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STANDARDISED ASSESSMENTS
New GaPS: Progress in Grammar,
Punctuation and Spelling Assessments
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AGES 5–11
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Progress in Grammar,
Punctuation and
Spelling Assessment
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Test date
/
Date of birth
Termly assessments to con昀椀dently measure performance and
track progress against national averages in grammar, punctuation
and spelling (GPS). Working alongside the National Test Framework,
assessments are designed to match National Tests in question
phrasing, question type and content coverage.
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Chronological age
years
months
Strand
Marks
Spelling
/20
Grammar
/9
Punctuation
/5
Vocabulary
/6
Total marks
/40
Scores
Standardised score
Age-standardised score
Hodder Scale score
GPV age
Spelling age
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punctuation and vocabulary), Spelling Age, Standardised Score,
Age-standardised Score, and more. Hodder Scale Scores are
designed to track and predict progress on a termly and yearly basis.
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English grammar, punctuation and spelling test framework with
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demand.
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Section A: Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary
1
Circle three words in the sentence below that must have a
capital letter.
yesterday,
2
anisha
went
to
bradford
on
the
bus.
P
Circle the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence
below.
our computer games.
Last night, we were
play
plays
played
playing
G
3
Tick one sentence below that is in the past tense.
Tick one.
My dad helped me with my homework.
He is very good at spelling.
He knows how to spell all my spelling words.
He is pleased that I am good at spelling too.
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