SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT 2024-25

Mid-Term English Grade 8

School Name: GGPS 15/4.L (EMIS: 39320623)

ANSWER KEYS
Q. No.1 : d Q. No.2 : b Q. No.3 : c

Q. No.4 : c Q. No.5 : c Q. No.6 : b

Q. No.7 : b Q. No.8 : d Q. No.9 : a

Q. No.10 : c

ANSWERS / RUBRICS
Question No.11:
Item Rubric (English) :

Sample Answer:

In this stanza, the poet says that there was a mouse that made a lot of noise, which could be heard even from the house. A cow looked down at the
mouse with disapproval.

Rubrics

1. Award of Marks:

Irrelevant content will not be marked.

Paraphrased stanza. Marks (10)

Scoring Rubrics:

Accurately paraphrase the given stanza/lines with a complete idea of the text: Marks (10)
Partially paraphrase the given stanza/lines with maximum ideas of the text: Marks (6)
Paraphrase half of the stanza/lines with some ideas of the given text: Marks (3)
Paraphrase just one line showing a relationship with the text: Mark (1)

2. Deduction of Marks:
Mechanics

No mark will be deducted for up to 3 mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling.

Every four mistakes of punctuation, grammar and spelling will lead to a deduction of one mark from gained marks.
Capitalization errors will be included in the punctuation errors.
Maximum deduction of marks of punctuation, grammar and spelling will not exceed 2 Marks

Question No.12:
Item Rubric (English) :
Sample Answer:
There are many incidents in a person’s life that can change his thoughts. I have also experienced the same feelings. I am a very good cricketer.
It's been very difficult for any bowler to out me. It made me proud as well. In such a final match, I was very confident about my win but I was out on
the first ball. I was shocked. The sense of failure made me angry and disappointed. Then I got up and realized that losing should not hurt you. A loss
can never define you or your abilities. Everyone loses in life but it's only bad when we don't get back up and try again. Losing builds your character
and makes you stronger. In the end, I decided to work harder for the surety of my success.

Award of Marks:
Irrelevant content will not be marked.
a. 10 Relevant Sentences --------------------------- Marks (5)
b. Main Idea ----------------------------Mark (2)
c. Formal Language and Word Choice ----------------------------Marks (3)
d. Compound Sentence Structure ----------------------------Marks (2)
Scoring Rubrics:
a. 10 Relevant Sentences: Marks (5)

Any Ten (10) relevant sentences to the topic will be awarded and assigned (0.5)mark for each sentence =Marks (5)

b. Main Idea: Marks (2)

Clearly stated the main idea. Presents one main idea = Mark (2)
Missing, invalid, or inappropriate topic sentence; the main idea is missing = Mark (0)

c. Formal Language and Word Choice: Marks (3)

Uses formal language and 2 or more adjectives = Marks (3)

Uses either formal language or 1 adjective = Mark (1)
Inconsistent or Inappropriate language = Mark (0)

d. Compound Sentence Structure: Marks (2)

Uses at least one compound sentence structure =Marks (2)

Uses a simple sentence structure =Mark (1)
Uses sentence fragments =Mark (0)

2. Deduction of Marks:

No mark will be deducted for up to 3 mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling.

Every four mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling will lead to a deduction of one mark from gained marks.
Capitalization errors will be included in the punctuation errors.
Maximum deduction of marks of punctuation, grammar and spelling will not exceed 2 marks.

Question No.13:
Item Rubric (English) :
For Listening
1. Read the instructions and the Rubrics before the start of the activity.
2. The activity should be conducted in a quiet and peaceful environment.
3. Ask the students to listen to the instructions carefully and perform the action.
4. Call each student one by one and give the following four instructions at the same time to perform the activity.
(a) Go to the whiteboard.
(b) Pick up the board marker and duster.
(c) Write your name on the whiteboard.
(d) Erase the name using the duster.
For Speaking
Ask the student to repeat the given instructions for the activity in four sentences.
Note: Make an award list according to the given sample and record the results on that sheet.
Award of Marks:
(a) For Listening
There are a total of four marks for the activity.
For each correct action according to the instruction award one mark for the listening.
(b) For Speaking
There are a total of four marks for the activity.
For each correct sentence the student speaks award one mark for the speaking activity.

Reading Fluency
Instruction for the teachers Prior to the test
1- Read the test instructions and scoring rubrics before taking the test.
2- The reading activity should be conducted in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
3- The teacher should maintain a friendly environment so that the student feels comfortable.
4- The students should be briefed about the aim of the activity and the time bound grading format.
5-Encourage students to focus on reading correctly.
During testing
1- The teacher should note the mistakes on his/ her sheet while timer is maintained.
2- When the student makes an error he/she should be encouraged to keep trying and moving forward.
3-An error includes any word omitted, mispronounced or substituted for another word.
Student Copy
Read the given paragraph correctly with correct pronunciation. You will be given sixty seconds to read the paragraph. ( Marks 5)
Sunflowers are special because they can follow the sun. The plant flowers in summer. Their yellow petals and exciting presence make us feel warm and
happy. Sunflowers can move their heads throughout the day, following the sun's path. They do this using a special ability called heliotropism.
Sunflowers have a special hormone that helps their cells grow longer on the side that's in the shade. It makes them bend towards the sun. This clever
trick helps the sunflowers get as much sunlight as possible for their growth. When you see fields of sunflowers, you'll notice they all face the same way,
towards the sun. It's a beautiful example of how plants adapt to make the most of their surroundings. When the growth of the flower stalk stops and
the flower is mature, the heliotropism also stops. After that, the flower faces east from that moment onward.
Scoring Rubrics
The fluency level will be calculated following these steps:
Step 1: Count the number of words read by the student.
Step 2: Calculate words read correctly: The total number of words read _____- errors_____=_______words read correctly. (Pronunciation of Bold words
will be considered for scoring marks. For errors teacher will focus only on underlined/Bold words in a paragraph)
Step 3: Compare the score of the students with the standard table and award the marks.