CANDIDATE

NAME

CLASS

ENGLISH 2021/02
(KINDERGARTEN 2)

Paper 1

45 minutes

Candidates answer orally.

Additional Materials will be provided by the examiner.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

This paper is meant to be filled by the examiner only.

For Examiner’s Use
Answer all questions.
Section A /16
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ]
at the title for each section. Section B / 4
Section C /16
The total number of marks for this paper is
80. Section D /20
Section E /24
The weightage for this paper is 40%.
Total /80

This document consists of 9 printed pages.

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 Section A: Simple Conversation [16 marks] For
Examiner’s
For this segment, the Test Examiner has to ask the questions to the student.
Use
The student has to answer relevantly based on the question.

Answer all the questions properly.

MATERIAL
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Q1 : What is your best friend’s name?

EA1 : My best friend’s name is …………….
Q2 : What do you usually do with your best friend?/
EA2 : …………………………. (any relevant answer is accepted)
Q3 : Do you like to go to school? Can you tell why?
EA3 : Yes, because ………………… . / No, because …………………….. . (any relevant answer
is accepted)
Q4 : What is the transport you take to go to the school?
EA4 : I go to school by ……………
Q5 : What is your favourite fruit?
EA5 : My favourite fruit is……………………… / I like ……………
Q6 : Can you describe the fruit?
EA6 : …………………………. (any relevant answer is accepted)

SCORE SHEET
Q# A# Rubric
Score
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
TOTAL /16

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 0 1 2 3 4 For
Completely no Response is not Response is limited Response is Response in Examiner’s
response/ relevant to the or partially relevant and in fully Use
response in question with relevant with structured structured
completely without minimal English limited English sentence with sentence with
using English words/ words/response minimal correct
word/ “I don’t unintelligible not in a fully grammatical grammar and
know”/completely response/no eye structured error/good eye excellent eye
no eye contact contact while sentence/errors in contact contact.
answering grammar

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Section B: Vocabulary [4 marks] For
Examiner’s
For this segment, the Test Examiner has to show a picture to the student. The
Use
student has to state the things they can see from the picture.
in

Name the activity of the person in the series of pictures.

MATERIAL
Q# : *in the folder/slideshow provided
EA# : *audio recording/discussion with Preschool English Teacher/materials
provided.

SCORE SHEET

Q# EA# Able to
identify
Q1 He is brushing
teeth/brush teeth

Q2 He is cooking/cooking/
cook

Q3 He is drinking
water/drinking/ drink

Q4 She is drawing /
drawing/ draw

Q5 He/She is swimming
/swimming/ swim

Q6 She is sleeping/
sleeping/ sleep

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 For
Examiner’s
Q7 He is jumping/ jumping/
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jump

Q8 She is eating/ eating/

eat

Q9 He is reading/ reading/
read

Q10 She is sweeping the

floor/ sweeping/ sweep

TOTAL / 10
RUBRIC SCORE / 4

0 1 2 3 4
Completely no Can identify 1-3 Can identify 4-6 Can identify 7-9 Can identify all
response/ action verbs action verbs action verbs action verbs
response in from the from the from the from the
completely pictures using pictures using pictures using pictures
without using English words English words English words excellently
English word/ with some with minimal with very without any
“I don’t know” prompting and prompting and minimal prompting
guidance guidance prompting and
guidance

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Section C: Reading Comprehension [16 marks] For
Examiner’s
For this segment, the Test Examiner has to show the text. The student has to
Use
read and answer the questions based on the text.

Read the text and answer the questions.

MATERIAL
Q# : *in the folder provided/slideshow
EA# : *audio recording/discussion with Preschool English Teacher/materials
provided

SCORE SHEET
RUBRIC SCORE REMARKS
(READING)

/ 4

0 1 2 3 4
Completely no Able to read by Able to read Able to read Able to read
response/ “I repeating after with assistance with minimal fluently and
don’t know”/ the examiner for some of the assistance for independently
unable to read/ sentence by words (more few words (less without any
repetition sentence. than 5 words). than 5 words). assistance.
reading with
errors

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Q1 : Where are Peter and Jane at in the story? Examiner’s
Use
EA1 : They are at the train station.
Q2 : How do Peter and Jane go to the train station?
EA2 : They go by bus. does
Q3 : Who do Jane likes to get on the train with?
EA3 : Jane likes to go on the train with Mummy and Daddy.
Q4 : Do they like trains? Which part of the story says that?
EA4 : Yes. They like to see the trains. / It is fun to go on the train, says Peter.
Q5 : Do you think it is safe to go on train without Mommy and Daddy?
Why? a Mother or Father
EA5 : Yes, …………………… / No, ………………… (any relevant answer is accepted)

SCORE SHEET
Q# A# Rubric
Score
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
TOTAL /12

0 1 2 3 4
Completely no Response is not Response is limited Response is Response in
response/ relevant to the or partially relevant and in fully
response in question with relevant with structured structured
completely without minimal English limited English sentence with sentence with
using English words/ words/response minimal correct
word/ “I don’t unintelligible not in a fully grammatical grammar and
know”/completely response/no eye structured error/good eye excellent eye
no eye contact contact while sentence/errors in contact contact.
answering grammar

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 Section D: Phonics – Blending & Spelling [20 marks] For
Examiner’s
For this segment, the Test Examiner has to show the series of words. The
Use
student has to spell the words using the sound of the letters and blend to read
the word.

By using the sound of the letters, spell and read the words.

MATERIAL
Q# : *in the folder provided/slideshow
EA# : *audio recording/discussion with Preschool English Teacher/materials
provided

SCORE SHEET
Q# Letter RUBRIC
SCORE
Q1 shampoo
Q2 thunder
Q3 lunchbox
Q4 grasshopper
Q5 helicopter
TOTAL /20

0 1 2 3 4
Completely no Able to make Able to sound Able to read the Able to read the
response/ the sound of the the letters and word by blending word by blending
Unable to make letters but trying to read the sound of the the sound of the
any sound of the unable to blend the word by letters with letters
letters/ “I don’t the sounds to blending the minimal independently
know” read any of the sound of the guidance. without
word. letters with assistance.
guidance.

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 Section E: Phonics – Reading [24 marks] For
Examiner’s
For this segment, the Test Examiner has to show the series of words. The
Use
student has to spell the words using the sound of the letters and blend to read
the sentences. Then the student has to choose the correct picture based on the
sentence.

Read each sentence and choose the correct picture based on the

sentence.

MATERIAL
Q# : *in the folder provided/slideshow
EA# : *audio recording/discussion with Preschool English Teacher/materials
provided

SCORE SHEET
Q# Letter RUBRIC Ability to
SCORE choose correct
picture
Q1 My brother can cook a chicken pie.
Q2 He has a red boat in his bathtub.
Q3 She puts on her green dress.
Q4 I wish I can have a new blue bike.
Q5 The boys shout as they play football.
TOTAL /20 /4

0 1 2 3 4
Completely no Able to blend Able to read Able to read the Able to
response/ the sounds of some of the most of the words read/blending
Unable to make the letters with words by by blending with fluently and
any sound of the guidance to blending with minimal guidance. independently
letters/ “I don’t read. some guidance. without
know” assistance.
Completely no Able to Able to guess Able to choose Able to
response/ “I understand the the picture with and understand understand and
don’t know” sentence with minimal the sentences choose the
translation in understanding of after being read picture
another language the sentence in English few correctly and
for some words without times with independently.
(eg. sit – duduk) translation. prompting/hinting.

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