Educator and Tagging Information

Learning Area:
Languages
Resource Name:
English Home Language
Assessment Exemplar Number:
EHL8.90
Item/s:
1
Phase:
Senior Phase
Grade:
8
Tags:
Dictionary, Summative Assessment
Assessment Type:
Summative
Assessment Form/s:
Test
Copyright for included material:
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
Duration:
30 minutes
Learning Outcome(s) and Assessment Standard(s):
Learning Outcome 6: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE
The learner will know and be able to use the sounds, words and grammar of the language to
create and interpret texts.
Assessment Standards
■ Works with words:
• uses the dictionary and thesaurus competently for vocabulary and spelling research.
■ Uses meta-language (terms such as thesaurus, acronym, modal, article, relative clause).
Learning Outcome 5: THINKING AND REASONING
The learner will be able to use language to think and reason, as well as to access, process and
use information for learning.
Assessment Standards
We know this when the learner:
■ Uses language to think and reason.
■ Uses language to investigate and explore.
■ Processes information.
■ Thinks creatively.
■ Uses language to reflect.

Learning Space:
Assessment
Hyperlinks:
To be completed later.
Number of questions for exemplar:
9
Rating:
Easy questions:
Question 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2
Medium questions:
Question 4, 5
Difficult questions:
Question 3.1, 3.2, 6
Assessment Task

Look at the following extract adapted from Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and then
answer the questions which follow:

heart noun the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body: heart
disease/failure He’s got a weak/bad heart. [OE heorte]
 (off) by heart learnt in such a way that you can say it from memory
 my heart bleeds for sb used to say that you feel great sadness for someone. This phrase
is often used humorously to mean the opposite.
heart noun used to refer to a person’s character, or the place within a person where their
feelings or emotions are considered to come from
 after your own heart having the same interests and opinions as you.
heart noun bravery or determination or hope
heart noun the central or most important part
heart noun a shape, consisting of two half-circles next to each other at the top and a v-
shape at the bottom, which is often coloured pink or red and which represents love
hearten verb to make someone feel happier and more positive about a situation
heartfelt adj. strongly felt and sincere
hearty adj. enthusiastic and energetic and often expressed loudly
heartily adv. completely or very much

Questions:

1. Which meaning of the word ‘heart’ is being used in the following sentences:
1.1 Take heart: the exams will be over soon, and you can relax.
1.2 He has heart problems and will have to see a doctor.
1.3 I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. (3)

2. We must now get to the heart of the matter.

What does the word ‘heart’ mean in the above sentence? (1)

3. Use the phrase “my heart bleeds for” in the following ways:
3.1 to show sympathy
3.2 the be humorous (2)

4. From what old language is the word ‘heart’ derived? (1)

5. Explain what is meant by ‘enthusiastic’. (2)

6. Change the word ‘hearty’ into an adverb. (1)

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Suggested Solutions

1.1 bravery, determination and hope

1.2 the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
1.3 used to refer to a person’s character, or the place within a person where their feelings or
emotions are considered to come from (3)

2. the central or most important part (1)

3.1 My heart bleeds for the mother whose child is so sick.

3.2 My heart bleeds for those rich people who have to sell one of their yachts because of the
recession. (2)

4. Old English (1)

5. Eager to do something; excited, passionate (2)

6. heartily (1)

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