1. Read Instructions Carefully Before Answering. (9 Pages)

EKURHULENI NORTH

LIFE ORIENTATION GR. 7 NOVEMBER 2015

Moderator: Christine du Plessis Duration: 1 hour

Instructions: Marks: 70 1. Read instructions carefully before answering. (9 pages) 2. Write neatly. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. 3. This paper consists of three compulsory sections: Section A, B and C. You must answer all the questions in Section A (28 marks), Section B (28 marks), and two in Section C (14 marks) = 70 marks GOOD LUCK!

Name of school: ______Gr.7___ Name of learner: ______

SECTION A (28 marks= lower order) Answer all the questions in this section.

QUESTION 1: HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Match the responsibilities in Column A with the human rights in Column B and write down only the Letter in Column C. [5]

Column A Column B Column C Responsibilities Human rights Letter 1.1 Accept and respect the customs of others. A. The right to housing.

1.2 Do not take risks such as driving after you have B. The right to vote in been drinking alcohol. secret. 1.3 Listen in class and do your homework as well as C. The right to access to you can. information. 1.4 Do not “spy” on people by reading their letters D. The right to basic or listening to their phone calls. education. 1.5 Use your right to help choose the government of E. The right to language the country. and culture. F. The right to equality.

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 1 G. The right to life.

QUESTION 2: PUBERTY AND RELATIONSHIPS

Complete the following sentences. Use words from the text box. [7]

emotional, puberty, peers, hormones, ovaries, independent, oestrogen, physical, testosterone, moody, menstruation, testicles, vulnerable, friends,

Everyone between the ages of about 9 and 12 experiences and deals with 2.1. ______and 2.2. ______changes in slightly different ways. Your body starts to make 2.3. ______at the beginning of puberty. The 2.4.______of the female body store and releases the eggs. The hormone that starts puberty in boys is called 2.5. ______. During puberty, you start being 2.6. ______from your parents or guardians. Teenagers are dealing with a lot of change and are more 2.7. ______in their friendships.

QUESTION 3: FAIR PLAY IN SPORT Match the values (from the text box) to the examples and write it down. [4]

SITUATION VALUES 3.1. A cricket player lays down his helmet and bat instead of

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 2 throwing them down in anger. 3.2. The coach of a netball team teaches the girls a cheerleading song. 3.3. A rugby club takes a stand against racism and selects players for their rugby skills and not their race. 3.4. The South African Soccer Team of 1996 still meets once a year to celebrate their achievements.

QUESTION 4: ABUSE of children by adults and between peers. Look at the following situations and write down the type of abuse that is happening. [4] Situation Type of abuse 4.1. Wendy arrives at school every morning with an empty stomach. Her mother sometimes refuses to give her supper and makes her sleep outside. 4.2. Peter hides under her bed at night when his father comes home drunk. He does not want to watch him beating his mother. 4.3. Nicole cannot sleep at night. Her father often creeps into bed with her. 4.4. Wendy hates herself. Her mother always tells her how fat and useless she is and that she is not proud of Wendy at all.

QUESTION 5: COMMON DISEASES: Complete the following table. [8]

Name Brief outline/ Cause Treatment Options/ symptoms/description Care and Support 1.Tuberculosis 5.1. Bacteria (germs) 5.2 (TB)

2. Diabetes Either too much 5.3 5.4 glucose(sugar) in the blood or not enough insulin to process the sugar, or both 3. Epilepsy 5.5. Anyone at any age. Medicine to prevent. Sometimes by an injury, infection.

4. Anorexia 5.6. Psychological /or Medication/ physical Psychological treatment/ Nutritional treatment EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 3 5. HIV and AIDs HIV is a virus that 5.7. 5.8. weakens the human body’s immune system, making it difficult to fight diseases that attack the body.

Total: Section A: [28] SECTION B (28 marks= middle order) Answer all the questions in this section

QUESTION 6: SELF-IMAGE: Personal interests, abilities and potential

Read the story about Liam and answer the questions. [10]

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 4 Questions:

6.1. What is Liam’s interest? (1)

6.2. List the abilities he has. (2)

6.3. Explain how he discovered his abilities. (2)

6.4. Discuss what Liam is doing to develop his potential abilities. (3)

6.5. Liam is also an entrepreneur. Give 2 examples. (2)

QUESTION 7: PEER PRESSURE. Read and analyse the following case study about peer pressure and answer the questions that follow. [15]

Peter had been quite a lonely child. When his parents divorced, his father disappeared and left him and his mother to manage on their own. At school, his

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 5 peers teased him because he was poor and shy. Then one day he made friends with a few older boys.

These boys took him out to parties and gave him alcohol to drink. When Peter was drunk, he didn’t feel shy or sorry for himself. Later, Peter started taking drugs. He began pushing his new friends to fight with the others who had teased him before.

However, he was worried that his friends would not stay loyal to him. So he made them break into a shop and steal cash and goods together. Next, they hijacked a car and robbed and beat up the driver.

Peter is now in prison and will be there for the next seven years. He regrets trying to impress his older friends and hopes that those he hurt can forgive him one day.

(Resource: Oxford Head start)

Questions:

7.1 List four of the six dangerous behaviours, linked to peer-pressure in Peter’s story.

7.2 Which types of risky behaviour are not mentioned in the story? List any two. (2)

7.3 List two reasons why you think Peter was so easily changed by peer pleasure. (2)

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 6 7.4 Explain who in the story used peer pressure to change how others behaved. (3)

7.5 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of Peter’s strategy to keep his friends loyal to him. (2)

7.6 Decision-making and problem-solving: Suggest a solution for Peter’s problems that might have had a better outcome. (2)

QUESTION 8: THE WORLD OF WORK: Benefits of studying.

Read the following and help Nishi’s mother. [3]

Nisha hates school and wants to leave. She has a dream to be a professional tennis player. She is talented, but no-one knows exactly how talented. Will she ever be good enough to be a professional?

Nishi’s mother approaches you to speak to Nishi about benefits of studying, because she says Nishi will not listen to anyone at home.

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 7 What advise will you give Nishi about the importance of studying? List three things. (3)

Total: Section B: [28] SECTION C (14 marks= HIGHER order) Answer any two of the three Questions. QUESTION 9: PERSONAL DIET AND NUTRITION. 9.1. Define the term “A personal diet plan” (2) 9.2. People have their own likes and dislikes concerning food. Discuss the five factors that influence your choice of personal diet. (5)

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 8 QUESTION 10: SUBSTANCE ABUSE: PROTECTIVE FACTORS After you have critically evaluated some of the devastating effects of substance abuse, advise your friends on how they can protect themselves from falling into the trap of substance abuse? Give them at least 7 steps they can take. [7]

QUESTION 11: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The way you live your life, leaves a mark on the environment, just like you leave your footprints in the sand when you’re walking on the beach.

List at least 7 positive ways on how you need to live your life to ensure that you will only leave light footprints on the earth. [7]

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 9

Total: Section C: 7+7= [28] GRAND TOTAL:

28+28+14=70

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 10 EKURHULENI NORTH

LIFE ORIENTATION GR.7 NOVEMBER 2015

END OF THE YEAR EXAMINATION

MEMORANDUM

TOTAL: 70 GOOD LUCK!

 HOD SHOULD DO MODERATION OF DISTRICT COMMON QUESTION PAPER.  TRY AND DO TEAM MARKING IN SCHOOLS WITH MANY CLASSES.  PLEASE HAVE A TEAM DISCUSSION OF THE MEMORANDUM BEFORE TEACHERS START MARKING.  PLEASE DO NOT DO ANY SHADOW MARKING.  GOOD LUCK!

SECTION A (28 marks= lower order) Answer all the questions in this section. QUESTION 1: HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Match the responsibilities in Column A with the human rights in column B and write down only the Letter in Column C. [5] Column A Column B Column C Responsibilities Human rights Letter 1. 1. Accept and respect the customs of others. A. The right to housing. E

1. 2. Do not take risks such as driving after B. The right to vote in G you have been drinking alcohol. secret.. 1. 3. Listen in class and do your homework C. The right to access to D as well as you can. information. 1. 4. Do not “spy” on people by reading their D. The right to basic C letters or listening to their phone calls. education. 1. 5. Use your right to help choose the E. The right to language B government of the country. and culture.

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 11 F. The right to equality.

G. The right to life.

QUESTION 2: CHANGES IN BOYS AND GIRLS. RELATIONSHIPS

Complete the following sentences. Use words from the text box. [7]

emotional, puberty, peers, hormones, ovaries, independent, oestrogen, physical, testosterone, moody, menstruation, testicles, vulnerable, friends,

Everyone between the ages of about 9 and 12 experiences and deals with 2.1. emotional and 2.2. physical changes in slightly different ways. Your body starts to make 2.3. hormones at the beginning of puberty. The 2.4. ovaries of the female body store and releases the eggs. The hormone that starts puberty in boys is called 2.5. testosterone . During puberty, you begin being 2.6. independent from your parents or guardians. Teenagers are dealing with a lot of change and are more 2.7. vulnerable in their friendships.

QUESTION 3: FAIR PLAY IN SPORT Match the values (from the text box) to the examples and write it down. [4]

SITUATION VALUES 3.1. A baseball player lays down his helmet and bat instead of respect / EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 12 throwing them down in anger. self-control 3.2. The coach of a netball team teaches the girls a cheerleading team spirit/ song. 3.3. A rugby club takes a stand against racism and selects players equality for their rugby skills and not their race. 3.4. The South African Soccer Team of 1996 still meets once a friendship / year to celebrate their achievements. team spirit

(More than one value can be accepted for each answer) QUESTION 4: ABUSE of children by adults and between peers. Look at the following situations and write down the type of abuse that is happening. [4] Situation Type of abuse 4.1. Wendy arrives at school every morning with an empty stomach. Neglect Her mother sometimes refuses to give her supper and makes her sleep outside. 4.2. Peter hides under her bed at night when his father comes home Physical drunk. He does not want to watch him beating his mother. 4.3. Nicole cannot sleep at night. Her father often creeps into bed Sexual with her. 4.4. Wendy hates herself. Her mother always tells her how fat and Emotional useless she is and that she is not proud of Wendy at all.

QUESTION 5: COMMON DISEASES: Complete the following table. [8]

Name Brief outline/ Cause Treatment symptoms/description Options/ Care and Support 1.Tuberculosis 5.1. Affects your lungs. Bacteria 5.2 Antibiotics (TB)  Cough a lot (germs) Healthy  very tired lifestyle  sweating a lot  losing weight 2. Diabetes Either too much 5.3 High amounts of 5.4. Insulin glucose(sugar) in the blood or sugar in the blood. injections(Type 1) not enough insulin to process Pancreas does not Pills daily(Type 2) the sugar, or both produce insulin so the Strict diet (less sugar in our blood sugar, salt & fat) becomes toxic and Healthy lifestyle impact negatively on our organs. 3. Epilepsy 5.5. Affects body’s nervous Anyone at any age. Medicine to system and brain. Causes Sometimes by an injury, prevent. seizures, muscle spasms infection. and may pass out. 4. Anorexia 5.6. Person eats very little Psychological /or Medication/ and often over- physical Psychological exercises/uses diet pills, treatment/ EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 13 body suffer from starvation Nutritional treatment 5. HIV and HIV is a virus that weakens the 5.7. Contact with 5.8. Anti- AIDs human body’s immune system, infected body fluids retroviral making it difficult to fight during sexual drugs(ARV) diseases that attack the body. intercourse. / Healthy living Direct contact with infected blood. Total: Section A: [28]

SECTION B (28 marks= middle order) Answer all the questions in this section

QUESTION 6: SELF-IMAGE: Personal interests, abilities and potential

Read the story about Liam and answer the questions. [10]

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 14 Questions:

6.1. What is Liam’s interest? (1)

___ Listening to music.______

6.2. List the abilities he has. (2)

__ He can sing and play guitar. ______

6.3. Explain how he discovered his abilities.(2)

He was chosen to sing for his class in an inter-class singing competition at his

school. √His friend told him his guitar playing sounded good . √

6.4. Discuss what Liam is doing to develop his potential abilities.(3)

Liam’s friend showed him the basic guitar chords.√

He found a book in the local library to teach himself how to play the guitar.√

He is saving for a second-hand guitar. √

6.5. Liam is also an entrepreneur. Give 2 examples.(2)

Washing cars √ walking people’s dogs for them.√

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 15 QUESTION 7: PEER PRESSURE. Read and analyse the following case study about peer pressure and answer the questions that follows. [15]

Peter had been quite a lonely child. When his parents divorced, his father disappeared and left him and his mother to manage on their own. At school, his peers teased him because he was poor and shy. Then one day he made friends with a few older boys.

These boys took him out to parties and gave him alcohol to drink. When Peter was drunk, he didn’t feel shy or sorry for himself. Later, Peter started taking drugs. He began pushing his new friends to fight with the others who had teased him before.

However, he was worried that his friends would not stay loyal to him. So he made them break into a shop and steal cash and goods together. Next, they hijacked a car and robbed and beat up the driver.

Peter is now in prison and will be there for the next seven years. He regrets trying to impress his older friends and hopes that those he hurt, can forgive him one day. (Resource: Oxford Head start)

Answers:

7.1. Bullying, taking drugs, fighting with others, stealing, hi-jacking and assault. (4)

7.2. Could include: unhealthy sexual behaviour, dropping out of school, etc. (2)

7.3. Possible answers: Any two reasons (2)

 Poverty √

 Feeling lonely and shy√

 Wanting to revenge n people who bullied him

 Worrying that his friends would not be loyal to him

 Wanting to impress others and fit in

 Being part of a community in which many young people join gangs and get involved in crime.

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 16 7.4. The boys who bullied him, put pressure on him. They made him unhappy, so he made bad choices.√

Then the older boys influenced him to start drinking and taking drugs. √

Later, Peter himself used peer pressure to get his friends involved in fighting and

doing crime. (3)

7.5. Peter’s strategy to keep his friends loyal to him was effective in the short-term because his friends were united in their criminal acts, but it was ineffective in the long-run because Peter is now alone in prison. (2)

7.8. Answers will differ: Hopefully learners will say that “crime does not pay”

or to remember that however had it may be to be teased at school,

it is a temporary situation, Make friends with people that are the same age as you. etc. (2)

QUESTION 8: THE WORLD OF WORK: Benefits of studying.

Read the following and help Nishi’s mother. [5]

Nisha hates school and wants to leave. She has a dream to be a professional tennis player. She is good, but no-one knows how good. Will she ever be good enough to be a professional?

Nishi’s mother approaches you to speak to Nishi about benefits of studying, because she says Nishi will not listen to anyone at home.

What advise will you give Nishi about the importance of studying? List 3. (3)

8.1. Better job√

8.2. Better choice of careers√

8.3. Earn more money√ EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 17 Gain knowledge

Mental stimulation

Self-confidence

Less stress and worries (and any others you think are correct)

Total: Section B: [28]

SECTION C (14 marks= HIGHER order)

Answer two of the three questions.

QUESTION 9: PERSONAL DIET AND NUTRITION. 9.1. Define the term” A personal diet plan” (2) 9.2. People have their own likes and dislikes concerning food. Discuss the five factors that influence your choice of personal diet. (5)

[7] 9.1. “A personal diet plan is one that you design/plan to suit/fit your individual needs of nutrition and ensure that you eat healthy, balanced meals every day. (2) 9.2. Ecological factors: The environment and the manner in which food is produced should be a factor when we choose healthy food. Free of poisons and are not genetically modified. (1) Social factors: We tend to eat what others are eating. Friends and family may influence the choice of food you eat. Social occasions, such as birthday parties effect food choices. Peer pressure also has an influence to eat the same as the group. (1) Economic factors: This relate to the cost of food. Those who do not earn a lot of money are limited to their choice. People with more money will have a wider choice of food. (1) Cultural factors: Entail traditions practised over time. Some cultural groups have guidelines for food that is acceptable and what food is not allowed. These guidelines are often linked to religious beliefs. (1) Political factors: Concern the governments of countries, the trade agreements they have with other countries to import food and the laws they make regarding food. (1)

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 18 QUESTION 10: SUBSTANCE ABUSE: PROTECTIVE FACTORS

After you have critically evaluated some of the devastating effects of substance abuse, advise your friends how they can protect themselves from falling into the trap of substance abuse? Give them at least 7 steps they can take. [7]

 Choose your friends carefully: give and accept emotional support when needed.

 Choose good role models.

 Don’t believe everything you see in movies or on TV.

 Exercise – take part in sport.

 Share your problems with someone you can trust.

 Obey the rules set by your parents, caregivers and teachers.

 Join a social or religious group that promotes healthy living.

 Educate yourself about drugs.

 Work on your assertive skills (practise saying, “No!”)

 Listen carefully in Life Orientation class to develop your social skills.

 Don’t experiment with cigarettes and alcohol.

QUESTION 11: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The way you live your life, leaves a mark on the environment, just like you leave your footprints in the sand when you’re

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 19 walking on the beach. List at least 7 ways how you need to live your life in a way that only leaves light footprints on the earth.

 Collecting rubbish in your area. Do not pollute the water/soil/air.

 Use paper on both sides and then recycle

 Walk or ride bicycle to school.

 Don’t take lunch to school in disposable (throw-away) bags. Re-use containers.

 Try not to buy products with unnecessary packaging. You will use less plastic, create less litter and save money.

 Make use of environmental –friendly cleaning products.

 Turn off lights and use energy-saving light bulbs.

 Buy local products to cut down on the energy needed to transport products to your area.

 Donate unwanted clothing and furniture to charity, rather than throwing it away.

 Some shopping centres have recycling points for broken appliances, light bulbs, batteries, electronic waste and computer equipment. Use these recycling points, rather than throwing these things away.

 Use and re-use a cloth shopping bag instead of buying plastic bags every time you shop.

 Don’t throw substances like motor oil down the drain – this pollutes the groundwater. Motor oil should also be recycled.

 Set up a garden at home for growing organic vegetables.

 Collecting rubbish in your area. Do not pollute the water/soil/air.

 Use paper on both sides and then recycle

 Walk or ride bicycle to school.

 Don’t take lunch to school in disposable (throw-away) bags. Re-use containers.

 Try not to buy products with unnecessary packaging. You will use less plastic, create less litter and save money. EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 20  Make use of environmental –friendly cleaning products.

 Turn off lights and use energy-saving light bulbs.

 Buy local products to cut down on the energy needed to transport products to your area.

 Donate unwanted clothing and furniture to charity, rather than throwing it away.

 Some shopping centres have recycling points for broken appliances, light bulbs, batteries, electronic waste and computer equipment. Use these recycling points, rather than throwing these things away.

 Use and re-use a cloth shopping bag instead of buying plastic bags every time you shop.

 Don’t throw substances like motor oil down the drain – this pollutes the groundwater. Motor oil should also be recycled.

 Set up a garden at home for growing organic vegetables.

 Reducing the waste and pollution we create (e.g.by recycling and re-using things)  Not wasting electricity (e.g. by turning lights off when we aren’t using them)  Not wasting water and other resources  Planting trees to replace the ones that humans have cut down.  Growing our own food.  Building “green” houses that need less electricity and save water  Plant gardens that needs less water, etc.

Total: Section C: 7+7= [28] GRAND TOTAL:

28+28+14=70

EKURHULENI NORTH GR.7 LIFE ORIENTATION: NOV. 2015 END-OF THE-YEAR EXAMINATION 21