National Grade 4 Assessment 2009 - Reading A B C D

National GraLde ~rwo Asses!;ment I National,Grade FouJ' .Assessment

AdmiltiListration of ReadillLg

Ins1tru.ctions fc,r tllu~ Teac:h1er .A.ssessor

I. Become familiar with the reading passages, questions, Tall.y Sheets and Rating

Scale before you begin tc' administer the Reading Assessment.

2. D.o not assess pupils during the break period nor at lunch time.

3. Make the c:hilcl c:omfortable before giving him/he:r the Reading Passage.

4. Have the child. read the passage silently, before r1eading it to you.

5. As the child reads, check off the mistakes on the Tally Sheet. Immediately

following the reading, a!;l~ the child the questions lif;ted for the passage. Keep

a ;record of thE~ correct rc~sponses.

6. Complete the 'rally Shee:t by using the scores fi·orn the Rating Scale and the

Compreh,ension (Questions listed for the Reading PassagE~).

7. I

The class register should be used when assigning the Re;4ding Passages. The

first child on the register should be given Reading Pa:Jsage 1\., the second I

child - Reading Passage! B, and the third and fow:th - Reading Passages C and

D respectively. The cyde should start again with the fifth child. That is, the

fifth child should be givem Reading Passage A.

8. You shotdd ILot read tb.e:'! passage for the child.

9. A child who c:annot read the passage cannot obtain mark:; for comprehension.

10. EACH Cl!IILJI> SHOULn ONLY READ ONE PASSB.GE.

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GUYANA MINISTRY OP-EDUCATION

NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT 2009

READING

A Roy Smith was excited. He was going to a new school because

his family had moved to another village.

Roy arrived at school at nine o'clock. He kissed his mother and

waved good-bye. He saw lots of children in the school compound.

He walked through the open gate, gazing shyly at his new

environment.

Roy kept walking hoping to see a familiar face or hear a familiar

voice. As he approached the door, tears filled his eyes. He

bumped into a tall boy. They looked at each other, smiled and

said "Sorry!" at the same time.

The tall boy stretched out his hand to Roy and said, "Hi! My name

is Alex Gobin. What is your name?"

"Roy Smith," he answered. Alex put an arm around Roy's

shoulder. "Come, let us go to meet my friends."

GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION


READING

B Anna was feeling very excited. Her teacher, Miss Peters, was

taking the class to the zoo. A big bus, decorated with pictures of

animals and birds, took the children to the zoo.

They saw birds such as parrots, macaws, tree-ducks and hawks.

Anna liked the brightly coloured macaws best. One of them said

"Robert, Robert," over and over again.

The children liked the monkeys. The monkeys made funny faces

and begged for food. Miss Peters showed the children the sign

which said, "Do not feed the Animals."

Then it was time to visit the lion. Miss Peters warned them not to

go too near to the cage. The lion gave a loud roar and the

children jumped back in fright.

Miss Peters said, "Time to go children. The bus is here."

Anna enjoyed the visit.



READING

c The children were on their way home from school. They saw a

large mango tree in a yard. It was laden with ripe, juicy mangoes.

Peter, Mark, Julie and Sandra wished they could have some.

They looked at the mangoes and wondered how they could get

some. They threw stones at the branches and hoped that some

would fall on their side of the fence. They were delighted when the

mangoes fell from the tree, but they fell in the yard.

Mark jumped over the fence and gathered the mangoes as quickly

as he could. He did not see the dog running to him until it was too

late. The dog bit his pants. Mark screamed and jumped over the

fence, but his friends were not there to help him.



READING

PASSAGE

D

Sugar is a very important ingredient in many of the foods and drinks

that we use daily. So, it would be very hard to live without it. We

get sugar from the sugar cane plant.

In Guyana, sugar cane is grown on the coastland. There are many

sugar cane fields. When the cane is ripe, it is cut and sent to sugar

factories. At the factories the juice is squeezed out by large rollers.

It is then strained so as to get rid of the trash.

Quicklime is added to the juice. This causes the dirt to settle to the

bottom of the large containers into which the juice has been placed.

After this the juice is boiled until the water evaporates. This leaves

sugar crystals and molasses. The molasses and crystals are then

separated.



READING

A ,. Roy Smith was excited. He was going to a new school because

his family had moved to another village.

Roy a·rrived at school at nine o'clock. He kissed his mother and waved good-bye. He saw lots of children in the school compound. He walked through the open gate, gazing shyly at his new environment.

Roy kept walking hoping to see a familiar face or hear a familiar voice. As he approached the door, tears filled his eyes. He bumped into a tall boy. They looked at each other, smiled and said "Sorry!" at the same time.

The tall boy stretched out his hand to Roy and said, "Hi! My name is Alex Gobin. What is your name?"

"Roy Smith," he answered. Alex put an arm · around Roy's shoulder. "Come, let us go to meet my friends."

Now answer the questions.

1. Why was Roy going to a new school?

2. Who took Roy to school?

3. Why was Roy crying?

4. Which word in the passage means the same as surroundings?

5. How do you know that Alex is a friendly boy?

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READING

B Anna was feeling very excited. Her teacher, Miss Peters, was taking the class to the zoo. A big bus, decorated with pictures of animals and birds, took the children to the zoo.

They saw birds such as parrots, macaws, tree-ducks and hawks. Anna liked the brightly coloured macaws best. One of them said "Robert, Robert," over and over again.

The children liked the monkeys. The monkeys made funny faces and begged for food. Miss Peters showed the children the sign which said, "Do not feed the Animals."

Then it was time to visit the lion. Miss Peters warned them not to go too near to the cage. The lion gave a loud roar and the children jumped back in fright.

Miss Peters said, "Time to go children. The bus is here." Anna enjoyed the visit.

Now answer the questions.

1. What is the name of Anna's teacher?

2. Why was Anna excited?

3. Why couldn't the children feed the monkeys?

4. Which words in the story tell you that the children were afraid?

5. Why do you think Miss Peters told the children not to go too near to the lion's cage?



READING

PASSAGE

c The children were on their way home from school. They saw a large mango tree in a yard. It was laden with ripe, juicy mangoes. Peter, Mark, Julie and Sandra wished they could have some.

They looked at the mangoes and wondered how they could get some. They threw stones at the branches and hoped that some would fall on their side of the fence. They were delighted when the mangoes fell from the tree, but they fell in the yard.

Mark jumped over the fence and gathered the mangoes as quickly as he could. He did not see the dog running to him until it was too late. The dog bit his pants. Mark screamed and jumped over the fence, but his friends were not there to help him.

Now answer the questions

1. What did the children see on their way home?

2. What did they do to get some of the mangoes?

3. Which word in the passage means the same as 'happy'?

4. Why do you think Mark gathered the mangoes quickly?

5. Where were his friends when he returned?



READING

PASSAGE

D

Sugar is a very important ingredient in many of the foods and drinks that we use daily. So, it would be very hard to live without it. We get sugar from the sugar cane plant.

In Guyana, sugar cane is grown on the coastland. There are many sugar cane fields. When the cane is ripe, it is cut and sent to sugar factories. At the factories the juice is squeezed out by large rollers. It is then strained so as to get rid of the trash.

Quicklime is added to the juice. This causes the dirt to settle to the bottom of the large containers into which the juice has been placed.

After this the juice is boiled until the water evaporates. This leaves sugar crystals and molasses. The molasses and crystals are then separated.

Now answer the questions

1. Why would it be hard to live without sugar?

2. Where in Guyana is sugar grown?

3. Why do you think that the cane is cut only when it is ripe?

4. Why is quicklime added to the juice?

5. Read the sentence which tells you how water is removed from the juice.



MARK SCHEME

PASSAGE A

1.

2.

3.

4.

Any correct answer with an attempt to answer in a sentence.

Any correct answer with no attempt to a1nswer in a sente~nce.

Roy was going to a new school because his family had moved to another village.

Because his family hacl moved.

Roy's mother took him to school.

His mother

Roy was crying becaust9 he did not know anyone I he felt lonely I he felt strange.

He was lonely I he felt strange I he was scared He was frightt9ned.

The word in thE~ passa~~e which means the sa1me as surroundings is environment. I Environment means thel same as surroundin~~s

Environment

5. Alex is a friendly boy be~cause he took Roy to meet his friends /He put an c:1rm around Roy's shoulder I He smiled at Roy I He stretched out his hand to Roy.

Any correct response Any correct n~sponse b~t in an incomplete SE!ntence

2 marks

1 mark

2. marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks 1 mark

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MARK SCHEME

PASSAGE B

Note: Any correct answer with an attempt to answer in a sentence.

Any correct answer with no attempt to answer in a sentence.

1. The name of Anna's teacher is Miss Peters.

Miss Peters

2. Anna was excited because I she was going to the zoo. I Her teacher was taking them to the zoo.

Going to the zoo I zoo

3. The children I They could not feed the monkeys because of the sign I The sign said do not feed the animals I People are not allowed to feed the animals I Any one appropriate answer

Appropriate answer but not in a sentence.

4. The words which tell you that the children are afraid are 'jumped back in fright'.

Jumped back in fright

5. The lion is a dangerous animal. I Lions can kill I attack people I Miss Peters did not want the children to get hurt. I

Any correct response Any correct response but in an incomplete sentence

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks 1 mark



MARK SCHEME

Passage C Note: Any correct answer with an attempt to answer in a

sentence.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


The children saw a large mango tree with ripe, juicy mangoes. A mango tree with ripe, juicy mangoes

Any one Ripe, juicy mangoes Ripe mangoes Juicy mangoes

Any one

They threw stones at the tree. They threw stones at the branches

Any one Throw stones

The word in the passage which means the same as happy is delighted I Delighted means the same as happy

Any one Delighted

He didn't want to be caught. He didn't want anyone to see him. He was stealing.

Any one Stealing

They ran away. They got away. They left. They were gone.

Gone Run away Got away Left

Any one

Any one

END OF MARK SCHEME

Total

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks

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2 marks 1 mark

2 marks

1 mark 10 marks

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MARK SCHEME

PassageD Note: Any correct answer with an attempt to answer in a

sentence.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


It would be hard to live without sugar because it is a very important ingredient in many of the foods and drinks that we use daily.

Because it is a very important ingredient in many of the foods and drinks that we use daily.

Any part of the sentence

Sugar is grown on the coastland. It is grown on the coastland. On the coastland.

The green cane would not have much juice. I The juice would not be sweet.

Any one Little juice

Any one

Quicklime /It is added to the juice so that the dirt could settle to the bottom of the container. To settle the juice

After this, the juice is boiled until the water evaporates. Part of sentence read

Total

END OF MARK SCHEME

I,

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks 1 mark

2 marks 1 mark

2 marks

1 mark

2 marks 1 mark

2 marks 1 mark

10 marks

SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY SHEET

NAME OF CHILD: ____________________________________ __

AGE: Dyr D mth

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: 0 TOTALSCORE D Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.

CONTENT RESPONSES Mis ' .. Pronun· Substi- No Addition Omission Rever-

ciation tution Response (word parts} sal

Roy Smith was

excited. He was

going to

_ _ a new

school because

his family had

moved to

another village.

~-B21' arrived

at school

at nine

o'clock. He

kissed his

mother and

waved good-bye.

He saw lots of

Ignores Punctua-

tion

...

CONTENT RESPONSES Mis

Pronun- Substi- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores elation tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

ation children

in the

school compound.

He walked through

the open gate,

gazing shyly

at his new

environment. Roy kept

walking hoping

to see a

familiar face or

hear a

familiar voice.

As he

approached the

door, tears filled his

eyes. He

bumped into a

tall boy. They

looked at

each other, smiled

and said

"Sorry!" at

the same

CONTENT Mis

Pronun· elation

time. The tall boy

stretched out his

hand to

Roy . and said, "Hi! My

name is

Alex Gobin. What

is your

name?" "Roy

Smith," he

answered. Alex put an

arm around Roy's

shoulder. "Come,

let us go to

meet my

friends."

lntona'jon adds to meaning

Reads with a smooth flow

Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

Substi-tution

A

RESPONSES

No Addition Response

B c D

Marks Obtained

Word Identification

Fluency

Omission (word parts)

E

D D

' :

: : I I

' I i

' i

TOTAL SCORE

Rever- Ignores sal Punctua-

tion

D

SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY SHEET

NAME OF CHILD:------------ --- -----

AGE: D yrs D mths

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: ~ TOTALSCORE D Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.

CONTENT RESPONSES Mis '

Pronun· Substi· No Addition Omission Rever· ciation tution Response (word parts) sal

Anna was

feeling very

excited. Her

teacher, Miss

Peters, was

takinQ the

class to the zoo. A

bus, decorated

with pictures

of animals

and birds, took the

children -to the zoo. They saw birds such as

Ignores Punctua·

tion

CONTENT RESPONSES Mis

Pronun· Substi· No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores elation tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu·

ation parrots, macaws,

tree-ducks anq

hawks. Anna liked the

brightly coloured macaws

best. One of

them said

"Robert, '

Robert,• ' I over I and over

aQain. The

children liked the

monkeys. I The

monkeys made funny '

:

faces i and I

begged for

food. Miss

Peters showed

the sign

which said, "Do not

feed the

animals." Then

it was time to

visit the lion. Miss

Peters

CONTENT Mis

Pronun· ciatlon

warned them not 1CJ go too near to the

cage. The lion

gave a

loud roar and the

children jumped

back in

fright. Miss

Peters said

l ime to go

children. The bus is

here." Anna

enjoyed the visit.

Intonation adds to meaning


Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

Substi· tution

A

RESPONSES


-

'

B c D

Marks Obtained

Word Identification

Fluency


E

D D

Rever· sal

....

TOTALSCORE D

Ignores Punctu·

ation

SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY SHEET

NAME OF CHILD: ____________________________________ __

AGE: Dyr D mth

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: m TOTALSCORE D Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.

CONTENT RESPONSES Mls

Pronun- Substi- No Addition Omission Rever-ciation tution Response (word parts) sal

The children

were on

their way

home from

school. They saw a

large mango

tree in a

yard. It

was laden with Ripe, juicy

mangoes. Peter, Mark, Julie and

Sandra wished

they could have some. They

looked at

the

Ignores Punctua-

tion


Pro nun- Substi- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores elation tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

ation mangoes

and wondered

how they could get

some. They threw stones

at the

branches and

hoped that

some . would I

fall I on I

their I

side of the

fence. They were

delighted when the

mangoes ~

fell from the

tree, but they fell in

the yard. Mark

jumped over the

fence and

gathered the

mangoes as

quickly as he

could. He did not see the

CONTENT Mls

Pronun-elation

dog running

to him until it

was too late. The dog bit his

pants. Mark

screamed and

jumped over the

fence, but his

friends were not

there to

help him.



Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

RESPONSES

Substi- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

a lion

A 8 c D E

Marks Obtained

Word Identification · D Fluency ·0

TOTAL SCORE D

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SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY SHEET

NAME OF CHILD: _________________ _

AGE: Dyr D mth

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: @] TOTALSCORE D Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.


Pronun- Substi- No Addition Omission Rever-elation tution Response (word parts) sal

Sugar is a

very important ingredient

in many

of the

foods and

drinks that we use

daily. So, it

would be

very .• hard

to live

without it.

We get

sugar from the

sugar cane plant.

In Guyana,

Ignores Punctua-

tion

I..UI'C I J:I'C I 1'\J:i:II"'UJ'IIi:IJ:i:l

Mis Pronun· Substi· No AddiUon Omission Rever- Ignores elation tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

., ation sugar cane

is grown

on the

coastland. There

are many sugar cane fields. When

the cane

is ripe, I

it is I

cut ' I and I

sent to

sugar factories.

At the

factories I

the '

juice I is '

squeezed I

-out by

large rollers.

It is

then strained

so as to • get r.d --of

--thf, -

trash. Quicklime

is added

to the

juice. This

ca1.tses the dirt to

..

.

-

CONTENT Mis

Pronun-ciation

settle to the

bottom of the

large containers

into which the

juice has

been placed. After this the

juice is

boiled until the

water evaporates.

This leaves suQar

crystals and

molasses. The

molasses and

crystals are then

separated.



Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

Substi-tution

A

RESPONSES


'

B c D

Marks Obtained

Word Identification

Fluency


E

-

D D TOTAL SCORE

Rever- Ignores sal Punctu-

ation

D

School:

Class: _________ _

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Name (Surname first and in Date of alphabetical order) Birth

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-' GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT RECORD OF MARKS

YEAR;.__ __

Address: ___________________ __

Class Teacher: _______ _

M..."~THE...'I\L.-\.TICS ENGLISH

Mth Mth Eng Eng Compre-Total Total

Sex 1 2 1 2 hension ·- .. ·- -. --·

Marks 30 20 50 30 20 50 10

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Region:

READING

Pro nun- Word Identi- fluency Total dation fication Marks

5 5 15 35

MATHEMATICS EN GUSH READING

Sex Mth Mth Total <Eng ' Eng Total Com pre- Pro nun- Word 1 2 Identi- fluency Total

No. Name (Surname first and in Date of 1 2 hension ciation fication alphabetical order) Birth

Marks Marks 30 20 50 30 20 50 10 5 5 15 35

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Signature of Headmaster/Headmistress: ---------- Date: _____ _

Signature of Head of Department of Education: ______________ _

Date: ----------

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL GRAD'E F6UR ASSESSMENT 2009

ORAL READING (25 marks) 2..; . .5?:V

RATING SCALE

(A} (B) (C) (D) (E) WORD • All words identified • 1 to 3 words identified • 4 to 6 words identified • 7 to 9 words identified • Ten or more words IDENTIFICATION correctly incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly identified incorrectly

5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1mark

All words 1 to 3 words 4 to 6 words 7 to 9 words Ten or more words PRONUNCIATION pronounced correctly pronounced pronounced pronounced pronounced

incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly

5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark

• Intonation, which adds • Intonation is sustained • More than half of • Less than half of • Intonation does not to meaning is sustained for most of the passage is read with passage is read with add much to throughout passage intonation. < correct intonation meaning

FLUENCY 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark • Less than 3

• 12 punctuation marks • 11 - 9 punctuation • 8 - 6 punctuation • 5 - 3 punctuation punctuation marks are observed. marks are observed. marks are observed. marks are observed are observed

• 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark

• Reads with smooth flow • Reads with smooth • Short unnecessary • Reads with long, • Unable to read with throughout. flow for most of the pauses are observed unnecessary pauses. a smooth flow.

5 marks passage occasionally 2 marks Reads with 4 marks 3 marks extremely long

unnecessary pauses.

1 mark 15 marks 12 marks 9 marks 6 marks 3 marks

N.B A child who is unable to identify any word gets zero.

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