tsa item analysis (primary 3). listening 1.multiple choice (i) choose the best answer by blackening...

TSA Item Analysis

(Primary 3)

Listening

1. Multiple Choice (I)

Choose the best answer by blackening the circle

after you hear the beep sound.

Listening – Question Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Mrs Lee: We can taste the food now. See you next Saturday at 2:30 pm. Bye! *

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Listening – Question Type1. Multiple Choice (I)

1. Multiple Choice (II)

Listen to the speaker’s attitude and choose the picture with the most suitable emotion.


Cora: Hi, William. Can you come over here? This box is so heavy! I can’t carry it myself.

William: Let me help you... Oh! Be careful! It’s falling. *

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1. Multiple Choice (II)Listening – Question Type

1. Multiple Choice (III)

Listen carefully,distinguish pictorial differences

and choose the most suitable picture.



Mrs Lee: This time I fried three pieces of fish. *

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Listening – Question Type

2. Re-ordering (I)

Put the pictures in the correct order.Write the numbers

in the correct pictures

after listening to the recording.


(TSA 06, 07)

2

3

Mrs Lee: First put one cup of flour into a bowl. Next mix the flour with two cups of cold water in the bowl.Then break an egg into the bowl. Mix everything well. Now you can put a piece of fish into the bowl. *

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2. Re-ordering (I)Listening – Question Type

2. Re-ordering (II)

Put the sentences in the correct order.Write the numbers in the correct boxes

after listening to the recording.

Listening – Question Type(TSA 05)

Listening – Question Type2. Re-ordering (II) (TSA 05)

Joe: How did she become a singer?Amy: At first Fiona learnt to play the piano. The piano

teacher said she sang very well so he asked Fiona to take singing lessons. Three years ago, she joined a singing competition on TV. She won the competition and became a singer. She sang many popular songs for cartoons. *

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3. Matching

Write the namein the correct boxwhen you hear a beep sound.


(TSA sample items)

3. Matching

Julie: Who’s the young man holding the basketball?

Tony: Oh, he’s Alan’s brother. His

name is Dick. He is strong.

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Dick


4. Form-filling

Listening – Question Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10)

Joe: Miss Chan asked us to write about a singer. Who can we write about?

Amy: I have an idea. Let’s write about Fiona Tung. *

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4. Form-filling


1. Conversation

Listening – Text Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

2. Riddles

Listening – Text Type(TSA 05, 07)

3. Poem

Listening – Text Type(TSA 05, 08)

4. Story

Listening – Text Type(TSA 06, 09, 10, 11)

5. TV Programme

Listening – Text Type(TSA 05)

Distribution of Listening Text Types in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Conversation

Riddles

Poem

Story

TV Programme

Text typeYear

Distribution of Listening Question Types in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Multiple Choice

Re-ordering

Form-filling

Question type

Year

Reading


Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

Reading – Question Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)


Reading – Question Type



Reading – Question Type(TSA 05, 06)


Read the passage carefully anddistinguish pictorial differences.

Reading – Question Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)



Read the passage carefully anddistinguish pictorial differences.

1. Multiple Choice (IV)

Read line by line and eliminate wrong answers.

Reading – Question Type(TSA 06, 09)

1. Multiple Choice (IV)


2. Matching

Write the letters in the correct boxes.


(TSA 05, 06, 07)

2. Matching



2. Matching



C B

1. Book Cover

Reading – Text Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11)

2. Back Cover

Reading – Text Type(TSA 07, 10)

3. Contents Page

Reading – Text Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

4. Riddles


5. Story

Reading – Text Type(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11)

5. Dialogue

Reading – Text Type(TSA 05)

6. Diary

Reading – Text Type(TSA 05, 07, 10)

7. Photos


7. School Notice


8. Notices / Posters


9. Timetable


10. E-mail


11. Letter

Reading – Text Type(TSA 06, 09, 10, 11)

12. Advertisement


13. Poem


14. Comics


15. Postcard


Reading – Text Type16. Invitation Card (TSA 09, 11)

Reading – Text Type17. Procedure (TSA 11)

Reading – Text Type18. Coupon (TSA 11)

Distribution of Reading Text Types in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Book Cover(s) Back Cover Contents Page

Riddles Story

Dialogue Diary

Photo(s) School Notice

Notices / Posters E-mail Letter Advertisement Poem Comics Postcard Short Passage Invitation Card Procedure Coupon

Text type Year

Distribution of Reading Question Types in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Multiple Choice

Matching

Question type

Year

Writing

Writing – Text Type1. Story

sees a cake on the table. He

eats it but he wants to eat fish too. Suddenly there is a fish on the plate.

More food comes out. He thinks the house is strange and leaves the

house.

(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10)

Writing – Text Type2. Short Passage

My favourite dish is fried chicken wings. My

mum cooks them best. She cooks them when I

do well in school. They taste a little salty. I like

eating them with ketchup. I think this dish is

tasty and I can eat a lot of chicken wings!

(TSA 06, 07, 09)

Writing – Text Type3. Letter

I went to the zoo with

Uncle Sam and my friends today. I

saw monkeys, lions and pandas. The

pandas were very cute. Uncle Sam

played a game with us. We also saw

some beautiful flowers in the garden.

We were happy.

Alan

Write soon.Love

May

(TSA 05, 08)

Writing – Text Type4. E-mail

I feel happy because I can see many new things. I can learn to speak more English too. I’m making some new friends here. Rose is my new friend. She has brown hair and blue eyes. She likes reading.

Daisy

Susan

(TSA 05)

Writing – Text Type5. Diary (TSA 10)

today. I had English, Chinese and Music lessons. I enjoyed the lessons very much. My best friend, Lily, brought a lot of food to school today and we shared the food at recess. It was a happy day!

Writing – Prompts1. Pictures & Given Words

Writing – Prompts2. Guiding Questions (in point form)

Writing – Prompts3. Mind Map

Distribution of Writing Text Types in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Story Short

Passage

Letter

E-mail

Article

Diary

Text typeYear

Distribution of Writing Prompts in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Pictures & Given Words

Guiding Questions

Mind Map

PromptYear

Speaking

1. Reading Aloud

Speaking(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

2. Expression of Personal Experiences

Speaking

(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

3. Picture Descriptions – 1 picture

Speaking

(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

3. Picture Descriptions – 2 pictures

Speaking

(TSA 06, 10)

3. Picture Descriptions – 3 pictures

Speaking

(TSA 06, 07, 08, 09, 11)

3. Picture Descriptions –

Story (3 pictures + ending)

Speaking

(TSA 08)

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3. Picture Descriptions –

Story (4 pictures)

Speaking

(TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09)

Distribution of Types of Picture Descriptions in TSA

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1 picture

2 pictures

3 pictures

3 pictures + ending (story)

4 pictures

Text typeYear

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