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GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
ADMINISTRATION OF READING
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Instructions for the Teacher Assessor
1.
The Reading Assessment consists of Word Recognition, Made-up Words,
Reading and Comprehension. The child should do all sections of the
Reading Assessment.
2.
Become familiar with all sections of the Reading assessment. Pay attention
to the Instructions, Tally Sheets and Rating Scale before you begin to
administer the Reading Assessment.
3.
Do not assess pupils during the break period or at lunch time.
4.
Make the child comfortable before giving him/her the Assessment.
5.
The Reading Assessment must follow the same order as in the bookletThat is:
• Word recognition
• Made-up Words
• Reading Comprehension
6.
Allow the child to read the passage silently, before reading it aloud to
you.
7.
Complete the Tally Sheet by using the scores from the section for Word
recognition, Made-up words, Comprehension and Reading.
8.
The class register should be used when assigning the Reading Passage.
Begin with the boys' register. The first child on the boy's register should be
given Reading Passage A, the second child -Reading Passage B, and the
third and fourth- Reading Passages C and D respectively. The cycle should
begin again with the fifth child. That is, the fifth child should be given
Reading passage A.
If the last boy on the register is given Reading Passage B, then the first girl
on the girls' register should be given Reading Passage C.
EACH CHILD SHOULD ONLY BE GIVEN ONE READING BOOKLET.
THAT IS EITHER A, B, C or D.
GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
READING
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORD RECOGNITION AND MADE-UP WORDS
1.
Show the child the Word recognition and Made-up Words sections. Let
him/her·know that he/she is expected to read the words quickly.
2.
The child can point to the words as he/she reads them.
3.
The words should be read quickly.
4.
Put a slash(/) on the words that are not read correctly and those that are not
read at all.
5.
Each correct word is worth one (1) mark.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE READING COMPREHENSION
1.
Immediately after doing the Word Recognition and made-up Words
sections, allow the child to read the passage silently before reading it aloud
to you.
2.
Put a slash(/) on the words that are not read correctly and on those that are
not read at all.
3.
Immediately after the reading of the passage, ask the child the questions.
4.
Indicate the questions that were answered correctly by ticking the question's
number in the box provided.
5.
Note the correct answers, then tally the child's comprehension score and
place it in the appropriate box on the Tally Sheet.
6.
Use the rating scale to compute the child's reading score.
7.
Add the scores in all the boxes to compute the child's total score.
8.
At the end of the Reading Assessment, record the child's scores in the
appropriate sections of the Tally Sheet.
9.
Write a general comment on the child's reading in the rectangle provided.
10.
Remember to complete the Tally Sheet for each child before inviting
another child to do the assessment.
GUYANA
. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2013
READING
PUPIL'S COPY A
1.
Word Recognition:
(a)
Read these words.
fit
(b)
2.
rug
jet
packs
box
Read these words.
carrot
banana
crow
under
August
climbing
Thursday
brooms
sweep
skipped
Made-up words:
Read these made-up words.
yip
bod
jal
relp
lummer
3.
Read the story then answer the quest1ions asked by your
teacher.
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I
A
I
Today is a happy day. It is the first day of the school holiday. It is a
!
bright sunny day. No clouds are in the sky; Robbie and his two
friends are going fishing. Suresh and Jasoril are waiting.
Robbie runs out of the door. In his head, he hears the words his
mother says to him as a warning. Robbie forgets his mother's words
when he meets his friends. The boys set off down the road. They
soon get to the river. They cast their rods in the water.
After two hours, there is no fish in their bucket. The boys become
hot. They want to take a swim. Robbie jumps into the water with his
clothes on. Oh my! Now he is in big trouble.
.G UYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2013
.READING .
TEACHER'S COPY
1.
(a)
A
Read these words.
fit
rug
jet
packs
box
1 mark each
(b)
=5 marks
Read these words.
carrot
banana
crow
under
August
climbing
Thursday
brooms
sweep
skipped
1 mark each = 10 marks
2.
Read these made-up words .
.
YIP
bod
jal
relp
lummer
1 mark each
= 5 marks
Teacher's copy
3.
Reading and Comprehension
Read the story then answer the questions.
A
Today is a happy day. It is the first day of the school holiday. It is a bright
sunny day. No clouds are in the sky. Robbie and his two friends are going
fishing. Suresh and Jason are waiting.
Robbie runs out of the door. In his head, he hears the words his mother says
to him as a warning. Robbie forgets his mother's words when he meets his
friends. The boys set off down the road. They soon get to the river. They cast
their rods in the water.
After two hours, there is no fish in their bucket. The boys become hot. They
want to take a swim. Robbie jumps into the water with his clothes on. Oh my!
Now he is in big trouble.
Questions
1.
What are the names of Robbie's two friends?
2.
What makes Robbie think of the day as 'happy'?
(1 mark)
3.
How do Robbie and his friends plan to spend the day?
(1 mark)
4.
What warning do you think Robbie's mother has given him?
(1 mark)
5.
Which word suggests that the river is not far away?
(1 mark)
6.
Why do the boys decide to take a swim?
(2 marks)
7.
Why could Robbie be in 'big trouble'?
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
10 marks
GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2013
MARK SCHEME
Passage A
1.
The names of Robbie's two friends are Suresh and Jason.
Jason and Suresh
Jason onlyiSuresh only
2.
Robbie thinks the day is happy because it is the first day of the school holiday. I
Robbie thinks the day is happy because he is going fishing. The first day of the
school holiday. I He is going fishing. I The day is bright and sunny.
1 mark
3.
Robbie and his friends plan to spend the day fishing./ They are going fishing./
Fishing
1 mark
4.
Robbie's mother warns him not to go swimming I into the river I into the water.
Not to go swimming I Not to go into the river I Not to go into the water.
1 mark
5.
The word which tells that the river is not far away is soon./ Soon
6.
The boys decide to swim because they have not caught any fish and they are hot.
2 marks
They have not caught any fish and the boys are hot.
1 mark
They have not caught any fish I the boys are hot. (only one correct answer)
7.
Robbie could be in big trouble because he jumps into the river and his clothes are
wet. He jumps into the river and his clothes are wet. HeiRobbie disobeys his mother.
2 marks
HeiRobbie jumps into the river with his clothes on .
Robbie could be .in big trouble because his clothes are wet.
Robbie could be in big trouble because he jumps into the water.
He jumps into the river. I His clothes are wet.
Disobeys
(only one correct answer)
•
2 marks
1 mark
END OF MARK SCHEME
1 mark
1 mark
GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2013
READING
TALLY SHEET
A
SCHOOL:
NAME OF CHILD:
AGE:
yr
mth
EXAMINER:
Read these words:
1.
(a) Read these words.
fit
rug
packs
box
jet
(b) Read these words.
2.
carrot
banana
crow
under
August
climbing
Thursday
brooms
sweep
skipped
Read these made-up words.
bod
yip
jal
I ummer
relp
Passage:
Today is a happy day. It is the first day of the school holiday. It is a bright
sunny day. No clouds are in the sky. Robbie and his two friends are going
fishing. Suresh and Jason are waiting.
Robbie runs out of the door. In his head, he hears the words his mother
says to him as a warning. Robbie forgets his mother's words when he
meets his friends. The boys set off down the road. They soon get to the
river. They cast their rods in the water.
After two hours, there was no fish in their bucket. The boys become hot.
They want to take a swim. Robbie jumps into the water with his clothes on.
Oh my! Now he is in big trouble.
Please indicate the comprehension questions that were answered
correctly.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2013
READING
A
Please comment on the child's reading in the rectangle below, for
example:
1.
Reads quickly/ fluently
2.
Observes punctuation
Comments
Rating Scale
120 words correct
96 — 119 words correct
72 — 95 words correct
48 — 71 words correct
24 — 47 words correct
Less than 23 words correct
5
4
3
2
1
0
Marks Obtained
Word Recognition
(a)
Made-up words
Word Recognition
(b)
Comprehension
Reading
Total Score
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMNET
RECORD OF MARKS
School:
Address:
Class:
Class Teacher:
Name (Surname first and in
alphabetical order
No.
MATHEMATICS
Date of Birth
Surname
Region:
Sex
READING
ENGLISH
Mth Mth
Eng Eng
TOTAL
TOTAL 1
2
2
First
Marks
1
I
Sight
words
a
Marks
1
1
1
WORD RECOGNITION
1
Sight
Words
b
1
Madeup
Words
Reading
TOTAL
Comprepension
1
Name (Surname first and in
alphabetical order
MATHEMATICS
Date of Birth
No.
Surname
Sex
ENGLISH
READING
Mth 1VIth 1
Eng Eng
TOTAL
TOTAL
2
1
1
First
Marks
30
20 J
30
20
Sight
Words
V
Sight
words
(a5)
Marks
50
WORD RECOGNITION
50
.
_
Signature of Headmaster/Headmistress:.
Date:
Signature of Head of department of education:
Date:
MadeCompreReading
up
hension
Words
10
5
5
TOTAL
35