Criteria for Reading Comprehension

Reading for gist

·         Identifies the main idea(s) or important information in the text                    0-1 point

·         Identifies facts / opinions in the text                                                                    0-1 point

·         Matches headings to the paragraphs                                                                   0-1 point

Reading for Detailed information

·         Identifies main characters, their characteristics / descriptions                      0-1 point

·         Identifies names of places in the text                                                                  0-1 point

·         Identifies time of happenings / events                                                                0-1 point

Organization /Structure

·         Understands/ identifies elements of the text: title, subtitle,

Parts of the text (introduction, body/the story, conclusion),

Description of characters, nature, places, etc.                                                  0-1 point

Language

·         Identifies grammar points / Finds different parts of speech

(nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.)                                                              0-1 point

·         Identifies vocabulary (collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms,

synonyms/antonyms, etc.)                                                                                    0-1 point

Demonstration of Understanding

·         Describes what has happened in the text                                                           0-1 point

                                / Total Number of Points ------------ 10 /                       

     

                                 Criteria for listening comprehension

Listening for gist

·         Identifies the main idea (s) of the listening passage                                             0  - 1 point

·         Matches headings to the listening passage                                                             0-   1 point

Listening for detailed information

·         Identifies main characters                                                                                             0- 1 point

·         Identifies where and when the conversation takes place                                      0-  1 point

·         Identifies the number of something mentioned in the passage                            0-  1 point

Organization/Structure

·         Orders the events correctly                                                                                           0-  1 point

Language

·         Identifies grammar points ( nouns, verbs, adjectives, auxiliaries, tenses, etc)      0- 1 point

·         Identifies vocabulary ( collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, etc)                               0- 1 point

Demonstration of understanding

·         Describes what has happened in the text                                                                      0- 1 point

·         Summarizes the reading passage                                                                                    0-  1 point

                                                                                  / Total Number of Points------ 10 /