Changes in Student Assessment Handbooks for 2019-2020

Government Schools: ENGLISH

Document Notes & Comments Changes Made See:

A new assessment specifications for
both CA and final exam has been
produced for Grade 10.

- Completely new CA assessment

sheets
The General Education grade 10 course books, has now been - Two new types of writing
introduced in both CA and Final See grade 10 section
replaced by new course books starting from this year
Exam. in the SAH (5-10).
2019/2020.
(Grades 5-10) - Independent reading replaced
with class-based reading.
(Note: - Grammar/vocabulary questions
Changes in changed.
grade 10 only) - Some of reading questions also
changed.

Grades 5-9 the naming of Questions Grammar/vocabulary New terms will be Vocabulary (VOC), See ‘Specifications for
(1,2.3) has been changed to avoid any confusions. Grammar (GRM) and VOC/GRM Semester Tests’ 5-9
 Document Notes & Comments Changes Made See:
This year 2019-2020 Students in grade 12
During Semester Tests conducted in Grade 12, Listening texts
will hear the Listening texts (TWICE )
are currently played THREE times.
(Note: The Listening scripts for the actual ‘Specifications for
Following a three-year plan, Listening twice has been exams will also be adjusted to accommodate Semester Tests’
successfully introduced in grades 10 and 11 in the last two years. this change.)
Grades 11-12
the three types of GRM/VCB questions have been changed with Specifications for
new types Three completely new GRM/VCB questions
Semester Tests’
.
Reading questions (1-3) -Distribution of reading marks between the 3
Grade 12 core
questions Specifications for
For statistical reasons 1.5 marks have been changed to 1 mark in
-Change in the types and number of items. Semester Tests’
all questions.

Picture story is replaced with Task Specifications for

instructions for writing narrative text Semester Tests’

Both CA and exam specifications have been

updated Specifications for
Grade 11 specification is reviewed. Amendments are made to -independent reading replaced with class- Semester Tests’/&
Grade 11 core accommodate the changes in grade 12 Core Mark sheets
based
- writing and reading questions have been
replaced with others.

Grade 11 Changes in both CA and exam

Specifications for
elective The Elective textbook “Insight 2” is updated this year 2019-2020. specifications
Semester Tests’/&
Mark sheets
 -Changes in the types of writing for each
semester
Specifications for
Grade 12 Revision of elective textbooks “Insight 3 “ -Writing reports is classified under
Semester Tests’/&
Elective informative writing.
Mark sheets
All previous rating scales have been
removed.