Miss.

Rihab Bouden

Like all English teachers, I observe that my tests conform to both the
requirements of the official syllabus in terms of topics, skills and activities and
the recommendations of the official texts that regulate assessment in Tunisian
preparatory schools. Also, they shall reflect the learning expected to have been
acquired via the official textbooks in use. And most essentially, they shall
comprise integrative-type tasks (Vocabulary + Grammar + listening + context
clues etc.)
Here is the list of the various types of tasks and items that I used in the midterm tests to assess both 7th and 9th graders.

Information transfer
Selecting the main idea (in
multiple choice form)
Completing sentences
Wh-question (not requiring much
writing)
Correcting false statement

Providing the right form

MCQ (paragraph gaps to be filled
with reference to 3 alternatives) /
circling a plausible option among 3
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options of a word in a gapped text

integrating vocabulary and grammar.
Unscrambling sentence parts

Completing a gapped dialogue with

reference to a list of alternatives.
(Providing more words than blanks)
Translating pictures into written
form.
Matching parts of a dialogue
Unscrambling sentence parts

Correcting spelling mistakes of

words related to family
Writing numbers in letters

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Faidh Prep. School

Teacher : Miss. Bouden

Ordinary Test N 1

Level : 7th Form

2009 / 2010

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Name: Class: N:

I-Language :( / 14 marks)
1- Complete the following dialogue with words from the list below: ( / 3.5 marks)
late / at / old / meet / name / Tunisian / in
Jill: My names Jill. Whats your ?
Nadia: My names Nadia.
Jill: How are you?
Nadia: Im fifteen.
Jill: Im fifteen, too. Are you French?
Nadia: No, Im not. Im .
Jill: Nice to you.
Nadia: Nice to meet you, too. Please can you tell me what time lessons begin the morning?
Jill: They begin eight oclock. Please dont be
Nadia: Ok. I usually get up early. Thank you very much.
Jill: Youre welcome.

2-Circle the correct alternative: ( / 3 marks)

My name is John. ( It / This / These ) is my friend Kevin.
He (enjoy / enjoys / enjoying ) reading very much. Every Sunday, he does his
homework ( in / on / at ) the morning. We always ( do / have / play ) videogames
together in the afternoon. I like his family. His parents ( is / are / am ) friendly and
helpful. He ( has / have / having ) got one sister. Her name is Jane.
3- Reorder the words to get coherent sentences: ( / 2 marks)
a. listening / is / My / pastime / to music / favourite
My....................
b. gets up / always / Sonia / early.

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Sonia
4- Look at the pictures and complete the paragraph with 5 words from the list: ( / 3 marks)
( There is 1 extra word)
playing / farmer / gets up / swimming / friends / cycling / teacher

Tom is a pupil. His father is a

....His favourite pastime is

. He enjoys

and

the guitar, too. He is very active. He usually

. early. He has got many

. They are kind.

5- Match the questions in column A with the corresponding answers in column B to get a coherent
conversation: ( / 2.5 marks)
A
B
1- Hello! How are you?
A- No, I dont. I always play with my friend.
2- Do you like football?
B- Im fine, thanks.
3- Do you play football with your brother?
C- He is 14.
4- What is your friends name?
D- Yes, its my favourite sport.
5- How old is he?
E- His name is John.
1 ....
2.....
3.
4.
5..

II- Spelling: ( / 6 marks).

I-) Correct the spelling of the underlined words: ( / 4 Ms)

My foether is a doctor. And my maather is a teacher. I lave them
very much. We sometimes visit my grondpaerents at the weekend.
II-) Write the following numbers in letters: ( / 2 Ms)

1. ....
2.
3.
4.

Mum is 43 and dad is 51 . Im 14 and my

sister is 11 .

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Faidh Prep. School

Teacher : Miss. Bouden

Ordinary Test N 1

Level : 9th Form

2009 / 2010

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Name: Class: N:

Listening: ( / 8 Ms)
I-) Complete the following table: (1 M)
Name
Sam

Age

Occupation

II-) Tick the correct alternative (): (1 M)

The text is about: 1 - Safety at home
2- Friends relationships
3- Family relationships.
III-) Correct the following sentences: (2 Ms)
- Sam has a peaceful relationship with his parents.

- Sam thinks that his parents are tolerant and understanding.

IV-) What do parents think of Sam? Circle the right options: (1 M)

Old-fashioned / Stubborn / Overprotective / Irresponsible.
V-) Complete the following statement with words from the text: (1 M)
Last Saturday Sam had a huge with his parents because he
up late.
VI-) What does the following statement illustrate? Circle the appropriate
option (1 M)*
- agreement
- disagreement
- indifference
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Pronunciation:
Listen and circle the letters you dont hear in some of the
following words: (1 M)
Wrong / write / town / climb / job / doubt

Language: ( / 12 Ms)
I-) Put the bracketed words in the right form: (4 Ms)
My father is very (support) . He always does the housework
with my mother. They really make a wonderful union together. We are
(happiness) and easy-going teenagers. They rarely have
(to argue) . I can say that they almost (seeing)
eye to eye.
II-) Fill in the blanks with the right alternative from the list below: (4 Ms)
Pets such as dogs and cats are mans best friends. However, they may be as (1)
as wild animals. Thats why parents should not leave their (2)
alone at home. They have to (3) them and
warn them not to get near pets. For dogs or cats may (4)
children and threaten their safety.
(1) danger dangerous dangerously
(2) child childless children
(3) supervise - supervision supervisor
(4) beat biting bite

III-) Circle the right option: (2 Ms)

French people imagine that Britain is much (the coldest / colder) than France.
They also think that the food is the (worst / worse) on the planet. However, they
believe that British transport is as (more expensive / expensive) as the French
one. In fact, the British system is (more convenient / the most convenient) than
any other system in the world.

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IV-) Reorder the following words to get meaningful sentences: (2 Ms)

as / He / apples / his / eats / many / as / father.
He .
Tom / tight / is / whereas / -fisted / Sarah / generous / is.
Tom .

I tried my best to vary the activities

so that the test could suit the different learning
styles.
Here are the results tables:
9th Form

Marks

Class N 1

Students Number
10
11
8

5.5 9.75
10 14.5
16 20
My comments:
Most of my students have successfully passed the
listening part. And almost of the total number of
students have had their average in the language part.
Its obvious that they could re-invest what they have
acquired (both lexically or grammatically speaking) in
their test papers. However, 10 of them have failed both
parts. I think this is just the beginning, and I
expect better results in the coming tests.
Class N 2

5.5 7
5
7.25 8.75
10
10 18.5
13
My comments:
This class hasnt successfully passed the test. As we
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can see, the number of students without average

surpasses that of those with average. I guess the
level of these students needs much care and
observation. Next time, I will make greater effort to
give them more suitable tasks. I discovered that they
werent able to re-invest the acquired lexis as well
as structures as it was expected.

7th Form

2 9.5
11 19

Marks

Class N 1

Class N 2

Students Number
15
8

2.5 9.75
15
11 20
9
My comments:
The test was not a success although it was equipped
with pictures. I havent estimated my students level
appropriately. The spelling part was a catastrophe
despite the fact that I gave them 3 worksheets about
family members. I think 7th form learners need more
remedial work.