Grade 5 · Life Skills
Grade 5 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 5 the work splits into two parts: Feelings, safety and health (Paper 1 work) and Rights, the environment and case studies (Paper 2 work).
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What Grade 5 Life Skills covers
Feelings, safety and health · Paper 1 work
- Feelings and self-image
- Safety and online safety
- Healthy eating habits
- Relationships
- Communicable diseases and stigma
- Substances and addiction
Rights, the environment and case studies · Paper 2 work
- Rights and responsibilities
- Environmental health
- Case studies
- Festivals, customs and religions
- Stereotypes and prejudice
- Protection from abuse and violence
How the tests work
The Grade 5 Life Skills bank holds 300 questions across 12 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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Questions parents ask
What does Grade 5 Life Skills cover?
In Grade 5 the work splits into two parts: Feelings, safety and health (Paper 1 work) and Rights, the environment and case studies (Paper 2 work). Topics include Feelings and self-image, Safety and online safety, Healthy eating habits, Rights and responsibilities and more — 12 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 5 Life Skills?
300 questions across 12 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 5 Life Skills tests free?
Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts. Printable PDF papers with memoranda can be preordered on WhatsApp.
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.