2014 NOVEMBER EXAM STUDY INFORMATION GRADE 8 GENERAL INFORMATION

2014 NOVEMBER EXAM STUDY INFORMATION
GRADE 8
GENERAL INFORMATION
Each learner must consult the notice board outside the Grade 8 Tutor office to see in
which venue they will write their exam. Learners are seated alphabetically and not in
academic classes. The venue will be the same for the whole examination period.
No sharing of stationery, calculators, compasses, coloured pencils, sharpeners etc. will be
allowed. Stationery must be brought into the venue in a clear zip lock bag or clear pencil
case. No space cases or coloured pencil boxes will be allowed. Calculators should be
brought to school every day. No Tippex is allowed during exams.
Full school uniform is required during the exams. Learners must be on time for school.
Extra time will not be given to learners who arrive late for their exams.
Cell phones must be switched off and remain on the learner’s desk during the exams. No
cell phones are allowed to be kept on the learner during the exam. No learner may use
their cell phone as their calculator.
A DOCTOR’S CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED IF YOU ARE ABSENT FOR AN EXAMINATION.
EXAM TIMES:
SESSION 1 07:40 to 09:00
BREAK
09:00 to 09:40
SESSION 2 09:40 to 12:00
STUDY REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH
 All the Language covered during the year
 Visual Literacy including Coraline, cartoons and adverts
AFRIKAANS
 Sinonieme
 Antonieme
 Persoonsname
 Voornaamwoorde
 Voegwoorde
 Verlede tyd
 Samestellings
 Trappe van vergelyking
 Intensiewe vorm
 Leestekens
 Indirekte rede
 Almoeder
 Algemeene Handelaar,
 Die goue renostertjie van Mapungubwe
 Sharpeville
 Lisa se klavier
 Ek het ‘n huisie by die see
 Thomas
 Kyk N’Gaai geen vissies nie
 Volstruis se vuur
MATHS
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
BIOLOGY
SCIENCE
EMS/ACC
ARTS AND
CULTURE
Paper 1:
 The number system
 Integers
 Fractions – common and decimal
 Scientific Notation
 Number patterns
 Algebra
 Equations
 Probability
 Financial Maths
Paper 2:
 Lines, angles and triangles
 Polygons
 Circles
 Polyhedra and cylinders
 Transformations (as done in portfolio piece)
 Statistics
 Mapwork
 Climatology and Natural disasters
 Settlement
 Social inequalities
 Natural resources
 Industrial Revolution
 Colonisation
 World War I
 Yellow book and all extra notes/handouts given in term 3 and 4
 Textbook -pg 22-34, 51-69
 Skills - Graphs, calculating size, hypothesis, variables, controls for experiments
 Topic 4 : Atoms pg 71-88
 Topic 5 : Particle model of matter pg 89-112
 Topic 6 : Chemical reactions pg 115-122
 Topic 7 : Static Electricity pg 125 134
 Topic 8 : Energy transfers in Electrical systems pg 135-152
 Topic 9 : Series and parallel circuits pg 153-162
 Topic 10 : Visible light pg 163- 188
 Topic 2: Government
 Topic 3: National Budget
 Topic 4: Standard of living
 Topic 5: Accounting concepts
 Topic 6: Source documents
 Topic 8: Accounting cycle
 Topic 9: CRJ of a service business
 Topic 10: Factors of production
 Topic 11: Markets
 Topic 13: CRJ of a service business
 Topic 14: CPJ of a service business
 Topic 15: Forms of ownership
 Topic 17: Levels and functions of management
 Topic 18: General ledger and Trial Balance of a service business
 Elements of Art - Term 1
 Linear Perspective - Term 1
 Puppets - Term 3 and 4
Drawing pencils and colouring-in pencils are required for the exam.
TECHNOLOGY
LIFE
ORIENTATION
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Graphical communication - 2D and 3D drawings
Simple electrical circuits
Resources: Technology Today: pg 20-42 and pg195-23
World of work pg 118-128
Health, social and environmental responsibility pg 132-148
Health, social and environmental responsibility pg 154-164
Constitutional rights and responsibilities pg 166-175
Constitutional rights and responsibilities pg 188-206
Constitutional rights and responsibilities pg 214-227
We wish all of you much success in these examinations. Remember you will get out what
you put in; so study hard and the rewards will be yours.
Regards
Ms Workman-Davies, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Palmer and Mrs Pretorius