E

English
Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs) 2012

Telling stories
Sample responses — E
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Sample response — E1
Guide to making judgments ‡ Year 4 English Student name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Focus: Identify and interpret characteristic features of traditional stories and create a literary text that has a lesson for children.

Receptive modes (Reading and viewing) Productive modes (Writing and creating)
Uses comprehension strategies to identify and interpret characteristic features of traditional Creates a literary text that draws on characteristic features of traditional stories and uses
stories. Identifies how text structures and language features are used to develop engaging texts. language features in order to teach children a lesson in an engaging way.
Questions 1–14 Question 15

W Selects and sequences text structures and language features to develop key aspects of
W Analyses how an author engages and influences the reader. Connects the events in the character, subject matter and plot. Uses language features to develop and pace a cohesive A
story to a lesson for readers. text that engages the reader.

W Selects and organises ideas, text structures and language features to create a text that has a
W Explains how an author uses language features to develop plot, character or subject lesson for children. Uses language features such as dialogue and vocabulary choices with B
matter. Supports explanations with examples from the text. purpose.

W Links ideas to explain character responses. Identifies language features such as W Organises ideas to create a text that has a lesson. Creates interest through some C
pronouns and their referent or text connectives and their purpose. Makes statements development of plot, subject matter or character. Uses language features such as pronouns
about the use of language features. Identifies how a lesson is taught. and text connectives to create a generally cohesive text.

W Combines ideas and language features such as speech, pronouns or text connectives to
W Interprets some literal meaning by identifying details. Identifies character responses. create a text. D
Identifies language features such as pronouns, quoted (direct) speech or vocabulary for a
specific purpose.

W Restates information from the text about setting or main idea.

W Uses ideas and language features to create a response. E

Demonstrates the descriptor below and Demonstrates the descriptor up to this level.
aspects. of
Feedback: . . .the
. . . .descriptor
. . . . . . . . . . . above
. . . . . . . this
. . . . .level.
............................................................................................

. Restates
. . . . . . . . . . information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . from
. . . . . .the
. . . .text
. . . . about
..............................................................................................

setting and main idea.

Interprets some details and some character
responses.

Overall judgment
This response demonstrates a very limited level of achievement across the Receptive and Productive modes.
It is judged to be an E.

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Sample response — E2
Guide to making judgments ‡ Year 4 English Student name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Focus: Identify and interpret characteristic features of traditional stories and create a literary text that has a lesson for children.

Receptive modes (Reading and viewing) Productive modes (Writing and creating)
Uses comprehension strategies to identify and interpret characteristic features of traditional Creates a literary text that draws on characteristic features of traditional stories and uses
stories. Identifies how text structures and language features are used to develop engaging texts. language features in order to teach children a lesson in an engaging way.
Questions 1–14 Question 15

W Selects and sequences text structures and language features to develop key aspects of
W Analyses how an author engages and influences the reader. Connects the events in the character, subject matter and plot. Uses language features to develop and pace a cohesive A
story to a lesson for readers. text that engages the reader.

W Selects and organises ideas, text structures and language features to create a text that has a
W Explains how an author uses language features to develop plot, character or subject lesson for children. Uses language features such as dialogue and vocabulary choices with B
matter. Supports explanations with examples from the text. purpose.

W Links ideas to explain character responses. Identifies language features such as W Organises ideas to create a text that has a lesson. Creates interest through some C
pronouns and their referent or text connectives and their purpose. Makes statements development of plot, subject matter or character. Uses language features such as pronouns
about the use of language features. Identifies how a lesson is taught. and text connectives to create a generally cohesive text.

W Combines ideas and language features such as speech, pronouns or text connectives to
W Interprets some literal meaning by identifying details. Identifies character responses. create a text. D
Identifies language features such as pronouns, quoted (direct) speech or vocabulary for a
specific purpose.

W Restates information from the text about setting or main idea.

W Uses ideas and language features to create a response. E

Demonstrates the descriptor below and Demonstrates aspects of the descriptor below and
aspects. of
Feedback: . . .the
. . . .descriptor
. . . . . . . . . . . above
. . . . . . . this
. . . . .level.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .above
. . . . . . .this
. . . . level.
........................................................

. Restates
. . . . . . . . . . information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . from
. . . . . .the
. . . .text
. . . . about
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Uses
. . . . . ideas
. . . . . . .and
. . . . language
. . . . . . . . . . .features
. . . . . . . . . to
. . .create
. . . . . . .a. .text.
...................

setting and main idea.

Identifies some details.

Overall judgment
This response demonstrates a very limited level of achievement across the Receptive and Productive modes.
It is judged to be an E.

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