01 14 min Free
Analytical Geometry: Midpoints, Gradients and Lines
Master the four core formulas — distance, midpoint, gradient and the line equation — and use gradients to prove shapes and angles.
14 min · beginner · certificate
High School
Grade 10–12 revision: English FAL, Maths and Geography
Short, exam-focused revision you can do on your phone.
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Revision MicroQuests for learners in Grades 10 to 12, written around the CAPS curriculum: English First Additional Language skills, Mathematics Paper 1 and Paper 2, and Grade 12 Geography — climate, geomorphology and mapwork.
Each one explains a single topic, checks you understood it and ends with an exam-style challenge. Every shelf starts with free MicroQuests, so you can see how it works before you pay for anything.
Grade 12 Mathematics Paper 2 revision
Analytical geometry, circles and tangents, Euclidean geometry and proofs, trigonometry — identities, equations, graphs and the sine and area rules — and statistics, from grouped data to regression.
02 13 min R19
Coordinate Circles and Tangents
Read a circle's centre and radius from its equation, complete the square when it is not in standard form, and find the tangent at any point.
13 min · beginner · certificate
03 14 min R19
Euclidean Geometry: Circle Theorems and Reasons
Learn the circle theorems that carry the marks, and write proofs the way they are marked — a statement with a reason on every single line.
14 min · beginner · certificate
04 14 min R19
Grouped Data, Ogives and Box-and-Whisker Plots
Estimate a mean from grouped data, build and read an ogive, and draw a box-and-whisker plot that shows skewness and outliers.
14 min · beginner · certificate
05 14 min R19
Scatter Plots, Regression and Outliers
Describe a scatter plot properly, interpret the correlation coefficient, use the least squares line to predict, and know when a prediction is worthless.
14 min · beginner · certificate
06 14 min R19
Similarity, Proportion and Geometry Proofs
Prove triangles similar, use the proportion theorem correctly, and set up ratios that give the right answer every time.
14 min · beginner · certificate
07 14 min R19
Sine Rule, Area Rule and Applied Trigonometry
Choose between the sine rule, cosine rule and area rule with confidence, and handle 2D and 3D problems without losing your way.
14 min · beginner · certificate
08 14 min R19
Trigonometric Equations and Graph Transformations
Solve trig equations with the general solution, and read amplitude, period and shifts off a sine, cosine or tangent graph.
14 min · beginner · certificate
09 14 min R19
Trigonometric Identities and Reduction
Prove identities with a reliable method, reduce any angle to an acute one, and know which quadrant makes each ratio positive.
14 min · beginner · certificate
Grade 12 Geography revision
Climate and weather, geomorphology and mapwork for Grade 12 Geography: pressure cells, cyclones, berg winds, local climates, drainage basins, river profiles and hydrographs, map calculations and GIS, plus the exam verbs that tell you what a question wants.
01 12 min Free
Geography Exam Verbs: Know What the Question Wants
Learn what common Geography instruction verbs are actually asking you to do, so your answer matches the task instead of losing marks you already knew.
12 min · beginner · certificate
02 13 min Free
Mapwork Essentials and GIS
Build a mapwork checklist covering scale, bearings, coordinates, contours and orthophotos, plus the GIS ideas that go with them.
13 min · beginner · certificate
03 12 min R19
Berg Winds, Heat Islands and Urban Air
Understand how berg winds warm and dry the coast, why cities build their own heat island, and how a valley inversion traps the air we breathe.
12 min · beginner · certificate
04 12 min R19
Drainage Basins, Patterns and Density
Learn to recognise dendritic, trellis, radial and rectangular drainage patterns, and read what drainage density tells you about the rock and soil beneath.
12 min · beginner · certificate
05 12 min R19
High and Low Pressure Cells
Learn how Highs and Lows differ in pressure, vertical air movement and surface circulation, and why each brings the weather it does.
12 min · beginner · certificate
06 13 min R19
Interpret Physical and Human Features on Maps
Practise reading evidence off a map — climate, river stage, economic activity and settlement — instead of answering from memory.
13 min · beginner · certificate
07 12 min R19
Local Climate: Aspect, Inversions and Valley Winds
Understand why opposite slopes heat differently, how cold air collects on a valley floor, and how anabatic and katabatic winds develop.
12 min · beginner · certificate
08 14 min R19
Map Calculations: Distance, Area, Gradient and Magnetic Declination
Learn the four mapwork calculations, the formula for each, and how to check an answer is sensible before you write it down.
14 min · beginner · certificate
09 12 min R19
Mid-Latitude and Tropical Cyclones
Separate mid-latitude cyclones from tropical cyclones by where they form, how they are built and the weather each one brings.
12 min · beginner · certificate
10 12 min R19
Read a River Hydrograph
Learn what a hydrograph shows, how to read discharge, flood peak, time lag and the receding limb, and what makes the shape steep or gentle.
12 min · beginner · certificate
11 13 min R19
River Profiles, Meanders and River Capture
Learn to read river profiles, explain how a meander erodes and deposits, and recognise the features left behind by river capture.
13 min · beginner · certificate
English First Additional Language — Grades 10–12
Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for English FAL: reading strategies, skimming and scanning, summarising, inference and tone, paragraphs, opinions, transactional writing and prepared speeches.
01 12 min Free
Read Smarter: Before, During and After
Turn reading into a three-step routine. Learn how to prepare before you start, read closely for meaning, and make sense of a text after you finish.
12 min · beginner · certificate
02 12 min Free
Skim, Scan or Read Closely?
Learn three reading speeds and when to use each one. Stop reading every text in exactly the same way, and stop running out of time in comprehension.
12 min · beginner · certificate
03 12 min Free
Summarise Without Copying Everything
Find the main idea, keep what matters and rewrite it briefly in your own words — without losing the meaning or blowing the word count.
12 min · beginner · certificate
04 12 min R19
Build a Paragraph That Makes One Clear Point
Turn loose sentences into a focused paragraph using a topic sentence, supporting detail and clear links between the ideas.
12 min · beginner · certificate
05 12 min R19
Build a Prepared Speech That Lands
Plan, organise, practise and deliver a speech with a clear purpose, a real audience and a structure your listeners can follow in real time.
12 min · beginner · certificate
06 12 min R19
Give an Opinion and Support It
Move from "I think" to a clear viewpoint backed by reasons and evidence, and learn to answer an opposing argument without attacking the person.
12 min · beginner · certificate
07 12 min R19
Listen for Meaning, Not Just Words
Build a simple listening process — prepare, listen with a purpose, take useful notes and respond afterwards using what was actually said.
12 min · beginner · certificate
08 12 min R19
Read Between the Lines: Inference, Tone and Attitude
Learn how writers reveal meaning through clues, word choice and tone, even when they never say it directly — and how to prove it from the text.
12 min · beginner · certificate
09 12 min R19
Transactional Writing: Purpose, Audience and Format
Learn what makes practical texts work — a clear purpose, the right audience, the correct format, and every detail the reader needs to act on it.
12 min · beginner · certificate
10 12 min R19
Write Better by Using a Process
Stop treating the first draft as the final answer. Plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread and present — doing the big thinking before the small corrections.
12 min · beginner · certificate
Grade 12 Mathematics Paper 1 revision
Algebra, equations and inequalities, number patterns, sequences and series, functions and inverses, the hyperbola, financial maths, calculus and probability — the Paper 1 topics, one MicroQuest each.
01 14 min Free
Solve Equations and Inequalities with Control
Work through quadratics, the formula, surd equations and inequalities with a method you can trust under pressure, and learn where marks are usually lost.
14 min · beginner · certificate
02 13 min R19
Arithmetic and Quadratic Number Patterns
Tell arithmetic patterns from quadratic ones using differences, build the general term for each, and read sigma notation without panic.
13 min · beginner · certificate
03 14 min R19
Cubic Calculus: Turning Points, Inflection and Tangents
Use the first and second derivatives to analyse a cubic graph, locate turning and inflection points, and build the equation of a tangent.
14 min · beginner · certificate
04 13 min R19
Derivatives — First Principles and the Rules
Differentiate from first principles when asked, apply the power rule everywhere else, and know what a derivative actually tells you about a graph.
13 min · beginner · certificate
05 14 min R19
Financial Maths — Growth, Decay, Annuities and Loans
Choose the right financial formula, handle monthly compounding correctly, and work out loan repayments and outstanding balances without guessing.
14 min · beginner · certificate
06 14 min R19
Functions: Turning Points, Intercepts, Range and Inverses
Read a parabola or exponential graph properly — intercepts, turning point, asymptotes, domain and range — and find an inverse without guessing.
14 min · beginner · certificate
07 13 min R19
Geometric Sequences and Infinite Series
Work with the common ratio, find any term or sum, and know exactly when an infinite series converges and when it does not.
13 min · beginner · certificate
08 14 min R19
Optimisation and Rates of Change
Turn a word problem into one equation, differentiate it to find the maximum or minimum, and interpret rates of change in real units.
14 min · beginner · certificate
09 14 min R19
Probability — Rules, Venn Diagrams and Counting
Apply the addition rule, tell independent from mutually exclusive, read a Venn or tree diagram, and count arrangements without listing them.
14 min · beginner · certificate
10 13 min R19
Simultaneous Equations and Algebraic Substitution
Solve linear and non-linear systems by substitution, keep your ordered pairs matched, and handle the exponent-law questions that look harder than they are.
13 min · beginner · certificate
11 13 min R19
The Hyperbola and Its Asymptotes
Read a hyperbola from its equation — both asymptotes, the shape, the axes of symmetry and its domain and range — and sketch it with confidence.
13 min · beginner · certificate
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7 of the 41 are free. The others cost R19 each, paid securely online or with learning credits. If you don’t pass the challenge, you try again at no extra cost.
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Between 12 and 14 minutes. Your progress is saved after every step, so you can stop and carry on later on the same or another device.
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