Table 2 English test item types (NCTB, 2012)
From: Washback of assessment on English teaching-learning practice at secondary schools
English 1st paper (100 marks) | English 2nd paper (100 marks) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Part-A: reading test | 50 marks | Part-A: grammar test | 60 marks |
 1. MCQ | 1×7=7 |  1. Cloze test with clues (vocabulary test) | 0.5×10=5 |
 2. Short questions | 2×5=10 |  2. Cloze test without clues (vocabulary test) | 0.5×10=5 |
 3. Summarizing | 10 |  3. Matching | 1×5=5 |
 4. Information transfer | 1×5=5 |  4. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs | 0.5×10=5 |
 5. Gap filling without clues (vocabulary test) | 1×5=5 |  5.Change of speech/narration | 5 |
 6. Matching | 1×5=5 |  6. Transformation of sentences | 1×10=10 |
 7. Rearranging | 1×8=8 |  7. Completing sentences | 1×5=5 |
Part-B: writing test | 50 marks |  8. Use of suffix and prefix | 0.5×10=5 |
 8. Paragraph writing | 10 |  9. Tag questions | 1×5=5 |
 9. Completing story | 10 |  10. Use of linking words | 1×5=5 |
 10. Describing graph/chart | 10 |  11. Punctuation | 5 |
 11. Letter writing | 10 | Part-B: composition | 40 marks |
 12. Dialogue writing | 10 |  12. Writing cover letter with CV | 8 |
 13. Letter writing | 10 | ||
 14. Paragraph writing | 10 | ||
 15. Composition writing | 12 | ||