Specification of Summative Assessment for term 4

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 4

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. Multiple choice tasks ask learners to choose one correct option out of several suggested. Open-ended tasks require learners to describe pictures and say their own ideas, answer questions in sentences.

Characteristic of tasks for summative assessment for term 4

Cross curricular unit	Strand	Learning objective	Task №	Task description	Total marks
Journey                into Space Machines	Listening	4.1.6.1 Understand some specific information and detail of short supported talk on an increasing range of general and some curricular topic	1	Gap filling task is developed on the material of the cross curricular unit “Machines”. Learners listen to the dialogue twice, identify the detail and fill in the gap with the correct word.	4
	Reading	4.3.2.1 Read and understand with some support short simple fiction and non-fiction texts	2	Multiple choice task is developed on the material of the unit “Journey into Space”. Learners read the text and complete the task. There are 8 sentences. Learners should choose only 5 sentences, which are related to the text. 3 sentences are extra.	5
	Writing	4.4.8.1 To include appropriate use of full stops and question marks, at sentence level with some accuracy when writing independently 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 is developed on the material of the unit “Journey into Space”. Learners make up 4 sentences answering the questions. They can use the words and adverbs given to them. They should put a full stop at the end of the sentences.	4
	Speaking	4.2.1.1 Make basic statements which provide information on an increasing range of general and some curricular topics	4	Open ended task is developed on the material of the cross curricular unit “Machines”. Learners tell about different machines, describe them, tell how it moves, when and how it can be used.	5
Total					18

Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for Term 4

Listening

Task 1. Listen to the story very carefully. Write the missing words into the sentences.

Go to the following link to listen information:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/eric-the-engine Note! Stop at 1:09!

1. One day there was a big                           .

2. “The 10.15 London                              will be here in one hour.” said Rabbit.

3. “Let’s get Eric the Engine. He’s                                 than all of us.”

4. Eric sent his                                          ahead.

 

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Reading

Task 2. Read the text.

 

 

 

Sam and Tom saw a strange spacecraft.

They went inside the spacecraft and flew into space. When they landed on Mars and saw an alien sports competition. Sam and Tom went to the stadium. There

were alien Olympics!

Tom and Sam decided to compete with the aliens. Tom became a runner and Sam became a swimmer. Tom and Samwon gold, silver and bronze medals for running and swimming.

The first Alien-Human Olympic Games were a big success. Tom and Sam had a wonderful time on the planet. They got back into the spacecraft and blasted off. It took them eight hours to get home.