TSA Practice Paper 1
Reading and Writing
Part BC Descriptor
 Use a small range of reading
strategies to understand the meaning
1 of short and simple texts with the help
of cues (IS, KS, ES)
 Use a small range of reading
strategies to understand the meaning
of short and simple texts with the help
2 of cues (IS, KS, ES)
 Show a basic understanding of short,
simple and familiar texts (KS, ES)
 Use a small range of reading
strategies to understand the meaning
of short and simple texts with the help
3 5
of cues (IS, KS, ES)
 Apply a small range of simple
reference skills (KS)
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Assessment Focus Score
 Predict the content using
picture cues, prior knowledge
and personal experience 4
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
 Predict the content using
picture cues, prior knowledge
and personal experience
 Recognise at sight some 6
basic vocabulary items
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
 Predict the content using
picture cues, prior knowledge
and personal experience
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
  Use a small range of reading  Predict the content using
strategies to understand the meaning prior knowledge and personal
of short and simple texts with the help experience
of cues (IS, KS, ES)  Predict the meaning of
 Apply a small range of simple unfamiliar words by using
reference skills (KS) picture cues and contextual
4 clues 6
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
 Understand the connection
between ideas by identifying a
small range of cohesive
devices
 Use some of the common punctuation  Complete a short description
marks and capitalisation in short and
simple texts accurately (KS)
 Write a short and simple text with
relevant information and ideas
(including personal experiences) with
5 7
the help of cues (IS, KS, ES)
 Use a small range of vocabulary,
sentence patterns and cohesive
devices appropriately with the help of
cues despite some spelling and
grammatical mistakes (KS)
Total Score 28

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Answer Key

Part 1
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C

Part 2
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. C

Part 3
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. A

Part 4
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. D

Part 5
I have a school bag. There is a cat on it. It is beautiful/lovely/cute. I like it. I put books in the

school bag. I carry it to school.

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Marking Scheme

Content
Score Scoring Guide
 Provide interesting and imaginative ideas with many supporting details.
4
 The description is very clear and coherent.
 Provide sufficient and relevant ideas with some supporting details.
3
 The description is clear and coherent.
 Provide some brief and relevant ideas but lack supporting details.
2
 The description is quite clear.
 Attempt to write a paragraph by giving very limited information/ideas
1 only.
 Provide unclear information/ideas that may confuse the reader.
 Provide totally irrelevant ideas.
0 OR
 Practically make no attempt at all.

Language
Score Scoring Guide
 Use a small range of vocabulary, sentence patterns, cohesive
3 devices and verb forms fairly appropriately with few/no grammatical and
spelling mistakes.
 Use a small range of vocabulary, sentence patterns, cohesive
2 devices and verb forms fairly appropriately with some grammatical and
spelling mistakes.
 Use a very limited range of vocabulary and verb forms but with
1
many grammatical and spelling mistakes.
 The language is incomprehensible.
0 OR
 Practically make no attempt at all.

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