Table 3 English test item types and scores
Section | Context of evaluation (Tasks) | Competence | Actual area tested | Item types | No. of items | Scores | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | Read the passage | Reading | Reading the same passages in the test | Correct words/phrases & short sentences | 10 | 10 | 50 |
II | Cloze Type where missing words are adjectives, nouns, prepositions, connectors, etc. | Grammar | Grammar & Memory recall from the text | Close type item (Close-ended) | 20 | 10 | |
III | Fill in the blank | Vocabulary/ Textual | Memorization of the text | Correct words/ phrases (close-ended items) | 10 | 10 | |
IV | Give complete answers | Reading & Knowledge from the text | Memorization of the text | Complete (may be long) answers – open-ended items | 5 | 10 | |
V | Read the passage | Reading | Reading the same passages in the text | Complete answers (open-ended items) | 5 | 10 | |
VI | Punctuation | Correct use of punctuation in writing | Memory recall & Writing | Completion (close-ended items) | 5 | 5 | 50 |
VII (A) | Transformation of sentences | Grammar | Grammar | Completion & Rewriting grammatical sentences (close-ended items) | 10 | 10 | |
VII (B) | Guided writing: one paragraph using prompts given | Writing Textual coherence | Textual coherence & Memory recall on the passages from the text | Composition (open-ended type) | 1 | 10 | |
VIII | Writing Letter | Writing | Communicative writing | Composition (open-ended type) | 1 | 15 | |
IX | Writing Essay | Writing | Descriptive writing | Composition (open-ended type) | 1 | 10 | |
| Â | Total Scores | 100 | Â | ||||
| Â | Administration time | 3 hrs | Â | ||||