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Aim of the Summative Assessment for 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.
Summative assessment checks the achievement of learning objectives for the term planned in the Subject Programme.
The document defining the content of the Summative Assessment for term
The Subject Programme for «The English language» for 1-4 grades of primary education on the updated content.
Review of the Summative Assessment for term 1
3.1 Duration -40 minutes.
Speaking task is conducted separately.
Total marks –18
The structure of the summative assessment
Different types of tasks are used in the summative assessment for term.
This sample of summative assessment consists of 4 tasks. Matching task requires learners to follow the story and match the information to pictures. “True/False” tasks require learners to read and identify true or false information. Open-ended tasks require learners to write a paragraph giving some personal information, answer questions in words, expressions and sentences.
Characteristic of tasks for summative assessment for term 1
| Cross curricular unit | Strand | Learning objective | Task № | Type of question/ Task description | Total marks | ||
| Kazakhstan in the World of Sport Values in Myths and Legends | Listening | 4.1.8.1 Understand short, supported narratives on an increasing range of general and some curricular topics | 1 | Matching task. Learners listen to the story twice. They should put the pictures in a correct order using number. | 4 | ||
| Reading | 4.3.3.1 Recognise basic opinions in short, simple texts on an increasing range of general range of general and some curricular topics | 2 | “True/ False” task. Learners read the text and mark the statements “True” and “False”. | 5 | |||
| Writing | 4.4.4.1 Write with support a sequence of short sentences in a paragraph to give basic personal information 4.5.12.1 Use adverbs of time and frequency: sometimes, often, always, never to indicate when and how often begin to use simple adverbs of manner e.g. well, badly; use common –ly manner adverbs to describe actions e.g. slowly, quickly | 3 | Open-ended task. Learners write a paragraph. The support is provided by given pictures and topic and conclusion sentences. Some basic personal information is required. | 4 | |||
| Speaking | 4.2.8.1 Express basic likes and dislikes; recount short, basic stories and events on a limited range of general and some curricular topics | 4 | Open-ended task. Learners should answer only 5 questions using supporting picture. | 5 | |||
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Sample questions and mark scheme
Tasks for the Summative Assessment for Term 1
Listening
Task 1. Listen to the story about the Fox and the Stork. Put the pictures in correct order. Write the number in the box. You will listen twice.
Follow the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMo2NDlflw.
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Reading
Task 2. Read the text and mark the sentences True or False.
Myths and mythology were important in Ancient Greece. People believed that Greek Gods lived in a palace above the clouds, and above a mountain called “Mount Olympus”.
People believed that each God had power over their life. In many Greek myths, the Gods had difficulties with each other sometimes.
There were 12 Gods that the Greek worshipped. Aphrodite was one of them. Aphrodite was a beautiful Goddess of love and beauty, whose symbols were doves, sparrows, swans, and roses. She was the mother of two sons, Cupid and Aeneas. She was a very good mother.
1. People believed that Greek Gods lived in a palace above a mountain
called “Mount Alatau”. True False
2. The Gods were always quarreling with each other. True False
3. Aphrodite was a beautiful Goddess of care and peace. True False
4. Aphrodite’s symbols were doves, sparrows, swans, and roses. True False
5. Aphrodite was the mother of three sons. True False
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Writing
Task 3. Write a paragraph about the Olympic Games. The topic sentence and the conclusion sentence are given for you. Give some basic personal information and use words sometimes, often, always, never, well, badly, slowly, quickly. (You may change the topic sentence and the conclusion sentence).
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The Olympic Games The Olympic Games can be winter and summer ones.
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I like watching the Olympic Games on TV very much.
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Speaking
Task 4. Choose ONE picture and describe it. Answer 5 questions:
· Where are the characters?
· What are they doing?
· Who wrote the story?
· How do we call such stories?
· What is the moral of the story?
· Do you like the story? Why?
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Total marks /18
Mark scheme
| Task № | Answer | Mark | Additional information |
| 1 | A 4 | 1 | |
| B 3 | 1 | ||
| C 2 | 1 | ||
| D 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1. False | 1 | |
| 2. True | 1 | ||
| 3. False | 1 | ||
| 4. True | 1 | ||
| 5. False | 1 | ||
| 3 | writes sentences with personal information | 1 | |
| uses adverbs of time/ frequency/ manner | 1 | ||
| uses appropriate grammatical structures | 1 | ||
| uses topic vocabulary | 1 | ||
| 4 | Possible answers: I can see the tortoise/ the hare/ the lion/ the mouse/ the wind/ the sun | 1 | 1 point is given for the correct answer |
| The tortoise is finishing/ the hare is running/ the lion is asking/ the mouse is talking/ the wind is blowing/ the sun is shining | 1 | ||
| Aesop wrote these stories/ we call these stories fables | 1 | ||
| Slow and steady wins the race./ Little friends may become great friends./ Words are better than force. | 1 | ||
| I like/ I don’t like this story because… | 1 | ||
| Total marks | 18 | ||
Transcript for listening task
