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South Africa Grade 3: Curriculum & Practice Tests

15 free practice tests for Grade 3 in South Africa — five in every subject — written to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).

Subjects

Exams and national tests

What Grade 3 students learn

🔢 Mathematics — Foundation Phase: Numbers, operations and relationships · Patterns, functions and algebra · Space and shape (geometry) · Measurement · Data handling and probability

📖 English Home Language — Foundation Phase: Listening and speaking · Reading and viewing · Writing and presenting · Language structures and conventions

🔬 Life Skills (Beginning Knowledge) — Foundation Phase: Life and living · Matter and materials · Energy and change · Planet Earth and beyond

Official curriculum: Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)

Frequently asked questions

What do Grade 3 students learn in South Africa?

Grade 3 covers Mathematics, English Home Language, Life Skills (Beginning Knowledge). Each subject page lists the curriculum strands and has five practice tests.

Are there national or state exams in Grade 3?

Yes: Systemic Evaluation (Grades 3, 6 and 9).

Are the practice tests free?

Yes — every test can be taken online for free and printed with an answer key.

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