TSA Practice Paper 1

Reading and Writing

Part BC Descriptor Assessment Focus Score

 Apply a small range of simple
reference skills (KS)
 Use a small range of reading
strategies to understand the meaning
of short and simple texts with the help
of cues (IS, KS, ES)
1 4
 Use a small range of reading
strategies to understand the meaning
of short and simple texts with the help
of cues (IS, KS, ES)
2 6
 Apply a small range of simple
reference skills (KS)
 Use a small range of reading
strategies to understand the meaning
3 7
of short and simple texts with the help
of cues (IS, KS, ES)
 Obtain information about the
reading materials from two
coupons
 Predict the content using
picture cues, prior knowledge
and personal experience
 Predict the meaning of
unfamiliar words by using
picture cues and contextual
clues
 Recognise key words in a
sentence
 Predict the content using
picture cues, prior knowledge
and personal experience
 Predict the meaning of
unfamiliar words by using
picture cues and contextual
clues
 Identify key words
 Obtain information about the
reading materials from a book
cover
 Predict the meaning of
unfamiliar words by using
picture cues and contextual
clues
 Identify key words

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  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
 Recognise key words in a
4A 4
sentence
 Understand the connection
between ideas by identifying a
small range of cohesive
devices
 Use a small range of reading strategies  Identify feelings and
to understand the meaning of short and intonation
simple texts with the help of cues (IS,  Predict the meaning of
KS, ES) unfamiliar words by using
picture cues and contextual
clues
4B 5
 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  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
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 33

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Answer Key

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

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

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

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

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

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Part 5
Tom goes to the library. He gets a book to do his homework. Tom borrows the book. At home,
he sees a drawing in the book. He is angry. He takes the book back to the library. He tells the
teacher in the library. He is a good boy.

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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