le, we can say, Draw a circle around the person on the house or Draw an X on the boy behind the car. Sets of three or four related pictures can evaluate mastery of a number of grammar points. Here is a set that tests the comparative:
( nonverbal ) Circle the picture that illustrates this sentence: The boy is as big as the girl.
( yes-no ) Look at picture B. Is the boy as big as the girl?
( true-false ) Look at picture C The girl is taller than the boy of Limited Response:
v It puts students at ease and avoids unnecessary stress.
v It avoids skills such as reading and writing that have not yet been developed.
v It can be scored easily and objectively.of Limited Response:
v Individual testing takes longer than group testing.
v It is difficult to find suitable pictures (although the teacher can make needed sketches).
v Only a limited number of grammatical structures can be tested.
СLOZE PROCEDURE.tests are prose passages, usually a paragraph or more in length, from which words have been deleted. The student relies on the context in order to supply the missing words. At the present time, no single test format is more popular than the cloze procedure. It is easy to prepare and rather easy to score. Teachers like it too because it is integrative - that is, it requires students to process the components of language simultaneously, much like what happens when people communicate. Moreover, studies have shown that it relates well to various language measures- from listening comprehension to overall performance on a battery of language tests. In brief, it is a good measure of overall proficiency.
) Write out the major problem that you see in the following cloze test. Disregard its short length.
There was much conflict in early Vermont. It remained an unbroken wilderness until_____, when a French officer established Fort ____ on Isle La Motte. In 1 924 Massachusetts ____ fearing attacks by the French and _____, built Fort Dummer near the present ____ of Brattleboro. The French forts at ____ and Crown Point were used as ___ for attacks.
Key: (+1666, St. Anne, colonists, Indians, site, Chimney Point, bases).
) Two different cloze passages were prepared from a single essay. The actual key to each test is listed here, though the essay is not printed. Compare their usefulness as grammar tests. Key # 1: basically, drawings, called, reappear, story, a, a, a, of, outlined, page, of. Key # 2: by, can, the, in, to, so, Their, of, who, a, the, have.
) Prepare a full-length cloze test. It should test grammar, and it should be on the right level for your students. Write out the instructions and the passage (with numbered blanks). Include a key at the end. Optional activity: Administer the test and choose equivalent correct answers. Tell what they are and how you chose them.of Cloze:
· It is easy to prepare and quite easy to score.
· It is a good measure of integrative English skills.
· Standard cloze is a good measure of overall ability in English.of Cloze:
· It is not a sensitive measure of short-term gains.
· It is difficult for teachers who are non-native English speakers to choose acceptable equivalent words.and Writing testsof reading come in a wide variety of forms and evaluates a broad spectrum of reading activities. These range from pre-reading concerns (learning the Roman alphabet, for example, or word- attack skills) to reading comprehension, reading speed, and skimming techniques. Advanced and more specialized applications include translations, reading aloud, and reading literature. Reading speed is especially important for students with lots of out-of-class reading to do. Skimming is handy for people who need to hunt for information in print: This includes reading a newspaper as well as doing research in a library. The advanced applications are helpful for translators as well as radio and television announcers. Many students at the advanced level can use skills of literary analysis for school and leisure.. LIMITED RESPONSE.
) Prepare a list of five pairs of letters that students might confuse. ( Example : b and d)
) Prepare a set of ten same- different phrase items. Select them from your student s ESL text, or use these phrases and choose five more: at the fountain/has been pai...
