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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 3
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. Gap filling tasks require learners to put words/ phrases in the sentences. True / False tasks are aimed at identifying the correct ideas or sentences according to the text. Open-ended tasks require learners to describe pictures and give their own ideas, answer questions in sentences.
Characteristic of tasks for summative assessment for term 3
| Cross curricular unit | Strand | Learning objective | Task № | Task description | Total marks | ||
| Hot and Cold Healthy World | Listening | 4.1.9.1 Recognise words that are spelt out from a limited range of general and curriculum topics | 1 | Gap filling task is developed on the materials of the unit “Hot and cold”. Learners listen to the talk on weather forecast twice. Teacher works with learners before the recording starts. Teacher says 4 words: windy, lightning, snowy, cloudy and learners spell them. Learners should not see the words. Then learners listen to the talk, identify the appropriate word and fill in the gap. | 4 | ||
| Reading | 4.3.5.1 Understand the main points of short simple texts on a limited range of familiar general and some curricular topics by using contextual clues. | 2 | True / False task is developed on the material of the unit “Healthy World”. Learners read the text to identify the main points in it. They write True and False near the sentences. | 5 | |||
| Writing | 4.4.5.1 Link with some support sentences using basic coordinating connectors 4.5.16.1 Use conjunctions and, or, but, because to link words and phrases | 3 | Matching task is developed on the material of the cross curricular unit “Hot and Cold”. Learners use the parts of the sentences and match them to make up a sentence with the correct conjunction. | 4 | |||
| Speaking | 4.S6 Take turns when speaking with others in a growing range of short, basic exchanges | 4 | Open ended task is developed on the material of the cross curricular unit “Healthy World”. Learners talk to each other, share ideas, ask and answer the questions. | 5 | |||
| Total
| 18 | ||||||
Sample questions and mark scheme
Tasks for the Summative Assessment for Term 3
Listening
Task 1. Listen to the conversation carefully and complete the sentences. You will listen to the recording twice.
Go to the following link to listen information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2ZAYPGz7bs
The teacher with learners spell the words aloud before listening task performance. Don’t show these words to the learners.
| w-i-n-d-y | l-i-g-h-t-n-i-n-g | s-n-o-w-y | c-l-o-u-d-y |
1. There is thunder and now in America.
2. In Northern Canada the weather is cold and .
3. The weather in Europe is .
4. The weather in Asia is _ and warm.
[4]
Reading
Task 2. Read the text. Identify True and False sentences.
Tom is an animal lover. He admires all animals. When he was a kid, Tom read many books about animals. The most exciting thing for him was going to the Zoo. He could spend hours watching the animals walk around, sit, or even sleep. When Tom was older he went on a safari to Tanzania. He saw animals in wild nature. Now Tom thinks about the future of animals. Some of his favourite animals are dying out. Tom thinks that people need to save wild nature. Children must have the chance of seeing animals in the wild in future.
