PRE-ASSESSMENT – INSTRUCTION MANUAL

• Students are not required to attempt all levels in the pre-assessment paper, they need to attempt only till the
level they are comfortable with.

• The assessment paper consists of two levels: - Foundational (Nursery, LKG & UKG) and Functional (1-8).

• Foundational level includes Nursery, LKG & UKG. It consists of 4 sections Listening, Speaking, Reading,
Writing (LSRW) and is scored out of 20 marks. Each section carries 5 marks each (4 x 5 = 20).

• Cut off scores:

➢ Below 10: Nursery

➢ 11 to 15: LKG
➢ 16 to 18: UKG
➢ 19 to 20: Move to Level 1

• Functional Level includes Level 1-8. There are 5 sections in the Functional Level question paper: - Listening,
Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar. (LSRWG) The listening, speaking and reading sections must be
done one on one (one teacher to one student) and writing and grammar sections should be done by the student
alone.

• Functional is scored out of 15 marks, each section carrying 3 marks each (5 x 3 = 15).

• Out of 15, a student must secure a minimum of 12 marks to pass that level.

• The assessor should go through the answer key and scoring rubrics in detail before starting the
assessment!
 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

LISTENING:

• Read the text given, aloud. Read it with clarity and proper pronunciation. Read it thrice.
• Each question carries a certain mark. Evaluate according to the answer key/rubric.
• If the answer matches the word or sentence given in the answer key, allot full marks.
• If the student responds in the regional language but matches the answer key, allot full marks. Mention the
same in the ‘comments/observations’ section of the cover sheet.

SPEAKING:

• This section includes speaking and articulation.

• A topic/image will be given, and the students are expected to speak about it.
• Refer to the detailed rubrics provided in the following pages.

READING:
• This section tests the comprehension abilities of the students.
• The student will have to read the passage aloud to the teacher.
• Refer to the detailed rubrics provided in the following pages.

WRITING:
• This section tests the writing and creativity skills of the students.
• Refer to the detailed rubrics provided in the following pages.

GRAMMAR:

• Follow the answer key, and mark accordingly.

 ASSESSMENT RUBRICS

SPEAKING AND READING SKILLS

CRITERION WHAT TO Satisfactory Good Excellent

CHECK FOR?

0.25 0.5 1

ACCURACY Check for The student makes The student The student made
grammatical blatant errors; and made a few zero/very few errors.
errors. the sentences common errors.
spoken are
irrelevant.
KNOWLEDGE Check for The student lacks The student has a The student has good
basic basic knowledge decent level of knowledge abut the
knowledge about the topic. knowledge about basics of the topics
and logic the given topic; provided.
but struggled to
respond
appropriately
PRONUNCIATION Check for The student is Has a decent Pronunciation was good
the proper unclear in their level of and did not interfere
Pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation with communication.
words. while skills; but there is
speaking/reading. scope for
improvement.
CLARITY Check for The student was The student Pronunciation was good
clarity in unclear, hence shows a visible and did not interfere
articulation of making him/her lack in their with communication.
thoughts. difficult to ability to
understand. structure their
thoughts.
VOCABULARY Check for the The student did not The students The student selected the
choice of use proper/suitable could make use right words to put
words. words. of better across their ideas.
language/more
appropriate
and suitable
words/phrases
to communicate
ideas.
 FLUENCY Check for the The student The student’s The student spoke
ease in stammered/hesitated/ points were fluently without
communication paused for the lack of repetitive; and stammering/hesitation.
words while failed to clearly Requires very little/no
communicating elaborate on their prompting at all.
ideas.

WRITING SKILLS

Criterion What to check Satisfactory Good Excellent

for?

0.25 0.5 1

ORGANISATION Check for a Ideas are presented in an The write-up is Structure of

logical and inconsistent, illogical, illogically content is clear
consistent
structure.
and structured. and easy to
irrelevant manner by the follow.
student.
READABILITY Check for skillful Awkward phrasing and The student has Paragraph
phrasing, choice unskillful choice of words adhered to clear divisions are
of words and
grammatical
is used by the student that phrasing; but a few present in the
errors. hinders understanding. points/ words/phrases write up
are repeated multiple appropriately.
times.
CREATIVITY Check for The piece of writing is a The write-up The student has
expressions of result of blatant copy of reflects an absence showcased the use
unique
thoughts.
thoughts. of creative of self-developed
stimulus, and unique ideas; rather than
thoughts. copied ideas.
Shows creative
stimulus.
FLUENCY Check for the Improper and unnecessary The students Delivered
ability to claims are found in the made an attempt effortless, smooth
enhance the
meaning through
piece of writing. at sentence sentence
a structure in structuring, but structuring.
sentences needs
improvement
LEGIBILITY Check for The handwriting of the The student has The writing is
proper spacing student is projected decent legible, and the
and
letter
illegible and legibility; but, can evaluator is able
formatting. extremely difficult to show some to comprehend.
comprehend for the improvement.
evaluator.
CONTENT Check for the student lacks the Important points are The content is
content-based content-based knowledge present; but the core accurate, well
knowledge.
idea of the topic is stated, and
missing supported and the
core idea of the
topic is reiterated
well.