Test Specification Chart and Model
Questions for External Examination
(Grade 6-8)
The final examination is based on
the written test which covers reading and writing skills. Grammar is
incorporated in writing section. The test follows the following test
specification chart.
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Reading (25 marks) |
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The assessment
of reading skill follows the following structure: 1. Reading 1: One short reading text
from the textbook with one type of comprehension question (5 marks) 2. Reading 2: One short reading text
from the textbook with one type of comprehension question (5 marks) 3. Reading 3: One short reading text not
given in the textbook with one type of comprehension question (5 marks) 4. Reading 4: One short reading text not
given in the textbook with two types of questions. (10 marks) Note:
Text types for reading 3 and 4: Story,
timetable, menus, charts, calendar, notice, letter, news stories, brochure,
biography/autobiography and short essay). • The length of the text of reading 3 and 4
should not exceed 250 and 300 words respectively. • Question types: 1. True/False 2. Fill in the gaps 3. Multiple choice 4. Matching 5. Ordering 6. Short Answer Questions • Text type should be different for reading
1 and 2. For example, letter in Reading 1 and story in Reading 2. • Type of texts in Reading 1 and 2 should
not be repeated in Reading 3 and 4 too. |
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Reading 4 should at least contain three questions for testing of
vocabulary.
The distribution of comprehension
questions should be based on the following table: |
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Type of comprehension |
Number of questions |
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Literal comprehension |
10 |
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Reorganization |
6 |
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Inference |
6 |
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Evaluation and reflection |
3 |
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Writing[1]
(25 marks) |
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The assessment
of writing skill follows the following structure: 1. Punctuation: A short and simple
paragraph containing ten punctuation errors. (5 marks) 2. Guided writing: One task: paragraph/
news story/ story/ description of tables/charts and diagrams with some
guidelines (5 marks) 3. Freewriting: One task: personal or
official letter, or a short essay (10 marks) Grammar: 5 marks The grammar questions should cover the
following contents: |
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Grade 6 |
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Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
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1.
Article 2.
Prepositions 3. Tense 4.
Connectives 5.
Comparative superlative 6.
Negation question 7.
Common nouns |
and and |
1.
Article 2.
Prepositions 3. Tense 4. Connectives
5. Comparative
and superlative
6.
Subject Verb
agreement 7.
Negation and
questions 8. Reported
speech (statements)
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1.
Article 2.
Preposition 3.
Tense 4.
Connectives 5.
Question tag 6.
Reported speech 7.
Voice 8.
Conditional sentences
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8. Modal
verbs 9. Used
to 10
Imperative |
9. Conditional
sentences 10. Modal
verbs |
9.
Subject-verb agreement 10.
Question and
negation |
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Types of questions: There
will be 10 multiple choice questions (one question from each content) for
grades 6 and 7. But, the type of questions for grade 8 will be as given
below: 1.
Reproduction:
It should cover tense, question tag, reported speech, voice, question and
negation) (5X0.5=2.5 marks) 2.
Multiple
choice (individual sentences or a
contextual passage): It should contain article, preposition, connectives,
conditional sentence and subject-verb agreement) (5X0.5=2.5) Note: The writing task type
should not be similar to that of reading texts given in the reading section. |
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Model Question Set (Grade 6) Compulsory English
(Reading and writing)
Grade: 6 Time
: 2 hrs F.
M.: 50
Attempt all the questions.
1. Read the text and answer the questions. 5
In towns and cities, the use of
fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) for heating results in large amounts of carbon
dioxide filling the atmosphere. Although some cities have been made smokeless
zones, the exhaust fumes from the vehicles on the roads has meant that air
pollution continues to be a major problem.
Each of us is guilty of polluting
our environment to some extent. Almost everything we buy today comes in some
sort of container or packaging, made of plastic, glass or aluminium which we
usually throw away. Attempts have been made to encourage factories to recycle
these materials.
How long can we allow this pollution to continue? Scientists
tell us that the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may soon
have disastrous effects. They fear that it will raise average temperature
around the world and cause the polar ice caps to melt. If this happens, the
level of the ocean will rise by four to six metres and vast populated areas of
planet will be covered by water. Can we afford to make such risks by continuing
to pollute our environment?
a. Give
examples of fossil fuels.
b. What
causes air pollution in the cities?
c. What
do people do with the plastic containers?
d. What
will be the effect of the increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
e. What
according to the passage will happen to the vast populated areas?
2. Read the text and
complete the given sentences with the words/phrases from the text. 5
A few years ago, while I was on
holiday in the Himalayas, I stopped for the night in a small village. It was a
poor place and there was no proper hotel, but the owner of a restaurant offered
me a bed for the night.
“Please wait here,” he said,
pointing to a table just outside his restaurant, “while I prepare your room.”
It was a beautiful evening. The sun was setting behind the dark mountains and
the stars were just beginning to come out. The villagers were lighting fires
and the stars were just beginning to come out. The villagers were lighting
fires for their evening meals and there was a pleasant smell of wood smoke in
the air.
Then I noticed that I was no longer
alone. Someone was sitting at the table beside me. It was an old man with a
long white beard. His clothes were dirty and almost in rags.
“What do you want?” I asked. “Let me tell your fortune, sir”,
he said. I laughed. “I don’t believe in that sort of thing,” I told him. All
the same, the old man took hold of my hand. “I can tell you your future,” he
said. I tried to take my hand away, but the old man held on to it, gently but
very firmly.
a. There
was no good ……….. in the village.
b. He
waited at a …………. while the owner was preparing his room.
c. The
writer liked the ……….. of wood smoke.
d. The
old man was wearing dirty …………… and they were almost in rags.
e. The
old man wanted to tell the writer's ………….
f. The
old man continued catching the writer's hand ……… and very firmly.
3. Read the text and write whether the
given statements are True or
False.
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Are cartoons always
nice?
The first time I took my daughter
to the movie theatre she was 6 and the movie was "Bambi". I'm a movie
lover, so I had chosen it carefully and thought a cartoon movie would be an
effective introduction to the Seventh Art World.
My point is: are cartoons really
safe for kids? Or do parents need to pay attention to the type of cartoons kids
are watching during their spare time?
Once I sat on the sofa to watch a
cartoon with my 8-year-old son and got completely dumbfounded when I realized a
cartoon character was agonizing right in front of us, bleeding as if it was an
action adult movie!
Everybody knows that the cartoon
"The Simpsons" doesn't spread nice manners or behaviour, but what
about the "kid stuff" they display in the afternoon for young
children?
The next time you take a kid to the movies may be a cartoon
doesn't make the best choice, unless you take the time to watch it and analyze
its content first. Or you take the risk of exposing your child to messages s/he
isn't prepared to get yet.
a. Bambi
is a cartoon movie.
b. There
isn't violence in cartoon movies.
c. Parents
shouldn't worry about the cartoons' contents.
d. "The
Simpsons" spreads nice manners and behaviour.
e. Before
taking a child to the movies, it's important to check the movie content.
4. Read the text and do the given
tasks. 10
Hi Nishu
I'm really sorry but don't have
time to visit you so I'm writing this email instead. Last night, I went to the
cinema and saw a great film. You can also read the book – and I heard on the
radio that it's true story. It's about a family with three children, two boys
and a girl, who lived in a village in India. The children went to school there
and had lots of friends. When the children grew up, they started thinking about
moving abroad. The sister went to France to become a teacher. The older brother
went to America to open a restaurant, only the younger brother stayed in their
home country and worked on his father's farm.
When they grew up, they all got
married and had lots of children. The film shows us the good and sad times the
three families had and how the brothers and sister didn't see each other for
ages. The children, who were cousins never met when they were little. Many
years later, when the sister became a grandmother, she decided to see her
brothers again and meet their wives and children, so she invited them all to
her big house in France.
I'm not going to tell you what
happens in the end because I want you to see it yourself. I also have the book,
I'm reading it now, but I think the film is better. I would like to see it
again so you can come with me and my sister on Saturday. I'm sure you will love
it when you see it. It's a little bit sad, but not all the time. Sometimes I
laughed and sometimes I cried, but I can't say the film is funny or sad.
I hope to see you next week.
Love
Gita
A. Find the words/phrases from the text for
these meanings.
(5
X 1 = 5)
a. messages
distributed by electronic means
b. began
c. out
of the country
d. finally
e. causing
laughter, humorous
B. Answer the following questions. (5 X 1 = 5)
a. What
did Gita do yesterday?
b. What
is the story of the film about?
c. Who
doesn't leave the country?
d. Who
arranged the visit to France?
e. Why
isn't Gita telling Nishu the ending of the story?
5. Punctuate the following text. (10 X 0.5 = 5)
“yes,” she replied. “i threw a stone at the mango tree.”
They asked her Did you throw any stone at the king the woman didnt
answer but turned pale the woman was arrested and presented before the king
6. Write a description of one of your friends.
Write 100-150 words.
Include information about the following. 5
a. Your
friend's name, age nationality, job etc.
b. Your
friend's physical appearance
c. Your
friend's personality
d. Your
friend's hobbies
7. Imagine that you were ill and visited a
doctor yesterday. The doctor has advised you to take a rest for at least a
week. Write an application letter to your class teacher for a
one-week-leave. 10
8. Choose the best answer to complete the
sentences and rewrite them.
(10 X 0.5 = 5)
a. Look!
There is …… owl on the window pane. (a/an/the)
b. I
come from Darchula. Where are you …………..
? (in/at/from)
c. My
father always …….. early in the morning. (wakes up/woke up/is weaking up)
d. Nitu
likes dancing ………… she doesn't
like singing.
(and/but/because)
e. My
sister is 15 years old and I am 12. I am ……… than her.
(young/younger/ youngest)
f. ………
from me? (What you want/What do you want/What do want)
g. '………..'
is a common noun. (Kathmandu/Nitesh/Girl)
h. ………
you give me your pen? (Can/May/Must)
i. I
……….. marble when I was young but now I don't. (played/was playing/used to
play)
j. ……………..
the door! It's cold in here. (Close/ Closed/Closing)
…
[1] In
case of writing tasks, give the tasks that are included in the course of the
respective grades.
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