Essay Writing is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 English 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 are the three main structural parts of a narrative essay?
Beginning, middle and end
Introduction, conclusion and appendix
Title, author and date
Heading, body and footer
Answer: Beginning, middle and end — A narrative essay is structured with a clear beginning (orientation), middle (developing events/complication), and end (resolution).
Easy
2. What does the beginning of a narrative essay, called the orientation, usually introduce?
The setting, main character and situation
Only the title of the essay
The moral of the story only
A list of every character's full name
Answer: The setting, main character and situation — The orientation introduces the setting, main character, and situation, giving the reader context for what follows.
Medium
3. What is the central problem a character must deal with in the middle of a narrative essay commonly called?
Answer: Complication — The middle of a narrative essay builds towards a complication -- the central problem or tension the character must deal with.
