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The context for this oral assessment is an informative speech about a famous historic person. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

Students deliver an impromptu speech from topics that are suitable for secondary school. Assessment guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

The context for this oral assessment is an informative speech about a famous person or an historical event. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

This oral assessment is designed to be given to a small group. The audience asks questions at the end of the speech. A selection of scoring guides is provided.

This task requires students to calculate the size of angles using their knowledge of angles and parallel lines: alternate angles, corresponding angles and co-interior angles. Understanding of adjacent angles on a straight line is also required.

Students use a diagram showing similar and dissimilar characteristics of reptiles, birds, and mammals, to answer questions regarding these features.

Students prepare an instructive speech from a list of topics. The assessment focus is on explaining the logical steps needed to develop a skill or complete a task. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

Task: Describe and compare some physical properties of plastic objects and identify the properties scientists might use for classifying materials. Assessment focus: classifying using physical properties.

For this practical task students are given a variety of objects which they are required to make observations on by using their senses.

Students write the bearing and distance of a number of objects on a radar screen.

Students work out the area of different shapes.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about a famous historical person. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about a famous person. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

Students identify the angle of different objects and movements.

Task: Complete a table to show how energy is transformed in eight objects and describe the energy transformations in two others. Assessment focus: energy transformation.

Students construct and label a pie graph of favourite drinks from data in a table. They also interpret results involving proportions.

Students calculate fractions of a given number of marbles.

Students read a poem and its illustrations to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Text provided.

Students predict the outcome of throwing five dice and confirm their predictions by conducting an experiment and calculating probabilities. After discussing how to get better estimates, they pool their results with others to get a more accurate estimate of how good their predictions were.

Students interpret a pie graph by answering questions on how city rates were spent over one year.

Task: Look for the similarities and differences in how students draw graphs to display information.

The assessment context is a prepared speech of introduction. The time limit is 1 minute and a content checklist is provided. Assessment guides B and C are suitable for this task.

Using shapes on grids, students translate points by different vectors.

A report about a topic of local, national, or international interest is prepared. The assessment focus is on opinions and information from the media. ARB scoring guides A and B are suitable for this task.

A student speaks to another student or a small group about a news article. Two scoring guides are provided.