different types of assessment used in English subject is discussed here.

1. Techniques of assessment of vocabulary
Through oral ,written tests, performance based test,
puzzles, quiz
Display of objects
Showing pictures
Texts---
a) identifying meaning of words given in a passage ,
b) using Hindi words in the text and asking the students
to identify the meanings in English,
Context vocabulary
Vocabulary games and crosswords—
a) prefix, suffix
 b) Word ladder,
c) word squares,
d) Glidograms,
e) crossword puzzles, match ups, fill in the blanks,
family of words belonging to one unit

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Crossword puzzle
Across
1 a person from another country (9)
6 a river in Egypt (4)
7 don’t forget to ------up your watch (4)
8) I don’t believe you. You’re pulling my --------(3)
9) To quarrel
10) To carry things in (3)
12) It’s --------- heavy for me to carry (3)
Down
1)Wonderful /marvelous(9)
2) ---- people believe in god (9)
3) You are just ------- time (2)
5) Can you ---------- a bicycle?
7) -------- enjoyed ourselves at the party (2)
8) The opposite of borrow (4)

3. A choice of two words which have similar
meanings or sounds
1) The thief ---------- the bank(steel, steal)
2) He is trying to ------------ (lose, loose)
3) He was----------- enough to buy shares in
Escorts (sensitive, sensible)
4) They say ------never strikes twice( lighting,
lightning)
5) Our ----------- is very strict (Principal,
Principle)

4. Techniques of assessing listening skill
1) counts---number of times a word or sound
occurs
what is it --------- display of pictures( ship,
sheep)
2) listen and mark
3) Grids
4) family tree
5) time tables, bio-data forms
6) flowcharts
7) using maps

5. Techniques of assessing speaking skills
 naming of objects
Rhymes, tongue twisters
Back chaining
Questions and answers ( seeing picture, cards, memory
game, interview, what do you think by observing a
picture
Dialogues and role play,
problems,
opinion,
sharing experiences,
dreams,
ideas and suggestions

6. Techniques of assessing reading skills
Arranging of words in order and reading
Command cards
Finding the right word
How many times a word is repeated?
Through sentence strips
Matching titles to texts ( a passage is given.
The student reads and chooses the appropriate
title given.
Matching pictures to texts (which description
matches the given pictures?
Tasks set based on certain given passages.

7. Techniques of assessing writing skills
Copying exercises
a) sentences are copied from texts
b)Matching pictures and sentences
c) Wrong and right answers are given(learners have to
copy correct the correct sentences)
d) a set of sentences are given and learners copy out
that which belongs to a particular category
e) substitution tables ( spelling and punctuation,
jumbled words, apostropies)
B) completion of sentences and dialogues
Making outlines ,note making
Production exercises(completing story, completing
paragraph)
- writing a criticism or response to a piece of writing

8. Assessment of Grammar
a)Traditional testing –paper pencil test
b)Sentence combining-combining two or three
sentences without grammatical mistakes.
c) sentence matching –match one part of
sentence in one column with another part in
the other column.
d) functional/inductive-a set of sentences are
given and the students have to identify the
common features of the sentences and the
concept.

9. ICT in Assessment
ICT stands for Communication and Information Technology
It can be undertaken with many devices such as
a)Desktop computer or laptops
b) portable devices like smart mobile phones
c) with digital devices such as ipads or through electronic gaming
devices.
Assessment: Digital tools
1)LMS based assessment : various assessment question types
which are available in LMS like moodle are calculated,
description, essay, matching. Fill ups, short answer, numerical,
true/false, jigsaw,etc
2) the hot potatoes: includes six applications which enables the
teachers to create multiple choice, short answer, jumbled
sentence, crossword, matching, and gap fill exercises.
3) digital Rubrics- a rubric is a coherent set of criteria for students’
work that includes descriptions of levels of performance quality
on the criteria.

10. Definitions of CALL:
Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) was the
expression agreed upon at the 1983 TESOL convention in a
meeting of all interested participants. This term is widely
used to refer to the area of technology and second
language teaching and learning despite the fact that
revisions for the term are suggested regularly (Chapelle,
2001, p. 3).
2) - Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) may be
defined as the search for and study of applications of the
computer in language teaching and learning (Levy, 1997,
p.1).

11. Roles of the Computer in language learning and teaching:
- Computer as tutor for language drills or skill practice
- Computer as a tool for writing, presenting, and researching
- Computer as a medium of global communication
Importance of computers in language learning:
 Use of power point presentations help in better comprehension.
 Computers could be used to develop listening and speaking skills.
For example when a student watches an English movie she could
develop her pronunciation,
 Video conferencing, chat and E-mail help in developing
communication skills.
 Inspires students to express their imagination using paint brush.
 Encourages students to surf web pages and gather relevant
information through web pages.
 Use of animation, graphic design makes the content interesting.

12. Role of a teacher in CALL: (How Computers can be used in the Language Class)
1) Teaching with one computer in the class
- delivery of content (PowerPoint, word-processor, Webpages, etc.)
- classroom activities/discussions mediated by the computer
- Interactive whiteboard
2) Teaching in the computer network room (network-based language teaching)
- task-based group work /activities
- computer-mediated communication (CMC): asynchronous/synchronous
- tandem learning
3) Self-access learning (independent learning)
- drills and exercises
- word processing
- resource searching
4) Distance learning (i.e. individual learners working by themselves, at a place and time of their choice and, to some extent, at a pace and
in an order also chosen by themselves.)
- delivering online course content
- CMC activities: email, discussion forum, chat rooms
- tandem learning
- community building