Summary of Kids Speaking/ Listening Test component
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Main skill focus
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Expected response/items type |
Number of items |
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1
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Questions from interlocutor on topics, such as: name,age,family,body,toys and animals,food; likes,dislikes |
Pictures |
Answer questions with one-word answers or short phrases |
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2
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Competition between two children |
Pictures |
Enumerate more items on topics using the phrases |
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3
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Listening for lexical items and numbers |
Pictures and dialogue |
Carry out instruction( circle the item you hear) |
3 |
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4
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Listening for information ( like or dislike ) |
Pictures and dialogue |
3-option multiple-choice (pictures; tick the correct picture) |
3
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Component 1 – Speaking Topics, notions and concepts
3-5 minutes/2 parts The topics covered in Kiddies are:
The Speaking Component takes two (2) forms of exchange
* family and ourselves
(I-one-to one, II- one-by-one) lasting approximately 3-5 *the body
Minutes.The language used by the examiner is based on *animals and toys
and controlled by a script, called an “interlocutor frame”. *food and drink
It is intended that each child should be individually taken The notions and concepts are:
in to the test by an usher, preferably someone who is
known to them( possibly the child’s teacher or some other *ability
very familiar person from their school).The usher explains *age
the test format in the child’s first language,before taking *appearance
the child into the room and introducing them to the *colors
examiner. *feelings
*numbers 1-10
The mark for the Speaking component is based on a rating *size
for interactive listening abilily,pronunciation and production
of words and phrases.