GRADE 10

BA

BASELINE ASSESSMENT 2024

30 MARKS
QUESTION 1

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE BRACKET TO COMPLETE THE

SENTENCE. WRITE ONLY THE QUESTION NUMBER AND THE CORRECT ANSWER

1.1. A tourists is a person who travel from place to another for (holiday/quarantine)
1.2. When one travels across the borders of a country it is referred to as
(domestic/international) travel
1.3. Tourists needs a (passport/Identity document) when they travel from USA to
South Africa.
1.4. India is located to the (East/West) of South Africa.
1.5. Durban is a (country/city) that is attractive to tourists.
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QUESTION 2
MATCH COLUMN A WITH THE CAPITAL IN COLUMN B. WRITE ONLY THE QUESTION
NUMBER AND THE CORRECT LETTER OF THE ANSWER THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Administrative capital city of S.A A Bisho
2. Kwazulu Natal B Mahikeng
3. Mpumalanga C Pieternaritzburg
4. Northern Cape D Pretoria
5. Gauteng E Kimberly
6. North West F Johannesburg
7. Eastern Cape G Mbombela

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QUESTION 3
Read the following extract and then answer the questions that follows
3.1 Find words in the passage that best match these descriptions
Carmen and her two friends to take a vacation from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
They travelled for two weeks over the December holidays. They stayed with
friends in cape town and therefore did not need accommodation.
The friends decided to make the of their trip and visit some of the top tourist’s
attractions including table mountain, Roben Island, the wine lands, the top
beaches as well as a concert at the famous Green point Stadium.
They were also fortunate to join a group for a two-day trip and visit across to the
Northern Cape, where they engaged in some desert activities. It was really hot and
they were given some advice about what precautions to take.
They were accompanied by tourist’s guides and had a fabulous time. They met
quite a few new people who became friends as they travelled tighter on a luxury
coach from Cape Town to the Northern Cape.
3.1.1 A place that people want to visit when they travel (2)
3.1.2 A place where people will sleep when they travel (2)
3.1.3 Fun things that the tourists will do when they travel (2)
3.1.4 Describe a role of a tourist guide (2)
3.1.5 Describe two needs that would have been required buy the group during their
travel. (2)
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QUESTION 4
STUDY THE STATEMENT BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW;

“THE COVID PANDEMIC HAD A MASSIVE IMPACT ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY”

4.1. In a short paragraph describe how this impacted the world’s tourism industry.
Your paragraph must include four well thought out points
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GRAND TOTAL [30]