ESL Assessment Tasks: May 2015

Reading Test

Name: ______________________________ Date: _____

Section: _________ Score: ____________

Direction: Refer to the poem “You Fit Into Me” and answer the following questions correctly on the spaces provided.

1. Who is the author of the story?
2. What is the theme of the story?
3. What figure of speech did the author use?
4 & 5. What does the figure of speech imply? Limit your answer into 2 sentences.

Listening Task

TIME AFTER TIME BY CYNDI LAUPER

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,

And think of you

Caught up in circles

Confusion is nothing new

Flashback, warm nights

Almost left behind

Suitcases of memories,

Time after

Sometimes you picture me

I'm walking too far ahead

You're calling to me, I can't hear

What you've said

Then you say, go slow

I fall behind

The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting

Time after time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting

Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has

Turned to gray

Watching through windows

You're wondering if I'm okay

Secrets stolen from deep inside

The drum beats out of time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting

Time after time

You said go slow

I fall behind

The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting

Time after time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting

Time after time

Time after

Time

Direction: Write a 5-paragraph essay based on the given song, "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. The song will be played thrice. In the essay, the following should be emphasized: (A/N: Teacher should inform the students about these first before playing the song)

a. Repetition

b. Contrast

c. Variation

d. Insights on the stylistics used

Speaking Test

Direction: With the writing task you did in the past lesson, write an outline about it and conduct an extemporaneous speech. This speech will be presented during the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference.

Rubrics:

Pie Graph

Direction: Refer to the Pie Chart regarding class election results. Answer the following questions below.

Class Election Results

1) Who won the election?

2) Who got the least number of votes?

3) What percent of people voted for Tom?

4) What percent of people voted for either Paul or Frank?

5) Which two candidates had about half the votes?

Constructed Response

Grammar Objective Test with Item Analysis
Objective Test

Name: Score:
Year and Section: 3EM Date:

General Directions:
Answer the following items with the best of your abilities.
Use BLACK or BLUE ink only.
Each test item is worth one (1) point.
Avoid erasures.
Practice intellectual honest.

I. Stem-Option. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

1. He is the god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes.
A. Zeus
B. Hades
C. Poseidon
D. Dionysus
2. She is the goddess of intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, handcrafts, and wisdom
A. Athena
B. Aphrodite
C. Hestia
D. Hera
3. She is the goddess of beauty, love, desire, sexuality, and pleasure.
A. Athena
B. Aphrodite
C. Hestia
D. Hera
4. This is the Roman counterpart of Artemis.
A. Cecilia
B. Diana
C. Eva
D. Fiona
5. He is the messenger of the gods.
A. Apollo
B. Ares
C. Hephaestus
D. Hermes
6. He is a Titan who was overthrown by his son into Tartarus.
A. Cronus
B. Hyperion
C. Oceanus
D. Atlas
7. The primordial deity is the god of sleep.
A. Aether
B. Ananke
C. Erebus
D. Hypnos
8. Which of the following is a sacred animal of Demeter?
A. Owl
B. Horse
C. Pig
D. Dove
9. Which of the following is NOT a sacred animal of Apollo?
A. Sparrow
B. Crow
C. Hawk
D. Raven
10. To which kind of deity does Hestia belong to?
A. Primordial
B. Agriculture
C. Health
D. Sky

II. Matching type: Match the Greek God's name (Column A) with their Roman counterpart (Column B). Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
Column A Column B
11. Hades a. Neptune
12. Zeus b. Minerva
13. Aphrodite c. Jupiter
14. Athena d. Mars
15. Ares e. Pluto
f. Venus

III. Alternate response. On the space provided, write T if the statement in true and F if the statement is false.

16. Artemis i the twin sister of Ares.
17. Hera is the sister of Zeus.
18. Aphrodite is married to Hephaestus.
19. Hermes is a half-brother of Dionysus.
20. Hera adopted Hercules.

IV. Completion. Write the correct form of verb in parentheses in each of the following sentences on the space provided.
21. Banco de Pilipinas (suffer) ___________________ a bank run months ago.
22. It (rain) _____________________ when the ceremony started
23. He is a man who (lose) ___________________________ his faith in man and God.
24. At the moments we will be there, she (prepare) ____________________ the guest rooms.
25. During sunsets, the river (look) ______________ still.

V. Essay. In 3-5 sentences, answer the following.
26. Explain one or two things contributed by Greek mythology to us Filipinos.
27. Give a situation which could prove that verb forms are important.
28. In Pablo Neruda's Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines, what does line 20 mean?

My heart looks for her, and she is not with me.

29. This line was repeated three times in the poem. What does the author tell us about the repetition?

Tonight I can write the saddest lines.

30. Why did the author use the term "tonight" when he could use "this morning", "today", or "this afternoon"?

Answer key:

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. e
12. c
13. f
14. b
15. d
16. F
17. T
18. T
19. F
20. F
21. suffered
22. was raining
23. lost
24. will be preparing
25. looks
26-30 Essay

Item analysis (by group) - Lee, Kim, Macoto

Name: _________________________ Date: _____________________

Yr. & Sec: ______________________ Score: ____________________

General Directions:

- Read each item carefully before answering.

- Observe intellectual honesty at all times.

- Use BLACK or BLUE pens only.

- Avoid erasures.

I. STORY OF AN HOUR: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. “The delicious breath of rain was in the air…” is an example of what figure of speech?

a. metaphor c. personification

b. allusion d. simile

2. What did Mrs. Mallard believe happened to Mr. Mallard?
a. He died in a train accident. c. He got shot by the military.

b. He left her to get a divorce. d. He fell off a ladder and died.

3. What illness did Mrs. Mallard have?
a. Gout c. Heart disease
b. Lupus d. Dysmenorrhea

4. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body is an example of which figure of speech?
a. metaphor c. imagery
b. allusion d. simile

5. From which point of view is The Story of an Hour told?
a. first person c. omnipresent

b. omniscient d. omnipotent

I. VERB TENSES: Underline the word that will correctly complete the sentence.

6. Everyone (is, are) at the party.

7. Her brother (was painting, painted) her bicycle when the rain started.

8. Does Jeremy (jogs, jog) on Sundays?

9. His dad (is visiting, will be visiting) Canada this summer.

10. The Stevensons (will have been moving, will be moving) to London next month.

III. STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER: Write T if the statement is true, and F if the statement is false.
_____________ 11. The farmer’s mother is divorced.

_____________ 12. The mother of the farmer left piles of twigs as they go up the mountain so her son won’t get lost.

_____________ 13. The governor ordered that they make a rope of straw.

_____________ 14. With the crown of snow, there cometh wisdom.

_____________ 15. Obatsuyama is the mountain of “abandoning the aged.”

IV. Completion: Write the correct form of verb in parentheses in each of the following sentences on the space provided. (Rx1)

16. Banco de Pilipinas (suffer) ____________________ a bank run months ago.

17. It (rain) ____________________ when the ceremony started.

18. He is a man who (lose) ____________________ his faith in man and God.

19. At the moment we will be there, she (prepare) _______________________ the guest rooms.

20. During sunsets, the river (look) ____________________ still.

Answers:

1. C

2. A

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. Is

7. was painting

8. Jog

9. will be visiting

10. will be moving

11. F

12. T

13. F

14. T

15. T

16. Suffered

17. was raining

18. Lost

19. will have been preparing

20. Looks

Table of Specifications

Objectives	Knowledge	Process	Understanding	Test Type
1. Understanding of the story of an hour	IIIII			Multiple Choice
2. Recognize and process the grammar in to the sentences		IIIII		Verb Tenses
3. Deep knowledge and understanding of the story using our intellect	II		III	True or False
4. Using our memory skills using grammar into the sentences		IIIII		Completion

Writing task

Direction: From the topics below, choose ONE topic that is best for you. Construct an essay about your chosen topic in not less than 10 sentences. Consider the rubrics provided for a better output.

a. Pro-life or Pro-choice

b. Unit equilibrium in College

c. Homework on Weekends: Boon or Bane?

Rubrics:

Content 50%

Relevance 30%

Organization 20%

_____

100%

Sunday, May 17, 2015