End of Term Exam
Level 4.1
Term 1 2022-2023
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Contents:
Part 1: Preparation – vocabulary
Part 2: Top tips
�Level 4.1
�Term 1 Academic Year 2022-2023
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Part 1: Preparation – Vocabulary
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case
a box used for keeping, holding, or carrying things
box Shutterbug75, 2016 pixabay.com
case Leticia Ribeiro, 2019 pexels.com
metalic case Michale Scot, 2016 pexels.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
case | noun | a box used for keeping, holding or carrying things | Alya put her pens and pencils in a case and went to school. |
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adventure
an exciting and interesting experience
Adventure, sasint 2016 pixabay.com
camping chulmin1700, 2020 pixabay.com
map DariuszSankowski 2016, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
adventure | noun | an exciting and interesting experience | Ahmed and his friends went for an adventure around Sharjah. |
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direction
the way somebody must go to get from one place to another
choice , geralt, 2017, pixabay.com
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direction ,geralt, 2019, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
direction | noun | the way somebody must go to get from one place to another | Saad was walking in the direction of school. |
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message
information passed from one person to another
Iphone tranmautritam 2020, pixabay.com
pen SmauelFrancisJohnson 2019, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
message | noun | information passed from one person to another | Ahmed sent a message to his friend. |
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gate
an entrance into a home or a building
Gate congerdesign 2015, pixabay.com
Entrance bernswaelz 2016, pixabay.com
Entrance Momentmal 2017, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
gate | noun | an entrance into a home or a building | Leila opened the gate to enter the villa. |
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road
a path for cars or people between one place and another
Road & sidewalk SK Photography 2019, pexels.com
country side road 12019 2013, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
road | noun | a path for cars or people between one place and another | They followed the road to get to the nearest town. |
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point
to show where something or someone is by using your finger
Finger pointing kangyi_zhang0 2015, pixabay.com
Traveller pointing Mohamed_hassan, 2018 pixabay.com
Smili Conmongt 2017, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
point | verb | to show where something or someone is by using your finger | Saad pointed to the school. |
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bury
to keep something in ground where it’s not easy to see or find
buried nadjadonauer 2018, pixabay.com
buried tire Ogutier 2020, pixabay.com
treasure clker-free-vector-images 2014, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
bury | verb | to keep something in ground where it’s not easy to see or find | Ahmed buried a box under the sand. |
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dig
to make a hole by moving dirt/sand with hands or a tool
Digging clker-free-vector-images 2014, pixabay.com
Digging LillyCantabile 2018, pixabay.com
Garden walkersalmanac 2016, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
dig | verb | to make a hole by moving dirt/sand with hands or a tool | Jama was digging in the ground. |
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report
talking or writing about a situation, story or event
Writing report Mohamed_hassan 2018, pixabay.com
Typing StartupStockPhotos 2015, pixabay.com
Writing geralt 2018, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
report | noun | talking or writing about a situation, story or event | Saeed wrote a report about the Dubai museum. |
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facts, geralt 2015 pixabay.com
Question mark, Gerd Altmann, 2017, Pixabay
Question mark, Gerd Altmann, 2017, Pixabay
fact
something that you know is true, has happened or is real
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word | class | definition | sentence |
fact | noun | something that you know is true, has happened or is real | A fact about the UAE flag is that it has four colours. |
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plant
something that grows in the earth
Lawn moving with soil, Jannoon, c.2016, Freepik.com
flowers, pixel2013 2016 pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
plant | noun | something that grows in the earth | Ali had beautiful plants growing in his garden. |
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traveller
someone who goes to another place or country
Man, traveler with backpack, by Jcomp, c2019, Freepik.com
road-trip, pexels 2016, pixabay.com
Compass use, Audrius Meskauskas, 2006, CC-SA-3.0
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word | class | definition | sentence |
traveller | noun | someone who goes to another place or country | The travellers got on the plane. |
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medicine
something used to make an illness or pain go away
pills, stevepb 2015, pixabay.com
Herbs kerdkanno 2015, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
medicine | noun | something used to make an illness or pain go away | Aisha takes medicine for her back pain. |
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farmer
a person who works on a farm and grows food
worker, anfangzhan, 2015 pixabay.com
farm,PublicDomainImages, 2014, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
farmer | noun | a person who works on a farm and grows food | The farmer brought the animals fresh leaves to eat. |
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leaves
the green parts of a plant or a tree
leaf nature ulleo 2018, pixabay.com
green leaf leovalente 2014, pixabay.com
tree jplenio 2018, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
leaves | noun (plural) | the green parts of a plant or a tree | Ali collected the leaves from the tree to make medicine. |
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dangerous
a place, object or a person that could hurt you
dangerous, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, July 28, 2014, Pixabay
Fire, AlexAntropov86, 2017 pixabay.com
dangerous, paulbr75, Oct. 18, 2016, pixabay
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word | class | definition | sentence |
dangerous | adjective | a place, object or a person that could hurt you | His father told him to go inside because that sandstorm was dangerous. |
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scorpion
a small, dangerous animal that lives in deserts
scorpion andrey_barsukov 2015, pixabay.com
sting, Hans 2013, pixabay.com
poison scorpion, Clker-Free-Vector-Images 2012, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
scorpion | noun | a small, dangerous animal that lives in deserts | Ahmed ran away from the scorpion because it was dangerous. |
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special
something that is important, different or unusual
Present, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, 2014, Pixabay
Apple, Gerd Altmann, 2016, Pixabay
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word | class | definition | sentence |
special | adjective | something that is important, different or unusual | They held a special event for students who got an A in English. |
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salad
a mix of different vegetables eaten together
Salad silviarita, 2017 pixabay.com
Salad Spochia 2017, pixabay.com
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word | class | definition | sentence |
salad | noun | a mix of different vegetables eaten together | Marwan had a salad with lettuce, cucumbers and feta cheese. |
Part 2: Top tips
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Top tips
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��The End of Term Exam is made up of three sections.
�Part 1
Part 1 of the Reading Summative Assessment is a narrative text. The purpose of a narrative text is to entertain rather than inform. It can be a literary text, involving a story written from either a first- or third-person perspective. This text type is characterised by informal language, direct speech, characters and plot.
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5. When do the family have breakfast? |
A before they go for a walk |
B after they finish their walk |
C during their morning walk |
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Top tips
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�Outcomes
Assessments written using a narrative text ask students about information from the events, description and characters in the text. The outcomes in part 1 are detailed in the individual assessment planners for their respective level and include the following:
Overall meaning – questions around overall meaning ask students for information from the entire text. They could ask about an alternative title for the text, for example, as this means the student needs to have comprehended the whole text in order to answer correctly.
Specific information – questions that ask students for the information of a few words in the text. Students need to demonstrate that they can accurately pinpoint the required information in the text. These questions often involve facts and might begin with ‘what,’ ‘when’ or ‘where.’
Details – questions that require the information from a whole sentence or clause to answer. They are often focused around the reasons for something or results of something and might begin with ‘why’ or ‘how.’
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�Part 2
Part 2 of the Reading Assessment is an informative text. This text type’s purpose is to impart information and it has a lot of facts. The language used can be informal (blog posts, for example, can be informative texts) or formal (newspaper articles or academic journals can also be informative texts). Informative texts can be written from a first-person perspective (blog posts and reports, for example) or can be formal and impersonal (articles).
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5. What is the best way down the mountain? |
A hiking |
B helicopter |
C toboggan |
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�Outcomes
Assessments written using an informative text ask students about factual information. The outcomes in part 2 are detailed in the individual assessment planners and include the following:
Specific information
Details
Main points – questions that ask students to comprehend the information from an entire paragraph or section of the text. In an informative, factual text, this could be from the topic sentence of a well-constructed paragraph. Examples of main points questions could be, ‘What is the topic of paragraph three?’ or, ‘In paragraph 4, what does Salim say about future jobs?’
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�Part 3
Part 3 of the assessment is a MAZE. This is a short informative text with nine gaps in the sentences that assess students’ proficiency in level-specific grammar, functional language and lexis. This assessment type is called a MAZE because it is a textual maze. Students need to be able to make the right 'turns' within a short text by selecting the correct word or words to complete sentences. It requires students to make connections between different parts of a text and apply their skills and knowledge in an integrated, authentic way.
This is a MAZE 1 (text / texting / texts). It has gaps that students 2 (have to / don’t have to / might) fill by choosing the correct 3 (grammer / grammar / gramar), functional language or vocabulary point. It is an efficient method of testing students 4 (due to / but / because) it allows testing of multiple different elements of language in a single 5 (assessement / assessment / assessment). It is also quite cognitively 6 (demanding / demand / demanded) as students may need the context of sentences around the one with the gap 7 (in respect of / in order to / in connection with) answer correctly.
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