Robert's Class

Class day _________

Name __________

Midterm Spring 2014

Class time _________

Number __________

Section I: (20%) Score

+
I

+
II

=
III

(total)

Question Words: Fill in the chart.

Q-word (1 pt.)

means (1 pt.)

write one question using the word (1 pt.)

Section II: (30%) Score

Past Tense: Answer the following with complete sentences. I will grade your grammar,
ideas and handwriting. Be sure to use a (P) and a (Pn) for each answer.
1. Blah blah blah blah?
______________________________________________________________________________.
Grammar

Ideas

Handwriting

Total

2. Blah blah blah blah?

______________________________________________________________________________.
Grammar

Ideas

Handwriting

Total

Needs
Beginner (1)
Work (0)

Ok (2)

Good (3)

Very Good (4) Excellent (5)

Grammar

nothing

anything

Subj. or Verb

Subj. and
Verb,
mechanic
mistakes

Subj. and
Subj. and
Verb, only
Verb, no
stuff mistakes mistakes

Ideas

nothing

One idea, doesn't Two or three

One idea that
match question. ideas that don't matches.
match.

Handwriting I can't
and spelling read it!

Two ideas that Three ideas

match.
that match.

Writing takes a
I have to think I have to think I have to think All words are
long time to read. about 3+ words about 2 words about 1 word. easy to read.

Section III: (50%)

Score

Name _________ Number _____________

Finish writing this conversation between Robert and you. The topic is ________________. You must use
three different Q-Words, 3xPQ's, 4xP's, 2xPn's and the words in this box:

Robert : _____________________________________________________________________

_____ : _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Robert : _____________________________________________________________________

_____ : _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Robert : _____________________________________________________________________

_____ : _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Scoring Guide
Oh no! (5)

Beginner (6)

Ok (7)

Good (8)

Very Good (9)

Excellent (10)

Q-Words

No Q-Words!

1 Q-Word

2 Q-Words

3 Q-Words
all same

3 Q-Words,
2 same

3 Different
Q-Words

Grammar

5/6 mechanics
mistakes

4 mechanics
mistakes

3 mechanics
mistakes

2 mechanics
mistakes

1 mechanics
mistake

All mechanics
correct

Ideas

Questions: Idea connects to previous ideas.

Answers: 3+ ideas per answer, connect to previous questions

1 point per question

2 points per answer

Use the
words right

none of the
words used

3 used
correctly

4 or 5 used
correctly

All 6 used
correctly

I have to think
about 3-4
words

I have to think
about 1-2
words.

All words are

easy to read.

(handwriting I can't read it!

and spelling)

Write Something!

0 or 1 used
correctly

2 used
correctly

Writing takes a I have to think

long time to
about 5-8
read.
words

If you write anything at all on all the lines, I will give you 25 points!

Total