UNIT 5 of the portfolio

Unit 5

• Designing a Test

a) The learning objectives and contents to be assessed with the test.

The aim of this English test is to see how well the students developed their previous knowledge. If they are able to conjugate the verbs (simple present-present continuous), work with capital letters and reading comprehension.

b) Specifications (specs) of the test (follow the format provided by Bunting in slide 20 of the presentation “designing test”)

The test consists in 3 sections: writing, reading/writing.

The test should be completed in 1 hour so the students should divide their time considering the exercises.

We suggest that the first two exercises might take 10/15 min. approx. and the last activity 15/20 min. so the students may use their last minutes to check the answers.

c) The test items: for beginners (first level 10-12). Use of verbs/simple and present continuous tense, identifying capital letters and answering some questions according to the text.

Name:____________________________________________ Grade:_______

Group:_____________

Date:______________

*Read the instructions before answering the exercises (using pencil).

1. Fill in the blank with the correct verb, changing the simple present to present continuous tense.

Example: (run) The kid is running in the park.

• (eat) Annie is ______ an ice cream.
• (buy) My aunt and Sarah are _______ a new car.
• (wash) Robert is _________ the dishes.
• (cook) She is _________ for her husband.
• (scratch) The cat is ________ the new couch.

2. Underline the word that should have a capital letter.

Example: miss.

· robert pattinson

· mickey

· cellphone

· car

· teacher

· mr.

· sunshine

· december

· beautiful

· san diego

· computer

· cat

· taylor lautner

· pc

· mcdonald’s

3. Read the following text and answer according to the reading.

The Polar bear.

The King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far North Country. The polar bear looked like an old and big monster; his body was covered with long and white hair.

The king of the polar bears used to eat fishes and seals that were swimming around him.

In the six months of summer he only wanted to sleep by nights in his cave. The king left his icy cavern only to fish or catch seals for food. He felt no shame at his feathery covering, but it was still strange to him, and he avoided meeting any of his brother bears.

· What was the name of the story?

· Where did they use to live?

· How did the bear look like?

· What did the bear use to eat?

· How many months did the bear use to sleep and where?

d) Answer key

1. Fill in the blank with the correct verb, changing the simple present to present continuous tense.

· (eat) Annie is eating an ice cream.

· (buy) My aunt and Sarah are buying a new car.

· (wash) Robert is washing the dishes.

· (cook) She is cooking for her husband.

· (scratch) The cat is scratching the new couch.

4. Underline the letter that should be capitalized.

· robert pattinson

· mickey mouse

· cell phone

· car

· teacher

· mr.

· sunshine

· december

· beautiful

· san diego

· computer

· cat

· taylor lautner

· pc

· mcdonald’s

5. Read the following text and answer according to the reading.

The Polar bear.

The King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far North Country. The polar bear looked like an old and big monster; his body was covered with long and white hair.

The king of the polar bears used to eat fishes and seals that were swimming around him.

In the six months of summer he only wanted to sleep by nights in his cave. The king left his icy cavern only to fish or catch seals for food. He felt no shame at his feathery covering, but it was still strange to him, and he avoided meeting any of his brother bears.

· What was the name of the story?

The Polar bear

· Where did they use to live?

In the icebergs in the far North Country

· How did the bear look like?

He looks like an old and big monster; his body was covered with long and white hair.

· What did the bear use to eat?

Fishes and seals

· How many months did the bear use to sleep and where?

6 months and he sleeps in the cave.

e) Scoring/ rating guide

The test worth’s is 50% of the final grade.

18-20: 50

15-17: 45

12-14: 40

10-11: 35

NOTE: 09 and LESS points (only will take into consideration 10% for their final grade)

f) “Full Checklist for Moderators”

Is the English grammatical correct? Yes

Is the natural and acceptable? Yes

Is the English in accordance with the specs? Yes

Does the item test what it is supposed to test? Yes

The correct response cannot be obtained without the appropriate grammar knowledge? Yes

Gap filling-are there just one or two correct responses? No

Is the key complete and correct? Yes

Are the instructions complete? Not too long? Yes

Is there an example? Yes

Moderated by: Yamile Marquez Navarro

g) Narrative of the process and your own evaluation of the test:

We consider that the test that we are about to apply is indirect because we will test the students knowledge, in order to know how the students are going in their development, making activities with the use of verbs. They are only going to review because the topic presented in the test does not require a hard effort; they only need to complete the verb with the correct ending. At the end of the test we decided to use open questions according to a short text that they need to read. The text includes an easy vocabulary for the students, so the answers they will put are simple and short. Its important to take into consideration that sometimes a lesson plan may not work with all your students, a teacher must be able to deal with different situation and be prepare to work and handle all the student’s needs.

Reflection of the unit:

We think that this unit was very complete and interesting, because we were able to develop and apply our previous knowledge about evaluation and asssessment into a test. The tests that we did were kind of difficult to build because it is not only to write activities, it has to be well formulated according to the student’s abilities, so we had to find the appropriate exercises for them