Grade 8 Exam Demarcation 2026 - English and Afrikaans

Vocabulary and demarcation outline covering the exam breakdown, mark allocations, and specific rules for Grade 8 English and Afrikaans Vraestel 1.

English: Comprehension

A component of the Grade 8 English examination allocated 20 marks.

English: Visual Literacy

A 10-mark section in the English exam assessing Cartoons and Advertisements.

English: Summary Writing

A specific writing component in the English examination allocated 10 marks.

English: Language

A 20-mark section assessing various grammar rules, parts of speech, syntax, and vocabulary concepts.

Error of concord

A grammatical concept tested under the English Language section relating to agreement between sentence elements, such as subject and verb agreement.

Discourse marker

A word or phrase listed under English Language topics used to connect, organize, and manage the flow of discourse.

Degree of comparison

An English Language grammar topic concerning the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

Homophones and Homonyms

Language topics tested in Grade 8 English covering words that sound identical (homophones) and words that share spelling or pronunciation with different meanings (homonyms).

Afrikaans: Afdeling A (Begripstoets)

The reading comprehension section of Afrikaans Vraestel 1, assessing question words (vraagwoorde), fact vs. opinion, true/false, and quoting.

JA/NEE, WAAR/ONWAAR requirement

A rule in Afdeling A stating that answers must include a motivation to receive a mark ('MOET motiveer om 'n punt te kry').

Verskil tussen FEIT/MENING

A question type in Afdeling A requiring learners to distinguish between a fact and an opinion and provide a motivation ('Motiveer').

Aanhalings / Haal aan

A task in Afdeling A requiring learners to provide direct quotes or extracts from the text.

Afrikaans: Afdeling B (Visuele Teks)

The visual text section of Vraestel 1 focusing on analyzing advertisements (analiseer advertensies), target market (teiken mark), visual elements, written elements, and manipulative/persuasive language.

Teiken mark

The target audience or market identified and analyzed under Afdeling B (Visuele Teks) in Afrikaans Vraestel 1.

Manipulerede en oortuigende taal

Manipulative and persuasive language techniques analyzed under Afdeling B (Visuele Teks) in advertisements.

Afrikaans: Afdeling C (Opsomming)

The summary section of Vraestel 1, with the critical instruction that it must be written in numbered format, not in paragraph format ('NB* Skryf in nommer formaat, nie paragraaf nie').

Afrikaans: Afdeling D (Taal)

The language section of Afrikaans Vraestel 1, demarcated to cover all language topics ('Alle taal').