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Reads exactly what is on the page — without paraphrasing or interpreting the question.
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Let learners show what they know.
Exam Reader provides secure, independent reading support for learners who qualify for a reader accommodation — allowing exam questions to be read aloud in English or Afrikaans.
School-hosted. Offline. Teacher-controlled. Designed for South African schools.
A reader that never gets tired, never paraphrases and never reads ahead.
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(DEMONSTRASIE/NOVEMBER)BESIGHEIDSTUDIES V13
AFDELING A (VERPLIGTEND)
VRAAG 1
1.1Verskeie opsies word as moontlike antwoorde op die volgende vrae gegee. Kies die antwoord en skryf slegs die letter (A–D) langs die vraagnommer (1.1.1 tot 1.1.2) in die ANTWOORDEBOEK neer, byvoorbeeld 1.1.6 D.
1.1.1’n Besigheid wat goedere direk aan die verbruiker verkoop, staan bekend as ’n … besigheid.
AgroothandelBkleinhandelCvervaardigingsDprimêre
1.1.2Twee besighede wat saamgevoeg word om een besigheid te vorm, word ’n … genoem.
AsamesmeltingBoornameCfranchiseDvennootskap
1.1.3Die … omgewing bestaan uit faktore binne die besigheid wat die bestuur kan beheer.
AmikroBmarkCmakroDglobale
1.2Gee EEN term vir elk van die volgende beskrywings. Skryf slegs die term langs die vraagnommer (1.2.1 tot 1.2.2) in die ANTWOORDEBOEK neer. (4)
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(DEMONSTRATION/NOVEMBER)BUSINESS STUDIES P13
SECTION A (COMPULSORY)
QUESTION 1
1.1Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (1.1.1 to 1.1.2) in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.1.6 D.
1.1.1A business that sells goods directly to the consumer is known as a … business.
AwholesaleBretailCmanufacturingDprimary
1.1.2Two businesses that combine to form one business is called a …
AmergerBtakeoverCfranchiseDpartnership
1.1.3The … environment consists of factors inside the business that management can control.
AmicroBmarketCmacroDglobal
1.2Give ONE term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the term next to the question number (1.2.1 to 1.2.2) in the ANSWER BOOK. (4)
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The problem
When reading is the barrier, knowledge shouldn't be.
Some learners understand the work, know the answers and have prepared for the exam — but struggle to access the questions independently.
Exam Reader helps remove that barrier by giving learners controlled, consistent reading assistance when they need it.
The goal isn't to make exams easier.
It's to make the content accessible.
The product
Meet Exam Reader
A digital reading solution designed for assessment environments.
Exam Reader converts approved exam papers into a secure reading experience, allowing learners to listen to questions through headphones while continuing to work independently.
- Upload
- Review
- Approve
- Assign
- Read
No complicated setup for learners. No human reader sitting beside them throughout the exam.
A reader designed for exams
What this changes for your learners
Independent
Learners can replay a question when they need to, without waiting for someone else to read it again.
Controlled
Teachers approve the exam content before it reaches the learner.
Secure
Designed specifically for assessment environments, with controls that help protect exam integrity.
Offline
No internet connection is required during the examination.
English & Afrikaans
Built with South African learners and classrooms in mind.
Reading support
A different way to provide reading support.
Providing a human reader can place additional demands on schools, staff and exam arrangements. Exam Reader provides a consistent alternative for approved learners:
| Human Reader | Exam Reader |
|---|---|
| Requires a staff member | Learner works independently |
| Reading can vary between readers | Consistent reading |
| May accidentally paraphrase | Reads the approved text |
| Learner must ask for repetition | Learner can replay independently |
| Requires ongoing staff availability | No reader needed throughout the exam |
It doesn't replace supervision.
It replaces the reading.
South Africa
Built for South African schools.
Exam Reader was designed with the realities of South African assessment environments in mind.
Not just a reading tool. A school-based assessment solution.
- English and Afrikaans support
- South African voices
- Offline operation
- School-hosted deployment
- Teacher-controlled approval
- Designed for Grades 4–12
- Built with learner privacy in mind
Privacy
Your learner data stays at school.
Exam Reader is designed around a school-controlled environment.
Learner information, exam papers, approved content and generated audio remain within your school's system rather than being stored in a public cloud service.
- No learner accounts in the cloud.
- No internet required during the exam.
- No unnecessary third-party access.
How it works
From exam paper to learner — in five steps.
Upload
Upload the exam paper.
Review
The teacher reviews the extracted content.
Approve
Approve the questions and any flagged content.
Assign
Assign the exam to the appropriate learner.
Listen
The learner listens through headphones and completes the exam independently.
That's it.
Try it first
See it in your school before you commit.
Run a free pilot.
Use Exam Reader during a mock exam or controlled assessment and see how it works with your learners, teachers and existing exam procedures.
We'll help you get started, configure the system and support your team through the pilot.
Who it is for
Designed for learners who need reading support.
Exam Reader may be suitable for learners who have an approved reader accommodation and experience barriers when accessing written assessment material.
It can support learners who struggle with reading due to a range of learning needs.
Every learner deserves the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge.
Exam Reader is a reading tool. It does not grant a reader accommodation. Schools remain responsible for following their own concession process and the rules of the relevant examining body.
Pricing
Simple school licensing
School licence
From R10,000/year
Your school licence includes:
- Exam Reader platform
- School installation
- Teacher management tools
- Learner access
- Support and onboarding
- Updates
Not sure whether it's right for your school?
Book a free demonstration or pilot.
Questions
The things schools ask first
It doesn't replace supervision. It replaces the reading. A teacher still prepares and approves the paper beforehand, and an invigilator still supervises the room. What changes is that a staff member no longer has to sit beside each learner reading the paper aloud for the full sitting.
Most of a paper is extracted and read correctly without any intervention. The teacher's time goes into the flagged items — diagrams, maps, data tables and matching columns — where a human has to decide what the learner should hear. Our own benchmark for a sustainable workflow is under 30 minutes for a Grade 4–9 paper and under an hour for Grade 10–12.
The server runs OCR over the page images to pull out any text inside them, and flags the visual for teacher review. The teacher writes the description the learner will hear. Nothing visual is described to a learner without a person having approved the wording.
No. Your learner data stays at school. Candidates, papers, approved text and audio are stored on the school's own server. Page images are processed on that same machine. The only case where anything leaves your network is if you deliberately enable the optional Azure cloud voice, in which case segment text is sent to Microsoft to be turned into audio.
Once the exam starts the app runs borderless full screen and topmost, hides admin navigation, blocks the usual close and minimise commands, and logs any attempt to leave the exam screen. It is designed for a supervised room — the invigilator remains the final control, and stronger Windows kiosk lockdown can be layered on if your district requires it.
Audio is cached before the sitting and the client tolerates a temporary network drop without ending an active session. We ask schools to put the server on a UPS and to disable sleep and Windows Update during the exam period — those two items are on the deployment checklist for a reason.
Simple school licensing: from R10,000 per school per year. The licence includes the platform, school installation, teacher tools, learner access, support, onboarding and updates. Book a free demonstration or pilot and we will put a written quote together.
Yes. See it in your school before you commit. Use Exam Reader during a mock exam or controlled assessment, and we will help you get started, configure the system and support your team through the pilot.
Don't let reading stand between a learner and what they know
Give approved learners the opportunity to access their exams independently, confidently and consistently.
English & Afrikaans · Grades 4–12 · Offline · School-hosted