Semestral Assessment 1 Information

English Language Paper

Grade 5
2023-2024
1. General Matters
1.1 The English Language Semestral Assessment 1 will be on 17 November
2023.

1.2 The paper-and-pen assessment will be held in the Tan Siong Kee (TSK)
Hall.

2. Format and breakdown of marks for the EL SA1 papers.

2.1 Each paper has 2 parts – Section A (Reading) and Section B (Writing).

2.2 Each paper is 1 hour long and both papers will be taken in one day.

2.3 Both writer-focus technique-focus and text-focus questions will be included.

2.4 Students need to handwrite their responses, tick, match, or number their
responses on the question paper.

2.5 The breakdown of marks is as listed below:

Paper 1 (Non-fiction) Paper 2 (Fiction)

Reading: 30 minutes Reading: 30 minutes

Writing: 30 minutes Writing: 30 minutes

(5 minutes of planning and 25 minutes (5 minutes of planning and 25 minutes
of writing) of writing)

Duration: 1 hour Duration: 1 hour

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3. Genre/Text Type and Language Skills
3.1 All genres and text types covered in Q1 and Q2 may be tested.

3.2 Students should know and understand the language skills taught and apply this
knowledge.

Fiction
● Stories from different cultures, including classic literature, fables, myths and
legends
● Stories from different cultures that have also been developed into a film

Non-Fiction
● Recount – biography
● Information texts that also contain explanations

Vocabulary/Grammar/Punctuation
● word classes
(a) noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, connectives
(b) adverbs and adverbial phrases

● simple, compound and complex sentences

● Identify main clause and other clauses (subordinate clauses) in a complex
sentence

● prefixes and suffixes

● punctuation
(a) full stop, comma, apostrophe, exclamation mark, question mark, etc.
(b) punctuate dialogue

● figurative language (simile, metaphor, alliteration, etc.)

● specialised vocabulary and verbs

● past and present tenses

● direct and indirect speech