Brown B
Test 2
Brrown B Test 2 Marking Guidance: How to Make a Compass
Recommended for: Year 3 Term 2
Qu. Skill Area and Strand Objective Answer Marks Possible Errors Advice
1 Literal Explain the main idea of a The North Pole 1 Any incorrect answer Read all the answers given.
Comprehension: paragraph or page they have Re-read the first paragraph,
Literal Comprehension just read. thinking about the question.
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2 Literal Explain the main idea of a They are both 1 The children may not Re-read the first paragraph,
Comprehension: paragraph or page they have magnetic. understand that the looking for clues to answer the
Literal Comprehension just read. ‘Earth is like a giant question.
Brown B magnet’ implies that it Think about the word ‘also’.
is magnetic.
3 Literal Comprehension Retrieve specified In 1772 1 Some children may pick Carefully re-read the paragraph
Information Retrieval information from a range of out Ancient Chinese or beginning: Some people think
Brown B fiction and non-fiction texts. Ancient Greek times … Do we know for sure when
from the text and give the compass was invented?
this as the answer. Which was the first ship to use a
compass? When was this?
4 Themes and Has read or listened to a a) To give 2 Any incorrect answer. Read the question carefully.
Conventions: Range range of texts, including instructions of Talk about the purpose of each of
of Texts Brown B some myths, legends, fiction, how to make the other texts. What would you
poetry, plays, non-fiction and something look for in those texts? What do
reference books, and can (1 mark) you expect to see?
answer questions about the
texts.
Themes and Beginning to use familiar b) What to do What you need What does the word ‘heading’
Conventions: Text non-fiction features (1 mark) mean? Look at the two headings
Structure Brown B independently to help them again, and the text underneath
navigate through a text. them.
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5 Language for Effect: Point out interesting Accept an adverb 1 Another word that links Use the context of the word as
Literary Language vocabulary on a page and that implies gentle to the act of stroking a well as the word itself. What are
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effect the word has on the gently; slowly; softly word? Try to imagine yourself
reader. following the instruction. Role-
play what you would do.
6 Literal Retrieve specified Needle 1 Cork; tape; pen; dish Where would you look to find the
Comprehension: information from a range of Bar magnet things you need? What are each
Information Retrieval non-fiction texts. (Both must be of those things made from? Which
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to be awarded.)
7 Literal Answer literal or deductive To magnetise the 1 Any incorrect answer Re-read the question. Scan the
Comprehension: questions about a range needle text for the words. Re-read the
Literal Comprehension of different kinds of books useful part of the text, trying to
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information from different used.
parts of the text where these
are clearly signposted.
8 Themes and Beginning to use familiar Accept any of the 1 ‘Put’ or another Re-read the question carefully.
Conventions: Text non-fiction features following: Finally; imperative verb that Note the pattern in the previous
Structure Brown B independently to help them last; fourth could replace ‘float’ instructions: they all begin with an
navigate through a text. adverb of time.
9 Making Inferences: Predict what will happen North 1 Any other direction or Re-read the useful part of the text.
Prediction Brown B from what is clearly stated ‘At my compass’ Look for information about how
and straightforwardly implied far apart the compasses must be
in a text, sometimes drawing before they are attracted to each
on knowledge of similar other.
texts.
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10 Literal Explain the main idea of a 1. Explanation of 2 Getting the sequence Read the four statements in the
Comprehension: paragraph or page they have how compasses wrong answer. Scan the text looking
Literal Comprehension just read. work for evidence of each of the
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about the history
of the compass
3. How to make a
compass
4. How to test
that a compass
works
(Award 2 marks for
all correct. Award
1 mark for any
two statements
numbered in the
correct order.)
Total: 12
Brown B Test 2 Marking Guidance: How to Make a Compass © Pearson Education Ltd 2015
