SỞ GD&ĐT TIỀN GIANG TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯƠNG ĐỊNH TEST 15’ Choose the best answer: 1/ It began to rain, but he didn’t open his umbrella. That is,………… a. although it began to rain, he didn’t open his umbrella b. it began to rain, so he didn’t open his umbrella c. it began to rain, therefore, he didn’t open his umbrella d. although it began to rain, however, he didn’t open his umbrella 2/ She doesn’t have time, so she doesn’t go with us.That is,……… a. If she has time, she will go with us b. If she had time, she would go with us c. If she didn’t have time, she didn’t go with us d. If she had had time, she would have gone with us 3/ He is a person- --------------friends trust him a. who b. his c. that d.whose 4/ Nobody can solve the mystery. That is…………… a. the mystery can’t be solved c. no one can’t solve the mystery b. the mystery can be solved by nobody d. anybody can solve the mystery 5/ The policeman----------him open the briefcase. a. forced b.told c.ordered d.made 6/ Tom has a lot of homework---------- this weekend a.to do b. do c. will do d. doing 7/ One of the qualities for true-------- is constancy. a. friend b. friendly c.friendship d.friendliness 8/ John----------- to return my book next Sunday. a. suggested b.promised c.reminded d.will remind 9/ When I------home, my parents -------- to work. a. got-went b.was getting-went c. got-had gone d.was getting-had gone 10/ Would you mind------- more slowly, please. a. telling b.saying c.talking d.speaking 11/ ------------many changes in her life, she remained loyal to her husband. a. In spite b.Although c.Though d. Despite 12/ Where much mutual sympathy doesn’t exist, friendship is----------- a. possible b. impossible c.long-lasting d.deep 13/ A wad of dollar notes exactly like------ her father had given her before. a. one b.ones c.the ones d. dollars 14/ We watched the little girl------- across the street a.walk b.walked c.is walking d.to walk 15/ Tell her------- for school again. a. not to be late b. not being late c.not to late d.not be late 16/ The play last night was a truly ------- performance. a. memory b.memorize c. memorable d.memorial 17/ When I first ------- him, he ------- in a restaurant. a.met-worked b. met- was working c. was meeting- worked d. was meeting- working 18/ I didn’t want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I--------- a.leave b.left c.am leaving d.was leaving 19/ By the time we arrived, the film ---------, so we miss the first five minutes. a.started b. was starting c.has started d.had started 20/ A person who is concerned only --------- his own interest and fellings can not be a true friend. a. in b.on c.with d.of VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Bài kiểm tra 15 phút tiếng Anh lớp chương trình unit I Từ vựng tiếng Anh – hoàn thành từ tiếng Việt sang tiếng Anh thành phố -> tầng -> làng xóm -> đường phố -> tỉnh thành -> quê nhà -> thị trấn -> 10 vùng quê -> địa -> 11 núi -> tòa tháp -> II Sắp xếp câu theo thứ tự 12 đất nước -> address/ What/ Mai’s/ is? -> does/ she/ Who/ with/ live? -> her/ Is/ house/ beautiful? -> 56 Nguyen Trai/ is / Street/ It -> she/ Where/ does/ live? -> Da Nang/ hometown/ His/ city/ is -> hometown/ like/ What/ his/ is? -> small/ quiet/ village/ and/ It/ is -> you/ Do/ your/ live/ with/ parents? -> 10 are/ modern/ There/ towers/ my/ in/ town -> III.Điền từ thích hợp vào ô trống (Từ vựng I) Quang Nam …………… is my father’s hometown -> My aunt and uncle live in a small …………… in the countryside -> Her family lives on the third ……………… of HAGL Tower -> There is a big and tall ………………… in front of my house -> Da nang is one of the most beautiful ………… in Vietnam -> Their …………… is 97B, Nguyen Van Cu Street -> Truong Son is the longest ………………… in my country -> Peter’s …………… is London City in England -> Luong The Vinh Junior high school TEST 15 minutes Full name : . Class: I . Choose the best answer for the following sentences :pts 1. Deaf -mutes can .speak .hear a. both and b. not only . but also c. neither nor d. either .or 2. She came with a new idea for increasing sale a. on b. up c. in d. over 3.You can see a lot of famous painting in this a. service b. invention c. demonstration d. exhibition 4. Nam is .to join the Army a. not enough old b. enough not old c. not old enough. d. enough old 5. My Dad is .to buy a new car a. not money enough b. enough money not c. not enough money d. money enough not 6. I .a letter to my old friend last month . a. gave b. received c. took d. sent 7. I’m going to .the movie at 8 this evening a. see b. seeing c. to see d. seen 8. The theatre is a bit far your house and the club isn’t it ? a. from b. in c. away d. at 9. Let’s .together outside in the garden of the club . a. us meet b. them meet c. the children d. meet 10. Quang has just bought a new book and he .it this afternoon a. reads b. is read c. is going to read d. will reading II . Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting :5pts 11. We don’t have money enough to buy a new bike A B C D 12. He enjoys listen to music while he is studying A B C D 13.I am going to traveling around Vietnam with my family this summer A B C D 14.She isn’t speak slowly enough for us to understand A B C D 15. There are some problems we only can talk to our friends , not our parents or siblings A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 A B C D Vietnam National University hanoi university of languages and international studies post-graduate Department Hoà ng HỒNG TRANG A STUDY ON VALIDITY OF 45 MINUTE TESTS FOR THE 11 TH GRADE NGHIÊN CỨU TÍNH GIÁ TRỊ CỦA BÀI KIỂM TRA 45 PHÚT TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 M.A. COMBINED PROGRAMME THESIS Major: Methodology Major code: 60.14.10 HANOI - 2009 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES POST-GRADUATE DEPARTMENT HOÀNG HỒNG TRANG A STUDY ON VALIDITY OF 45 MINUTE TESTS FOR THE 11 TH GRADE NGHIÊN CỨU TÍNH GIÁ TRỊ CỦA BÀI KIỂM TRA 45 PHÚT TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 M.A. COMBINED PROGRAMME THESIS Major: Methodology Major code: 60.14.10 Supervisor: ASSOC. PROF. DR. VÕ ĐẠI QUANG HANOI - 2009 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ABSTRACT ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vii LIST OF TABLES viii INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale for the study 1 2. Significance of the study 2 3. Aims of the study 2 4. Scope of the study 3 5. Research questions 3 6. Organization of the study 3 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1. LANGUAGE TESTING AS PART OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS 4 1.1.1. Language testing – a brief history and its characteristics 4 1.1.2. Purposes of language testing 5 1.1.3. Validity in language testing 7 1.1.3.1. Definition and types of validity 7 v 1.1.3.2. Content validity 8 1.1.3.3. Construct validity 9 1.2. CLASS PROGRESS TESTS 10 1.2.1. Language tests – definition and types 10 1.2.2. Class progress tests as a type of achievement tests 10 1.3. TESTING TECHNIQUES 12 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY 2.1. Type of research: A qualitative research 17 2.2. Techniques 18 2.2.1. Data type and data collection 18 2.2.2. Data analysis 19 CHAPTER 3: THE STUDY 3.1. THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING AND TESTING ENGLISH AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN VIETNAM 21 3.1.1. The methodological innovation 21 3.1.2. The testing innovation 22 3.2. AN OVERVIEW OF THE TEACHING AND TESTING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE 11 TH GRADE 23 3.2.1. English textbook for the 11 th grade 23 3.2.2. Syllabus for 11 th grade English language subject 24 3.2.3. 45 minute English language tests 29 CHAPTER 4: MAJOR FINDINGS vi 4.1. Phonetics section in 45-minute tests 31 4.1.1. Data concerning construct validity 31 4.1.2. Data concerning content validity 37 4.2. Grammar section in 45-minute tests 42 4.2.1. Data concerning construct validity 42 4.2.2. Data concerning content validity 47 4.3. Vocabulary section in 45-minute tests 53 4.3.1. Data concerning construct validity 53 4.3.2. Data concerning content validity 57 CONCLUSION 1. DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 60 1.1. On pronunciation testing 60 1.2. On grammar testing 62 1.3. On vocabulary testing 64 2. CONCLUSION 66 REFERENCES 68 APPENDICES Copies of test papers collected vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS MCQ Multiple-choice question GF Gap-filling ER Error recognition ST Sentence transformation SB Sentence building C.V. Construct Validity V. Validity viii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Bookmap of the English 11 textbook Table 2: Recommended structure of a 45 minute test Table 3: Number of pronunciation test items having their underlined parts dissimilar in letter format Table 4: No correct answer Table 5: Apparent correct answer Table 6: Underlined letter(s) not corresponding to the sounds tested Table 7: Content validity of phonetics section in Group 1 tests Table 8: Content validity of phonetics section in Group 2 tests Table 9: Content 1913 Dùng hình thức đúng của động từ trong ngoặc : 1. Where ( be ) .your father now ? _ He ( read ) .a newspaper. 2. Listen! Mai ( sing ) . 3. They ( play ) .volleyball every afternoon , but they ( play ) badminton . 4. It is 6:00 p.m. Mary is at home .She (have ) dinner. She always ( have ) dinner with her family around 6 o’clock . 5. Ha ( like ) .badminton . She often ( play ) badminton with her friend , Lan. They ( play ) .it every Thursday afternoon . They ( play ) badminton in the stadium now. 6. Laura ( be ) .from Canada. She ( speak ) English and French . She ( come ) .to VietNam tomorrow . She ( stay ) .in a hotel in HCM City for 3 days . She ( visit ) a lot of places of interest in Viet Nam . 7. Which language Peter ( speak ) ? 8. He often ( have ) .coffee for breakfast , but today he ( eat ) some eggs. 9. We should ( do ) morning exercises . 10. We ( come ) back next Monday . 11. My brother can ( swim ) 12. He ( learn ) English and I ( read ) a book now . 13. My friend ( take ) . a trip to Da Lat next week . 14. Let’s ( help ) .her . 15. She ( not / want ) any coffee . She ( want ) some tea. 16. Lan and Nam ( see ) a new film tonight. 17. They ( not / go ) .fishing in winter. 18. I ( like ) my English classes very much . I often ( practice ) speaking English with my friend Lan. I ( take ) the English Final Test now , and my father ( wait ) . for me in front of the school . 19. Minh ( be ) . at the library now . He ( sit ) at a table and ( read ) a picture book. He usually ( go ) . to the library when he has free time . 1 Viết đoạn văn dùng từ gợi ý , sau đó trả lời câu hỏi : Miss Lan / tall / thin . She / round face . She / brown hair . She / brown oval eyes . She / small nose . She / full lips/ small white teeth . She / young / beautiful . She / gymnast. She / strong. Questions : 1. Is Miss Lan tall ? 2. Is she thin or fat ? 3. Does she have a round face or an oval face ? 4. What color are her eyes ? 5. What does she do ? Đọc đoạn văn , trả lời câu hỏi : 1 Linh is twelve years old . He is in grade 6. He lives in a house with his mother , father and sister . Their house is next to a bookstore . In the neighborhood ,there is a restaurant , a market and a stadium . Linh’s father works in a restaurant . His mother works in a market . Linh goes to school every morning . He has classes from seven to fifteen past eleven. Every morning , Bi gets up at six. He watches his face and brushes his teeth. At six –thirty he eats breakfast , then he goes to school . At twelve thirty , he goes home and has lunch . In the afternoon , he plays soccer . In the evening , he does his homework , then watches television. 1. What does Bi do ? 2. What time does he get up every morning ? 3. What does he do after breakfast ? 4. Does he go to school in the afternoon ? 5. What does he do in the evening ? 2 Thu’s school is in the city. It’s on Tran Phu Street . It ‘s a big school . It has three floors and twenty classrooms . Thu is in grade six. Her classroom is on the second floor . Thu goes to school in the morning. She has classes from seven to half past eleven . 1. Is Thu’s school small or big ? 2. How many classrooms are there in her school ? 3. Where is her classroom ? 4. What time do her classes start ? 2 3 Miss Trinh is singer . She is small .thin. She .long black hair and .oval face. has black eyes , small nose and full lips . She .young and . 1. What VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn Đề KSCL môn Tiếng Anh lớp (1 đề dành cho em học Chương trình đề dành cho em học chương trình cũ) A: Đề Khảo sát chất lượng môn Anh lớp chương trình ĐỀ KHẢO KIỂM TRA LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (Đề gồm 02 trang) I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (1.0 point) a some b rode c come d month a judo b hope c post d one a school b chess c teaching d chalk a physics b history c excited d music a healthy b history c vocabulary d my II Odd one out (1.0 point) a compass b textbook c calculator d judo a English b play c science d history a have b share c with d study a classmate b remember c knock d help a uniform b post office c library d classroom III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the entences below (3.0 points) Listen! Someone at the door a are knocking b is knocking c knock d knocks I forgot my calculator a Oh dear b I see c You’ll see d That’s OK I’m excited _ our first day at school a in b with c about d for Let’s _ our school uniform and go to school a take off b wear on c put off d put on Get up, Tom We to school, today a are going back b going back c go to back d are going to back I meet my friend my way to school a in b on c at d _ Do you your things with your classmates? a share b help c put on d wear My school is _ by mountains and green fields a surrounding b surround c surrounded d surrounds How you get to school every day? – _ a By bike b On foot c I walk to school d all are correct 10 I my homework with my friends a Play b have c d all are correct 11 Students live and study in a school They only go home at weekends a Boarding b international c creative d small 12 does Mai usually cook dinner? – At five pm a What b When c What time d Why 13 They are healthy because they _ every day a Play chess b judo c study vocabulary d play music 14 Do you keep quiet when your teacher is talking? – _ a Yes, I b Yes, we c Yes, I am d a & b are correct 15 Hoang _ in a small house in the center of the city a Live b lives c don’t live d a & c are correct IV Read the conversation and answer the questions (2,5 points) Mr Green: Hey, Tom How’s your first week at the new school? Tom: Well, it’s great But I was a bit nervous at first Mr Green: Why were you nervous? Tom:The teachers are all new to me, most of my classmates are new too Mr Green:Are they friendly to you? Tom: Ah, yeah They are all nice to me Mr Green:What subjects did you have today? Tom: Well, we had maths, geography and computer studies, my favourite subject Mr Green:Oh, good So everything is going well at school? Tom:Right I had a good first day And …Dad, can I join the judo club at schoo? I like to judo Mr Green: Yeah, OK, if you like But don’t forget to your homework Tom: I won’t Thanks, Dad Why was Tom nervous at first? …………………………………………………………………………………………… What are Tom’s teachers and friends like? ………………………………………………………………………………………… What is his favourite subject? ………………………………………………………………………………………… What club does he want to join? ………………………………………………………………………………………… Is Tom having a nice first week at his new school? ………………………………………………………………………………………… V Using the words and phrase complete the passage (2,5 points) My name/ Quan I/ eleven/ years old I/ a student I/ grade I/ Nguyen Du secondary school It/Bui Thi Xuan Street/ Dalat City /Lam Dong province It / over 2,700 students It / big buildings / two big playgrounds We / only go / school/ half a day/ morning / or / afternoon School/ we / learn / about 14 subjects We / wear / uniform / school / everyday I / like / English / maths / best At break time, I / play games / chat/ friends I / my homework/ watch TV/ after school ——————-The end——————HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM NĂM HỌC 2014- 2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP (thí điểm) Question Answer key Point I 1- b 2d 3a 4c 5d 1- d 2b 3c 4a 5a III 1b 2a 3c 4d 5a 6b 7a (3,0 points) 9d 10c 11a 12c 13b 14d 15b 0,2 for each