Post by rasteps on Feb 19, 2009 11:58:51 GMT 8
Bizz Quiz
These are good, fun and comprehensive activities, but there are a couple of things that should probably be changed.
FIRST GRADE QUIZ
The Subject question "What subject is Mr./Ms. ______ teaching?" should probably be "What subject does Mr./Ms. _______ teach?". Although Japanese tends to use some of their present continuous forms for routines, it's probably best to reinforce the English present simple form for routines, customs, and rules.
The Mix Questions regarding ALT/JTE require the use of the article "the" in front of job titles. And the 40-point question should probably have "from" at the end.
Just like the Subject question previously mentioned, the 20-point Textbook question regarding Ms Green should probably also be in the present simple form.
SECOND GRADE QUIZ
I don't think second graders have learned the structure "used to" as yet, so perhaps the past simple would be better here.
And as an aside, baseball probably originated from the game "rounders" rather than from cricket, but even that is debatable.
In the Famous People section, Japan has a "prime minister" rather than a "president".
The 50-point Geography question needs the article "the" in front of "main language".
The preposition "of" correct for the 10-point Capitals question, but wrong for the remaining questions.
THIRD GRADE QUIZ
In the 10-point Sports question, "snow mountain" need to be in plural form.
some comments from the 2nd grade quiz's Famous People, Geography and Capitals sections also applies here.
In the 20- and 30- point Geography II questions, the word order of the questions needs to be changed. They should read "In which city is THE <festival name here> held?"
In the Capitals section Malaysia is misspelled.
And please don't underestimate the need for articles. Although using a Japanese word in the 20-point Textbook section, you still need to put the article "a" in front of furushiki, since it is as countable as a handkerchief.
Lastly, (just as a matter of style) there is no need for a comma between "every day" and "to come to school" in the 30-point Mix question.
Sorry to sound savage since that's not my intent. I think this is a great activity, but some people may not check the worksheets before printing them out and it could cause some embarrassment for them if the JTE or a student calls them on the error.
These are good, fun and comprehensive activities, but there are a couple of things that should probably be changed.
FIRST GRADE QUIZ
The Subject question "What subject is Mr./Ms. ______ teaching?" should probably be "What subject does Mr./Ms. _______ teach?". Although Japanese tends to use some of their present continuous forms for routines, it's probably best to reinforce the English present simple form for routines, customs, and rules.
The Mix Questions regarding ALT/JTE require the use of the article "the" in front of job titles. And the 40-point question should probably have "from" at the end.
Just like the Subject question previously mentioned, the 20-point Textbook question regarding Ms Green should probably also be in the present simple form.
SECOND GRADE QUIZ
I don't think second graders have learned the structure "used to" as yet, so perhaps the past simple would be better here.
And as an aside, baseball probably originated from the game "rounders" rather than from cricket, but even that is debatable.
In the Famous People section, Japan has a "prime minister" rather than a "president".
The 50-point Geography question needs the article "the" in front of "main language".
The preposition "of" correct for the 10-point Capitals question, but wrong for the remaining questions.
THIRD GRADE QUIZ
In the 10-point Sports question, "snow mountain" need to be in plural form.
some comments from the 2nd grade quiz's Famous People, Geography and Capitals sections also applies here.
In the 20- and 30- point Geography II questions, the word order of the questions needs to be changed. They should read "In which city is THE <festival name here> held?"
In the Capitals section Malaysia is misspelled.
And please don't underestimate the need for articles. Although using a Japanese word in the 20-point Textbook section, you still need to put the article "a" in front of furushiki, since it is as countable as a handkerchief.
Lastly, (just as a matter of style) there is no need for a comma between "every day" and "to come to school" in the 30-point Mix question.
Sorry to sound savage since that's not my intent. I think this is a great activity, but some people may not check the worksheets before printing them out and it could cause some embarrassment for them if the JTE or a student calls them on the error.