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LISTENING COMPREHENSION –
INFORMAL ASSESSMENT
Subject: English HL Grade: 10
Task: Informal assessment Date: FEBRUARY 2021
Examiner: C. Barnard Time: One Lesson
Moderator: H. Fourie Marks: 15

Name: ____________________
Surname: ___________________
Gr 10___

Instructions:
1. You will receive a set of questions based on a text which will be read to you in class.
2. Now, listen carefully while your teacher reads to you from a text.
3. You MAY NOT make notes while the teacher is reading.
4. The teacher will then hand out the questions, you will be given 5min to read through the
questions. No notes may be taken.
5. Listen again carefully when your teacher reads the text for a second time.
6. You may now make notes during and after this reading.
7. You have 20min to answer the questions based on the text which you just heard.
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Questions:

1. Give one word from the passage for “toughness, perseverance or resilience”. (1)

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2. What job does Marcia Hanlon do in Chicago? (1)

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3. What does a “sustained effort” mean in simple terms? (1)

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4. In which era / time did Carol Dweck develop the concept of a growth mindset? (1)

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5. Explain the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. (2)

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6. What should parents focus on to help build a growth mindset? (1)

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7. Explain why a fixed mindset could have a negative effect on gifted teens. (2)

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8. What subtle message do we send to children when we solve their problems for

them? (1)

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9. Explain how a teen can move on from failure. (2)

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10. Do you agree with the writer’s statement “encouraging growth, instead of offering

praise, gives teens the courage to try”? Motivate your answer. (3)

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