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This task assesses a formal debate. A list of general topics is provided. For topics on school and teenage life, see resources Debating I and Debating II. ARB scoring guides D, E and F are suitable for this task.

The context is a plea for a 'good cause' or an emotional statement of opinion on a controversial issue. Some topics are provided. The focus is on passion and forceful speaking. Assessment guides A, B and C are suitable for this task.

Task: from a set of animals students identify which have observable features common to fish. They then use this information to identify which of the animals are fish. Assessment focus: classification of fish.

Students are required to use trigonometry to calculate the length of one side of a right-angled triangle in three problems based on a ski lift, a toy sail boat and a penguin on an iceberg.

Students use diagrams of a metric and imperial ruler to convert between inches and centimetres.

Students explain why two people will get different totals when measuring a room using their hand span.

Students interpret a line graph of a practical situation.

Students use rates to solve word problems involving cooking and preserving.

Students answer multiple choice questions about finding percentages of a whole number, and express a quantity as a percentage of another.

Students answer addition and subtraction questions about attendance at an art show.

Students view a set of images to answer questions about the camera angles used and the effects these create. Students also suggest sound effects and dialogue for the images.

Students express proportions as percentages and calculate percentages.

Students determine the probability of finding a lost cat in various locations marked on a grid map.

Students express a distance as a percentage of the distance of a whole journey, and calculate percentages or fractions of parts of the journey.

Using the context of carpark lines, students are required to apply their knowledge of angles on parallel lines to calculate unknown angles and identify a non-parallel line from a selection of lines.

Students identify parts of an algebraic equation and use the equation to calculate dog's weights for a given total.

Students prepare a 2 to 3 minute speech to inform, persuade, or entertain. A list of topics suitable for Year 7/8 students is provided. Assessment guides A and B are suitable for this task.

Students calculate the size of marked angles using their knowledge of angle properties: the angle between a tangent and a radius, the sum of angles in a triangle and the sum of angles in a quadrilateral.

This task assess the ability to give a short speech that teaches the audience something new. Scoring guides are provided.

Students prepare a talk for a group or the class about a book. The assessment focus is on both content and delivery. ARB scoring guides A and B are suitable for this task.

Students prepare a 2 to 3 minute speech, to inform, persuade, or entertain. Topics suitable for primary students are provided. Assessment guides B and C are suitable for this task.

Students deliver an impromptu speech from a range of topics. Assessment guides A and B are suitable for this task.

This resource is for the assessment of team debating. Topics on the themes of school and teenage life are provided. Oral Language Assessment Guides E and F are suitable for this task.

This task assesses students' ability to give a book review to a small group.

This resource is for the assessment of team debating at intermediate school. A selection of topics are provided. Oral Language Assessment Guides - Speaking E and G are suitable for this task.