Grade 10 English First Additional Language Past Papers

Master reading comprehension, literature, writing skills, grammar, and language structures with previous exam papers aligned with the CAPS curriculum.

CAPS Aligned | IEB & NSC
2019 - 2025 Papers
All papers are hosted on Google Drive and open in a new tab. Memorandums are available where indicated.

Build Your Confidende in English

English First Additional Language is structured around three papers. Paper 1 covers comprehension, summary, and language structures. Paper 2 is the literature section based on the prescribed novel, drama, and poetry. Paper 3 focuses on creative and transactional writing. The comprehension section expects short, precise answers drawn from the text — copying full sentences wastes time and earns no credit. For the summary, sticking to the word limit while keeping the key ideas intact is a skill worth practising. Past papers help you get used to the timing and show which types of questions come up most often in each section.

2025

Paper

March

n/an/a

June

n/an/a

September

n/an/a

November

n/an/a

2024

Paper

March

n/an/a

September

n/an/a

November

n/an/a

2023

Paper

June

n/an/a

September

n/an/a

November

n/an/a

2022

Paper

March

n/an/a

June

n/an/a

September

n/an/a

November

n/an/a

2021

Paper

March

n/an/a

June

n/an/a

September

n/an/a

November

n/an/a

2020

Paper

March

n/an/a

June

n/an/a

September

n/an/a

November

n/an/a

2019

Paper

Back to Past Papers