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Grade 4 · Life Skills

Grade 4 Life Skills

CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests

Life Skills in CAPS has three parts: Personal and Social Wellbeing, Physical Education and Creative Arts. The tests here focus on Personal and Social Wellbeing — the part that is tested in writing. In Grade 4 the work splits into two parts: Feelings, safety and health (Paper 1 work) and People, the environment and case studies (Paper 2 work).

14 topics357 questions2 exam partsCAPSFree

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What Grade 4 Life Skills covers

Feelings, safety and health · Paper 1 work

  • Feelings and friendships
  • Staying safe
  • Healthy living
  • Personal hygiene and road safety
  • Values, emotions and responsibility
  • Bullying and teamwork
  • My strengths and handling conflict

People, the environment and case studies · Paper 2 work

  • People and beliefs
  • Caring for the environment
  • What would you do?
  • Pollution, wetlands and ecosystems
  • Children’s rights and bullying
  • Religions in South Africa
  • Cultures, food and moral lessons

How the tests work

The Grade 4 Life Skills bank holds 357 questions across 14 topics, at least 25 per topic. Each test draws a fresh set, so a second attempt is not the same test.

Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, not just a tick or a cross. It works on a phone, needs no sign-up, and no marks or names are stored.

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What does Grade 4 Life Skills cover?

In Grade 4 the work splits into two parts: Feelings, safety and health (Paper 1 work) and People, the environment and case studies (Paper 2 work). Topics include Feelings and friendships, Staying safe, Healthy living, People and beliefs and more — 14 in total.

How many practice questions are there for Grade 4 Life Skills?

357 questions across 14 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.

Are the Grade 4 Life Skills tests free?

Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts.

Do the tests follow CAPS?

Yes. The topics follow the CAPS curriculum for Grade 4, and the questions are written from what real Grade 4 tests and exam papers ask.

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