[PDF] 2019 Key Stage 1 Year 2 - English Grammar Punctuation and Spelling Administering Paper 2 Questions.pdf | Plain Text

For test administration 2019 national curriculum tests Key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Administering Paper 2: questions The optional English grammar, punctuation and spelling test can be administered during May 2019. The confidentiality and integrity of the test must be maintained until Monday 3 June . The test must not be shared or made available outside your school before this date. Please ensure you have read and understood the 2019 test administration guidance before administering the test. CONFIDENTIAL

Page 2 of 6 2019 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test The key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test consists of 2 papers. The papers must be administered in order. Pupils do not have to sit both papers on the same day. If both papers are administered on the same day, pupils may benet from a break between papers. Both papers can be administered to the whole class, smaller groups of pupils or on an individual basis. All test materials must be stored securely until Monday 3 June. Paper 2: questions The following information explains how to administer the key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: questions. If you have any questions, you should check with your headteacher or key stage 1 test co-ordinator before you administer the test. Please follow these instructions correctly to ensure the test is properly administered. Format • Paper 2: questions consists of a single test paper. • It is expected that Paper 2 will take approximately 20 minutes to complete, but it is not strictly timed. • It is at your discretion to choose when, or if, a pupil requires a break during the test or whether, if appropriate, to stop the test early. Equipment Each pupil will need the equipment specied below: • a pencil or blue/black pen • a rubber (optional). If rubbers are not provided, tell pupils that they should cross out any answers they wish to change. Pupils are not allowed: • dictionaries • electronic spell checkers • bilingual word lists or electronic translators. Assistance • You must ensure that nothing you say or do during the test could be interpreted as giving pupils an advantage, for example indicating that an answer is correct or incorrect, or suggesting the pupil looks at an answer again. • You must not explain any subject-specic terminology. If any other word in a question is unfamiliar to pupils, you may explain it, or show them objects or pictures to help them understand. • You must not give alternative explanations, for example explain ‘commands’ as ‘instructions’ or name punctuation. • There is no specic hearing impairment guidance for this test, but be careful when signing to ensure you do not convey information that could give pupils an advantage. • Guidance for administering the test to pupils with a visual impairment is contained in the relevant modied test pack. • The document ‘Notes for readers in the English grammar, punctuation and spelling test’, which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/notes-for-readers-in-the- english-grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-test-short-answer-questions , gives examples of how to read particular types of question in Paper 2. • The examples below illustrate how to deal with some common situations. Q. I don’t understand the question. A. Read the question again and underline the words that tell you what to do. Q. What does ‘comma’ mean? A. I can’t tell you, but think hard and try to remember. We can talk about it after the test.

Page 3 of 6 Before the test begins • Review the list of pupils with any particular individual needs, for example pupils who may need support from a scribe, a reader or a transcript made at the end of the test. • Read ‘Notes for readers in the English grammar, punctuation and spelling test’. What to do at the start of the test • Check that seating is appropriately spaced and that no pupil can see another pupil’s test paper. • Check that pupils do not have mobile phones or other disruptive items. • Check that pupils do not have any materials or equipment that may give them extra help. • Ensure that each pupil has a copy of Paper 2: questions. How to introduce the test • It is important to brief pupils fully at the start of each test. Use these instructions to introduce Paper 2: questions. • The wording of these instructions can be adapted, provided the meaning is retained. This is the English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: questions. The test will take around 20 minutes. You should have Paper 2: questions in front of you. Write your name on the front of your test paper. If you want to change an answer, you should rub it out or put a line through the answer you don’t want to be marked. Now turn to page 3. There are 2 practice questions that we’ll do together. • Read the question to the pupils. Write one word to complete the sentence below. • Then read the sentence. I want to be a pilot _(blank)_ I grow up. • Give pupils the opportunity to answer the question in their booklet. If any pupil is not sure what to do, explain what they need to do to answer the question. • Read the question to the pupils. What is needed in the sentence below? • Then read the sentence. the boys raced to the park. Tick one. • Direct pupils towards the options and then give them the opportunity to answer the question in their booklet. If any pupil is not sure what to do, explain what they need to do to answer the question. This section continues on the next page.

Page 4 of 6 How to introduce the test (continued) • Tell the pupils that: There will be other types of question. If you are unsure how to answer, you should put up your hand to ask. You need to work on your own. You need to think of your own answers and you must not talk about them with anyone else. Try to answer all of the questions. If you can’t answer a question, move on to the next one and come back to it later if you have time. Read each question carefully so you know what it is asking. Remember to check your work carefully. If you have any questions during the test, you should put your hand up and wait for someone to come over. Remember, we can’t help you answer any of the test questions. Do you have any questions? Turn to page 4 and start the test. How to deal with issues during the testIt is impossible to plan for every scenario. Whatever action you take, pupil safety must always be your rst consideration. In the following circumstances, you will need to stop the test either for an individual pupil or for the whole cohort: • test papers are incorrectly collated or the print is illegible • an incorrect test has been administered • a re alarm goes o • a pupil is unwell • a pupil needs to leave the room • a pupil is caught cheating. If you need to stop the test: • make sure the pupils are kept under test conditions and that they are supervised • if the pupils have to leave the room, ensure they do not talk about the test • speak to your test co-ordinator or a senior member of sta for advice on what to do next • consider contacting the national curriculum assessments helpline on 0300 303 3013 for further advice. You should brief your headteacher on how the incident was dealt with once the test is over. What to do at the end of the test • Follow your school’s procedure for collecting and storing the pupils’ test scripts. • All test materials must be stored securely until Monday 3 June. • If you need to make a transcript of a test script, complete it with the individual pupil at the end of the test under test conditions. Particular care should be taken to ensure accurate transcriptions are made and the pupil’s answers, including spelling, are not corrected or amended. Marking the tests • Use the key stage 1 test mark schemes to mark the test, following both the general guidance and any specic guidance for each question.

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2019 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Administering Paper 2: questions Electronic PDF version product code: STA/19/8223/e ISBN: 978-1-78957-138-7 For more copies Printed copies of this booklet are not available. It can be downloaded from https://ncatools.education.gov.uk during May 2019, or afterwards from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments-practice-materials. © Crown copyright 2019 Re-use of Crown copyright in test materials Subject to the exceptions listed below, the test materials on this website are Crown copyright and you may re-use them (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium in accordance with the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 which can be found on the National Archives website and accessed via the following link: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence. When you use this information under the Open Government Licence v3.0, you should include the following attribution: ‘Contains material developed by the Standards and Testing Agency for 2019 national curriculum assessments and licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0’ and where possible provide a link to the licence. Where we have identied any third-party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.