grade 1 - revision guide january 2010 - midyear exams

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Grade One Midyear Revision Guide January 2010

Grade OneMidyear Examination

Revision Guide

January 2010

English, Maths, Science,Social Studies andIslamic Studies (inEnglish)

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9th January 2010

Dear parents,

The midyear examination week will begin on Saturday the 30th

January 2010. Information on the exact dates for specific subjects willfollow shortly in a letter from the school.

This examination week is testing a selection of the material that wevecovered since the beginning of the academic year.

The following provides a summary of what topics should be revised athome for the subjects that are taught by the class teacher.

Information on Arabic, I.T. and other subjects should follow from theteachers of those subjects.

This booklet includes information on English, maths, science, socialstudies and Islamic Studies in English (please note that Saudi nationalsare not taking Islamic Studies in English, they have a different teacherand will need to refer to him for information on revision).

Thank you.

(Grade One Teachers)


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EnglishThe English will be spread over two exam papers and will focus on sixareas, three per exam paper.

English Paper 1 Phonics, Comprehension and

Spelling

Phonics

This concentrates on the childs ability to recognise particular soundswithin words.

The question format will be that I will read a word/s to the childrenand then ask them to select a word from a choice of three (also readaloud to them) that either:

Rhymes with the word I said;Contains the sound that I said;Has the same beginning sound as the word I said;Has the same ending sound as the word I said;Has the same middle sound as the word I said.

Please pay particular attention to the concept of rhymes with.

For example:

1) Which word has the same middle sound as the word can?

tip tap top

The answer would be: tap

2) Which word rhymes with the word rocks?

kicks locks racks

The answer would be: locks


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Please revise the following sounds/concepts in the blue covered

Practice Book 1.1:

Topic Pages

Short a sound 3, 18

Final ck sound 5, 19

Short i' sound 13, 28

Final x sound 15, 29

Short o sound 23, 38

Short e sound 43, 58

Initial blends 45, 59

Short u 53, 68

Diagraphs sh & th 63, 78

Vowel sound in ball, (where a sounds like o) 65, 79

Long a sound 73, 88

I will upload a copy of the end of unit 1 phonic test on the classwebsite in the phonics section. This will give you some further examplesof the style of questions used in assessing phonics.

Comprehension

This subject tests the childs understanding of texts and stories;including concepts such as understanding the characters and howthey feel. Knowing where stories are set. Understanding that stories

can be fantasy and identifying information in stories that let us knowthat its fantasy. Recognising order in stories, what happened first orlast in a story.

The test format will be that a new story containing similar vocabularyto the stories that weve covered in the Unit 1 reading book will beread to the class several times.

The children will then be asked questions that will show whether or nottheyve understood the story. The questions and possible answers will

be read to them and they will select one of three different answers.

Examples of comprehension style questions:

1) When we read the story Animal Park in Unit 1 they were asked.

After big cats hunt, they are?

mad

tired

sad

The answer was: tired


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2) When we read the story The Big Blue Ox in Unit 1 the childrenwere asked.

How can you tell that this story is make-believe?

The ox was big The ox packed the bags

The ox was hot

The answer was: The ox packed the bags

This is a difficult topic to revise, as its a skill rather than thememorisation of facts. However, to help encourage this skill in thechildren you can try reading through some of the stories that wevecovered in the Unit 1 reader and asking them questions about the

text. Such as What happened first in the story?, How would you feelif this happened to you? or Where does this story take place?

I have uploaded some examples of comprehension style questionsrelating to some of the stories that weve covered in class onto thewebsite in the HFW & Comprehension section.

Spelling

We will retest the children on a selection of the words that we have

covered in recent spelling tests.

Please revise the following words. We will select two words from eachcolumn and ask for them to be spelt correctly, making it a total of 10words in the test.

Short a &

i'

Short o &

e

Short u

& adding -s

sh & th

& long aTricky words

madcanbackdidfixlip

gotmoprockredstepjet

rugbump

upfits

winsnaps

fishthenwith

namesafeface

waytakeheryour

manycould


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English Paper 2 Grammar, High Frequency Words

and Handwriting

High Frequency Words

This area tests the childrens usage of common words in English. Thequestion format will be that I will read aloud a sentence with a gap init. The children then have to select from a choice of three words (alsoread aloud) the word that best fits into the gap.

For example:

1) Ahmed asked the teacher for some ____________.

get help want

The answer is help.

2) We looked out the window and ___________ a rabbit.

small take saw

The answer is saw.

Please revise the usage (not spelling) of the following words in theblue covered Practice Book 1.1:

Words Practice Book Page Numbers

in, on, way 6, 7

and, take, up 16, 17

get, help, use 26, 27

saw, small, tree, your 46, 47

home, into, many, them 56, 57

catch, good, put, want 66, 67

I have also uploaded some examples of high frequency questionsrelating to some of the stories that weve covered in class onto thewebsite in the HFW & Comprehension section.


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Grammar

Please revise the following topics and skills that have been covered in

the Practice Book 1.1:

TopicPractice Book Page

Numbers

Sentences:1) They start with a capital letter.2) Many end with a full-stop / period.3) They tell a complete idea.

Rewriting a sentence correctly, adding a capitalletter at the start and a full-stop at the end.

1, 3, 4.

Naming parts of sentences (please note thenaming part is slightly different to the concept ofnouns - refer to the practice book)

Underlining naming parts in sentences.

5, 7, 8.

Action parts of sentences (please note theaction part is slightly different to the concept ofverbs - refer to the practice book)

Underling action parts in sentences.

9, 11, 12.

Word order

Rearranging words into the correct order tomake a sentence.

13, 15, 16.

Identifying telling sentences 17, 19, 20.

Identifying questions (asking sentences). Theystart with a capital letter and end with aquestion mark.

21, 23, 24.

Nouns: they can name a person, a place, ananimal or a thing.

Spotting a noun in a sentence and being able torecognise if its a noun relating to a person,place, animal or thing.

25, 27, 28


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Question examples:

1) Circle the sentence that is a question:

Jim is thin.

Where is Jim?

There he is.

The answer is: Where is Jim?

2) Circle the noun in the following sentence:

I put it next to the chair.

The answer is: chair

The children should also be able to correct a sentence by re-writing itusing an initial capital letter and a full-stop at the end.

For example,

the man is tall

Should be re-written as

The`man`is`tall.You may also refer to the end of unit one grammar test which will besat shortly for further examples of grammar styled questions.

Handwriting

There will be a short handwriting exercise where the children have tocopy some text.

In assessing the childrens handwriting I am looking for the followingabilities.

All letters are closed properly,e.g


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Small letters are written between the middle and bottom lines,e.g

Tall letters are written correctly between the bottom and top lines.e.g.

Letters with tails hang correctly beneath the bottom line.

There are some handwriting practice sheets on the website in thehandwriting section.


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MathematicsPlease revise the following topics that we have covered thus far.There will be at least one question on the exam paper for each of the

following topics.

Please remember that the maths section of the website has copies ofexamples of the first four chapter tests, which contain many of thequestion types listed below.

TopicCorresponding page in

Homework Workbook

Making 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 1-4

Ordering Numbers Through 12 9Identifying the Pattern Unit 10

Using Numbers to Add 16

Vertical Addition 18

Write a Number Sentence 19

Using Numbers to Subtract 22

Zero in Subtraction (please take care with thisas some of the answers from the homework

on this were incorrect)23

Vertical Subtraction 24

Choose an Operation 25

Using Subtraction to Compare 27

Adding 1, 2, 3 31

Adding Using a Number Line 32

Extra Information 33

Counting Back Using a Number Line 39

Counting Back 40

Fact Families 44

Choose an Operation 46

Identifying Solid Figures 48

Flat Surfaces and Vertices 49

Identifying Plane Shapes 51

Properties of Plane Shapes 52


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SciencePlease revise the following selection of topics covered in chapters 1 to4 of the science books.

Please note that were testing the childrens oral comprehension of

the key words and concepts, not their reading or spelling abilities. Theformat will be that I will read aloud a question to the children andthey will then have to select an answer from a choice of three whichwill also be read aloud to them. Exactly the same format that youveseen in the chapter tests, except there will be more questions on theexam paper.

To revise, I suggest that you check your child understands:

1) The meaning of the words that you find highlighted in yellow inthe colour textbook lessons;2) The meaning of the words found in boxes in the workbook

exercises.3) He should also be able to orally answer the questions found in

the lesson checkpoints located at the end (and sometimes inthe middle) of each lesson in the textbook.

The glossary at the back of the colour science reader (pages EM2 toEM21) provides additional definitions of keywords and may also bereferred to. You can use this in conjunction with the words you find

highlighted in the texts for additional word definitions.

Topic

Textbook

Page

Number

Workbook Page

Number

What are living things? 7-9 4A

What do plants need? 10-11 5A

What do animals need? 12-13 6A

What are nonliving things? 14-17 7A

What is a forest habitat? 31-33 14A

What is a desert habitat? 38-39 17AWhat helps animals live in theirhabitats?

55-57 24A

What can help protect animals? 62-67 26A

What are some parts of plants? 68-71 27A

How does a frog grow? 87-91 36A

How does a butterfly grow? 92-93 37A

How does a daisy grow? 98-99 39A


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Social StudiesPlease revise the following selection of topics covered in chapters 1 to4 of the Health & Fitness books.

For this subject the textbook, rather than the activity book, containsthe key information to be revised. To revise, please check that yourchild understands and can orally explain the meaning of the wordsthat you find highlighted in yellow in the colour textbook and that hecan orally answer the questions that you find in the review box atthe end of each lesson.

In addition you can also find keywords from each chapter defined inshort sentences in the glossary in pages 253-260 which may also help.

You may refer to the chapters 1, 2 and 3 tests that we completed inclass for examples of question style. Well be using the sameapproach that was used in class when presenting the chapter tests.

Topic Textbook Activity Book

Your senses (Being able to link thenames of the five senses on page 4to body parts)

Pages 4-5 Page 1

Your body moves (Key words:skeleton and muscles)

Pages 10-11 Page 1

How your body digests food Pages 12-13 Page 2

How you breathe Pages 14-15 Page 2

How your blood moves Pages 16-17 Page 2

Caring for your skin Pages 26-29 Page 6

Your Teeth Pages 44-47 Page 11

Going to the Dentist Pages 56-57 Pages 12 & 15

Food guide pyramid (Knowingwhich groups we should eat moreof and which we should eat less of.Also linking foods to their groups)

Pages 66-67 Page 16


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Please revise the following topics as found on the followingworksheets:

TopicWorksheet

NumberWorksheet Name

Allah is One (He doesnt needpartners, children or the things

that humans need)1.1 Allah is One

Allah is the Creator (He createdeverything, the meaning of

create)1.2

Allah is theCreator

Iman faith (The meaning ofiman, the six pillars of faith)

2.1Iman The faith

of a Muslim

The Messengers (What is amessenger, the names of some

messengers, the role of Jibreel,the last and first messengers)

2.2Iman The

Messengers

The angels (What they are madeof, the names of some, thatangels record our deeds)

2.3Iman The

angels

The Books of Allah (Meaning ofwahi / revelation, the names ofsome books and who they weresent to, the Quran as the last

book was protected from

corruption unlike the other books)

2.4.1 & 2.4.2Iman The

Books of Allah

The five pillars of Islam (The namesof the five pillars)

3.2The Pillars of

Islam

The Masjid (The purpose of themasjid, the meaning of qiblah,

which foot you should enter and

leave with. Note they dont needto know the duaof entrance

and exit)

3.3Al-Masjid (The

Mosque)

Wudhu (To know the order of thebody parts that are washed andhow many times each is washed)

3.5How do I make

wudhu?


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