Comparing and contrasting the Examiner's guide 2007 and 2013

1. Task type Examiner’s Guide Instructions ( September 2013) Yes +/_ No
Readingcomprehension
 Matching
 Match each title/heading/idea with the corresponding paragraph.
 Match the dates with the corresponding events.
 Match the answers in column B with the corresponding questions in column A.
-match people and their corresponding activities.
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Information
transfer
Complete the table/diagram/plan/chart/form with information from the text.
Complete the table with the events that correspond to the dates.
-Complete the table with the dates that correspond to the events.
-Complete the table with appropriate information about the following (places,
animals, people).
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 MCQ
 Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences.
-Choose the correct answer to complete these sentences.
-Complete the following sentences according to the text. Choose a, b, c, or d.
- Which sentence best summarizes each paragraph. (Provide three sentences).
 Which sentence best summarizes the text (provide four sentences).
 Choose the most appropriate title (provide four titles).
 The text is about :
a)………. / b)……../ c)………. / d)………
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Listing
 Find in the text four similarities/ differences between(People, places, animals).
 Find in the text two similarities and two differences between….
-Find in the text what happened to X and Y.
-Find in the text what happened in the following dates/places /etc…
-find in the text four - places X visited/went to
- objects X bought
- Ingredients X used in the recipe.
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♦ True/False/
Not
mentioned
♦ Read the following statements and put a cross in the right box. (Provide a
table).
Sentences True False Not mentioned
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2-……………..
3-…………
♦ Read the following statements and write “true”, “false”, or not mentioned.
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 Identification  What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
 In which paragraph is it mentioned that ………?
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LEXIS
♣ Matching
♣ Match each word with its appropriate definition/ meaning .
♣ Match the word from column A with their equivalents / opposite in column B
♣ Match each verb with its appropriate definition
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 MCQ
 <Multiple Choice
Questions>
 What do these words mean? Choose the right word .(Provide four meanings /
synonyms for each word)
e.g: clever = …………………..
a) stupid b) ignorant c) intelligent d) witty
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 Word attack*
(inferring
meaning from
context)
 Find in the text words that have the following definitions /meanings
 Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following
 Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following
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 Completion
( gap filling )
 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the list below(4 gaps, but 5
topical content words)
 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the text
Note : No gap in the first sentence for both activities
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2. Word
association
-Find in the text 4 words that can be associated with happiness /
feelings/love/health…
- find in the text words 4 words related to ………… ( refer to above
suggestions )
- find in the text words 2 words related to…, 2 words related to … ( opposed
feelings
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✖Mastery
of
language
MCQ
Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences. (Tenses, prepositions,
conjunctions).
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to one another and
to the topic of the text.
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Masteryof
language
 Matching
-match the questions is column A with the answers in column B.
-match the short answers in column B with the corresponding questions in
column A.
 Match A and B to form a correct sentences (provide complex sentences).
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to one another and
to the topic of the text.
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Mastery
of
language
 Word
sequencing
 Reorder the following word to get coherent questions.
 Reorder the following word to get coherent sentences.
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Mastery of
language
 Tense
concord
 Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
 Rewrite the following sentences (or passage) with the correct verb forms.
(Give three verb forms).
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Masteryoflanguage
• Transfor
mation
• Rewrite the following passage or sentences using the imperative/ the third
person singular/ the future/ the past simple or continuous, etc…
• change the following sentences/ passage to negative/ passive/ active/ plural/
singular
• make one noun/ verb/ adjective/ adverb from each of the following words
• Choose the correct prefix to form the opposites of these words.
⊕ Add the correct prefix to form the opposite adjective.
Note: Provide the adjectives : “kind-polite-patient-sensitive”
un im in
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⊕ Write the noun forms of the following verbs or nouns, using a suffix.
Act
Science
Write
Music
⊕ Rewrite the following sentences using the adverb corresponding to the
adjective.
e.g: - My brother is a quick worker.
- My brother works quickly.
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Masteryoflanguage
 Editing
 Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentences (or passage) on your answer
sheet. (Any type of mistakes).
⊕ Correct the underlined mistakes .(Any type of mistakes)
e.g: -We eated pasta for lunch.
-He lives at London
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to one another and
to the topic of the text.
-Supply the punctuation and the capital letters where necessary.
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3. Masteryoflanguage
 Completion
 Fill in the gaps with the suitable words (only structural words. They can either
be provided or not).
Note: Provide more words than gaps (one extra word).
 Complete the following questions with the correct question word. (Provide the
answers).
 Find the questions to complete the following dialogue.
 Complete the following sentences with the correct relative pronoun (provide
more relatives than gaps; one extra relative pronoun).
⊕ Complete the following sentences using the comparative form /superlative
form of the adjectives in brackets.
Note : The activity should include a sentence using comparative and another using
superlative or two using only comparative /only superlative.
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Mastery
of
language
Combining
 Combine the following phrases (or sentences) using: (connectors, linking
words…).
Note: provide more connectors that needed ( one extra connector) .
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Masteryoflanguage
Recognitio
n/
identificati
on
Find in the text four verbs describing past actions. Complete the table.
Regular verbs Irregular verbs
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-Find in the text four verbs describing present/ future….actions.
-Find in the text four verbs describing continuous actions.
-pick out from the text four words that have prefixes and or suffixes.
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Pronunciation
Sound
recognitio
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Find in the text four words that have the following sounds.
/eI/(take) /aI/(five)
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In each list, pick out the word with a different vowel sound. (Four words in
each list).
Example: date- late- mat- lane
Note: Give 4 words containing the same vowel letter among which one has a
different vowel sound.
Write the following words in the right box according to their consonant sound:
⊕ “couple /slice /cute / rice”
/s/ ( mice) /k/ (cut)
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Sound
recognition
Copy down these words and circle the silent letter(s)
Pick out from the text four verbs and complete the table according to the
pronunciation of their final –ed
/t/ /d/ /id/
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Note: The number of verbs in each column can vary from one to two , but the
candidate /student should complete the table with four verbs only.
Pick out from the text four words and complete the table according to the
pronunciation of their final – s
/s/ /z/ /iz/
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Note: The number of verbs in each column can vary from one to two , but the
candidate /student should complete the table with four verbs only.
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4. By Mr.Samir Bounab
Yellowfdaffodil66@gmail.com
N.B:
Special Thank to Madam Ouzna Makkaoui for providing the frame of the this work.
♦ Rhyme
♦ Read the text and find one word that rhymes with each of the following
(four words provided
Example : bin ( in the text : pin ) / hall ( in the text :tall) / sight ( in the text :
night) / mine ( in the text : nine)
♦ Match the words that have the same rhyme *one word in column B has no
rhyming word in column A
A B
1-pair
2-cake
3-laugh
4-sea
a-me
b- care
c-tour
d-mate
e-rough
♦ Read the text and add a word to each of the following lists according to
their vowel sounds .
/a:/ / ei/ /ai/ /i:/
start
large
farm
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same
main
pay
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life
right
five
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sea
feel
me
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