Department of English
Test Specification Matrix-2076
Subject: English Literature
Grades I-V
SN
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Genre & Test Type
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Task
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Item
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Marks/Item
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Total Marks
|
1
|
Poetry-25
Marks
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6
|
14
|
1
|
25
|
A.
|
Reference to Context
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
B.
|
Vocabulary
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
C.
|
Comprehension
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
D.
|
Text-Based/Free HOT Question
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
Prose
25 Marks
|
6
|
14
|
1
|
25
|
A.
|
Reference to Context
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
B.
|
Vocabulary
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
C.
|
Comprehension
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
D.
|
Text-Based/Free HOT Question
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
3.
|
Drama-25
Marks
|
6
|
14
|
1
|
25
|
A.
|
Reference to Context
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
B.
|
Vocabulary
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
C.
|
Comprehension
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
D.
|
Text Based/Free HOT Question
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
G.
|
CAS
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
Total
|
12 Separate Test Texts From 3 Different
Genres of Literature
|
19 Tasks
|
47 Items
|
1 + (4) Mark/Item
|
80 Marks
|
Please follow the chart below for further clarification
as to what comes in what tasks and items.
SN
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TEST TYPES
|
TASK TYPES
|
MARK PER ITEM
|
1
|
Reference to the Context: as prescribed in the textbook
|
Who…?
When…? Where…? Why…? What…?
|
1
|
2
|
Vocabulary
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a) Adjectives: What is hot/ cold; big/small, etc.
b) Alphabetical order
c) Analogy
d) Cloze test
e) Compound nouns
f) Crossword/Puzzles
g) Deriving more words from one
h) Figures of speech
i) Filling missing letters to form words
j) Forming new words using prefixes and suffixes
k) Grouping and listing common words
l) Homophones
m) Identifying flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, birds
n) Idiomatic expressions/phrasal verbs
insects/animals,
etc.
o) Matching words and pictures
p) Odd man/one out
q) Phonics and spelling
r) Picking out the silent letters from words
s) Rhyming words
t) Synonyms/ Antonyms, etc.
u) Unscrambling words
v) Word formation using prefixes and suffixes
w) Writing/identifying animals and birds’ sounds
· Please use any
two of these tasks with four items each carrying 1 mark.
· Do not repeat
similar test items in any case whatsoever.
|
1
|
3.
|
Comprehension
|
a) Cloze test
b) Comparing Characters
c) Entitling paragraphs
d) Listing Characters /Events /Incidents/Actions
e) Matching Characters and their Actions and Attributes
f) Multiple Choice
g) Note-taking
h) Ordering Statements
i) People and their profession
j) Poet/Writer/Author’s Biography
k) Sentence Completion
l) Short Answer Type Question
m) True/False or Yes/No statements
·
Please use any two of these tasks with four items each
carrying 1 mark.
·
Do not repeat similar test items in any case
whatsoever.
|
1
|
4
|
Text-Based/Free HOTQ: Higher Order Thinking Questions
1.
Apply….
2.
Arrange….….
chronologically
3.
Compare/contrast…
4.
Create…. etc.
5.
Devise……
6.
Diagram/Table….
7.
Discuss….
8.
Evaluate….
9.
Explain….
10.
Interpret…
11.
Paraphrase…
12.
Plan ………
13.
Relate….
14.
Review…
15.
Summarize…
16.
What can you
infer…?
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17. Can you Distinguish between…?
18. Complete the story in your own way…
19. Do you agree/disagree with…….?
20. Elaborate……
21. Give your opinion on….
22. How do you justify…?
23. If you were X/Y/Z, What….?
24. Justify the statement/remark….
25. What…… touches you the most? Why?
26. What would be the consequences if……?
27.
What would be the
possible solution(s) to…….?
28. What would happen, if…?
29. What/Why do you think…...?
30. Who is your favorite….? Why?
31. Why did the character choose….?
32. Why do you like/dislike Character A/B/C…?
33. Why/Do you believe…...? etc.
·
Please use any ONE of these tasks with ONE item each
carrying 4 marks.
·
Do not repeat similar test items in any case (Genre)
whatsoever.
|
4
|
Please note the following guidelines:
1)
The test area must
include at least one chapter/lesson representing one genre each: Poetry, Prose and Drama.
2) All these genres are to be assessed proportionately.
3) Do not ask questions for less than a full mark
4) All test task items, except for HOT questions=4 marks,
carry 1 mark each.
5) Please note that the CAS band may vary from Grade I to VIII
6) This test specification matrix is meant for grades 1-5 in
general. Teachers are therefore, suggested to pick and choose the most
relevant test tasks and items that best cater to the text genres they have
practiced in the class.
Final Evaluation for Half-Yearly
Examinations: 100%
(Subject to Change)
SN
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EXAMINATION
|
PERCENTAGE
|
TOTAL
|
1
|
Mid Term
Test-1
|
50 % of 40
|
20
|
2
|
Half-yearly
Examination
(Written
60+CAS 20)
|
100 % of 80
|
80
|
Total
|
100
|
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Final Evaluation for Annual Examinations:
100%
(Subject to Change)
SN
|
EXAMINATION
|
PERCENTAGE
|
TOTAL
|
1
|
Mid Term
Test-2
|
50 % of 40
|
20
|
2
|
Annual
Examinations
(Written
60+CAS 20)
|
100 % of 80
|
80
|
Total
|
100
|
||
FINAL OUTCOME FOR GRADING AND PROMOTION
SN
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EXAMINATION
|
PERCENTAGE
|
TOTAL
|
1
|
Half-yearly
Examinations
|
40%
|
40
|
2
|
Annual
Examinations
|
60%
|
60
|
Total
100%
|
100
|
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Please
follow the Test Specification Matrix while teaching and testing (setting the
paper) for all the forthcoming examinations wef Kartik 2076.
