English Language at Primary Level
Assessment Item framework
Modules
Places and Activities: At the Beach
Key Stage
KS2
Format
Theme
 Multiple
choices
 Matching
 Sequencing
 Fill in the
blanks
 Short
answers
 Long answers
Essay
 Others:
A frightening experience
Language Forms and
Text types
 Vocabulary
Communicative
Functions
 Narrative Texts
 Information Texts
 Exchanges
 Procedural Texts
 Grammar Items and Structures
 Explanatory Texts
 Persuasive Texts
Skills
 Writing skills
 Reading skills
 Speaking skills
 Listening skills
 Integrated skills
 Others: ______________
Level of difficulty
2
Collaborating School Tsang Mui Millennium School
 Communication skills
Creativity
 Critical thinking skills
 Collaboration skills
 Study skills
 Self-management skills
 Problem-solving skills
 Information technology skills
 Numeracy skills
English Language at Primary Level
Caring
and
Sharing
The
World
Around
Us
Fun and
Games
Modules
Jobs People do
How can You Help?
Places and
Activities
Modules
Signs
Holiday Time – Let’s Celebrate!
*Helping a schoolmate
(paragraphing, monologues, past tense)
Keeping Pets
Good days and bad days
Amazing Animals and Plants
Wonderful Seasons and
Weather
In the Park and Playground
Out for Fun
Transportation
In the School
Days in a Week
Telling Time
My Calendar
Nature
Same and Different
Interesting stories
At the Beach
Let’s go shopping
In the restaurant
Finding the ways
Respect for Life
Now and Then
*In the art lesson
(paragraphing, monologues, interjections)
Changes
* A new Cinderella
(paragraphing, past tense, cohesive device)
Fun with Letters
Health
*A greedy boy ate too much
(past tense, creative ending)
Me, My
Family
and
Friends
My birthday
Toys
Sports and games we play
This is Me!
My Friends
My Body
My Favourite Things
My Neighbourhood
My Family
Food and
Drink
Happy Days
Inventions
Growing Up
Wishes and Dreams
Favourite Food and Drink
Healthy Eating
Food from Other Countries
We can Cook
Travel Abroad
Special Events
*Penny took part in a singing contest
(paragraphing, cohesive device, past tense)
Using
My Five
Senses
Things we can do
My Home
Senses
Colours Around Us
Sounds and Noises
Shapes and Numbers
Our Clothes
Entertainment and Leisure
Hobbies
Festivals
A bag of laughs
Relationships Making Friends
Send a Message
Knowing Our Neighbours
East meets West
Helping People around the World
Family Relationships
*When mother was sick
(paragraphing, dialogues, creative ending)
The Magic of
Nature
We Love
Hong
Kong
Travelling Around Hong Kong
Knowing my community
Special People, Special Things
Sightseeing spots in Hong
Kong
Taking care of our earth
Pollution
Endangered Animals
Animals
Wonders of Nature
Out in Space
Problems around the world
A Greedy Boy Ate Too Much
Use the following pictures to help you write a story about a boy who likes eating. The words
and phrases in the pictures may help you. Remember to use past tense and write a creative
ending. Complete the story in 60 to 80 words. 14 marks (Content 8% Language 6%).
1.
2.
Junk food/ deep fried chicken
wings/ very sweet biscuits/ soft Stomachache/ sweating/ cannot move
drinks
3.
4.
?
Go to clinic/ give advice/ do
exercise
Possible storyline:
A greedy boy ate too much junk food one day. Shortly, he had stomachache. He kept on sweating
and could not move. Then he went to a clinic. The doctor gave him some advice on how to choose
healthy food and how he should exercise his body. The boy took the doctor’s advice and became
healthy again.
A new Cinderella
Use the following pictures to help you rewrite the Cinderella story in 60-80 words. The words
and phrases in the pictures may help you. Remember to write in paragraphs, use past tense and
use cohesive devices for different parts of the story. 14% (Content 8% Language 6%)
1.
2.
Lazy sisters/ treated badly/ household
chore / sleep in the kitchen/
A fairy appeared/ new dress/ new
shoes/ expensive jewel/ sisters saw/
3.
?
Greedy sister / caught fairy
Possible storyline:
Cinderella was badly treated by her sisters and step-mother. She had to do plenty of housework
and slept in kitchen. A fairy decided to help Cinderella to make her happy. He gave Cinderella new
dresses, expensive jewelry and beautiful shoes. But the bad sisters saw what happened. They
caught the little fairy and asked for a castle, a handsome prince and pretty dresses. The fairy was
angry and turned the two sisters into frogs.
In the art lesson
Use the following pictures to help you write a story of two classmates, Johnny and Philip. An
accident happened during the art lesson. Complete the story in 60 to 80 words. The words and
phrases in the pictures may help you. Remember to write in paragraphs, use monologues and
interjections in your story. 14% (Content 8% Language 6%)
1.
Philip finished the painting/ proud of his
1.
Johnny split some ink/ worried
work/ Johnny continued
3.
4.
?
Philip angry/ thought of some methods/ Philip
would come back soon
Possible storyline:
Philip finished his painting very quickly in an art lesson. He was very proud of his work and was
thinking to show the work to the art teacher. Johnny was a slow painter. All of a sudden, Johnny
carelessly split some paint on Philip’s work. Johnny did not know what to do. He was worried that
Philip would be angry when he came back. In the mean time, Philip and the teacher came. Johnny
was shaking and anxious. The teacher saw the split painting and thought Philip’s work was great.
The splitting created interesting mood for the picture.
Penny took part in a singing contest
Use the following pictures to help you write a story about Penny. She took part in a singing
competition. Complete the story in 60 to 80 words. The words and phrases in the pictures may
help you. Remember to write in paragraphs, use so and and to link ideas and use past tense.
14% (Content 8% Language 6%)
1.
2.
poster
took part in
3.
practised day and night
4.
5.
?
practised in the bus
forgot the lyrics
Possible storyline:
Penny loved singing and she always wanted to show her talent to her schoolmates. The
opportunity came when her school decided to hold a singing contest. She practiced day and night,
and even on her way to school in the bus. Everyone in the school knew she worked very hard
for the contest. The day came and unfortunately when Penny was singing, she forgot the lyrics.
Then she cried and cried. All students clapped hands to encourage her to go on. She finished the
song finally although she did not get a prize. However, all school mates knew that she loved
singing very much after this.
Helping a schoolmate
Use the following pictures to help you write a story of two schoolmates, Peter and Philip. How
should Philip help Peter? Complete the story in 60 to 80 words. The words and phrases in the
pictures may help you. Remember to write in paragraphs, use monologues and past tense. 14%
(Content 8% Language 6%)
1.
2.
after school/ collecting cardboard
Peter poor boy / shabby clothes/
worn out shoes
3.
4.
fridge empty
recess time/ how to help Peter
Possible storyline:
Philip was eating chips during the recess time. Peter, a boy with worn-out shoes and shabby
school uniform was watching hungrily. After school, Philip saw the same boy picking up cardboard
in the street. He was thinking that this fellow schoolmate must be very poor. The second when
Philip met Peter in the school again, he started to discuss with some classmates how to help Peter.
They told Peter’s situation to a teacher who held a school event to help him.
When mother was sick
Use the following pictures to help you write a story about Simon and Mandy when their mother
was sick. Complete the story in 60 to 80 words. The words and phrases in the pictures may help
you. Remember to write in paragraphs, use dialogues and write a creative ending. 14%
(Content 8% Language 6%)
1.
housework /messy home/
father busy at work
3.
2.
tidied up / worked together/ put
books onto bookshelf
4.
?
Dinner time/ hungry/no one cooked
Possible storyline:
Simon and Mandy’s mother was sick one day. Their house was messy as no one was doing
housework. Simon and Mandy thought they should share the housework before their father came
home from office. They worked and worked until dinner time. They were both hungry but they
did not know how to cook. Suddenly, their father came home and brought home some delicious
food.
Marking scheme for picture story writing
–
write a story or a simple text with introduction, body and conclusion
–
at least 60 words
Content
8 marks:
Provide many relevant ideas with supporting details.
The description is very clear and coherent.
6 marks:
Provide some relevant ideas with supporting details.
The description is clear and coherent.
4 marks:
Provide some relevant ideas with no supporting details.
The description is quite clear.
2 marks:
Provide limited ideas.
There are some attempts to make some description.
1 mark:
Provide very limited ideas
There are attempts to make some description but the description is unclear
that may confuse the reader.
Language
6 marks:

a range of vocabulary

appropriate sentence patterns, verb forms and cohesive devices

few or no grammatical and spelling mistakes
4 marks:

a small range of vocabulary

fairly appropriate sentence patterns, verb forms and cohesive devices

some grammatical and spelling mistakes
2 marks:

a limited range of vocabulary

many grammatical and spelling mistakes
1 mark

a very limited range of vocabulary

plenty of grammatical and spelling mistakes