Afrikaans First Additional Language · Grade 11 CAPS
Comprehension, Summary & Critical Language Awareness
Comprehension, Summary & Critical Language Awareness is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Afrikaans First Additional Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which reading strategy involves reading quickly over a whole Afrikaans passage to get a general sense of the topic?
Skimming
Scanning
Intensive reading
Proofreading
Answer: Skimming — Skimming means reading quickly over a whole passage for a general overview, without reading every word.
Easy
2. Approximately how many words is the Grade 11 Afrikaans FAL summary task typically limited to?
Around 80 to 90 words
Around 500 words
Around 10 words
There is no word limit
Answer: Around 80 to 90 words — The Grade 11 Afrikaans FAL summary task is typically limited to around 80 to 90 words, requiring careful condensing.
Medium
3. Name the reading strategy that involves reading a passage slowly and carefully, sentence by sentence, to fully understand its meaning and detail.
Answer: Intensive reading — Intensive reading means reading carefully and closely, needed for answering detailed Afrikaans comprehension questions accurately.
