TSA Practice Paper 1

Reading and Writing

Part BC Descriptor Assessment Focus Score

 Use a small range of reading  Obtain information about the
strategies to understand the meaning reading materials from the
of short and simple texts with the help shopping list
1 4
of cues (IS, KS, ES)  Predict the meaning of
unfamiliar words by using
contextual clues
 Use a small range of reading  Recognise key words in a
strategies to understand the meaning sentence
of short and simple texts with the help  Recognise repetitive
2 of cues (IS, KS, ES) language patterns 4
 Apply a small range of simple  Predict the content using
reference skills (KS) picture cues, prior knowledge
and personal experience
 Use a small range of reading  Predict the meaning of
strategies to understand the meaning unfamiliar words by using
of short and simple texts with the help picture cues and contextual
3 4
of cues (IS, KS, ES) clues
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
 Use a small range of reading strategies  Predict the meaning of
to understand the meaning of short and unfamiliar words by using
simple texts with the help of cues (IS, picture cues and contextual
KS, ES) clues
4 5
 Understand the connection
between ideas by identifying a
small range of cohesive
devices

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  Use a small range of reading  Obtain information about the
strategies to understand the meaning reading materials from the
of short and simple texts with the help story
of cues (IS, KS, ES)  Understand the connection
5  Apply a small range of simple between ideas by identifying a 6
reference skills (KS) small range of cohesive
devices
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
 Use some of the common punctuation  Write a short story
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
6 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 30

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Answer Key

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

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

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

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

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

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Part 6
It is summer. The weather is sunny and hot. A girl sits under a tree. She is thirsty but she does
not have any water. A boy sees her. He gives her some water. She drinks the water. She is happy.

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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