Specification of Summative Assessment for term 1

Aim of the Summative Assessment for the term

Summative Assessment is aimed to assess learners’ success in terms of the learning objectives achievement and reveal their level of knowledge and skills acquired during the term within the framework of updating the secondary education content.

Specification describes the content and procedure for the delivery of the Summative Assessment for the term in “English” in Grade 3.

The document defining the content of the Summative Assessment for the term

Subject Programme in “English” (within the framework of updating the primary education content) for primary education (Grades 1 – 4).

Review of Summative Assessment for the term 1.

3.1 Duration - 40 minutes.

Total marks - 16.

Speaking task is conducted separately.

The structure of the Summative Assessment

Different types of multiple choice and open-ended tasks are used in the Summative Assessment for term.

This Assessment consists of 4 tasks.

True/False tasks offer a series of statements each of which should be judged as true or false according to the talk.

Open-ended tasks require learners follow instructions, answer the questions in words, expressions and sentences.

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Cross

Task

Type of question/

Total

curricular

Strand

Learning objective

№

Task description

marks

unit

Animals.

Listening

3.L6 Understand some specific

True/ False task

information and detail of short, supported

Learners listen to the teacher’s speech about the

Light

and

information or talk on a limited range of

girl’s activities at day and night time twice. There

Dark.

general and some curricular topics

are 4 sentences that learners should identify. They

should decide if the sentences are True or False.

Reading

3.R5 Understand the main points of short

Open ended task.

simple texts on a limited range of familiar

Learners read the text about «The Sun and the

general and some curricular topics by

Moon» and answer the questions. They find the

using contextual clues

information in the text and write the answers to the

questions.

Writing

3.W1 Plan, write and check short sentences

Open ended task.

with considerable support on a limited

Learners choose one animal from the table and

range of personal, general and some

describe it using appropriate information and

curricular topics

adjectives from the table. Learners should write full

3.UE3 Use adjectives, including possessive

sentences according to the plan.

adjectives, on a limited range of general

and some curricular topics to describe

things;use simple one-syllable and some

two-syllable adjectives [comparative form]

to make comparisons

Speaking

3.S1 Make basic statements which provide

Open ended task.

personal information on a limited range of

Learners look at the pictures and give answers to

general topics

the questions.

Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 1

Listening

Task 1. Listen and write T if the sentence is TRUE and F if the sentence is FALSE. You willlisten twice.

1.	The girl can see rainbows in the sky during the day.	_____
2.	The girl likes to watch the stars during the day.	_____
3.	The girl can see bats and fireflies at night.	_____
4.	The girl thinks bats are beautiful.	_____

Teacher reads:

I do many things during the day. I go to school during the day and play with my friends. I like to go to the park. In the summer, I go to the pool and sunbathe. I can see many things during the day. I can see rainbows in the sky after it rains. Oh, I also like to watch clouds in the sky during the day.

I don’t do many things at night. I eat dinner; take a shower and go to sleep. I like to watch the stars at night, and last week, I saw a big moon in the sky. I can even see bats and fireflies at night….but I don’t like bats because I think they are scary.

Reading

Task 2. Read the text and answer the questions.

The Sun and the Moon

The Sun is a source of natural light. It makes our world warm. We need the Sun to live and be happy. The Sun helps us to work.

The Moon is not a source of light but it helps us to see at night. This is because the Moon reflects light.

1. What is the source of natural light?

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Why do we need the Sun?

__________________________________________________________________________

3. When does the moon help us to see?

__________________________________________________________________________

4. Why we can see at the night?

__________________________________________________________________________

Writing

Task 3. Choose one animal. Write 3 sentences about the animal. Use the words in the table tohelp.

Example:

Name the animal: This is a bear.

Animal	Size	Colour	Action	Food
bear	big	grey	swim	grass
elephant	huge	green	jump	fish
frog	small	brown	run	insects

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Name the animal:___________________________________________________________.

1. Its size:_________________________________________________________________.

2. Its colour:_____________________________________________________________ .

3. Its actions: ____________________________________________________________ .

4. Its food: _______________________________________________________________.

Speaking

Task 4. Look at the pictures. Tell about the animal you like. Answer the questions.

1. Which animal do you like?

2. Where can you see it?

3. What can you feed it with?

4. Why do you like it?

1. 2.

3. 4.

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Mark scheme

Task №

Answer

Mark

Additional information

The Sun / The Sun is a source of

natural light.

to live / be happy. / We need the

Sun to live and be happy.

at night / The Moon helps us to see

at night.

the Moon reflects the light. / We can

see at the night because the Moon

reflects the light.

It is big.

It is huge/ small.

It is brown.

It is grey/ green.

It can swim.

It can run/ jump.

It eats fish.

It eats grass/ insects.

I like a tiger.

I like a horse/ panda/

sheep. I can see it on TV/

I can see it in the Zoo.

in the farm/ in the field. I

I can feed it with meat.

can feed it with sugar /

I like it because it is strong.

grass/ bamboo leave.