Level 1 Tongan 1.4 — page 1 of 5
SAMPLE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
Tongan 1.4
Assessment Criteria
ACHIEVEMENT
Demonstrate understanding of a
variety of Tongan texts on areas
of most immediate relevance.
MERIT
EXCELLENCE
Demonstrate clear
understanding of a variety of
Tongan texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Demonstrate thorough
understanding of a variety of
Tongan texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
KEY: Normal font = Achievement response
Underlined font = Merit response
Bold font = Excellence response
1
(a)
EXPECTED RESPONSE
1. Meeting with friends.
2. Sharing stories.
1. Seeing other friends from other
schools.
2. Sharing stories and ideas about
their lives.
1. Meeting as friends after not
seeing each other for a while.
2. Sharing of different individual
stories about what they have
been through at their
prospective schools.
(b)
1. Ana came to the ball with a
boyfriend.
2. Ana and her boyfriend arrived in
a very expensive car.
1. Ana’s partner for the ball was
her new boyfriend.
2. The excitement of seeing
students coming to the ball in a
limo.
1. Ana was finally allowed to
come to the school ball with a
partner.
2. Ana’s parents paid for a
stretch limo to bring Ana and
her partner to the school ball.
(c)
Paula was very excited to share his
story.
He was so excited to share his story
and was unwilling to wait for Mele to
finish her story.
He was afraid to wait in case he
didn’t have enough time to share
his story.
ACHIEVEMENT
MERIT
EXCELLENCE
Response
demonstrates
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates clear
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates
thorough
understanding of
a variety of Tongan
texts on areas of
most immediate
relevance.
Level 1 Tongan 1.4 — page 2 of 5
(d)
1. Not enough time.
2. Have a lot to share.
3. Not much chance for them to
meet.
1. Lack of time before games start.
2. Each one has a story to share.
3. They come from different
schools and have the chance
only once a week.
1. They lacked the time to share
individual stories.
2. They have a lot to share in so
short a time.
3. Coming from different
schools means they can meet
only once a week before the
games.
2
(a)
EXPECTED RESPONSE
1. Students are performing a
Tongan dance.
2. Students are wearing traditional
Tongan costumes.
3. The performers are happy.
1. The quality of the Tongan
dance.
2. The way the performers were
dressed reflects our Tongan
culture.
3. The performers’ facial
expressions reflect happiness.
1. The different levels of
performance show the
individual uniqueness.
2. I like the way culture is
portrayed in the way the
students are dressed for the
performance.
3. The performers’ facial
expressions reflect happiness
and their willingness to be
identified as Tongans.
(b)
1. Working together.
2. Performers are wearing dancing
costumes.
3. The performers are very
graceful.
1. Group effort is reflected by the
presence of both parents and
students.
2. Tongan dancing costumes are
unique and colourful.
3. Tongan performance is always
graceful.
ACHIEVEMENT
MERIT
EXCELLENCE
Response
demonstrates
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates clear
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates
thorough
understanding of
a variety of Tongan
texts on areas of
most immediate
relevance.
Level 1 Tongan 1.4 — page 3 of 5
1. Community effort, for
example parents supporting
their children.
2. The wearing of appropriate
dancing costumes reflects
our identity.
3. The beauty of Tongan dance
is in the gracefulness of the
performers.
(c)
1. Happiness.
2. Working together.
3. Sharing and supporting each
other.
1. Happiness is the best.
2. Working as a team.
3. To share and care is supporting
one another.
1. Happiness is the key to
success.
2. Teamwork makes life easier.
3. Life is sharing and supporting
one another.
(d)
To provide support for their children.
They are important ambassadors in
the learning of culture in schools.
It is important for parents to be a
part of the Secondary Schools
ASB Polyfest because learning
takes place when parents provide
the support that schools require.
They should work as partners
with the school.
3
(a)
EXPECTED RESPONSE
Five.
Five grandchildren.
Mele had five grandchildren.
(b)
Sioeli.
Sioeli was the one.
Sioeli did not have any children.
(c)
1. Never married.
2. Died young.
1. He was not married.
2. He died young.
1. He never married.
2. He died at a young age.
ACHIEVEMENT
MERIT
EXCELLENCE
Response
demonstrates
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates clear
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates
thorough
understanding of
a variety of Tongan
texts on areas of
most immediate
relevance.
Level 1 Tongan 1.4 — page 4 of 5
(d)
4
(a)
(Family tree diagram)
EXPECTED RESPONSE
1. Telephone.
2. Cell phones.
3. Computers.
1. Home phone.
2. Cell phones.
3. Computers.
1. Landline phone.
2. Cell phones.
3. Using computers.
(b)
1. Less cost.
2. Easier to use.
1. It is much cheaper.
2. It is easier to use.
1. New technology costs less,
for example email.
2. It is easier to access.
(c)
1. Distracts students from focusing
on their study.
2. It causes family problems.
3. Costs churches more money.
1. It causes distractions for
students.
2. Creates financial issues.
3. Greater demands to improve
the use of technology in church.
1. It creates huge distractions
for students.
2. It causes a lot of family
problems, for example
financially.
3. It costs churches more
money to buy up-to-date
technology.
(d)
Cell phone:
1. Easy to carry around.
2. Can call other family members.
3. Cheaper to use.
Cell phone:
1. Easy to take with you
everywhere you go.
2. Family members can use it to
call each other.
3. Pay less to contact other family
members.
Cell phone:
ACHIEVEMENT
MERIT
EXCELLENCE
Response
demonstrates
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates clear
understanding of a
variety of Tongan
texts on areas of most
immediate relevance.
Response
demonstrates
thorough
understanding of
a variety of Tongan
texts on areas of
most immediate
relevance.
Level 1 Tongan 1.4 — page 5 of 5
1. Easy to take with you
everywhere you go and can
store numbers for further use.
2. Can use it to call other family
members.
3. Can use certain monthly
plans for family members at a
much cheaper rate.
OVERALL SUFFICIENCY STATEMENT
Tongan 1.4
ACHIEVEMENT
MERIT
EXCELLENCE
Teacher notes
This draft assessment schedule has been compiled by teachers of Tongan in 2013.
The responses are an example of how the candidate may answer the questions in the companion
assessment booklet titled Tongan 1.4.
Teachers may include other responses providing they answer the question as intended and align
to the requirements of the achievement standard.