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VI to vilr) reading comprehension
skills in a crassroom. Look at it carefuily
and try to answer the questions c)T
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that fo[ow using fuil and
correct sentences. rt's notjust a fort, buta
tiny ritfle kingdom in itserf, untouched
by the ravages of time. of course, the iii)
onry arien giveaways are the prastic
covers and litter strewn around everywhere.
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would do anywhere erse in the city, and a)
a visit to Gorcondais rike discovering
time machine. The stories surrounding a
Gorconda are many. rf you rike Boilywood b)
masala in your ancient tares, your best c)
bet are the tourist guides who swarm
the entrance. They are fuil of stories that
are ir-,Lr.r, Lagicat and most d)
probablyfancifur and true. But they are stories
throughout your rong crimb up the fort.Here,s
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, uln century Fort, buirt by the iino,
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1. Yourfamily 2. Your best friend 3. The person you like most

Total marks: 10 (Content = 3 marks, Organization = 3 marks,

ii) r

Vocabulary=2 marks, Grammar= 1 mark, Overall = 1 mark)

Maximum time allowed: 30 minutes I

i) State whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) for the above I

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bias. iii) r

i
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indicate their problem in those areas.

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and answer the questions given below the task.
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Fill in the missing resPonses:
Revathi: l'm really scared. I hope the teacher does not ask me to speak
on my first day in this school. 4.
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Rashid: You don't really have to. The teacher .....-.........
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a) encourage students to learn the language skills.

b) help the teacher to identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual

students.

c) help the student to know where they need to improve'

d) be part of the teaching Process.

e) use real world contexts.

0 not involve students in the process of task selection, criteria of assessment

and method of assessment.
g) not put students under pressure or anxiety.
h) take into account students' performance across an academic semesterl year
while assigning the final grade.

i) make use of paper-pencil tests rather than getting into portfolios, journals,
etc.

j) not include self- and peer-observation as modes of assessment.

7. Which of the following sequencing of steps is the best for designing
classroom assessments?

a) Deciding the objective/s of assessment ) taking a look at available

resources ) preparing sound assessment tasks ) designing the assessment
criteria writing the scoring key ) scoring and grading students'
)
performance ) giving feedback to students ) declaring assessment
results

b) Deciding the objective/s of assessment ) designing the assessment

, criteria ) taking a look at available resources ) preparing sound
assessment tasks ) writing the scoring key ) scoring and grading
students' performance)declaring assessment results ) giving feedback
to students
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