TSA Item Analysis (Primary 6)

Listening

Listening – Question Type Multiple Choice (I) Choose the best answer by blackening the circle after you hear the beep sound.

Listening – Question Type Multiple Choice (I)  Tapescripts Carol: Are those all the ingredients we need for our sandwich? Dad: Oh, I almost forgot the main ingredient. We need to buy some cheese. Carol: OK. Should we make the sandwich now?

Listening – Question Type Multiple Choice (II) Listen to the speaker’s attitude and choose the best picture.

Listening – Question Type Multiple Choice (II)  Tapescripts Driver: Sir, please give a chance. Policeman: Miss, I’m afraid I can’t. Now please switch off your engine. Show me your driving license and the ID card, please. Driver: Umm… All right then. Here’s my driving license and ID card, sir.

Listening – Question Type 2. Re-ordering (I) Write the letter in the correct box when you hear a beep sound.

Listening – Question Type 2. Re-ordering (I) 6 7 2 Carol: Dad, we have all the ingredients now. Can you tell me how to make it? Dad: Sure. First, take out two slices of bread and put some butter on them. Carol: OK. That’s easy. What’s next? Dad: Next, wash the tomatoes. Tapescripts

Listening – Question Type 2. Re-ordering (II) Write the correct letter in each blank while you are listening.

Listening – Question Type 2. Re-ordering (II) B Tapescripts  Narrator: Kevin is a hard-working student. He is also very helpful. One day, he helped his classmate Julie with her homework. While Kevin wasn’t looking, Julie took Kevin’s homework and copied all his answers.

Listening – Question Type 3. Fill in the Blanks Write the correct number in the blank when you hear a beep sound.

Listening – Question Type 3. Fill in the Blanks 4 Tapescripts Dad: We need about eight slices of bread. Carol: That many? Dad: Yes, you can have some extra sandwiches for your friends. Carol: Great. Oh, Dad, these tomatoes look fresh. They’re big, red and juicy. Yummy! Dad: Let’s get four. *

Listening – Question Type 4. Form-filling

Listening – Question Type 4. Form-filling  Tapescripts Elsa: Tonight, we have a special guest David To with us. He is the first winner of the TV show ‘Lonely Island’. Welcome, David.

Listening – Text Type 1. Conversation (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Listening – Text Type 2. Play (TSA 06, 07)

Listening – Text Type 3. Advertisement (TSA 05, 07, 11)

Listening – Text Type 4. Riddles (TSA 05, 08, 10)

Listening – Text Type 5. Poem (TSA 05, 06, 10, 11)

Listening – Text Type 6. Story (TSA 05, 08, 09, 10)

Listening – Text Type 7. Radio Programme (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11)

Distribution of Listening Text Types in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Conversation  Play Advertisement Riddles Poem / Rhyme Story Speech Radio Programme Year Text type

Distribution of Listening Question Types in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Multiple Choice  Re-ordering Short Answers / Fill in the Blanks Form-filling Year Question type

Reading

Choose the best answer by blackening the circle. Reading Multiple Choice (I) Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

Reading Multiple Choice (I)

Choose the best answer by blackening the circle. Reading Multiple Choice (I)  Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

Choose the best answer by blackening the circle. Reading Multiple Choice (II) Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

Reading Multiple Choice (II)

Choose the best answer by blackening the circle. Reading Multiple Choice (II)  Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

Write the correct answer to a riddle. Reading 2. Matching (I) Write the correct answer to a riddle.

Reading 2. Matching (I)

Write the correct answer to a riddle. Reading 2. Matching (I) F Write the correct answer to a riddle.

Write A, B, C or D in the correct boxes. Reading 2. Matching (ll) Write A, B, C or D in the correct boxes.

Reading 2. Matching (ll) C D

Write the correct answers in the blanks. Reading 3. Story Map Write the correct answers in the blanks.

Reading 3. Story Map

Write the correct answers in the blanks. Reading 3. Story Map Peter 13 a school uniform Write the correct answers in the blanks.

Find the rhyming words in the riddle. Reading 4. Fill in the Blanks (I) Find the rhyming words in the riddle.

Write the correct answer to a riddle Reading 4. Fill in the Blanks (l) rhyming words: sight /sɑɪt/ night /nɑɪt/ sight night Write the correct answer to a riddle

Reading 4. Fill in the Blanks (II)

Reading 4. Fill in the Blanks (II)

St. Mary’s Primary School Reading 4. Fill in the Blanks (II) Billy Chan St. Mary’s Primary School 12 Harbour Road North Point Hong Kong

Read the text and re-arrange the events into the correct order. Reading 5. Re-ordering Read the text and re-arrange the events into the correct order.

Read the text and re-arrange the events into the correct order. Reading Read the text and re-arrange the events into the correct order. 5. Re-ordering 2

Read the text and write the Reading 6. Short Answers Read the text and write the correct information.

Reading 6. Short Answers

By climbing through the window. Read the text and write the Reading 6. Short answers By climbing through the window. Read the text and write the correct information

Reading – Text Type 1. Passage (TSA 05, 11)

Reading – Text Type 2. Back Covers (TSA 05, 06, 09, 11)

Reading – Text Type 3. Book Covers (TSA 06, 09)

Reading – Text Type 4. Contents Page (TSA 06, 11)

Reading – Text Type 5. Riddles (TSA 05, 06, 07)

Reading – Text Type 6. Story (TSA 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11)

Reading – Text Type 7. Dialogue (TSA 08)

Reading – Text Type 8. Diary (TSA 07)

Reading – Text Type 9. News Article (TSA 06)

Reading – Text Type 10. School Notice (TSA 06, 07, 08)

Reading – Text Type 11. Notices / Posters (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10)

Reading – Text Type 12. Drama / Play (TSA 05, 11)

Reading – Text Type 13. Letter (TSA 05)

Reading – Text Type 14. Poem (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Reading – Text Type 15. Charts (TSA 05, 07, 08)

Reading – Text Type 16. Dictionary Entry (TSA 08, 09, 10)

Reading – Text Type 17. Magazine Article (TSA 08, 09, 11)

Reading – Text Type 18. Leaflet (TSA 08, 09, 11)

Reading – Text Type 19. TV Guide (TSA 08, 09, 11)

Reading – Text Type 20. Postcard (TSA 08, 09, 11)

Reading – Text Type 21. Glossary (TSA 08, 09, 11)

Distribution of Reading Text Types in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Passage  Back Covers Book Covers Contents Page Riddles Story Dialogue Diary News Article School Notice / Programme Notices / Posters Drama / Play Letter Poem Charts Dictionary Entry Magazine Article Leaflet TV Guide School Newsletter Postcard Glossary Year Text type

Distribution of Reading Question Types in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Multiple Choice  Matching Story Map Fill in Blanks Re-ordering Short Answers Year Question type

Writing

Use your imagination to write! Writing 1. Story (l) (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10) Pay attention to the word limit. Do not write too few or too many words. Write about 75-85 words. The writing can be based on all the information (the pictures and the words) given. Use your imagination to write!

Writing 1. Story (l) (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09) He bought a robot. Mike felt very pleased. He took the robot home. As soon as he got home, he took out some batteries and put them into the robot. Suddenly, the robot started to talk. ‘Who are you? Get away from me,’ the robot said. Mike was very frightened. Then the robot shined a light around Mike’s living room and destroyed all the furniture in Mike’s home. Mike was shocked. At last, Mike had to tidy up his home quickly before his parents arrived home from work.

1. Story (II) – Story Ending Writing 1. Story (II) – Story Ending Pay attention to the word limit. Do not write too few or too many words. Write about 45-55 words. Use your imagination !

Writing 1. Story (ll) – Story Ending Jimmy was very frightened. He thought that a lion might lie behind the bush. The thing went out from the bush. It is a dog. It is the dog of his friend’s–Joe. The dog kept barking when it saw Jimmy. Soon, Joe and the others arrived. Finally, Jimmy could see his friends again.

Use your imagination to write! Writing 2. Diary (TSA 07) Pay attention to the word limit. Do not write too few or too many words. Write about 65-75 words. The writing can be based on all the information (the pictures and the words) given. Use your imagination to write!

Writing 2. Diary (TSA 07) When I arrived at the entrance of Hong Kong City Hall, I found that I forgot to bring my ticket! I left it at home. So I went back home to get my ticket. When I got back to City Hall, the play was almost finished. I felt very disappointed.  

Use your imagination to write! Writing 3. Letter (TSA 06, 10) Write the letter with appropriate formulaic expressions after reading the letter. Pay attention to the word limit. Do not write too few or too many words. Write about 75-85 words. Use your imagination to write!

Writing 3. Letter (TSA 06, 10) 16 July 20XX Dear Gloria, Thank you for your letter. I am fine. Your graduation party sounds great. I think you must be very happy. I also had a graduation party last week. We had food and drinks first. Then we played some games. I won a pencil case. After that the headmaster gave us a speech. He told us to work hard in the future.   I enjoyed the last part most. Each class had a performance. Our class had a performance to thank the teachers. Our class made some flowers and sang a song for our teachers. It was touching but I felt great. I will miss everything in my school.   Please write soon.   Love, Jenny 16 July 20XX

Use connectives to give examples! Writing 4. Newsletter (TSA 06) The tune should be more formal when you write to a newspaper or magazine. Pay attention to the word limit. Do not write too few or too many words. Do not write less than 80 words or more than 90 words. Use connectives to give examples!

Writing 4. Newsletter (TSA 06) If you like rides and cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, you can go to Disneyland. If you want to see real animals like dolphins and pandas or take a ride on a cable car, you can go to Ocean Park. If you want to take a look at the whole of Hong Kong, you can go to the Peak. If you like barbecuing, you can go to the country parks in the New Territories. Spending your holidays in Hong Kong is really fun, isn’t it?

Writing 5. Article (TSA 09, 11) Pay attention to the word limit. Do not write too few or too many words. Do not write less than 80 words or more than 90 words.

Writing 5. Article (TSA 09, 11) I wrote a passage about sports. I chose this topic because I love every moment of doing sports. The reason for joining the writing competition is my passion for sports as well as writing. I like them both very much. I am extremely excited about winning the book coupons. I will spend the book coupons on some books about sports as I love reading books about sports too. Hopefully, there will be another writing competition very soon, so I can produce more good pieces of writing.

Writing – Prompts 1. Pictures (with / without given words) (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10)

Writing – Prompts 2. Guiding Questions (in point form) (TSA 08, 10)

Writing – Prompts 3. News Article (TSA 06)

Writing – Prompts 4. Letter (TSA 05)

Writing – Prompts 5. Mind Map (TSA 07, 08, 09, 11)

Distribution of Writing Text Types in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Story  Diary Letter Newsletter Article Report Year Text type

Distribution of Writing Prompts in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Pictures  Guiding Questions News Article Letter Mind Map Key Words Year Prompt

Speaking

Speaking Reading Aloud (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Speaking 2. Teacher-Student Interaction (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Speaking 3. Presentation – Picture(s) (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Speaking 3. Presentation – Story (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11) ?

Speaking 3. Presentation – Table / Words only (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08)

Speaking 3. Presentation – Map (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08)

Speaking 3. Presentation – Mind Map (TSA 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11)

Distribution of Types of Presentation in TSA 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Picture(s)  Story Table / Words only Map Leaflet Mind Map Year Text type

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