Tests Level 1
Tests Level 1
1 Recognition and production level At the end of the process, tell learners that in this way they
Place the school object and number flashcards on the board. can keep a record of how much they are learning and how
Organise them into two groups. much progress they’re making. Make sure to tell them what
Draw two columns on the board and tell learners to you expect: recognition level of most items and production
copy them in their notebooks. Many learners will be at level of some, not all. This will motivate them and will
production level in the case of numbers and school objects. emphasize that learning is a process.
Take one of the school object cards and have learners say
what it is. If they can say it, they should draw the object and Instructions
draw two next to the object. If they can’t, they should Number 1 schoolbag
only draw the object. Do the same with the other school Number 2 fish
object cards and the number cards. After you have gone over Number 3 sheep
all the words in these two categories, carry out a Repeat if Number 4 ball
correct Activity or a Point to Exercise, making sure the cards Number 5 notebook
are wide apart on the board and walls. Those learners who Number 6 pen
point to the correct card, but who did not produce the word, Number 7 board game
should draw one next to the drawing. Number 8 cow
For the other categories, most learners will be at recognition Number 9 doll
level. Ask them to use their Workbook pages. Work with Number 10 horse
Exercise 1 or 2 and ask learners to point to the different farm
animals. Then, show them the correct flashcard for them to 2 Communication
check. Those who have pointed correctly should draw a Refer learners to Exercise 14 on page 13. Invite them to
next to each farm animal. Use Exercise 4 or 5 for pets and work in pairs and act out a similar dialogue. Encourage them
Exercise 6 for toys. to add greetings and How many …? questions as well.
Use your flashcards to check which learners are at
production level of the different lexical items. Show each
one and ask, What’s this? If learners answer correctly, they
should draw a second next to the first one.
3 Write.
1 Recognition and production level Do the same with the other lexical areas.
Recognition will be formally assessed with the test on Ask learners to open their books at page 90 and focus on
page 137. However, there are also opportunities to assess Exercises 1 and 2. There may be some learners who drew
this in class, especially the listening skill. What follows is only one . Ask them to focus on these pictures and say
suggestions to assess oral production: the words to themselves. Then, use your flashcards and ask,
Have the list of flashcards ready: What’s this? Those learners who can answer should draw
• Colours the second if they had only one.
• Parts of the body Do the same with Exercise 4 or 5 for pets (the one that
• Wild animals
learners had worked with) and Exercise 6 for toys.
Show everybody how they’re making progress. There may be
• Numbers 11–20
words they did not remember before, but now they do, or
First, tell learners to go over Unit 2 to check if they there are many P’s and R’s and very few if any blanks.
remember all the new words. Focus their attention in
particular on: Instructions
• Exercise 2 (animals) Number 1 lion
• Exercise 10 (parts of the body) Number 2 monkey
• Exercise 13 (numbers 11–20)
Number 3 crocodile
Number 4 ears
• Exercise 16 (colours)
Number 5 nose
Have learners look at each of the pictures and say the word Number 6 head
to themselves. Ask them where they can find help if they Number 7 eighteen
don’t remember a word: the written form. Number 8 twelve
After a few minutes, tell learners you’ll start with Number 9 fifteen
wild animals. Number 10 seventeen
Show one of your flashcards for learners to say what it is.
If they remember the word, they can write a P next to the
2 Communication
picture in their books. If they don’t, they should do nothing.
Refer learners to Exercise 3. Invite them to say what they like
Once you’ve shown the 6 flashcards, ask learners if there is
and don’t like, but this time, they can refer to colours.
any word they did not remember. If there is, go over each of
the flashcards and ask, e.g. Is this a lion? for learners to say
Yes or No. If they answer correctly, they should draw an R
next to the picture, but only if there was no P.
11 18
eighteen
2 7
eyes
fifteen
3 head 8 12 20
lion
4 monkey 9 15 19
nose
5 seventeen
twelve
10
13 17
2 Look and write.
The board game is pink, blue, The pencil case is green The schoolbag is red and blue.
and black. and red.
1 Recognition and production level Do the same with the other lexical areas.
Recognition will be formally assessed with the test on page Go back to these exercises:
139. However, there are also opportunities to assess this • Exercise 2 (animals)
in class, especially the listening and speaking skills. What • Exercise 10 (parts of the body)
follows is suggestions to assess oral production:
• Exercise 13 (numbers 11–20)
Have the list of flashcards ready:
• Size • Exercise 16 (colours)
• Numbers 20–100 If learners had drawn only one , ask them to say these
words to themselves. Go around the class and ask a few
First, tell learners to go over Unit 3 to check if they
students, What’s this? when you see there’s only one .
remember all the new words. Focus their attention in
If they can answer, or if they remember how to say those
particular on:
• Exercise 2a and b (numbers)
words, they can draw a second . Tell them to draw this
second face using a different colour for them to see their
• Exercise 9 (size adjectives)
progress more easily. If they had annotated using R and
Have learners look at each of the pictures and say the word P, they should stick to the same criteria, but again, the P
to themselves. Ask them where they can find help if they should be added using a different colour.
don’t remember a word: the written form.
After a few minutes, tell learners you’ll start with numbers. Instructions
Show one of your flashcards for learners to say what number Number 1. I have 89 books.
it is. If they remember the word, they can write a P next Number 2. I have 56 building blocks.
to the picture in their books. If they don’t, they should do Number 3. I have 30 balls.
nothing. Once you’ve shown the flashcards, ask learners if Number 4. I have 49 pencils.
there is any word they did not remember. If there is, go over Number 5. I have 17 notebooks.
each of the flashcards and ask, e.g. Is this thirty? For learners
to say Yes or No. If they answer correctly, they should draw 2 Communication
an R next to the picture, but only if there was no P. Next, Refer learners to Exercises 7, 13, and 17. Invite them to say
you can write some numbers on the board for learners to what they have and don’t have, what they like, and to add
say them. information as in the examples.
4
5
Look at Pepe. He’s my
friend. He’s / She’s very
This is Carla. He’s / She’s my tall / long!
cat. I like / have my cat.
3 Read and complete. Use I like, I have, it’s, they’re, he’s, she’s. You can use the
words more than once.
Hello! I’m Rhianna. a dog. dogs. very nice.
This is Perlita. my fish. And this is my favourite board game.
fantastic!
Mr Kelly is the new teacher. very tall. Mr Kelly .
Hi, I’m Mr Kelly. a special soft toy: a yacaré. red! red,
it’s my favourite colour.
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Unit 3 Unit 6
Ex 1: 1 89, 2 56, 3 30, 4 49, 5 17. Ex 1a: 1 microphone, 2 pen, 3 glass, 4 radio, 5 building
Ex 2: 1 have, big, plump 2 long, it’s 3 have, They’re, short blocks, 6 ball
4 She’s, like 5 He’s, tall Ex 1b: 1 don’t have, 2 have, 3 don’t have, 4 have, 5 don’t
Ex 3: I have, I like, They’re, She’s, It’s, He’s, I like, I have, It’s, have, 6 have
I like Ex 2: 1 Ronnie’s drinking a soft drink, 2 Meg's eating
chicken. 3 Lucy’s riding her new bike. 4 Tom’s writing his
Unit 4 name. 5 Anna’s playing her favourite board game. 6 Bob’s
Ex 1a: Mum: Sofia, Dad: Richard, brother: Nick, sister: reading his favourite book. 7 Brenda’s watching TV.
Maggie, Granny: Cata, Grandpa: Ed. 8 Rhonda’s wearing her new costume.
Ex 1b: 1 Ann’s, 2 Her, 3 He’s, 4 His, 5 She’s, 6 Her,
7 grandpa’s, 8 His, 9 granny, 10 Her
The progress tests' main aim is to collect information about book. As they listen to the instructions in the exercises
how well a class as a whole and individual learners are suggested, they have to draw the items and write them.
doing. They are based on the learning objectives stated They can then check in the PB pages if the drawings are
for the lessons and units keeping with the way lessons are correct, i.e. if they remember what the words mean. This
taught. Progress tests provide valuable information for technique can be used to revise lexical areas. They can also
teachers, learners, and, in turn, for the learners’ families as compare the spelling (theirs and the one in the book) and
well. When accompanied by other forms of assessment, as check if they need to be more careful about the spelling
the ones suggested for each unit, they contribute to learning of some words. As to grammar topics, learners can use the
and to motivating learners to keep on going. same exercises in the Workbook section of the interactive
Each of the units in Our Stories focuses on receptive book; and then, compare the answers in their hard copy. If
skills—listening and reading—, productive skills—speaking, the answers are the same, then, there’s no problem. If there
interacting, and writing, —and reflecting skills—language are some differences, but they understand where the mistake
awareness, cognitive awareness, social awareness, inclusive is or why something is not correct, that’s fine as well. If they
classrooms, and ESI / CSE. True as it is that all these do not understand why something is wrong, they should
reflecting skills cannot be tested formally, language and consult you the following class.
cognitive awareness will be present in formal instances This revision process should be done with enough time to
of assessment. make decisions regarding learners’ performance. In other
Progress tests will focus on listening, reading, and writing. words, learners need to be able to go over lexical sets and
Teachers can resort to the activities suggested for assessing activities at home and, if possible, more than once. Two
speaking and interaction in each of the units as well for the or three weeks in advance seems to be a logical time span
progress assessment to be complete. before the actual administration of each progress test.
Families should be advised as well, though reminding them
How to go about progress tests that the revision process will be done at school, and that
Very often, teachers inform learners and their families that learners have specific activities to carry out at home for
there’s going to be a test, which means that learners have revision purposes.
to study. Even more often, teachers insist that learners
should study. To many young learners, studying is not an Marking and grading tests
activity they find meaningful, which means they usually Tests can offer a learning opportunity even after learners
resort to learning something by heart. It may be the case have completed them. When handing them back to
that families do not know English, but what sometimes learners, go over the different items to analyse them with
happens is that if they do, what they ask their children to do the learners. For every blank to be filled or word / phrase to
to prepare for a test does not contribute much to it. What be circled, elicit why one option is correct while the other
can be done, then? Before a test, work with learners in class is wrong. In the case of writing, different types of mistakes
for them to understand what it means to prepare for one. can be found: spelling mistakes, incomplete question /
Ask them to go over the units you will focus on, i.e. Units 1 sentence, or incomplete even if the meaning is conveyed. It
and 2 for the first progress test, Units 3 and 4 for the second is advisable to focus on what learners can do and help them
one and finally, Units 5 and 6 for the last one. As learners go improve on their versions by focusing their attention on
over the units, tell them to dictate to you what they have what is wrong. Support needs to be given, e.g. exercises or
learnt. If they say, e.g. black, blue, pink, elicit the lexical set pages in which they can find references. This time allotted
as well. The assessment record they have been keeping for for learners to improve on their answers should be done in
the different units can help. For instance, for Progress Test class so that learners see this is a valuable activity and as
1, ask them to concentrate on the following exercises from such, needs to be done at school.
Unit 1: Should there be an item that every learner has got wrong, it
• Exercise 2 or 3 (farm animals) means that for some reason, they would have needed more
• Exercise 11 or 13 (pets) time or more practice. It is advisable not to consider this in
• Exercise 17 (toys)
the final grade.
A good follow up is to design an exercise which contains
and these from Unit 2: the most typical mistakes. Learners can do it in class or as
• Exercise 2 (animals)
homework and then, compare the items in this exercise with
• Exercise 10 (parts of the body) those in the test. Even if this last step is skipped, it can give
• Exercise 13 (numbers 11-20) you a good panorama of learners’ progress.
• Exercise 16 (colours)
Go over the lexical areas as suggested for the assessment
instances (pages 134 and 136 in this Teacher’s Book). You
can also advise learners to use the audio in their digital
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Instructions
Progress Test 2 This is Amy's house. The soft drink is in the fridge. The
Ex 1: boy: Tony, 9; Mum: Ann, 39; Dad: Richard, 42; apples are in the cupboard in the dining room. The chips are
Granny: Maggie, 75; Grandpa: Andy, 84; brother: Nick, 5; in the big bedroom. The salad is in the kitchen. The table is
sister: Emma, 17 in the bathroom. The cupboard is in the living room.
Instructions
Hi, My name’s Tony, and I’m 9 years old. I have a big family.
My mum’s name is Ann. She’s 39. My dad’s 42. His name’s
Richard. I have a brother, Nick. He’s five, and my sister’s
seventeen. Her name’s Emma. I have a grandpa, Andy. He’s
eighty-four. My favourite member of the family? Granny
Maggie. She’s seventy-five. She’s super!
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NAME DATE
School objects
pencils
rulers
erasers
books
NAME DATE
What’s this?
A schoolbag.
Is this a notebook?
Is it your schoolbag?
No, it isn’t.
What’s this?
Is this a pen?
Yes, I do.
Do you like pens?
NAME DATE
NAME DATE
How many?
Is he long?
No, he isn’t.
Is he tall?
NAME DATE
NAME DATE
hot sunny
rainy cloudy
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warm happy
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tired OK
angry sad
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