling en vermenigvuldiging van
Eienskappe van heelgetalle hellgetalle
Verstaan optelling en vermenigvuldigingsinverse van
heelgetalle
Doen berekeninge met al vier bewerkings met
Getalle, heelgetalle
bewerkings en Doen berekeninge wat al vier bewerkings met
verwantskappe Bewerkings met heelgetalle
heelgetalle in eksponensiële vorm, insluitend kwadrate,
derde magte asook vierkants- en derdemagswortels
van hierdie getalle behels.
Eksponente
Toepassing van die volgende algemene reëls
van eksponente:
− am x an = am + n
− am ÷ an = am - n, indien m>n
− (am)n = am x n
− (a x t)n = an x t n
Berekeninge met getalle in − a0 = 1
eksponensiële vorm Uitbreiding van algemene reëls van eksponente
insluitend:
− heelgetal eksponente
𝟏
− a–m = 𝒂𝒎
Doen berekeninge met al vier bewerkings met getalle
in eksponensiële vorm deur die reëls van eksponente
te gebruik
Numeriese en Meetkundige Patrone
Ondersoek en brei numeriese patrone uit deur die
verwantskappe tussen getalle, insluitend patrone, waar
Patrone, Funksies te neem:
en Algebra
Ondersoek en uitbreiding van − voorstelling in fisiese of diagramvorm
patrone − nie beperk tot reekse wat ’n konstante verskil of
− verhouding behels nie
− in tabelle voorgestel
− algabraïese voorstelling

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INHOUDSAREA ONDERWERP BEGRIPPE EN VAARDIGHEDE
− Ondersoek en brei meetkundige patrone uit
deur die verwantskappe tussen getalle,
insluitend patrone, waar te neem:
− voorstelling in fisiese of diagramvorm
− nie beperk tot reekse wat ’n konstante verskil of
verhouding behels nie
− in tabelle voorgestel
− algabraïese voorstelling
Beskryf en bewys die verhoudings of verwantskappe
wat waargeneem is in eie woorde
Beskryf en bewys die verhoudings of verwantskappe
wat waargeneem is in algebraïese taal
Algebraïese uitdrukkings
Herken en identifiseer gelyksoortige terme in
algebraïese uitdrukkings
Algebraïese taal Herken en identifiseer koëffisiënt en eksponente in
algebraïese notasie
Herken en onderskei tussen eenterme, tweeterme en
drieterme
Toepassing van die kommutatiewe, assosiatiewe en
distributiewe wette vir rasionale getalle en die
eksponentwette vir rasionale getalle om algebraïese
uitdrukkings wat optelling, aftrekking,
vermenigvuldiging en deling behels te vereenvoudig
Uitbreiding en
Bepaal die kwadrate, derde mag, vierkantswortels en
vereenvoudiging van
derdemagwortels van enkele of gelykvormige
algebraïese uitdrukkings
algebraïese uitdrukkings
Bepaal die produk van twee tweeterme of die kwadraat
van ’n tweeterm
Bepaal die numeriese waarde van algebraïese
uitdrukkings deur substitusie
Faktoriseer algebraïese uitdrukkings
wat behels:
− verskil tussen twee vierkante
− drieterme in die vorm van
Faktoriseer algebraïese 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄
uitdrukkings − 𝒂𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 + 𝒄, met a as ‘n gemene faktor
Vereenvoudig van algebraïese uitdrukkings deur
gebruik te maak van bogenoemde faktoriserings
prossesse
Vereenvoudig van algebraiese breuke deur gebruik te
maak van faktorisering
Algebraïese vergelykings
− stel verskillende voorstellings op wat die
probleem beskryf
− analiseer en interpreteer vergelykings wat ’n
gegewe situasie beskryf
− los vergelykings op deur inspeksie
− gebruik die omgekeerde bewerkings van optelling
en vermenigvuldiging
− gebruik die eksponentwette
− bepaal die numeriese waarde van ’n uitdrukking
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INHOUDSAREA ONDERWERP BEGRIPPE EN VAARDIGHEDE
− gebruik substitusie in vergelykings om tabelle of
geordende pare te genereer
− gebruik faktorisering
− vergelyking van die vorm: ’n produk van faktore =
0
Funksies en Verwantskappe
• Bepaal inset-, uitsetwaardes of reëls vir patrone en
verwantskappe deur die gebruik van:

Inset- en uitsetwaardes − vloeidiagramme

− tabelle
− formules
− vergelykings
• Bepaal inset-, uitsetwaardes of reëls vir patrone en
verwantskappe deur die gebruik van:

Ekwivalente vorms − vloeidiagramme

− tabelle
− formules
− vergelykings of uitdrukkings
− deur grafieke op ’n Cartesiese vlak
Grafieke
Brei bogenoemde uit met spesifieke fokus op die
volgende eienskappe van lineêre grafieke:
Interpretasie van grafieke − X-as en Y-as
Brei bogenoemde uit met spesifieke fokus op die
volgende eienskap van lineêre grafieke:
− gradiënt
Gebruik tabelle van geordende pare om
posisie/ligging aan te dui en teken grafieke op die
Cartesiese vlak
Brei bogenoemde uit met spesifieke fokus op:
Teken van grafieke − teken van lineêre grafieke vanaf die gegewe
vergelykings
Brei bogenoemde uit met spesifieke fokus op:
− bepaal vergelykings vanaf gegewe lineêre
grafieke

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 Natural Sciences
STRAND TOPIC/SUBTOPIC SKILL/CONCEPTS ASSESSED
Type of forces
Contact forces
Field forces
Forces
Gravitational forces
Magnetic forces
Electrostatic forces
Electric Cells as energy Electric cells
system
Energy and
Uses of resistors
Change Resistance
Factors that affect resistance in a circuit
Series circuits
Series and parallel circuit
Parallel circuits
Safety with electricity Safety practices
Electricity generation
Energy and the national
Nuclear power in South Africa
electricity grid
National electricity grid
Cost of electrical power The cost of power consumption
The Earth as a system Spheres of the earth
Lithosphere
Lithosphere
The rock cycle
Atmosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Atmosphere
Mesosphere
Planet Earth and
Thermosphere
Beyond
The greenhouse effect
Extracting various ores
Mining of mineral resources Refining minerals
Mining in South Africa and its impact
The birth of a star
The birth and death of stars Life of a star
Death of a star

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Natuurwetenskappe
KENNIS- ONDERWERP/SUB- VAARDIGHEDE/KONSEPTE
AFDELING ONDERWERP GEASSESSEER
Soorte kragte
Kontakkragte
Veldkragte
Kragte
Gravitasiekragte
Magnetiese kragte
Elektrostatiese kragte
Elektriese selle as Elektriese selle
energiestelsel
Energie en Gebruik van resistors
Verandering Weerstand Faktore wat weerstand in ‘n stroombaan
beïnvloed
Serie- en parallelle Serie stroombane
stroombane Parallelle stroombane
Veiligheid met elektrisiteit Veiligheidspraktyke
Opwekking van elektrisiteit
Energie en die nasionale
Kernkrag in Suid-Afrika
elektrisiteitsnetwerk
Nasionale elektrisiteitsnetwerk
Koste van elektriese krag Die koste van kragverbruik
Die Aarde as ‘n stelsel Sfere van die Aarde
Litosfeer
Litosfeer
Die rotssiklus
Atmosfeer
Troposfeer
Stratosfeer
Atmosfeer
Mesosfeer
Planeet Aarde Termosfeer
en die Ruimte Die kweekhuiseffek
Ontginning van verskillende erts
Ontginning van minerale Verfyning van minerale
hulpbronne Mynbou en die impak daarvan in Suid-
Afrika
Die geboorte van ‘n ster
Die geboorte en afsterwe van
Lewe van ‘n ster
sterre
Afsterwe van ‘n ster

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