Grade 8 Life Orientation April 2024
2. Write down a list of which school subjects you enjoy,
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1. Match each of the following learning styles with the
most appropriate definition.
Learning Style Definition
Learners who learn through
Visual/Spatial experiencing or doing things. They
often struggle to sit still and are
learners
good at sports or like to dance.
They learn easily by -seeing and
observing things including pictures
Auditory and diagrams, also like taking
notes. Their best learning
Learners
resources are white boards,
handouts, and presentations
They prefer to learn through written
Kinesthetic- words-like writing in diaries,
searching the internet, and using
Physical Learners
dictionary
Reading /writing They prefer to read aloud to
learners themselves, are not afraid to speak
in class and are great at verbally
explaining things. Teachers should
ask questions and let them answer-
3. Complete the following:
watching videos and music
and which subjects you do not enjoy, then give your
different subjects a rating out of 5 to show how well
you do in each one, e.g. School subjects I enjoy:
English – 5; Life Orientation - 5 (1= worst subject,
5= best subject):
School subjects I enjoy:
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School subjects I do not enjoy:
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Provide at least two reasons why you prefer some
subjects over others and why you don’t do so well in
some subjects identified above:
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