Grade 7 exam paper questioned
The Democratic Alliance is to request an investigation into a Grade 7 maths exam as it contains major errors.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is to ask for an investigation into the Gauteng grade 7 mathematics exam paper, saying it contains major errors.
“The paper was not set or moderated correctly. It contains three questions, of which the first two in particular make no sense,” said DA MPL Khume Ramulifho on Wednesday.
He said the first question referred to a table with five categories, yet it contained only three.
“In question two, a table of the maximum and minimum temperatures by province in South Africa is provided. It then carries on to ask a totally unrelated question: ‘Which province is in South Africa’,” said Ramulifho.
Ramulifho said an investigation was required to establish whether the paper was moderated and whether the proper standards of moderation was applied.
“In a country with such poor pass rates in mathematics and other sciences, we cannot expect our learners to improve under such circumstances.”
Click here to view the paper and all the mistakes.
For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites:
For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Also read: Gauteng matric exams running smoothly
