Assessment material

Initial, diagnostic, formative, summative or self-assessment materials.

In the style of City and Guilds Entry Level assignments – covers planning, drafting and proof reading a letter from Lapland. With a mark sheet for E1, E2 and E3 to allow for differentiated assessment.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Adult Literacy: Writing

This is a simplified, minimal literacy version of a Christmas numeracy resource (see below) written as an end of term assessment for a mixed ability group ranging from low E2 – E3 – low L1. Ideal for students with low literacy or for a faster assessment where you are just testing straightforward maths – not problem solving skills (most Xmas references have been removed making it suitable for year-round use). With a marking box sheet for E2, E3, L1 to allow for differentiated assessment and separate answer sheet.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
Whole Numbers

Christmas whole number numeracy assessment written as an end of term assessment for a mixed ability group ranging from Low E2 – E3 – Low L1. Covers place value, rounding, 4 operations, times tables, problem solving, multiplying and dividing by 10/100. With a marking box for E2, E3, L1 to allow for differentiated assessment.
Answer sheet available separately (see below).
A related minimal literacy version (with Christmas references removed) of this resource is also available (see below).

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
Whole Numbers

Quick diagnostic test to assess students’ knowledge of ‘parts of speech’. Very useful and also makes a good launching point for work on sentence structure.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of word types/order to help with decoding/predicting meaning
Adult Literacy Rs/L1.1 Use implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge
Adult Lit Ws/E2.2 Use Adjectives
Ws/E2.4

A wonderful Level 2 themed assignment covering area, volume, formulae, averages, range, percentages, scale drawings and ratios.

Level
Level 2
Maths
HD1/L2.3
HD1/L2.4
MSS1/L2.10
MSS1/L2.8
MSS1/L2.9
N2/L2.7
AN N2/L2.8 Find percentage parts of quantities and measurements
AN N1/L2.3
Context
Business & Money management

A Trip to the Library Entry 3 assignment provides excellent practice for City and Guilds style assignments (see note below). Layout and questions are in exactly the same style as the ‘real thing’ – complete with assessment pack and a transcript for the listening tape.

Editor’s note (July 2021)

Level
Entry Level 3
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Functional English reading
Functional English - writing
Alphabetical order
Form filling
Context
Independent living
History, culture, museums, libraries

A Trip to the Library Entry 2 assignment provides excellent practice for City and Guilds style assignments (see note below). Layout and questions are in exactly the same style as the ‘real thing’ – complete with assessment pack and a transcript for the listening tape.

Editor’s note (July 2021)

Level
Entry Level 2
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Functional English reading
Functional English - writing
Alphabetical order
Form filling
Context
Independent living
History, culture, museums, libraries

A Trip to the Library Entry 1 assignment provides excellent practice for City and Guilds style assignments (see note below). Layout and questions are in exactly the same style as the ‘real thing’ – complete with assessment pack and a transcript for the listening tape.

Editor’s note (July 2021)

Level
Entry Level 1
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Functional English reading
Functional English - writing
Form filling
Context
Independent living
History, culture, museums, libraries

Entry 2 practice assignment covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments – great for homework, revision and practice.

Level
Entry Level 2
Maths
Data Handling
Common Measures
Whole Numbers
Context
Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism

Excellent practice assignment covers many E3 elements (inc. tally charts, bar charts, measuring, money, time, rounding. calculators, division, etc.) in the style of City & Guild assignments – great for homework, revision & practice.
Contributed by Judith Savage and Rachel Leyland

Level
Entry Level 3
Maths
Data Handling
General numeracy / maths
Common Measures
Shape and Space
Fractions decimals & percentages
Whole Numbers
Context
Animals, animal care, farming & equine