Reading & Writing

Starter

5 parts, 25 questions, 25 marks

Part 1: T/F vocabulary recognition
5 statements accompanied
by pictures


  • The statement matches
    the picture.
  • The pictures show either
    singular or plural objects.

Part 2: Reading comprehension
based on a picture
5 statements describe
1 picture


  • Some statements correctly
    describe.
  • Some statements
    incorrectly describe.

Part 3: Write words by scrambling
the letters.
Spelling
-> 5 pictures of objects with jumbled letters of words


  • a test of knowledge of
    words and spelling
  • Dashes indicate the number of letter in the answer

Part 4: Choose and copy the
correct missing words.
Multiple-choice cloze
-> a factual or semi-factual text with 5 gaps and 8 suggested words with pictures


  • All missing words are
    singular or plural nouns.
  • There are 2 extra words.

Part 5: Write one-word answers to
questions
Answer questions based on
a picture story -> A story is told through 3
pictures, with 5 questions


  • one-word answer
  • a noun, verb, adjective or
    number

Movers

6 parts, 25 questions, 39 marks

Part 1: Matching word - definition
8 words labelled pictures
6 definitions (1 example)

  • read definitions and match to
    the correct words
  • copy the correct words next
    to the definitions.

Part 2: Multiple-choice response

  • 1 short written dialogue
  • 7 talking turns (1 example)
  • 3 different response options
    for each turn
  • read a short dialogue
  • choose the correct response by circling letters A, B or C to complete the dialogue.

Part 3: Gapped text & Multiple
choice

  • 1 text with 5 gaps
  • 9 words with pictures
    (nouns, adjectives or verbs)
  • 3 options for the best title
    for the story
  • read a short narrative
  • choose and copy the correct
    word to complete the gaps
  • choose and circle the best
    title for the story

Part 4: Multiple-choice cloze

  • 1 factual text with 5 gaps
  • a choice of 3 words for each
    gap
  • read & understand a gapped
    factual text
  • choose & copy the correct word from a choice of three to
    complete each gap
  • focus on grammar

Part 5: Sentence completion based
on a story – gap filling

  • 3 sections of 1 story with 3
    illustrated pictures
  • 7 summary sentences with
    gaps
  • read a story
  • complete sentences by writing
    1, 2 or 3 words.

Part 6: Productive writing

  • 1 picture
  • 3 writing mini-tasks
  • look at the picture
  • complete sentences
  • provide a written response to
    questions
  • write full sentences about a
    picture

Flyers

7 parts, 44 questions, 48 marks

Part 1:Matching words to definitions

  • 15 words
  • 10 definitions

Candidates have to:

  • become familiar with
    vocabulary in a particular
    area of lexis.
  • practice distinguishing between words on the vocabulary list
  • read all the options before they answer the questions
  • read the whole sentence
    before answering
  • copy the answers carefully

Part 2: Continuous dialogue with
multiple-choice responses

  • a missing responses
    dialogue (5 missing)
  • a list of possible responses
    lettered A–H
  • two unfit responses

Candidate task:

  • select the appropriate
    response
  • complete a continuous
    dialogue
  • write the letter in the gap.

Candidates have to:

  • read all the alternatives.
  • before choosing the correct
    one
  • practice appropriate responses, not just to questions, but also to statements.
  • practice in using the set (formulaic) expressions in the vocabulary lists, and with short ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.
  • practice in predicting responses, before giving them the options.
  • establish words in the response refer back to the first speaker’s words
  • Classify questions/key word
  • Multiple choice – responses
  • Multiple choice – question
    words
  • Looking back – response first
    – choose the questions
  • Matching questions –
    response
  • Speaking practice – role-play

Part 3: Gapped text & multiple
choice

  • a 5 gapped text
  • 10 words (nouns, adjectives
    & verbs in present or past
  • 3 options for the best title

Candidates’ tasks:

  • read a short narrative
  • choose the correct word to
    complete
  • choose the best title for the
    story
  • read the whole text to get a general idea - lexical and grammatical competence is being tested
  • read the text surrounding the question - correctly fill the gap
  • practice in guessing, identifying and choosing the right form of words or structures within sentences and texts
  • copy the options correctly
    after have 5 ideas
  • skim one more time -
    choose the best title

Part 4: Multiple-choice cloze

  • a factual text containing 10
    gaps
  • a choice of three options

Candidates’ tasks:

  • read and understand a
    gapped factual text.
  • choose the correct word
    from a choice of three
  • copy to complete
  • practice forming and choosing the correct type
    of word
  • the options are given, not
    necessary to think
  • practice with past forms of regular and irregular verbs

Part 5: Sentence completion

  • a story with context picture
  • 7 summary sentence with
    gaps

Candidates’ tasks:

  • read a story - The picture provides context, not provide answers to the
    questions
  • complete sentences by writing one, two, three or
    four words
  • identify lexis in, and establish what is happening in a story with picture.
  • copy the spelling correctly when taking words from the text
  • practice in identifying different ways of referring to people or objects (e.g. John, he, him, Paul’s
    brother)
  • practice how sentences can
    be turned around whilst retaining their meaning

Part 6: Open cloze

  • a text (a diary or a letter)
  • 5 gaps in free writing way

Candidates’ tasks:

  • read a text
  • write one word in each gap
  • no list of words to choose
  • lexis & grammar are tested
  • practice in using common
    collocations( (ask a
    question, do some
    homework)
  • read the whole text to get a
    sense before writing
  • practice choosing words
    both lexically and grammatically
  • consider the text before
    and/or after the gap
  • self-edit and re-read the whole text through to
    check

Part 7: Productive writing

  • 3 pictures
  • 1 story
  • 5 marks are available

Candidates’ tasks:

  • think about the pictures
  • write a short story more
    than 20 words
  • write too many words, more language mistakes -
    quality over quantity
  • spend time looking at the pictures first to understand
    the story
  • write one or two sentences about each picture and connect the events
  • write their stories using past tenses or present
    continuous
  • check their sentences carefully after they have
    written correct neatly