Transactional Writing is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 English Home 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 tells the reader what an email is about before they even open it?
The subject line
The sign-off
The greeting
The paragraph length
Answer: The subject line — The subject line tells the reader what the email is about before they open it.
Easy
2. In a dialogue, how is a new speaker usually shown in the format?
Their name is written before their words, starting on a new line
All speakers' words are written on the same line
Speaker names are never included
Only the first speaker's name is ever shown
Answer: Their name is written before their words, starting on a new line — Each speaker's name is usually written before their words, with new speakers starting on a new line.
Medium
3. What should match an email's purpose and target audience, according to this lesson?
Answer: The language and tone — The language and tone of an email should match its purpose and target audience -- more formal for a teacher, more casual for a friend.
