GRADE: 5
Life Skills (PSW)
FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASK 1 TERM 1
Date: February 2024
Educator: P. Samhembere Time: 2 hour
Moderator: N. Dutuma Marks: 30
LIFE SKILLS (PSW)
Term 1 Grade 5: Formal Assessment Task 30 marks
Assignment: Coping with emotions
I don’t get my work done.
I still have to get dressed for
work.
The electricity is expensive.
I don’t exercise.
I can’t stop eating.
I make wrong decisions.
Study the picture above and answer the following questions: Number your question correctly
and try to answer the questions in full sentences. You may ask your teacher for extra writing
paper if you need to write more.
1. What do you think is the problem with the person in the picture. Refer to the words in
the thinking bubble. Motivate your answer.
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2. Discuss briefly why you think this person is “highly strung”. Write a paragraph to
motivate your answer.
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3. Name three reasons why this person is stressing and suggest ways how he can deal
with them.
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4. Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
My long term friend and I planned to see one another but she just informed me
that she is not able to make it for my birthday party. She promised that she would
come and spend time with me. I was looking forward to this special moment.
4.1 Name two emotions that you are experiencing according to the scenario.
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4.2 Discuss four ways that you will apply emotional coping strategies in this situation.
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4.3 What advice will you give your friend about your friendship?
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5. Name four coping strategies.
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6. Suggest ways how you will promote positive emotional coping strategies in your circle
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5 marks
Total: 30 marks
Key words:
Grumpy … happy… cross… sad… compassionate… excited… irritable…frustrated
empathy… joyful… annoyed… stressed… disappointed…angry…Sympathetic… Amaze
confused… bad-tempered… compassion… proud… worry… fear… envy… guilt…
embarrassment …confidence… proud
Life skills Assignment
Grade 5
MEMORANDUM
1. Description of the emotional state of the person in the picture and motivation
The person is grumpy because he is highly stressed.
(2 marks)
2. Discuss why is the person highly strung?
Water and electricity became expensive
He cannot get his work done
He still have to dress for work
He does not do exercise
He is eating al lot.
He is making the wrong decisions
Any five.
( 5 marks)
3. Discuss why the person is stressing and how he can deal with it.
Reasons why the person is How the person can deal with it.
stressing
( 3 marks) ( 3 marks) any relevant answer
Water and electricity became Set up saving measures
expensive :
He cannot get his work done Plan better
He cannot get his work done Be more organised
He still have to dress for work Get up earlier
He does not do exercise Become more active
He is eating al lot. Draw up a diet plan
He is making the wrong decisions Learn decision making skills
( 6 marks)
4.
4.1 Sadness,cross,dissappointment,agry…..Any suitable answer.
( 2 marks)
4.2
Express your feelings
Find someone you can trust
Talk to that person
Write down good things
Write down bad things
Try to work on the bad things
Write in a journal/diary
Find help if the feeling does not go away
Know yourself
Eat healthy and exercise
( 4 marks)
4.3
Talk about the good positive things
Make another date
Communicate more/ better
Any relevent answer.
( 2 marks)
5. Name four coping strategies.
- Planning ahead of time
- Be organised
- Do exercise
- Control emotions
- Talk to people about a problem
( 4 marks)
6. Suggest ways how you will promote positive emotional coping strategies in your
circle of friends.
- Be constructive
- Don`t critisize negatively
- Don`t put people down
- Stay calm
- Be positive
- Find solutions to problems
- Communicate ideas and differences
Any other relevant answer.
( 5 marks)
Total: 30 marks
