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JUNIOR SCHOOL (continued)
FOR ADMISSION TO CLASS: Grade 3 or K-3 (Guide only)
ENGLISH (40 marks, 1 hour)
The English Assessment will have two sections: Reading Comprehension and Creative Writing.
Both these sections will assess students’ English language proficiency.
Reading Comprehension (20 marks)
Candidates are expected to read the given passage and demonstrate their understanding by:
Answering questions (30% factual, 40% conceptual, 30% inferential)
Recognising nouns, verbs, adjectives & adverbs
Factual (30%)
Conceptual (40%)
Inferential (30%)
Questions that seek specific
information that are found
directly in the text requiring
straightforward information in
the text.
Questions that assess the
underlying definition, purpose
or function of something.
Questions that require
readers to go beyond the
text and make connections
or draw conclusions based
on evidence from the text.
Examples*
Examples*
Examples*
1. Who gave James the shiny red
balloon?
2. What did the children see
when they reached the top of the
hill?
1. Pick 2 adjectives from the
passage and use them in
sentences of your own.
2. Which words in the passage
tell you how the children were
feeling when they reached the
top of the hill?
1. What might happen next
after James let go of the red
balloon?
2. How do you think the
children felt when they saw
the rainbow over the hill?
* these examples are for reference only
Creative Writing (20 marks)
Candidates will be required to write 100-150 words on any one of the following:
Story prompts: Candidates will be given a story starter along with a word bank of 10
words. They will be required to carry the story forward and encouraged to use words from
the word bank.
Example: Ibrahim is doing his homework when his pencil starts moving on its own. It begins
to write the words…
Picture composition: Candidates will be given a picture and will be required to create a
story.
Narrative essay: Candidates will be required to write a story using the first-person
perspective.
Example: Write about the day you found a mysterious box in your garage.
Language skills will be assessed based on the following:
Sentence construction
Coherence
Use of vocabulary (nouns, verbs, adjectives)
Spelling
Application of basic grammar rules/ punctuation
Writing in paragraphs