Essay & Creative Writing is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 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 does a NARRATIVE essay do?
Tells a story
Gives only facts
Lists instructions
Describes a picture only
Answer: Tells a story — A narrative essay tells a story, usually about something that happened to the writer or an imagined event.
Easy
2. Which sentence shows more VIVID description?
The old wooden gate creaked loudly.
The gate made a noise.
There was a gate.
The gate was there.
Answer: The old wooden gate creaked loudly. — Vivid description uses specific, interesting details so the reader can picture the scene clearly.
Medium
3. Name the planning tool where you write your central idea in the middle and branch out with key events.
Answer: A mind map — A mind map helps organise your main idea and supporting events before writing a narrative essay.
