PSLE Setswana case studies
PSLE Setswana · Put your knowledge to work in context.
PSLE Setswana is the Setswana-language subject paper of Botswana's Primary School Leaving Examination, the national assessment learners sit at the end of Standard 7 (Mophato wa 7). It is commonly taken as the mother-tongue language subject alongside English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, and the result feeds into the overall PSLE grade used for placement into junior secondary school. The PSLE Setswana case studies are 5 cases and about 2,476 words.
1The Morning Announcement: Who Goes Where?
At a rural primary school, the teacher reads the morning announcement once, at normal speed, then puts the paper away. The announcement is: 'Kamoso ka 7:00 phakela, bana ba ba nang le lokwalo lwa go duela sekolo ba tla kopana kwa phaposing ya botlhano.
532 words, about 3 min2Water at the Well: Who Is to Blame?
Read this short Setswana passage: 'Kgalalelo o ne a tsoga ka 5:00 phakela. Mme wa gagwe a re: "Tsamaya o ye go tshola metsi kwa sedibeng." Kgalalelo a tsamaya ka 6:30.
505 words, about 3 min3Four Sentences, Three Errors, One Protest
A Standard 7 learner writes four sentences for homework: (1) 'Batho o ne a kopana kwa kgotleng.' (2) 'Dikgomo e ne e fula kwa masimong.' (3) 'Metsi a ne a le mantsi.' (4) 'Ke bone bana mme ka mo dumedisa.' The teacher marks (1), (2) and (4) wrong but (3) right. The learner protests that 'metsi' looks plural, so (3) should be wrong too, and that in (4) 'mo' is used for one person, which is exactly what he meant: he greeted one of the boys, not all of them.
465 words, about 2 min4Three Proverbs and a Bullying Case
During a school debate, a Form 1 boy says he is being bullied on the way home. Three speakers respond with proverbs.
479 words, about 2 min5A 168-Word Letter That Must Become 140
A learner must write a 120–150 word letter in Setswana to the school head teacher asking for a broken tap in the school yard to be repaired. Her draft has five sentences totalling 168 words: (1) 'Dumela Mogokgo, ke kwala go go bolelela ka metsi a a rothang kwa sekolong.' (2) 'Hei, metsi a a rotha fela jaaka pula, mme ga go ope yo o a batlang!' (3) 'Rona bana ba phaposi ya borataro re tlhoka metsi a a phepa.' (4) 'Metsi a a rothang a dirile gore lebala la go tshameka le nne seretse.' (5) 'Ka jalo, ke kopa gore o e lokise ka bonako.
495 words, about 2 min