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Grade 7 Life Orientation Term 1 Test + Memo

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About this resource

Help your Grade 7 learner prepare for Term 1 Life Orientation with this comprehensive 70-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 1 hour and includes a balanced combination of lower-, middle- and higher-order questions.

The test covers:

  • Healthy lifestyle choices
  • Goal setting
  • Personal hygiene
  • Puberty and adolescence
  • Physical changes during puberty in boys and girls
  • Emotional changes during puberty
  • Personal and emotional health
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Stress and stress management
  • Communication skills
  • Respect
  • Self-image and self-esteem
  • Ways to improve self-image
  • Healthy relationships and boundaries
  • Peer pressure
  • Positive and negative peer pressure
  • Resisting negative peer pressure
  • Reading and studying skills
  • Supporting friends through personal challenges
  • Cyberbullying
  • Coping with pressure
  • Assertiveness and setting boundaries
  • Problem-solving and conflict resolution
  • Time management and goal setting
  • Positive self-talk and seeking support

The test includes multiple choice, true or false, fill-in-the-blanks, short-answer questions, real-life scenarios, a case study and a longer response question. Learners are required to recall information, explain concepts, apply their knowledge to everyday situations, analyse scenarios and suggest practical solutions.

Total: 70 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.

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