Grade 5 · English
Grade 5 English Home Language
CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests
English Home Language tests reading and comprehension, vocabulary and language structures. In the exam, comprehension and vocabulary usually sit in Section A, and language structures and conventions in Section B. In Grade 5 the work splits into two parts: Reading, comprehension and vocabulary (Section A work) and Language structures and conventions (Section B work).
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What Grade 5 English covers
Reading, comprehension and vocabulary · Section A work
- Reading and comprehension
- Vocabulary and idioms
- Visual text
- Summary
- Figurative language and poetry
- Writing formats: letters, email, dialogue and articles
- Homonyms, homophones, compound words and figurative language
- Plot, theme, narrator and prediction
- Reading and following instructions
Language structures and conventions · Section B work
- Degrees of comparison
- Tenses: past, present and future
- Direct and reported speech
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Punctuation
- Parts of speech
- Active and passive voice, and concord
- Sentence types, tenses and question forms
- Plurals, abbreviations, prefixes and spelling
- Root words, prefixes and suffixes
- Prepositions, pronouns, diminutives and fixing errors
- Relative pronouns, interjections, gerunds and conditionals
- Figures of speech and multiple meanings
How the tests work
The Grade 5 English bank holds 559 questions across 22 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 5 English cover?
In Grade 5 the work splits into two parts: Reading, comprehension and vocabulary (Section A work) and Language structures and conventions (Section B work). Topics include Reading and comprehension, Vocabulary and idioms, Degrees of comparison, Tenses: past, present and future and more — 22 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 5 English?
559 questions across 22 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 5 English 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 5, and the questions are written from what real Grade 5 tests and exam papers ask.