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Practise any CAPS topic from Grade 5 to Grade 12, get instant feedback on every question, and keep a streak going. It is free, and you get a login code to come back with.
CAPS practice, Grades 5 to 12
CAPS exam practice that feels like a game
Short visual lessons, real exam-style questions, and progress you can see. Free, with instant feedback on every question.
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Comparing Fractions
We can compare fractions to see which is bigger, smaller, or if they're equal.
Which shaded part is bigger?
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How it works
Learn one idea, practise it, and watch yourself get better.
1Learn
Each topic starts with short slides: the rule, a worked example and a common mistake.
The rule
Multiply the top and the bottom by the same number.Worked example
Find a fraction equal to 1/2
- 11 × 2 = 2 on the top
- 22 × 2 = 4 on the bottom
- 3So 1/2 = 2/4
2Practise
Exam-style questions with instant feedback and a clear explanation, right or wrong.
Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?
- 2/4
- 3/5
- 1/4
- 2/3
Correct! 1/2 × (2/2) = 2/4. Multiplying both numerator and denominator by 2 gives an equivalent fraction.
3See progress
Every topic shows how well you know it, and your exam readiness grows as you practise.
Equivalent fractionsMastered
Comparing fractionsGetting there
Decimal place valueLearning
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See exactly how you are doing
Every answer counts. PrepPals shows how ready you are for the exam, which topics to grow first, and what to do next. It is built to encourage, and you are never compared with other learners.
Sample dataThis is what a learner sees. The numbers are an example.
Your next best step
Do your 5 review cards
A few minutes now helps you remember them for the exam.
Start reviewExam readiness
Grade 6 Natural Sciences, Terms 3 and 4 exam
68,5%
- Average across exam topics
- 64%
- Topics practised
- 6 of 8
- Latest mock test
- 72% on 12 Nov
Mathematics
Mastered81%
Topics to grow first are at the top
Common fractions
Getting there70% · Nice progress
↑ 8 since you started
Area and perimeter
Mastered92% · Well done
↑ 7 since you started
What you remember
You remembered 34 of 40 review cards this week
12 cards remembered for good
5 cards ready for you
You practised on 9 of the last 14 days. Your streak: 3 days.
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Who is PrepPals for?
Parents
See how your child is doing, give or withdraw consent, reset a forgotten PIN and get a short weekly summary. You sign in with your email, no password.
Teachers
Create classes with a join code, set the exam scope and date, and see how your class is doing. We check every teacher's SACE registration before approving, so it is not instant.
What parents and teachers see
Parents: see how your child is doing
- Exam readiness, practice days and streak at a glance
- The topics that need work, so you know where to help
- A short weekly summary by email, if you want it
- You decide on consent, and you can reset a forgotten PIN
Lerato · Grade 6Sample
Exam readiness
69%
- Practised in the last 14 days
- 9 days
- Streak
- 3 days
Topic to grow first: Electric circuits
Consent: given by you, you can withdraw it any time
Teachers: see how your class is doing
- Classes with a join code, learners shown by nickname
- Which topics your class finds easy or hard, with no ranking
- Set the exam scope and date: learners get a countdown
- We check every teacher's SACE registration before approving
Grade 6 Mathematics · 24 learnersSample
Exam in 12 days · Term 3 and 4 topics
Common fractions
Area and perimeter
Decimal place value
Content you can trust, privacy you can check
- 974
- topics
- each with a lesson and practice
- 8 055
- exam-style questions
- written for the CAPS topics
- 8
- grades
- Grades 5 to 12
- 25
- subjects
- 78 subject areas across the grades
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Built on CAPS
Every topic sits under its CAPS grade, subject and term, so practice matches what is taught in class.
Checked before you see it
Questions go through automated quality checks: a clear answer key, no giveaways, no repeated options. Lessons are fact-checked, and wrong or misleading lines are fixed.
Teachers check the languages
We send Afrikaans and isiXhosa content to first-language teachers to check, and fix what they find. Learners can also report a question they think is wrong.
Private by design
The learner, parent and teacher areas never show ads and never use third-party analytics. Public information pages may show non-personalised Google ads, and only if you accept. We never sell or share learner information. A parent sees only their own child, and a class teacher sees only a nickname and progress. We follow POPIA.
Read exactly what we collect and why on the privacy page.
Questions
Is PrepPals free?
Yes. Practising is free for learners. The learner, parent and teacher areas never show ads.
Which grades and subjects are covered?
Grades 5 to 12, across 78 grade-and-subject combinations, from Mathematics and the sciences to languages, commerce, creative arts and life skills. Every topic has its own page, so you can see exactly what is covered.
Is it aligned with CAPS?
Yes. Practice is organised by the CAPS grade, subject, term and topic, so what you practise matches what is taught in class.
Do I need an account, and what does it cost?
To keep your progress you make a free account with a nickname. You get a login code and choose a PIN, and you use them to sign back in. Learners do not need an email address.
How do parents follow progress?
A parent signs in with their email address, links their child with the child’s login code and PIN, and then sees how ready their child is, which topics need work, and gets an optional weekly summary. Parents can also give or withdraw consent and reset a forgotten PIN.
How do teachers use it?
A teacher signs in, applies with their SACE registration number and school, and once we have checked the details can create classes with a join code, set an exam scope and date, and see how the class is doing by nickname.
Is my child’s information safe?
We keep it private. The learner, parent and teacher areas never show ads or use third-party analytics, and we never sell or share it. Our public information pages may show non-personalised Google ads, and only if you accept. A parent sees only the children they linked, and a class teacher sees only a nickname and progress for learners who joined their class. The privacy page explains everything we collect, and a parent or teacher can delete their own account at any time.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. PrepPals runs in your phone’s browser, so there is nothing to install, and every page is built to work on a small screen.
What if a question or an answer is wrong?
Learners can report a question they think is wrong, and we check it. Questions go through automated quality checks, and lessons are fact-checked.
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