Group 16 - Reading Summative Test

HANOI PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2
FACULTY OF ENGLISH
DESIGN A WRITING COMPREHENSION SUMMATIVE TEST

Group 1:
1. Nguyễn Thị Dung
2. Phạm Thị Lan Anh
3. Đào Hoài An
Hanoi, 202
a. A test maxtrix
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 10 – TIME: 35 MINUTES
FINAL READING TEST- SEMESTER I
Skill Awareness levels

Total
Recognition Understanding Application High application
Ratio Number Ratio Number Ratio Number Ratio Number of Ratio Number of
(%) of (%) of (%) of (%) questions (%) questions
questions questions questions
20 3 13,3 2 33 5
Cl
oz
Reading
13,3 2 13,3 2 6,7 1 33 5

Comprehe
Reading
Total 40 6 40 6 20 4 100 16
Ratio 80 20
(%)
b. Test questions
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of
the questions
To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams.

“All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one.
Certainly, all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams, None of them
thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in a exam you simply had to be
able to predict the questions which would be asked, This was the case as regards
tow students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in
the final year “exam” neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The
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exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had
both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared
for them.
1) Students need to do well in exams __________.

a. In order to do well at school.
b. Because they need to do well at school.
c. So that to do well at school.
d. Therefore they have to do well at school.
2) The statement “ All students hate exams” is _________.

a. extremely true
b. completely true
c. quite true
d. very true
3) Which of the following sentences is not true?

a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was
unfair.
b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which
would be asked.
c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.
d. “ All students hate exams” is fairly true generalization.
4) Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?
a. Because the exam was very difficult.
b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous
year.
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c. Because they were dull students.
d. Because the questions weren’t in their lesson.
5) The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to

_________________________.
a. describe the importance of exams.
b. discuss how exams effect on the students.
c. explain the equality in examinations.
d. criticize the exam system.
Part 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

Today computers come in all shapes and sizes. There were still big computers for
companies or universities. There are other special computers for factories. These large
computers tell the factory machines what to do. But there are also small ____ (1)
computers to use at home or in an office. There are even computers in telephones,
television ______(2) and cars. These computers have to be small. They are so small that
you cannot even see all their parts.
Computers are very useful, but they also can cause problems. One kind of problems is
with the computer's memory. It is not perfect so sometimes ______(3) important
information. Another problem is with the machinery. Computers are machines, and
machines can break down. When the computers break down, they may erase information,
______(4) chalk on a blackboard. Or they may stop doing anything at all. And there is
______(5) different kind of problem with computers. Some doctors say they may be bad
for your health. They say you should not work with computers all day.
Question 1: A. personal B. private C. individual D. owner's
Question 2: A. pictures B. outfits C. screens D. sets
Question 3: A. lose B. miss C. misplace D. misunderstand
Question 4: A. as B. like C. such as D. for instance
Question 5: A. yet B. other C. more D. another
c. Answer keys
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B
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11. vii 12. i 13. iii 14. ii 15. iv
16. v
d. Test procedure
1. Identify the purpose of the reading test - to assess comprehension, vocabulary,
grammar, reading for main idea & detailed information, inference and summarization
2. Determine the level of difficulty - the reading test should be appropriate for 10th-
grade students.
3. Select the appropriate reading materials - choose reading passages that is
appropriate for 10th graders and relates to their interests or curriculum (excerpts from
articles and books).
4. Design the test format - make sure that the form is clear and easy to follow. Cloze test,
reading comprehension and matching headings are common formats. Decide on the
number of questions and pages in the test.
5. Set the test timing - ensure that students have sufficient time to read the passages and
answer the questions.
6. Create the test instructions - the instructions should be clear and concise. Explain
what the students are required to do and how they will be assessed.
7. Develop the scoring scheme - establish a clear and fair scoring system that reflects the
test objectives.
8. Pretest the reading test - before administering the test, pretest it to ensure that the
questions are appropriate, and the vocabulary and grammar in the passages are clear (In
Cloze-Test Exercise- make sure the blanks are evenly spaced and not too close together
and avoid using difficult vocabulary or complex sentence structures that could confuse the
students).

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HANOI PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2

DESIGN A WRITING COMPREHENSION SUMMATIVE TEST

Skill Awareness levels

13,3 2 13,3 2 6,7 1 33 5

To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams.

1) Students need to do well in exams __________.

2) The statement “ All students hate exams” is _________.

3) Which of the following sentences is not true?

5) The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to

Part 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

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