Test items:
Picture of Word
Correct Incorrect
1 a crow
[ka:wa:] 2
a corn [
maka ] 3
a toilet
ी
[ ʨaɾpi:]
4 a bamboo basket
[ ʨʰa:ŋ]
5 a wooden jug for yogurt
[ ʈʰega:]
6 the sun
ि
[di ni:] 7
water
्
[kwi] 8
fingers
्
[ ʥumbi:]
9 garlic
्
[no ] 10 a snake
र
[pukʰri:] Discontinued: __________ Total number of correct answers: 10
Stop point: If the respondent gives no correct answers among the first three word
s, the assessor says, ―Thank you. Let‘s move on to the next item‖, and checks the space for the discontinued item.
4.2.3.2 Test of accuracy of word reading for L1 and L2
This test component is for assessing the ability to decode individual words which are not embedded in a context. Sample test items are presented in the box below.
R
o
-b. Oral reading skills – Accuracy of word reading
[Time allocated for reading aloud and answering the questions: 2 minutes] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Instructions: This is a test with a student sheet. As the test takerstudent reads individual words, the assessor marks hisher responses in a recording sheet for each test
taker.
The assessor says, ―Now, I will show you a list of some words. I would like you
to look at each word carefully and read aloud as of many the words as you can. For example, this word is
[dim] ‗house‘ pointing to the word,
द .‖ ―Let‘s practice. Please read this word
pointing to ‗radish‘.‖ If the respondent
says [labu] correctly, the assessor says, ―Good job This word is [labu].‖ If the respondent does not say it correctly within 5 seconds, the assessor says, ―This word is
[labu] .‖
―Let‘s try another word. Please read this word pointing to ‗salt‘.‖ If the
respondent says [ ʨ
a ʥ
a:] correctly, the assessor says, ―Good job This word is [ ʨ
a ʥ
a:] .‖ If
the respondent does not say it correctly within 5 seconds, the assessor says, ―This word is [
ʨ a
ʥ a:]
.‖ ―Now, please look at the words presented here carefully and read aloud as many
words as you can. ‖
Practice items:
द
‗house‘ ‗radish‘
‗salt‘
Test items:
Words Words
1 ‗baby‘
9 ‗nutritious‘
2 ‗down‘
10 ‗to develop‘
3 ‗mirror‘
11 ‗disease‘
4 ‗a b lance‘ 12 ‗landslides‘
5
्
‗hawk‘ 13
‗problem‘ 6
्
‗village‘ 14
‗culture‘ 7
्
‗to smoke‘ 15
‗independent‘ 8
्
‗thereafter Total number of correct
words: 15 Discontinued:_______
Scoring: As the test taker reads words, the assessor follows his or her reading
along with a pencil and marks clearly any incorrect words with a slash . If the respondent self-corrects on any word, the assessor should count it as correct. If a word is
already marked as incorrect with a slash, the assessor should circle the word and go on. If the respondent hesitates for 3 seconds, the assessor points to the next word and says,
―Please skip to the next word and keep going.‖ The assessor marks the skipped word as incorrect.
Stop point: If the respondent gives no correct answers among the first five word
s, the assessor says, ―Thank you. Let‘s move on to the next item‖, and checks the space for the discontinued item.
4.2.3.3 Test of reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension for L2-L4
