Afrikaans First Additional Language · Grade 11 CAPS
Transactional Writing
Transactional Writing 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. What is the Afrikaans term for "directions/instructions", a confirmed short transactional text type in the real ATP?
Rigtingaanwysings
Uitnodiging
Advertensie
Notule
Answer: Rigtingaanwysings — "Rigtingaanwysings" (directions/instructions) is a confirmed short transactional text type, requiring clear, logically sequenced language.
Easy
2. What is the Afrikaans term for an "invitation", a confirmed short transactional text type that can be formal or informal?
Uitnodiging
Rigtingaanwysings
Notule
Agenda
Answer: Uitnodiging — "Uitnodiging" (invitation) is a confirmed short transactional text type, requiring clear layout and all essential details (who, what, when, where).
Medium
3. Give the Afrikaans term for a persuasive technique used in advertisements that cites an authority's endorsement, such as a doctor or expert recommending a product.
Answer: Aanbevelings van kenner — "Aanbevelings van kenner" (expert recommendations) is a persuasive technique explicitly confirmed in the real ATP for advertisement writing.
