PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION

JUNE 2023
GRADE 6
MARKING GUIDELINES
NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

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ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK

SECTION A MARKS

QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 5

QUESTION 2: MATCHING ITEMS 5

QUESTION 3: TRUE AND FALSE 5

QUESTION 4: DIAGRAM AND LABELLING 5

QUESTION 5: ONE WORD/SCIENTIFIC TERMS 10

QUESTION 6: NAME/DEFINE/LIST
30

SECTION B MARKS

QUESTION 7: CASE STUDY/EXPLAIN/PREDICT/GIVE AN EXAMPLE 5

QUESTION 8: USE OF KNOWLEDGE/ARRANGE 5

QUESTION 9: COMPARE/EXPLAIN/ILLUSTRATE 7

QUESTION 10: DIFFERENTIATE 4

21

SECTION C MARKS

QUESTION 11: EXPLAIN/SUGGESTION 3

QUESTION 12: DISCUSS/SUGGEST A REASON 4

QUESTION 13: DISCUSS 2

9

TOTAL 60

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SECTION A

QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS MARKS

1.1 A 1

1.2 A 1

1.3 D 1

1.4 B 1

1.5 C 1
[5]

QUESTION 2: MATCHING ITEMS

2.1 F 1

2.2 A 1

2.3 E 1

2.4 B 1

2.5 C 1
[5]

QUESTION 3: TRUE AND FALSE

3.1 True  1

3.2 True  1

3.3 True  1

3.4 False  1

3.5 False  1
[5]

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QUESTION 4: DIAGRAM AND LABELLING MARKS

4.1 Beaker  1

4.2 Sand and water mixture  1

4.3 Filter paper  1

4.4 Funnel  1

4.5 Purified water  1

[5]

QUESTION 5: ONE WORD

5.1 Solution  1

5.2 Solute  1

5.3 Solvent  1

5.4 Insoluble  1

5.5 Saturated solution  1

[5]

QUESTION 6: INVESTIGATION

6.1 Tea leaves  1

6.2 Hot water/water  1

6.3 A substance that cannot dissolve.  1

6.4 sieving/filtering/hand sorting/settling and decanting (Any 2)  2

[5]

TOTAL SECTION A: 30

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SECTION B

QUESTION 7: CASE STUDY MARKS

7.1 Start a habit of eating a healthy breakfast.

Eat balanced meals rather than junk food.
Drink water rather than cold drinks.
Be more active, e.g. walk around the block or participate in a sport at school.
( Two marks for any suitable answer) 2

7.2 Thomas will be overweight/suffer from obesity  and he can suffer from
different diseases because of his bad diet. 
(Two marks for any suitable answer) 2

7.3 Diabetes/Constipation/Tooth decay/High blood pressure/Eating disorders 

(Any one) 1
[5]

QUESTION 8: ARRANGE IN CORRECT ORDER

Step 1 – C  1

Step 2 – A  1

Step 3 – B  1

Step 4 – E  1

Step 5 – D  1
[5]

QUESTION 9: COMPARING PARTICLES

9.1 Solid – Particles are packed close together/regular pattern. 

Liquid – Particles are a little more spaced out. Particles can ‘pour’ i.e. can
move past each other. 

Gas – Particles are far apart – not a regular pattern.  3

9.2 You can smell food cooking in another room, since the steam rising from the
food is a gas  that is spreading in the air around you because it has a lot of
heat energy from the cooking process.  2

9.3 Gas  1

9.4

 (particles should be drawn far apart) 1

[7]

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QUESTION 10: COMPARING AND DIFFERENTIATING MARKS

10.1 Melting: Substances melt when heat is added. 

Dissolving: When the particles of one substance spread between the particles
of another substance.  2

10.2 Mixtures – When two substances are put together and can easily be separated
then a mixture is formed. 

Solutions – When a substance dissolves into another substance then a

solution is formed.  2
[4]

TOTAL SECTION B: 21

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SECTION C

QUESTION 11: EXPLAIN/SUGGEST MARKS

11.1 Carbohydrates provide energy for the body.  1

11.2 Additives are added to improve colour/flavour and to preserve the food.  1

11.3 It can make children hyperactive./Some children are allergic to these

chemicals.  1
[3]

QUESTION 12: PROVIDE REASONS

12.1 (a) Can be caused by insoluble substances such as oil and plastic. 
(b) Can be caused by soluble substances such as soaps and fertilisers. 
(c) Can be caused by germs from the toilet waste.  3

12.2 People, plants and animals need clean water to survive./Animals such as fish,
need clean water as a habitat. 
(Any suitable answer.) 1
[4]

QUESTION 13: EXPLAIN

Hotter temperatures have more energy  so particles collide into each other much
quicker.  2
[2]

TOTAL SECTION C: 9

TOTAL: 60