Meeting primary school teachers 14 10 2023 sidi naamane.pdf
Bem guide september 2013 vs bem guide october 2007
1. Task type Examiner’s Guide Instructions ( September 2013) Yes +/_ No
Readingcomprehension
Matching
Match each title/heading/idea with the corresponding paragraph.
Match the dates with the corresponding events.
Match the answers in column B with the corresponding questions in column A.
-match people and their corresponding activities.
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Information
transfer
Complete the table/diagram/plan/chart/form with information from the text.
Complete the table with the events that correspond to the dates.
-Complete the table with the dates that correspond to the events.
-Complete the table with appropriate information about the following (places,
animals, people).
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MCQ
Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences.
-Choose the correct answer to complete these sentences.
-Complete the following sentences according to the text. Choose a, b, c, or d.
- Which sentence best summarizes each paragraph. (Provide three sentences).
Which sentence best summarizes the text (provide four sentences).
Choose the most appropriate title (provide four titles).
The text is about :
a)………. / b)……../ c)………. / d)………
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• Auxiliary
Questions
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Listing
Find in the text four similarities/ differences between(People, places, animals).
Find in the text two similarities and two differences between….
-Find in the text what happened to X and Y.
-Find in the text what happened in the following dates/places /etc…
-find in the text four - places X visited/went to
- objects X bought
- Ingredients X used in the recipe.
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♦ True/False/
Not
mentioned
♦ Read the following statements and put a cross in the right box. (Provide a
table).
Sentences True False Not mentioned
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2-……………..
3-…………
♦ Read the following statements and write “true”, “false”, or not mentioned.
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Identification What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
In which paragraph is it mentioned that ………?
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LEXIS
♣ Matching
♣ Match each word with its appropriate definition/ meaning .
♣ Match the word from column A with their equivalents / opposite in column B
♣ Match each verb with its appropriate definition
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MCQ
<Multiple Choice
Questions>
What do these words mean? Choose the right word .(Provide four meanings /
synonyms for each word)
e.g: clever = …………………..
a) stupid b) ignorant c) intelligent d) witty
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Word attack*
(inferring
meaning from
context)
Find in the text words that have the following definitions /meanings
Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following
Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following
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Completion
( gap filling )
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the list below(4 gaps, but 5
topical content words)
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the text
Note : No gap in the first sentence for both activities
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2. Word
association
-Find in the text 4 words that can be associated with happiness /
feelings/love/health…
- find in the text words 4 words related to ………… ( refer to above
suggestions )
- find in the text words 2 words related to…, 2 words related to … ( opposed
feelings
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✖Mastery
of
language
MCQ
Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences. (Tenses, prepositions,
conjunctions).
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to one another and
to the topic of the text.
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Masteryof
language
Matching
-match the questions is column A with the answers in column B.
-match the short answers in column B with the corresponding questions in
column A.
Match A and B to form a correct sentences (provide complex sentences).
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to one another and
to the topic of the text.
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Mastery
of
language
Word
sequencing
Reorder the following word to get coherent questions.
Reorder the following word to get coherent sentences.
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Mastery of
language
Tense
concord
Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Rewrite the following sentences (or passage) with the correct verb forms.
(Give three verb forms).
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Masteryoflanguage
• Transfor
mation
• Rewrite the following passage or sentences using the imperative/ the third
person singular/ the future/ the past simple or continuous, etc…
• change the following sentences/ passage to negative/ passive/ active/ plural/
singular
• make one noun/ verb/ adjective/ adverb from each of the following words
• Choose the correct prefix to form the opposites of these words.
⊕ Add the correct prefix to form the opposite adjective.
Note: Provide the adjectives : “kind-polite-patient-sensitive”
un im in
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⊕ Write the noun forms of the following verbs or nouns, using a suffix.
Act
Science
Write
Music
⊕ Rewrite the following sentences using the adverb corresponding to the
adjective.
e.g: - My brother is a quick worker.
- My brother works quickly.
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Masteryoflanguage
Editing
Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentences (or passage) on your answer
sheet. (Any type of mistakes).
⊕ Correct the underlined mistakes .(Any type of mistakes)
e.g: -We eated pasta for lunch.
-He lives at London
Note: even if the sentences are isolated they should be related to one another and
to the topic of the text.
-Supply the punctuation and the capital letters where necessary.
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3. Masteryoflanguage
Completion
Fill in the gaps with the suitable words (only structural words. They can either
be provided or not).
Note: Provide more words than gaps (one extra word).
Complete the following questions with the correct question word. (Provide the
answers).
Find the questions to complete the following dialogue.
Complete the following sentences with the correct relative pronoun (provide
more relatives than gaps; one extra relative pronoun).
⊕ Complete the following sentences using the comparative form /superlative
form of the adjectives in brackets.
Note : The activity should include a sentence using comparative and another using
superlative or two using only comparative /only superlative.
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Mastery
of
language
Combining
Combine the following phrases (or sentences) using: (connectors, linking
words…).
Note: provide more connectors that needed ( one extra connector) .
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Masteryoflanguage
Recognitio
n/
identificati
on
Find in the text four verbs describing past actions. Complete the table.
Regular verbs Irregular verbs
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-Find in the text four verbs describing present/ future….actions.
-Find in the text four verbs describing continuous actions.
-pick out from the text four words that have prefixes and or suffixes.
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Pronunciation
Sound
recognitio
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Find in the text four words that have the following sounds.
/eI/(take) /aI/(five)
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In each list, pick out the word with a different vowel sound. (Four words in
each list).
Example: date- late- mat- lane
Note: Give 4 words containing the same vowel letter among which one has a
different vowel sound.
Write the following words in the right box according to their consonant sound:
⊕ “couple /slice /cute / rice”
/s/ ( mice) /k/ (cut)
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Sound
recognition
Copy down these words and circle the silent letter(s)
Pick out from the text four verbs and complete the table according to the
pronunciation of their final –ed
/t/ /d/ /id/
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Note: The number of verbs in each column can vary from one to two , but the
candidate /student should complete the table with four verbs only.
Pick out from the text four words and complete the table according to the
pronunciation of their final – s
/s/ /z/ /iz/
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Note: The number of verbs in each column can vary from one to two , but the
candidate /student should complete the table with four verbs only.
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4. By Mr.Samir Bounab
Yellowfdaffodil66@gmail.com
N.B:
Special Thank to Madam Ouzna Makkaoui for providing the frame of the this work.
♦ Rhyme
♦ Read the text and find one word that rhymes with each of the following
(four words provided
Example : bin ( in the text : pin ) / hall ( in the text :tall) / sight ( in the text :
night) / mine ( in the text : nine)
♦ Match the words that have the same rhyme *one word in column B has no
rhyming word in column A
A B
1-pair
2-cake
3-laugh
4-sea
a-me
b- care
c-tour
d-mate
e-rough
♦ Read the text and add a word to each of the following lists according to
their vowel sounds .
/a:/ / ei/ /ai/ /i:/
start
large
farm
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same
main
pay
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life
right
five
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sea
feel
me
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