Life Orientation Grade 12 2026 Source-Based Tast Term 1 Questions and Answers

This page contains a list of all possible Life Orientation Grade 12 2026 Source-Based Task Term 1 Questions and Answers to help students prepare and pass their term 1 assessments. The compilation includes the Western Cape list of questions as well as general national Life Orientation Grade 12 2026 Source-Based Task Term 1 Questions and Answers.

Section 1: Study Skills and Stress Management

• Define the term stress management as an important skill that grade 12 learners should have to effectively go through the challenges of this exit grade.
• List four effective study methods a matric learner could implement to optimise their preparation for the nsc exams.
• Define the concept stress.
• Differentiate between social and environmental factors that may cause stress to grade 12 learners as they transition from grade 11.
• Evaluate the importance of having effective coping mechanisms to manage stress .
• Explain two ways a grade 12 learner can identify if they are suffering from excessive stress.
• Evaluate own ability to prevent stress.
• Signs and symptoms of stress.
• Define the term stress.
• What is stress.
• Define the term stress as it could be experienced by matriculants in school.

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Section 2: Career Pathing and Higher Education

• Define the term admission requirements to higher education institutions. (1×2) (2)
• Briefly state FOUR reasons why learners find it difficult to be admitted to higher education institutions.
• Differentiate between the National Benchmark Test (NBT) and Admission Point Scores (APS), as required by tertiary education institutions.
• Describe how a career portfolio could be beneficial to a grade 11 learner who is approaching the exit grade.
• Explain why grade 11 learners should use the Khetna document for career pathing.
• Discuss why grade 11 learners should have more than one career option for their career paths.
• Analyse the negative effects of an inability to explore tertiary education financial assistance while still in grade 11.
• Critically discuss why most grade 11 learners may not be interested in pursuing their studies at TVET Colleges.
• Assess why SETAs may be the preferred option for the South.
• Suggest four strategies that the department of higher education and training can put into place to create more interest in trade and vocational professions.
• Define the term career decision making.
• Differentiate between a job and an occupation.
• Discuss the benefits of goal setting on your career choice.
• Describe how personal values may help you with goal setting.
• What is goal setting?
• Define goal setting in life orientation.
• Define the term goal setting in life orientation.
• Analyse how researching appropriate funding options may help a matric learner to plan financially for further studies.
• Explain the importance of obtaining national senior certificate.
• Explain the importance of obtaining a national senior certificate.
• Discuss why networking is important for career advancement and how you can start building connections.
• Define the term unemployment.
• Name and discuss two ways of funding tertiary education.

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Section 3: Relationships and Communication

• Critically discuss the impact of the media on beliefs about relationships.
• Explain factors that may contribute to relationships that are detrimental to well being.
• Give a full explanation of detrimental relationships.
• Define the term power relations.
• Explain two elements that influence effective communication in any relationship .
• Explain how power relations can lead to teenage pregnancy.

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Section 4: Conflict Resolution and Transitions

• Discuss two ways in which unresolved interpersonal conflict can cause emotional stress for a teenager.
• Define transition in the context of growth and change.
• Examine how having a shy personality might cause a person to miss out on two potential job opportunities during the application or interview process.
• Discuss three ways in which interpersonal conflict can intensify stress.
• Define interpersonal conflict.
• Distinguish between interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal conflict.
• What is conflict resolution.
• What is interpersonal conflict.
• Differentiate between interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal conflict.
• Conflict resolution meaning.
• Differentiate between interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal conflict which a matric learner could experience.
• State two factors that might make the changes during matric challenging or intimidating for certain learners .
• Difference between interpersonal and intrapersonal conflict.
• What is intrapersonal conflict.
• Discuss the possible negative impact that avoiding conflict may have on a matric learner’s emotional well-being.

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Section 5: Human Rights and Social Responsibility

• Differentiate between discrimination and human rights violation.
• Differentiate between fair discrimination and unfair discrimination.
• Differentiate between discrimination and gender inequality.
• Critically discuss why it is important for people to express their views in an appropriate manner in a democratic country like south africa.

Section 1: Development of the Self in Society

• Describe TWO possible conflicts that may arise among school-going youth due to differences in financial values. $(2\times2)$ (4)
• Explain THREE innovative strategies that a matric learner could apply to achieve financial independence while still at school. $(3\times2)$ (6)
• Assess how stress caused by peer pressure can impact the quality of life of a matric learner. $(2\times4)$ (8)
• Evaluate how taking a gap year may affect a matric learner’s stress levels compared to starting tertiary studies straight after the NSC examinations. $(2\times4)$ (8)

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Section 2: Study Skills

• Analyse TWO exam-writing strategies that could help a matric learner manage stress to maintain focus during an examination. $(2\times3)$ (6)
• Suggest TWO study strategies matric learners could implement to prevent cramming before exams. In your explanation, indicate how each strategy helps minimise last-minute studying. $(2\times4)$ (8) +1

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Section 3: Careers and Career Choices

• Distinguish between fraud and corruption. (2)
• Provide a definition for each of the following terms:
  • 14.1 Embezzlement
  • 14.2 Cronyism
  • 14.3 Nepotism
  • 14.4 Bribery
• Discuss the impact that corrupt practices within a government may have on the society it is meant to serve. (6)
• Analyse how accepting corruption as normal could negatively affect the moral conduct of young people in the country. (6)
• Critically discuss how the young people in the country could be a powerful force in the fight against corruption. (8)