Report on reading in English in primary schools in Zambia - Education Research Paper No. 05, 1993, 55 p.

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Appendix E - Word find reading test: Extracts

WORD FIND V.01

Surname............................... Today's date.......................
First name............................. Date of birth.......................
Grade or Standard............... Sex (boy or girl)....................
School................................... Age..........years........months
Mother's work...................... Father's work......................
Language(s) you speak at home.......................................

Practice Section

The Ball

and

ball

the

red

like

cow

Three children are playing with a red ball. Siwa is throwing the ball to Simon. He catches it and throws it to Maria. They like playing with the ball.

Sifo's father

garden

helps

dog

early

tomatoes

all

Sifo's father is a farmer. He has a big garden. It is near his village. Every day he gets up __________ and walks to his _________. He grows a lot of beans and _________ and maize. Sifo __________ him in the garden.

Do not turn over until you are told

EXTRACT FROM SUBTEST 1

Mseka's father

water	teacher	white	them	trees	eat
	seven	goats	go

Mseka's father has three cows and _________ goats. The cows are black and ________. The ________ are brown. They ________ grass and drink _________ from the river. On Saturday, when Mseka doesn't _________ to school, he looks after them.

EXTRACT FROM SUBTEST 2

finished

Tortoise

ran

easily

looked

started

The race ________. Kalulu ran very fast. After a few minutes he _________ behind. He couldn't see _________. "I am going to win this race _________," he said to himself.

EXTRACT FROM SUBTEST 3

In the Cave

left

explore

arrived

played

lamp

mountain

Simon and his sister Maria decided to ________ a cave in a ________ near their town. They took some oranges, a candle and _________ a box of matches and early the next morning. At midday, they _________ at the cave and went in.

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