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    How TO PLAN TEST & EXAMS < Conform to the Examiner Guide 2013> This document deals with how to plan tests and exams according to the BEM guide or examiner guide September 2013 This guide must be applied in the teacher's daily work and its tasks integrated in the lesson plans . The guide must be applied from the the MS1 level and from the first test, because the amount of activities of the guide can't be tackled only with the MS4 level. The written expression criteria must bepart of the teacher's daily work, learners will not wait till they do a test or exam to be exposed to such task.Learners need to feel confident to tackle this task and believe that they can score at it, so teachers have to apply this regularly in their daily teaching and encourage learners to write and score. Thank you By Mr.Samir Bounab (Teacher trainer at MONE)

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    How TO PLAN TEST & EXAMS < Conform to the Examiner Guide 2013> This document deals with how to plan tests and exams according to the BEM guide or examiner guide September 2013 This guide must be applied in the teacher's daily work and its tasks integrated in the lesson plans . The guide must be applied from the the MS1 level and from the first test, because the amount of activities of the guide can't be tackled only with the MS4 level. The written expression criteria must bepart of the teacher's daily work, learners will not wait till they do a test or exam to be exposed to such task.Learners need to feel confident to tackle this task and believe that they can score at it, so teachers have to apply this regularly in their daily teaching and encourage learners to write and score. Thank you By Mr.Samir Bounab (Teacher trainer at MONE)

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    How TO PLAN TEST & EXAMS < Conform to the Examiner Guide 2013> This document deals with how to plan tests and exams according to the BEM guide or examiner guide September 2013 This guide must be applied in the teacher's daily work and its tasks integrated in the lesson plans . The guide must be applied from the the MS1 level and from the first test, because the amount of activities of the guide can't be tackled only with the MS4 level. The written expression criteria must bepart of the teacher's daily work, learners will not wait till they do a test or exam to be exposed to such task.Learners need to feel confident to tackle this task and believe that they can score at it, so teachers have to apply this regularly in their daily teaching and encourage learners to write and score. Thank you By Mr.Samir Bounab (Teacher trainer at MONE)

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    How To Plan Tests and Exams According To The BEM Guide 2013 Typology

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    How TO PLAN TEST & EXAMS < Conform to the Examiner Guide 2013> This document deals with how to plan tests and exams according to the BEM guide or examiner guide September 2013 This guide must be applied in the teacher's daily work and its tasks integrated in the lesson plans . The guide must be applied from the the MS1 level and from the first test, because the amount of activities of the guide can't be tackled only with the MS4 level. The written expression criteria must bepart of the teacher's daily work, learners will not wait till they do a test or exam to be exposed to such task.Learners need to feel confident to tackle this task and believe that they can score at it, so teachers have to apply this regularly in their daily teaching and encourage learners to write and score. Thank you By Mr.Samir Bounab (Teacher trainer at MONE)

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    Testing

    <conform to the Examiner guide September 2013 >

    Format BEM exam paper .


    Content :
    Read the text then do the following activities ( must appear below the text- Compulsory)
    Part One : < 14 points>
    A/ Reading Comprehension (7points)
    B / Mastery of Language ( 7 points)
    Part Two : Written Expression < Integrated Situation > ( 6 points)
    Principles of Testing :
    1. Format :
    - Text < normal length >
    Part 1 [ 3 activities]
    - 2 main parts
    Part 2 ( written Expression ) Situation of Integration2. Scoring scales

    1 : Reading comprehension = 7 points


    Mastery of Language = 7 points
    Part 2 : Written Expression = 6 points

    Part

    3. Text :
    -

    Authentic - meaningful
    Source ( No Text from Students books)
    Length < 12 to 15 lines > {Leave 1cm of margin from the left side & 1cm of
    margin from the right side }
    Neutral ( not hurting ethnic religious )
    Mistake free
    Clear ( not ambiguous )
    Interesting & motivating
    If adapted it must be coherent should not lose its meaning.
    Topic should not be remote from what you do in the syllabus < as close as you
    treat in the fourth level>

    4. Activities :
    I. Reading Comprehension:
    -

    Clear and precise .


    Familiar to students .
    Related to what has been taught.
    Graded in difficulties .
    Conform to the Examiner Guide September (BEM GUIDE) 2013
    Coherent
    All the activities should lead to the written expression <integrated situation>
    No < reference questions > ( when what why where)
    Yes / No True /false table filling .
    Auxiliary questions Task : for example, students are expected to give positive
    answer so they may manifest that as follows:
    - Yes .
    Work on the ideas
    - Yes he did.
    - Repeats the sentence.
    Not on the words
    - He did
    Do not test the same item twice
    True / False (the words in the Task must not appear in the text)
    Questions cover all the text.
    By: Mr.Samir Bounab ( [email protected] )

    Lexis : 4 words in all the text


    - The words spread all over the whole text.
    - The words given must have at least 4 possible answers for each word.
    - The words given in lexis should be re-invested likely in the written
    Expression
    B) Mastery of Language: All the activities should prepare students for the situation of integration
    I.
    II.
    III.

    Activity 1 : Mechanic ( word formation / punctuation .)


    Activity 2 : Syntax

    Not forbidden to give

    2 activities of
    Syntax

    Activity 3 : Pronunciation

    Part Two: Written Expression (situation of Integration)


    - It must be:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    7
    .

    Related Topically to the text .


    Not taken from the text
    Well worded
    Well written
    Contains topic task person addressed to
    Hints : must not be
    - questions .
    - nouns
    - verbs
    - prepositions
    Example(hints):

    - Place ( abroad / Algeria.


    - Time ( holidays
    - Stay ( how long / hotels..)
    7.The instruction must be : Write about : No Use these hints
    8. Students are free to Not use the given hints
    9. The (corriger) must be conform to the BEM one.

    T
    h
    e

    10. The grid of evaluation of the Written Expression:


    Good
    Topic (1pt) all the ideas are
    related to the topic
    Format (1pt) : correct

    Criteria

    Relevance (2points)
    (2points)

    Ideas well
    Organized

    Organisation
    (2points)

    topic sentences/

    sentences are linked correctly

    supporting sentences

    (2points)

    Correct use of (tense)/ verb


    form/ link words
    vocabulary varied

    Linguistic Resources
    ( 2 points)
    ( 2 points)

    i
    n
    s
    t
    r
    t

    Fair
    Topic (0.5pt)

    Poor
    Topic

    - Some ideas are related to the topic ( - Very little reference to the topic (
    at least 4)
    Format (0.5pt) :
    -correct
    (1pt)

    1 or 2 sentences)
    Format:
    Correct /incorrect
    (0.5 pt)

    Some Ideas are well


    organized

    No topic sentence (no)


    conclusion

    Ideas are not well


    organised difficult to
    follow

    Topic sentences/no
    conclusion

    Some sentences are linked


    correctly
    ( 1 point )

    No topic sentence

    Correct use of (tense) / verb form


    Use of 3 link words
    Vocabulary not varied
    3 mistakes are accepted
    ( 1 point)

    No conclusion
    Sentences are not linked
    correctly
    ( 0.5 point)

    incorrect use of (tense)/ verb


    form

    no link words
    vocabulary (very) limited
    more than 6 mistakes
    ( 0.5 pt)

    Note : If candidate is out of the topic , Do not take into consideration (do not mark)
    organisation and linguistic resources
    - Mark just Format
    By : Mr.Samir Bounab
    ( [email protected] )

    [email protected]
    Sample of exam paper conform to the above
    instructions:
    Text :

    Bill and Simone Butler left Miami one summer weekend in their boat. They wanted to sail round
    the Caribbean Sea for two weeks.
    During their holiday, they saw a large group of whales. Bill and Simone were very excited.
    unfortunately, while they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat. Suddenly
    water started getting in and they realized that they were in trouble. They quickly jumped into the lifeboat
    while the boat was sinking, and watched it disappear under the sea.
    Fortunately, they had enough food and water for twenty days. They also had a fishing line and a
    machine which made salt water into drinking water. These helped them to survive during their terrible
    experience .For the next fifty days, when there was no food ,they caught ten fish a day and ate them raw.
    The butlers saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted while they were
    passing, nobody saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning
    to lose hope, a fishing boat rescued them.t heir disastrous holiday was over.
    Adapted from Headway

    Part One: - 14 ptsA Reading Comprehension (7pt) Read the text carefully and do the following activities.
    Activity one: ( 2pts)
    Match each title with its corresponding paragraph .
    Paragraph one
    - The Hard Days at Sea
    - The rescue
    Paragraph two
    - A sailing holiday
    Paragraph three
    - The accident
    Paragraph four
    Activity two: ( 3pts)
    Read the following statements and write true , false or not mentioned
    1-Some whales were swimming close to the Butlers boat.
    2- They did not damage the boat.
    3- Italian fishermen saved them.
    Activity three : ( 2pts)
    Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to the following:
    a) had problems =
    b) horrible =
    c) cried =
    d) saved =

    Part One : B- Mastery of Language: (7 pts)


    Activity one : (2pts)
    Combine the following sentences using the appropriate words : but so however while
    1- We were camping near a river.We saw a crocodile.
    2- We were scared to death .We immediately left the campsite.
    Activity Two : (3pts)
    Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
    Bouchaoui (to be) a very nice forest. Last weekend I ( to go) there with my parents.As we (to have)
    sandwiches, we saw a huge snake.
    Activity three:
    Find in the text four words that have the following sounds.
    /e/ very
    / :/ water
    1122Part Two: Written Expression ( 6pts)
    As you were camping with some friends, class or schoolmates, something bad happened. So you decided
    to go back home. Write an email to your pen-friend /or friend living in another city (town).Tell him/her what
    happened.

    Write about :
    - Date (when) : spring /summer holidays.
    - Place ( where) : forest / woods /beach..
    - The first three days : good / great / lovely time.
    - The fourth day : event( what happened) / actions ( what you did )
    - Your feelings
    by Mr.Samir Bounab at ([email protected])

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