PagineSouth Africa Grade 2 Life Skills (Beginning Knowledge) Practice Tests
Five free, full-length Grade 2 life skills (beginning knowledge) practice tests for South Africa, written to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.
- 5 full tests
- ~20 questions each
- Answer keys
- Free
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All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.
What these tests cover
Course: Foundation Phase
Skills across all five tests: Life Systems (34) · Matter & Energy (29) · Earth & Space (18) · Structures & Mechanisms (15) · Inquiry & STEM (4)
Each test covers the main strands of the science curriculum, with calculation questions in upper levels.
Sample questions from Practice Test 1
- A frog starts its life as an…
A. adult frog B. egg C. bird D. tadpole with legsShow answer
egg - Which simple machine is a slide at the playground most like?
A. a wheel B. a ramp (inclined plane) C. a screw D. a pulleyShow answer
a ramp (inclined plane) - What do all living things need?
A. electricity B. food or energy, water and air C. a house D. toysShow answer
food or energy, water and air - Water turns into steam when it is…
A. frozen B. heated until it boils C. poured D. stirredShow answer
heated until it boils
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Frequently asked questions
What is in these South Africa Grade 2 Life Skills (Beginning Knowledge) practice tests?
Five full original tests of about 20 questions each. Each test covers the main strands of the science curriculum, with calculation questions in upper levels. You get a score, a skill breakdown and a review of every answer at the end.
Do these tests follow the South Africa curriculum?
Yes. They are written to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) — Life and living, Matter and materials, Energy and change, Planet Earth and beyond. Pagine summarizes the curriculum in its own words and links to the official documents.
Can I print them?
Yes. Every test has a printable version with an answer key.
Are these official tests?
All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.