LANGEBAANWEG PRIMARY SCHOOL
GRADE 5 English Home Language
DATE: March 2023
MARKS: 50
DURATION: 1 HOUR
MAXIMUM MARK LEARNER’S MARK
EXAMINER: Ms A Schrenk
COMPREHENSION 30
MODERATOR: Ms L Van Tonder/ Ms A Rhyn
LANGUAGE 20
LEARNERS
TOTAL NAME: ____________________________________
50
Instructions to learners
1. Read all the instructions carefully.
2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
3. Write neatly and legibly.
4. Good luck!
1
, 1. SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
Read the article below and answer the questions.
Video games are good for you!
You know all those people who told you that video games are bad for you? They were
wrong. Read this to find out more.
1. For years video games have been criticised for making people more antisocial,
overweight or depressed. But now
researchers are finding that games can
actually change us for the better and
improve both our body and mind.
2. Games can help to develop physical skills.
Pre-school children who played interactive
games such as the ones available on Wii
have been shown to have improved motor
skills, for example they can kick, catch and
throw a ball better than children who don’t play video games. A study by surgeons
who do microsurgery in Boston found that those who played video games were 27
per cent faster and made 37 per cent fewer errors than those who didn’t. Vision is
also improved, particularly in telling the difference between the shades of grey. This
is useful for driving at night, piloting a plane or reading X-rays.
3. Games also benefit a variety of brain functions, including, decision-making. People
who play action-based games make decisions 25 per cent faster than others and are
no less accurate, according to one study. It was also found that the best gamers can
make choices and act on them up to six times a second, four times faster than most
people. In another study by researchers from the University of Rochester in New
York, experienced gamers were shown to be able to pay attention to more than six
things at once without getting confused, compared with the four that most people can
normally keep in mind. Additionally, video games can also reduce gender
differences.
4. Scientists have found that women who play games are better able to mentally
manipulate 3D objects.
(Adapted from “Beeld” January 2013)
1.1 Circle the letter of the correct answer. (1)
2
GRADE 5 English Home Language
DATE: March 2023
MARKS: 50
DURATION: 1 HOUR
MAXIMUM MARK LEARNER’S MARK
EXAMINER: Ms A Schrenk
COMPREHENSION 30
MODERATOR: Ms L Van Tonder/ Ms A Rhyn
LANGUAGE 20
LEARNERS
TOTAL NAME: ____________________________________
50
Instructions to learners
1. Read all the instructions carefully.
2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
3. Write neatly and legibly.
4. Good luck!
1
, 1. SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
Read the article below and answer the questions.
Video games are good for you!
You know all those people who told you that video games are bad for you? They were
wrong. Read this to find out more.
1. For years video games have been criticised for making people more antisocial,
overweight or depressed. But now
researchers are finding that games can
actually change us for the better and
improve both our body and mind.
2. Games can help to develop physical skills.
Pre-school children who played interactive
games such as the ones available on Wii
have been shown to have improved motor
skills, for example they can kick, catch and
throw a ball better than children who don’t play video games. A study by surgeons
who do microsurgery in Boston found that those who played video games were 27
per cent faster and made 37 per cent fewer errors than those who didn’t. Vision is
also improved, particularly in telling the difference between the shades of grey. This
is useful for driving at night, piloting a plane or reading X-rays.
3. Games also benefit a variety of brain functions, including, decision-making. People
who play action-based games make decisions 25 per cent faster than others and are
no less accurate, according to one study. It was also found that the best gamers can
make choices and act on them up to six times a second, four times faster than most
people. In another study by researchers from the University of Rochester in New
York, experienced gamers were shown to be able to pay attention to more than six
things at once without getting confused, compared with the four that most people can
normally keep in mind. Additionally, video games can also reduce gender
differences.
4. Scientists have found that women who play games are better able to mentally
manipulate 3D objects.
(Adapted from “Beeld” January 2013)
1.1 Circle the letter of the correct answer. (1)
2
