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Introduction
1.1 Let’s Go Tests and Quizzes has been designed to fa-cilitate the testing of students using the Let’s Go 3rd Edition series As you and your students work your way through the units, the writing quizzes as well as the writing and listening tests included in this book may be given to ensure students have absorbed and mastered the materials presented in the Let’s Go 3rd Edition Level Student Book, Skills Book and Work Book These tests will also help you fairly and objec-tively evaluate and grade your students
1.2 The tests are objective, easy to administer and match the language and skills objectives for Level of the Let’s Go 3rd Edition series Each test type, and the question components that make up each type, are explained below Look for the i symbol for suggestions on time limits and administering as well as marking/grading the quizzes and tests 1.3 We hope you enjoy using these tests and find them
a useful teaching tool for your young learners!
Quiz and Test Types
2.1 There are six different types of Let’s Go Tests and Quizzes:
• Lesson Quizzes • Unit Tests
• Let’s Learn About Quizzes • Review Tests
• Midterm Test • Final Test
2.2 Lesson Quizzes
The Let’s Go 3rd Edition Level Student Book consists of eight main units (plus four review units) Each main unit is broken down into four sections:
• Let’s Start • Let’s Learn • Let’s Learn More • Let’s Build
Lesson Quizzes are one page each and have been de-signed to match the content of each of the unit sections, such as Lesson Quiz 1.1 Let’s Start, Lesson Quiz 1.2 Let’s Learn, etc There are 32 Lesson Quizzes in total
i The Lesson Quizzes are written and can be com-pleted in approximately 10 minutes (more ad-vanced students may require less time) A Lesson Quiz could easily be administered at the beginning of class as a form of review for the previous lesson or warm-up for the lesson that is about to begin Each Lesson Quiz consists of two parts, A and B The exact number of answers in each part varies slightly for each Lesson Quiz and falls into the range of three to seven answers per part For grad-ing purposes, one or two points could be awarded for each answer
2.3 Unit Tests
Unit Tests are each two pages long and have been de-signed to match the content of a complete unit, covering all four lessons (Let’s Start, Let’s Learn, Let’s Learn More, and Let’s Build) There are eight Unit Tests in total
i The Unit Tests have both written and listening questions and can be completed in approximately 20 minutes (more advanced students may require less time) As with Lesson Quizzes, a Unit Test could be administered at the beginning of class as a form of review for the previous unit Each Unit Test consists of four parts, A, B, C, and D The exact number of answers in each part varies slightly for each Unit Test and falls into the range of three to seven answers per part For grading purposes, one or two points could be awarded for each answer
2.4 Let’s Learn About Quizzes
Let’s Learn About Quizzes are each one page long and have been designed to match the content of the Let’s Learn About page at the end of Units 2, 4, and There are four Let’s Learn About Quizzes in total
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answers per quiz For grading purposes, one or two points could be awarded for each answer
2.5 Review Tests
Review Tests are each two pages long and have been designed to match the content of two complete units Review Test covers Units and 2, Review Test cov-ers Units and 4, Review Test covcov-ers Units and and Review Test covers Units and There are four Review Tests in total
i Review Tests have both written and listening ques-tions and can be completed in approximately 20 minutes (more advanced students may require less time) Review Tests could be administered as part of a formal review for the previous two units Each Re-view Test consists of four parts, A, B, C, and D The exact number of answers in each part varies slightly for each Unit Test and falls into the range of four to 10 answers per part For grading purposes, one or two points could be awarded for each answer
2.6 Midterm Test
The Midterm Test is four pages long and has been de-signed to match the content of Units to There is only one Midterm Test
i The Midterm Test has both written and listening questions and can be completed in approximately 30 to 45 minutes (more advanced students may re-quire less time) The Midterm Test should be ad-ministered as part of a formal review for Units to The Midterm Test consists of eight parts, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H The exact number of answers in each part varies for a total of 43 answers For grad-ing purposes, one or two points could be awarded for each answer
2.7 Final Test
The Final Test is six pages and has been designed to match the content of Units to 8, providing a compre-hensive test for all of Level There is only one Final Test
i The Final Test has both written and listening ques-tions and can be completed in approximately 45 to 60 minutes (more advanced students may require less time) The Final Test should be administered as part of a formal review for all of Level The Final Test consists of 10 parts, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J The exact number of answers in each part varies for a total of 99 answers For grading purposes, one or two points could be awarded for each answer
Question Types
There are four main types of questions in Let’s Go Tests and Quizzes:
3.1 Writing Questions
Writing Questions ask students to fill in a blank from a series of given options or from memory When marking writing answers, look for correct grammar and punc-tuation There are five styles of Writing Questions:
• Choose and write: students fill in the blanks from a series of given options
• Write: students fill in the blanks from memory. • Read and write: students read the question then
fill in the blanks from memory
• Unscramble and write: students unscramble a mixed-up word or sentence then write it in the blank
• Draw: students draw an item that matches the given vocabulary/sentence
3.2 Matching Questions
Matching Questions ask students to connect an im-age with a word or phrase or to connect two phrases Matching Questions also ask students to check or circle the correct answer The emphasis on these questions is the student’s ability to read and understand informa-tion There are four styles of Matching Questions:
• Connect: students connect an image with a word or phrase
• Read and circle: students circle the correct answer from two or three options
• Read and check: students check the correct an-swer from two options
• Read and match: students connect two phrases, usually in a question and answer format
3.3 Listening Questions
(The Audio for the Listening Questions can be found on the Let’s Go website at www.oup.com/elt/letsgo/) Listening Questions ask students to listen to a tape script and then select the correct answer from multiple choices or to listen to a series of phrases and then num-ber the sequence The tape scripts for these questions are presented at natural speed There are two styles of Listening Questions:
• Listen and check: students listen to a tape script and then select the correct answer from multiple choices
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3.4 Combination Questions
Combination Questions ask students to two or three different things and test multiple skills at the same time Some lower-level students may need extra guidance with these questions There are five styles of Combination Questions:
• Unscramble, write, and connect: students un-scramble a mixed-up word, write it in the blank, and then connect it with the correct image
• Read, circle, and write: students read the ques-tion, circle the correct opques-tion, and then write the answer from memory
• Read, match, and check: students read the ques-tion, match it to the correct image, and then check the correct answer
• Read, choose, and write: students read the ques-tion and then fill in the blank from a series of giv-en options
• Listen, choose, and write: students listen to a tape script and then fill in the blank from a series of given options
Answer Keys and Tape Scripts
4.1 Answer Keys and Tape Scripts are provided for all quizzes and tests
4.2 Every question has a corresponding answer in the key, with the exception of Draw questions A brief ex-planation of how to read the Answer Key is provided at the top of each Answer Key and Tape Script page Special notes and suggestions are presented through-out the Answer Key and Tape Script pages where relevant It is recommended that teachers review the Answer Key and Tape Script before administer-ing any of the quizzes or tests in order to familiar-ize themselves with the questions and anticipate any challenges students may have with the materials
Audio
5.1 The following quizzes and tests include listening questions:
• Unit Tests
• Let’s Learn About Quizzes • Review Tests
• Midterm Test • Final Test
5.2 Every listening question has a corresponding au-dio clip which can be found on the Let’s Go web-site at www.oup.com/elt/letsgo/ There are 25 audio clips in total, each clearly marked in the An-swer Key beside the corresponding Tape Script Please remember to cue up the correct audio clip in preparation for administering any tests or quiz-zes Promotional CDs containing this material may also be available in some countries Please contact your local Oxford University Press office for more information
5.3 If you not have access to the Let’s Go 3rd Edition Level audio material, you can still administer the listening portion of the tests or quizzes Here are some suggestions:
• Read the Tape Script out loud to your students If possible, use a native-English speaker’s natural pace, intonation and pronunciation and read the Tape Script only once
• Have another teacher read the Tape Script out loud This gets your students used to listening to different people speaking English Remind the other teacher to use a native-English speaker’s natural pace, intonation and pronunciation and read the Tape Script only once
• Pre-tape the Tape Script You can tape yourself or someone else reading the Tape Script(s) Remem-ber to use a native-English speaker’s natural pace, intonation and pronunciation and read the Tape Script only once