MATRIX AND TEST SPECIFICATION

TEXTBOOK: GLOBAL SUCCESS 11

UNIT: 4 – 5 – 6
THE MATRIX OF TEST (TIME: 60 MINUTES)

Level of knowledge
Total
Knowledge Comprehension Application Advanced application
Knowledge/ Skills
Percentage Time Percentage Time Percentage Time Percentage Time Percentage Time
(%) (minutes) (%) (minutes) (%) (minutes) (%) (minutes) (%) (minutes)
1 Listening 2 1 10 4 12 5
Language Pronunciation 10 2 10 2
2 Vocabulary 7 1 10 4 7 5 24 10
Grammar 10 2 7 3 10 8 27 13
3 Reading 10 3 10 8 5 4 25 15
4 Writing 2 15 2 15
Total 39 9 37 19 22 17 2 15 100 60
Percentage (%) 39 37 22 2
Overall (%) 76 24

Note: - Knowledge and Comprehension will use SR.

- Application and Advanced Application will use CR.
- For Reading, though, the Application section will use SR.
 TEST SPECIFICATION

Questions based on level of knowledge

Level of knowledge and
Unit of knowledge/ Advanced Total of question
Skills skills to be tested and Knowledge Comprehension Application
skill application
assessed
SR CR SR CR SR CR SR CR SR CR
Listening Knowledge:
Listen a conversation in Listen for specific details 1 1
approximately 3 minutes (about related to the topic.
170 - 200 words) to answer the
questions related to the topic: Comprehension:

1 Understand the
- Vietnam and ASEAN
conversation to find the
answer.
- Global warming
4 4
- Preserving our heritage

2 Language 1. Pronunciation Knowledge:

- Recognize how to
separate vowels
- Recognize the stress and 4 4
rhythm of sentences
- Recognize intonation in
statements, commands
and lists.
2. Vocabulary Knowledge: 3 3
Vocabulary - Recognize vocabulary
according to topics according to the topic
related to: learned.
 - ASEAN and Comprehension:
Vietnam
- Distinguish vocabulary
- Global warming 4 4
according to the topic
- Preserving our
learned.
heritage
Application:
- Apply the correct form
3 3
of the word to put it in
context.

3. Grammar Knowledge:
Grammar - Recognize learned 4 4
knowledge: grammatical knowledge.
- Gerunds as
subjects and objects Comprehension:
- Present participle
and past participle - Understand and
3 3
clauses differentiate grammatical
- To - infinitive knowledge.
clauses
Application:
- Understand and apply
grammatical knowledge to 4 4
rewrite sentences.

1. Reading
comprehension
Knowledge:
Read and
Reading comprehend a - Identify language 2 2
passage of elements and textual
connections.
 approximately 150-
200 words on the Comprehension:
following topics:
- Differentiate the
characteristics and
- ASEAN and 2 2
features of language
Vietnam
elements and textual
- Global Warming
connections.
- Preserving Our
Heritage
Application:
- Apply language skills
1 1
and knowledge in new
situations.

Knowledge:
2. Reading
comprehension - Identify specific details 2 2
3 in the passage.
Grasp the main and
detailed content of Comprehension:
a passage of
- Understand the overall
approximately 200- 2 2
message and meaning of
250 words,
the reading.
focusing on the
following topics:
Application:
- ASEAN and - Infer the meaning of
Vietnam words in context.
1 1
- Global Warming - Analyze and synthesize
- Preserving Our the main points of the
Heritage passage to select the
appropriate answer.
Writing Advanced application:
4 Write an expository paragraph - Apply the vocabulary 1 1
(120-150 words) related to the and grammar to write an
topics: expository paragraph.
 - ASEAN and Vietnam
- Global Warming
- Preserving Our Heritage

TOTAL 16 15 2 7 1 40 1

DEMONSTRATION
I. LISTENING:

Listen to the conversation between a student and an interviewer. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE.

1. When did Kim and Mr Lee meet for the first time?

A. Before they wrote to each other about environmental issues.

B. After communicating with each other via email.

C. In the previous important interview.

2. Why did Kim get chosen for the interview?

A. She had applied many times before.

B. She was one of the few candidates that applied.

C. She was passionate about environmental issues.

3. Why does Kim care about the environment?

A. Because she grew up in a polluted area.

 B. Because she loves the beach.

C. Because she knows how to positively affect our environment.

4. What happens to Kim’s clean-up campaign?

A. She still joins on weekends.

B. She is still the organiser.

C. It’s still going strong without her.

5. What is Kim’s plan after joining our organisation?

A. She wants to tackle a different bigger issue.

B. She wants to continue her programme in Khanh Hoa.

C. She wants to organise a national clean-up programme.

Answer key: 1. B | 2. C | 3. A | 4. C | 5. C

Script:

Mr Lee: Hello, Kim. Sorry for being late. Have you been waiting long?

Kim: It’s alright, Mr Lee. I’ve just arrived.

Mr Lee: It’s great to finally meet you in person after communicating via email for so long.

Kim: It’s an honour to be interviewed by you. My dream has always been volunteering for an international organisation.

Mr Lee: As you know, our programme is very popular. You stand out among other candidates thanks to your passion for environmental issues.
 Can you tell me where that’s coming from?

Kim: Growing up in the coastal town of Khanh Hoa, I saw the negative impact of human activities on our environment. The beach near my
house looked and smelt awful and the shore was covered with waste. Then I realised that I had to do something to save the beach
landscape.

Mr Lee: You organised some clean-up activities in your community, right?

Kim: We used to pick up trash along the beach at weekends. Although I’m no longer the organiser, the campaign is still going strong.

Mr Lee: Amazing. You really made a big impact. What will you do if you join our organisation?

Kim: I want to continue to do what I’ve been doing but on a bigger scale. My goal is to start a national clean-up programme.

Mr Lee: Let’s talk more about …

II. LANGUAGE:

1. PRONUNCIATION:

(Knowledge) Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
A. postcard
B. actress
C. traffic
D. heartbeat

Answer: A. postcard

2. VOCABULARY:
(Knowledge) Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:

A person who has been chosen to speak for a group of people is:

A. volunteer
B. representative
C. teacher
D. speaker

Answer: B. representative

(Comprehension) Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:

Global warming is the __________ in the earth’s temperature caused by greenhouse gases.

A. balance
B. pollution
C. increase
D. heat

Answer: C. increase
(Application) Write the correct form of the given word.

The Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long in Hanoi is directly related to many important __________ events of the country. (CULTURE)

Answer: cultural

3. GRAMMAR:

(Knowledge) Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I look forward to __________ to Brunei. I’ve never been there before.

A. go
 B. to go
C. going
D. be going

Answer: C. going

(Comprehension) Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_____ their farm work, the farmers returned home.

A. Finishing
B. Finish
C. Having finished
D. Being finished

Answer: C. Having finished

(Application) Rewrite the second sentence so that it means similarly to the first one.

Having seen people suffer global warming consequences, we decided to reduce carbon footprints.

 After we………

Answer: After we had seen people suffer global warming consequences, we decided to reduce carbon footprints.

III. READING:

1. Reading comprehension:

Read the text and choose the best answers.

Building friendship through sports

The ASEAN School Games (ASG) is an annual sports event for schools in ASEAN. It is organised with the support of the ASEAN Schools Sports
Council (ASSC) - a (1) __________ organisation that promotes sports among member countries. Before 2009, the games were (2) __________ as a
series of single sports events in the region. This was changed in 2009 when a new games format was introduced. The 1st ASG, planned under the new
games format, took place in Thailand.

The event attracts thousands of secondary school student athletes and other (3) __________ from ASEAN countries. So far, 20 sports have been held
in the ASG, including athletics, swimming, badminton, volleyball, sepak takraw, table tennis, and basketball.

The ASG provides opportunities for school athletes to show their sporting (4) __________ and interact with their peers. The event is also a great way
to promote (5) __________ and cultural exchange among students in the Southeast Asian region.

Question 1: (Knowledge)

A. cultural
B. international
C. region
D. regional

Answer: D. regional

Question 2: (Knowledge)

A. built
B. guided
C. played
D. placed

Answer: C. played

Question 3: (Comprehension)

A. teachers
B. representatives
C. leaders
D. relations

Answer: B. representatives
Question 4: (Comprehension)

A. dreams
B. gifts
C. talents
D. education

Answer: C. talents

Question 5: (Application)

A. friendship
B. teamwork
C. development
D. contribution

Answer: A. friendship

2. Reading comprehension

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Viet Nam Likely to Face Extreme Weather Conditions by 2050

Viet Nam is likely to continue facing extreme weather conditions such as higher temperatures, lower summer rainfalls, stronger storms, and rising sea
levels from now to 2050. Temperatures in northern Viet Nam will rise by between 0.83 degrees Celsius by 2050 and continue its uptrend during the
late 21st century. Summer rainfall will decline in most areas. Meanwhile, storms may become rarer but fiercer, causing possible flash floods and
landslides in flood-prone areas of northern mountainous, central and central highland provinces. The forecasts suggest sea level rises of 100mm -
400mm along the entire Vietnamese coast by the end of the 21st century, affecting marine biodiversity and coastal communities. The experts
emphasize the unpredictability of climate change and its potential impacts to create a variety of dangerous extreme weather events in the future.

To raise the public awareness of climate change impacts, the Vietnamese government urges concerned agencies to work together on devising worst-
case scenario models and responses by 2020 and calls on international experts to further support Viet Nam in climate change adaptation. Climate
change is a real threat to Viet Nam’s socio-economic development. If sea levels rose one meter, five percent of the country’s land, eleven percent of its
population and seven percent of its farmland would be affected.

Question 1 (Knowledge): By 2050, Viet Nam continues facing all of these extreme weather conditions EXCEPT _______.
 A. higher temperatures
B. storms reaching record levels
C. lower summer rainfalls
D. rising sea levels

Answer: B. storms reaching record levels

Question 2 (Knowledge): Sea level rises along the entire Vietnamese coast by the end of the 21st century will ______.

A. cause certain flash floods and landslides in flood-prone areas

B. make temperatures in northern Vietnam rise until 2050
C. make storms become rarer but fiercer in the near future
D. have impacts on marine biodiversity and coastal communities

Answer: D. have impacts on marine biodiversity and coastal communities

Question 3 (Comprehension): To experts, they ______ to predict exactly the model of the climate change and its potential impacts.

A. are unable
B. are likely
C. are certain
D. are surprised

Answer: A. are unable

Question 4 (Comprehension): Viet Nam needs ______.

A. to recognize Viet Nam’s socio-economic development in the future

B. to calculate sea level rise, loss of farmland, and rise in population by 2020
C. to raise people’s awareness of climate change and to ask for foreign help
D. to recognize the percentage of farmland which would be affected by its population

Answer: C. to raise people’s awareness of climate change and to ask for foreign help
Question 5 (Application): The word “worst-case scenario models” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. the worst scenes that could occur

B. the worst climate change impacts that will happen
C. the worst possible things that could happen
D. the worst unpredictability of climate change

Answer: C. the worst possible things that could happen

IV. WRITING:

(Advanced application) Write a paragraph of 120 - 150 words to suggest some solutions to the problem of global warming.