Grade 10 mock exam papers, marked and explained

Seven subjects, CAPS and IEB, written at home under exam conditions. Each paper comes back with a mark, the mark that was in reach, and the reason behind every mark that went missing — within 24 hours, from R299.

Last updated 13 September 2026

Price: R299 a paper; Mark Recovery, the whole subject, R749
Grades: Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12
Curricula: CAPS and IEB
Papers: Paper 1 or Paper 2
Written: At home, 3 timed hours, whenever suits you
Back to you: Marks in 1 hour, the full report in 24
Delivered: By email and WhatsApp
Guarantee: Fewer than 10 recoverable marks, and the paper is refunded

What Grade 10 is for

Grade 10 is the first year your child writes full subject papers under exam conditions. The mark matters less than what it reveals. A habit formed now — showing working, watching the clock, reading the question twice — is worth three years of marks.

Exam Diagnostics ZA is a South African service that marks a full Grade 10–12 mock exam paper mark by mark and reports every lost mark, with a strategy report and a video walkthrough, within 24 hours. Everything below is the same service, set for Grade 10.

The Grade 10 exam year

A Grade 10 year has three points where the paper counts, and a diagnostic is worth most just before one of them — early enough for what it finds to change how the next paper is written.

June examinations, the first full papers of the FET phase
A third-term test or examination in most schools
November final examinations, promoting your child to Grade 11

When to write one

Early in Term 2, before the June papers, so the June mark is not the first honest measurement of the year.
After June, when a disappointing result needs a reason rather than a resolution to work harder.
In the September holidays, to check that whatever changed after June actually changed.

Grade 10 subjects

Seven subjects are available for Grade 10, each in Paper 1 or Paper 2, in CAPS or IEB. Pick the subject the marks are going missing in — one order can carry several papers, and several children.

Subject	What its papers examine
Grade 10 Mathematics	The subject where method marks are won and lost line by line.
Grade 10 Mathematical Literacy	Real-world maths, where the marks hide in the reading rather than the sums.
Grade 10 Physical Sciences	Two papers, two subjects: Physics in Paper 1, Chemistry in Paper 2.
Grade 10 Life Sciences	Listed as Biology on the order form; the subject CAPS and the IEB call Life Sciences.
Grade 10 Accounting	Long questions where one early error can quietly cost a whole section.
Grade 10 Economics	Essays and data questions where structure earns as many marks as content.
Grade 10 Business Studies	Marks are given for named points, in the number the question asks for.

How it works

Buy the papers, your child scans a code and writes in 3 timed hours at home, then photographs the pages and sends them in. Marks come back in 1 hour and the full report in 24, by email and WhatsApp.

Pick a deal Mark Recovery: the whole subject.
Scan the code, write timed The exam app clocks every question.
Send it in Marks in 1 hour. The full report in 24.
Fuelled by the insights A follow-up exam built from his report. Included.
Where it leads One diagnostic at a time.

Questions parents ask

Which subjects can a Grade 10 pupil write?

Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences (listed as Biology), Accounting, Economics and Business Studies — Paper 1 or Paper 2, CAPS or IEB.

Can we write more than one subject?

Yes, and it is cheaper as a deal: Finals Ready covers three subjects, both papers of each, for R1,990.

How soon can my child write?

The exam environment and packet are available within 24 hours of payment, and there is no fixed date after that. Set aside 3 uninterrupted hours whenever it suits you.

Diagnose a Grade 10 paperFrom R299. Report in 24 hours.