Year 8 Testing
Acer
ACER is a test of how well you understand what you read. The test is made up of a number of short paragraphs, each of which is followed by one question. Three choices are given each for each question; A,B &C but only one of these answers are correct. You are to choose the one answer which you think is correct.
On your answer sheet, there is a special place for answering each question, and each place has the letters A, B and C beside it. You are to show the best answer by circling the correct letter.
The ACER test can be accessed through Socrative, room number TAAWFGCK
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Read Works
1. On the answer sheet, write your name and the date.
2. Read through "Back Roads"
4. Answer the questions.
You will have 4 choices for each of the multiple choice questions; A,B, C & D, but only one is the correct answer. Choose the ONE answer that you think is best. If you make a mistake, cross it out and re circle your new answer.
NoredInk
Assesses students understanding and application (through a test comprising of 60 questions) on the following aspects:
Commonly Confused Words, Pronoun Case, Verb Tense, Nouns, Adjectives and Articles, Sentences and Fragments, Adverbs, Hyphens, Capitalization, Subject-Verb Agreement, Apostrophes, Colons and Semicolons, Quote Transitions, Commas, Clauses and Phrases
Writing
A writing sample will be collected to compare pre, ongoing and post improvements.