This document appears to be an English exam for a primary school student. It contains two sections - Section A with questions about piranhas, and Section B with language questions about the piranha passage. The exam tests the student's reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation skills. It covers topics like where piranhas live, what they eat, how many species there are, and whether they are truly as dangerous as believed.

1. Laerskool Morester Primary
Examination November
SUBJECT- English Home Language
Date:_______________ Total Marks: __/50
Name and Surname: _______________________________________ Class Nr: _______Grade __: Class: ___
Examiner: Mr. Scheepers Moderator (HOD) Mrs. Pretorius
Topic: Creative writing Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Instructions:
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Make sure you understand the question before answering it.
3. Follow instructions on your exam paper.
4. Please write neatly on your exam paper.

2. 1. Where are piranhas found?
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2. Is the following statement true or false? If you say false, correct it to make
it true.
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3. Explain what piranhas eat.
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4. Choose the correct answer: A school of fish is:
a. A class of fish
b. A number or group of fish swimming together. (1)
5. Why do local people use piranha teeth to make tools?
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6. Is the following statement true or false? If you say it is false, rewrite it to
make it true.
There are about 20 different species of piranha.
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3. 7. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Piranhas usually …
a. Eat seeds, fruit and animals that are already dead.
b. Kill other creatures or animals for food. (1)
8. Choose the best answer.
If something is rare:
a. It happens very often/ a lot.
b. It happens very seldom/ once in a while. (1)
9. Why do people think that piranhas are dangerous? Give two reasons.
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10. From what you read about in the article, do you think that piranhas
are as dangerous as the stories say they are? Give a reason for your answer.
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Section A 15 marks

4. Section B: Language in context
Answer the following questions about the language in the article that
you read about piranhas.
1. Choose the correct word in brackets
Piranhas (is/are) found in the rivers and lakes of South America. (1)
2. Complete the following with a conjunction (joining word) in brackets.
Piranhas’ teeth are strong and hard (so/because/however) people use
them to make tools and weapons. (1)
3. Choose the correct answer. The word omnivorous means:
a. Eats both meat and parts of plants.
b. Only eats meat.
c. Only eats parts of plants. (1)
4. Choose from the correct answer. In “this type of piranha”, type is another
word for:
a. Group
b. Jaws
c. Species (1)
5. The words bait, nets and rivers are all important for a certain activity.
What is this activity?
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6. Which word in paragraph 2 means shaped like a triangle?
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5. 7. Give an antonym (a word with the opposite meaning) for each word.
a. Sharpest _____________________________
b. Strongest _____________________________
c. Hardest _____________________________
d. Wettest _____________________________
e. Best _____________________________ (5)
8. Complete each simile in the sentence bellow (which describes the
piranhas’ teeth).
Their teeth are as sharp as ___________ and as hard as _________. (2)
9. a. Which two words are used to form the word Freshwater?
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b. What do you think the word Freshwater means?
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10. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
a. Cm ___________________________
b. Adj. ___________________________
c. Adv. ___________________________
d. No. ___________________________
e. ASAP. ___________________________ (5)
11. Punctuate the following sentence:
a. i decided to buy milk cheese and bread at the shop
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6. b. johannesburg like cape town is a big city in south africa
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c. when my vw golf broke down my dad had to buy spare parts to have it
repaired
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12. Change the following statements into a question.
a. My motorbike is the fastest motorbike in the world.
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b. The tires on Simon’s bike were smoking.
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Section B: 35
Total marks: 50
Section A/15
Section B/35
Total /50
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