Moderation and marking

All teachers use the same version of the mark scheme. During the moderation process it is necessary to check learner sample papers with the marks awarded to ensure there are no deviations from the standardized mark scheme.

TERM 4

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASKS

Summative Assessment for the Cross curricular unit “The natural environment”

Learning objective 2.L4 Recognise with support short basic questions relating to

features such as colour and number

2.UE13 Use can to talk about ability and to make requests and

offers; use can / can’t to talk about permission

Assessment criteria • Identify short questions on curricular topics with

support such as colour and number

• Talk about ability, make requests and offers, and ask for

permission using can and can’t

Level of thinking skills Knowledge and comprehension

Application

Duration 20 minutes

Listening

Task 1. Listen to the teacher and answer the questions.

1. Are the trees green in autumn?

2. Are the trees white in winter?

3. Are there flowers in summer?

4. Are there 3 seasons in a year?

5. Are there 5 months in autumn?

6. Do we celebrate the New Year in winter?

7. Is your big holiday in spring?

Use of English

Task 2.

A. Look at the pictures and tell what you can and cannot do at the Zoo.

B. Look at the pictures and tell what you can do as animals can.

C. Look at the pictures and make a request or offer.

Assessment	Task		Descriptor	Mark	Additional
criteria				information
	A learner
Identify short		1.	No./No, there are not.
questions on
	2.	Yes./ Yes, they are.
curricular topics
	3.	Yes./ Yes, there are.
with support such

4.	No./No, there are not.
as colour and
number.
	5.	No./No, there are not.
		6.	Yes./ Yes, I do.
		7.	No./No, it is not.
		Possible answers		Any other
Talk about ability,		A. You cannot feed animals.	answers are

make requests and				acceptable if they
	You cannot stand very close to
offers, and		animals.	describe pictures

ask for permission				using can and
	You can come to the Zoo with
using can and		your parents.	can’t

can’t.				appropriately.
B. I can ride a bike like an

		elephant.

		I can jump on the sofa like
		monkeys.

		C. Can I take a dog for a walk?
		Can I feed the chickens?
Total marks