Guidelines for Preparing Questions


Specific guidelines for preparing questions

A. Reading comprehension of textual passage (familiar passage   6 - 8 scores)

A passage can be taken from any of the units in the coursebook. (One or two paragraphs of about 100 - 120 words) This shall be followed by questions involving:

          a.       Question(s) to test different levels of comprehension -- inferential, interpretative, and evaluative, etc.)
          b.       Questions to test vocabulary acquisition -- antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution etc. can be included.
          c.       Question to prepare different discourse types such as dialogues/ messages/ captions/ slogans/ diary entry/ letter/ notices can be included.
         d.       Avoid including pre and post passage questions.

B. Poems                                                                                                           (4+4=8 scores)
1.       Two poems shall be given (one or two stanzas each). Both shall be followed by:              
·       Questions to test the comprehension of the theme/ message conveyed
·       Questions to test the learner's appreciation of the poetic craft such as use of images/ rhyming   words/ rhyme scheme/ figures of speech
·       like use of simile and metaphor.

C. Textual Writing

A.      A detailed writing in about 120 - 150 words based on any one of the   reading passages in the coursebook. (essay type with choice)                                                                                         (7scores)
          
·       One question should be from a story and the other from an expository passage given in the Coursebook.
·       It can be in the form of preparing speeches, rewriting the story from a different point of view, writing one's own views etc. (related to the reading passage)
·   There should be another question given as a choice in this area. Hints to the bare minimum shall be provided to motivate the learners to attempt the answers and as an entry to the question.

D.      Developing various discourses                                                                           (14 score)
Slots for writing various discourses such as letter/ diary entry/ notice/ profile/ placard/ dialogue/ message etc. shall be identified from the lessons and any of the three items may be tested.

E. Question from the Supplementary Reader                                                            (5 scores)
A major event from any one of the stories from the Supplementary Reader may be taken. The sub events can be given in jumbled order for sequencing the events to make a meaningful paragraph.

F. Testing Language elements                                                                                   (12 scores)
·       Editing a passage
      Morphological and syntactical errors, (the errors must be underlined)
·       Cloze type to test articles, prepositions and linkers
·       Reporting dialogues
·       Dialogue to be completed to test question tags/ question framing/ if- clause/ other commonly used structures.
·       Items to test the learner’s competency in using phrasal verbs.
·         Questions based on language elements also should be at discourse level.

G. Study skills – Information transfer                                                                                           
A passage will be given to prepare notes/ fill in a flow chart etc.
Pie- diagram/ tree diagram/ histogram/ front covers or blurbs of books/ bio-data/ brochures/ weather reports/ advertisements/ time schedule etc. can be given to gather and interpret information from them.

H. Comprehension of an Unfamiliar Passage                                                            (6 scores)
          An unfamiliar passage (of about 120 to 150 words) will be given The selected passage shall be simple and shall be based on a familiar theme/subject. Unfamiliar words/ expressions should be glossed. This will be followed by:
·         Questions to test different levels of comprehension.
·         Giving title or caption
·         Transfer of information
I. Free responses                                                                                                           (5 scores)
          A newspaper report or striking pictures can be given to test the free response of the learner based on an issue or context. It should be in relation to a theme of the units in the Coursebook.
J. Profile writing                                                                                                           (6 scores)
           A question to write the Profile of a renowned personality known to the learners shall be given. Possible hints should be provided.


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