Teacher Notes Receptive Assessment Task

Reading a Product Recall Reading

Theme: Consumers and Banking CLB Level: 5
Topic: Product Recall Competency: Getting Things Done

INDICATORS OF ABILITY
Get information from simple to moderately complex business or service texts such as
public announcements (notices).
 Gets the gist.
 Identifies key information and finds specific details.

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
Task Type: Comprehension questions
Assessment Strategy: Formal assessment
Role of Instructor: To assess only

SETTING UP THE ASSESSMENT TASK

Method: Whole class, individually and simultaneously in class or in computer lab
Instructions to Teachers:
In class:
1. Hand out the assessment.
2. Explain to students that they have 30 minutes to complete the task.
In Lab:
3. Give students the URL.
4. Once the students have navigated to the site, hand out the comprehension
question worksheet.
5. Explain to students that they have 30 minutes to complete the task.
Text Title: Recall and Safety alert; Billy-Bob Teeth, Inc. recalls Little Vampire Pacifiers
Source Reference: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-
sc/2017/62424r-eng.php

IDEAS FOR PRE-ASSESSMENT SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES

 Vocabulary related to product recalls
 Consumer rights

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To go into student portfolios Assessment Task - Student Feedback Form
Reading a Product Recall Reading
Theme: Consumers and Banking CLB Level: 5
Topic: Product Recall Competency: Getting Things Done

Student Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________________

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY/TOOL

Read a notice of recall and safety alert and answer the questions:

1. What is the purpose of this notice? (1)

2. What does recall mean? (1)

3. What group of people would this recall affect the most? (1)

4. When was the affected product sold? (1)

5. Why was the product recalled? (1)

6. How many units have been recalled? (1)

7. If you had one of these items, what should you do? (1)

8. How can you get more information about this recall? (1)

9. Sarah had bought the pacifier and she found that the nipple also came off when it was
in her baby’s mouth. Luckily, she noticed it immediately and pulled it out of her baby’s
mouth. What do you think Sarah should do about the incident? (2)

Success = 9/10 Score: ___ /10 Pass: Yes No

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STUDENT SELF-REFLECTION

How much did you understand? Circle one: All Most Some Only a little

List new words that you would like to learn from the reading:

a.

b.

c.

TEACHER COMMENTS
Continue: Next Time:

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Teacher’s Answer Key

ANSWER KEY

1. The purpose of this text is to recall “Little Vampire” pacifiers.

2.” Recall” means the company is asking the items to be returned due to a problem with
the product.
3. This recall would probably affect parents the most.
4. October 2013 to February 2017
5. In a Health Canada evaluation program, they found that the pacifier breaks, causing a
choking hazard.
6. 814
7. This product should be taken away from children immediately and returned to Billy
Bob Products for a full refund.
8. For more information, contact Billy Bob Teeth, Inc. by telephone or by email.
9. Sarah should fill out a Consumer Product Incident Report Form on the Health Canada
website, keep the product away from children and return it to the supplier for a full
refund.

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