FINAL TEST MATRIX-ENGLISH 5

 Content: Units 1-6 (coursebook: LIFE A2-B1)

 Test form: Listening + Reading + Writing + Speaking
ST CONTENTS NOTE
TOTAL SCORES
T
I LISTENING 10 sentences 3 marks T chooses 2 conversations/ passages
(DON’T USE TASKS FROM THE COURSEBOOK)
1 Multiple-
5
choice
2 Question-
answer
5
(short
answers)
II READING 15 sentences 3 marks T chooses 3 reading comprehension passages that are related to the topics in the course book.
(DON’T USE TASKS FROM THE COURSEBOOK)
1 True-False – 5
Doesn’t say
2 Matching 5
given
information
with the
appropriate
paragraphs
(Exercise
3/24)
3 Multiple 5
choice
III WRITING 4 marks
1 An essay An essay (at least
250 words)

An essay will be
evaluated in terms of
Task Fulfillment,
Organization,
Vocabulary and
 Grammar.
IV SPEAKING PART 1: SOCIAL 10 marks For example:
INTERACTION (2
PRACTICE TEST 1:
– 3 minutes) Part 1: Social Interaction (3’)
The examiner asks 2- Let’s talk about transportation.
4 questions on 2 - What is your favorite way to travel to school? Why?
different topics of
- Are there any travel problems in our city? What are they?
- Do you often get stuck in a traffic jam?
common interest and
Let’s talk about the environment.
popularity, the test- - Do you often recycle or reuse rubbish in your house?
taker answers the - Do you ever buy second hand goods?
questions. The Part 2: Solution Discussion (4’)
You are planning a 5-day trip to Da Lat city, what kinds of transport would you use: a
questions should be in
motorbike, a coach, or a plane?
the form of “wh-”
Part 3: Topic Development (5’)
questions. Each Topic: Public transport has many benefits.
rhetorical question being
should be followed by convenient
a “wh-” question.
reducing
Public [your own ideas]
PART 2:
pollution
transport
SOLUTION
DISCUSSION (3– 4
minutes) saving parking
The examiner and
space
test-taker discuss
- How can the government encourage citizens to use public transport?
three given options of
- Are there any disadvantages of public transport you can think of?
a case and select the
best alternative. The
task is designed in a
form of a short
paragraph which
consists of one or two
sentences describing
the background
information of the
case/ situation and
one issue, one
sentence and/or
question is used to
suggest the three
options to solve the
issue raised and to
elicit the test-taker’s
ideas.
PART 3: TOPIC
DEVELOPMENT (4
- 5 minutes)
The test-taker
develops a topic using
a given outline. The
topic is designed in
the form of a
statement. The
supporting details and
the topic are
displayed in a mind-
map. Each supporting
detail and the topic
should be given in the
form of a noun, or
noun phrase, a verb or
a verb phrase.