Module 1 – Grammar

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Formative assessment: see assessment. 
 
Informal assessment:
 
see assessment.
Item 
1. A piece of language, e.g. a vocabulary or a grammar item.
2. The parts of a test to which a student has to respond. 
Learner profile 
A description of a student, including their ability and their needs. 
Matching task 
A type of task in which students are asked to pair related things together, for example, match two halves of a 
sentence, or a word with a picture. 
Multiple-choice questions 
A type of task in which students are given a question and have three or four possible answers. They choose the 
correct answer. 
 
Objective test: see test. 
 
Open comprehension questions 
A type of task in which students read or listen to a text and answer questions using their own words. 
Oral test 
A test of speaking ability. 
Peer assessment: see assessment. 
Placement test: see test. 
Portfolio 
A collection of work that a student uses to show what they have done in preparation for a particular course or exam.  
Proficiency test: see test. 
 
Progress test: see test. 
Self-assessment: see assessment. 
Sentence completion 
A type of task in which students are given parts of a sentence and are asked to complete the sentence, using specific 
target language.  
Sentence transformation 
A type of task in which students are given a sentence and have to complete a second sentence so that it means the 
same as the first, e.g. 
It’s too cold to play tennis. 
It ____________ to play tennis. (enough) 
It isn’t warm enough to play tennis.