Autumn Year 4 GPS Assessment

Autumn Year 4 GPS Assessment Resource Pack

This Autumn Year 4 GPS Assessment Resource Pack has been created to assess pupil knowledge of all the blocks and small steps covered so far in the Autumn term. The pack includes an SATs style assessment with 21 questions linked to all of the small steps in Autumn; a mark scheme with content domain coverage, small step coverage with suggested levels and a teacher assessment spreadsheet to identify pupils working at Year 4 Emerging, Year 4 Developing, Year 4 Expected or Year 4 Greater Depth. These levels are currently provided as a guideline only.

 

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

• Autumn Year 4 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Assessment with questions linked to each small step from all Year 4 Autumn Blocks
• Autumn Year 4 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Mark Scheme outlining small steps and content domain coverage for each question and suggested levels
• Autumn Year 4 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Teacher Assessment Sheet to help identify each child's level using scores collected

Year 4 National Curriculum Objectives:

Autumn Block 1 Ready to Write

• (3G1.8) Use the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel [for example, a rock, an open box]
• (3G3.4) Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including: when, if, because, although
• (3G1.4) Express time, place and cause using conjunctions [for example, when, before, after, while, so, because]
• (3G1.6) Express time, place and cause using adverbs [for example, then, next, soon, therefore]
• (3G1.7) Express time, place and cause using prepositions [for example, before, after, during, in, because of]
• (3G5.7) Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech
• (3G4.1b) Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past [for example, He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play]
• Introduction to paragraphs as a way to group related material
• Terminology for pupils:
• (4G1.8) determiner

Small Steps

1. Using Determiners

2. Clauses

3. Expanding Sentences using Conjunctions

4. Expanding Sentences using Adverbs

5. Expanding Sentences using Prepositions

6. Direct Speech

7. Past Tense

8. Present Tense

9. Present Perfect or Simple Past?

10. Using Paragraphs

 

Autumn Block 2 Pronouns

• 4G1.5) Choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition
• (4G1.5) Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition
• Terminology for pupils:
• (4G1.5) pronoun
• (4G1.5a) possessive pronoun

Small Steps

1.Recognising Nouns

2.Recognising Pronouns

3.Using Pronouns

4.Pronoun or Noun?

 

Autumn Block 3 Fronted Adverbials

• (4G5.6b) Using fronted adverbials
• (4G5.6b) Fronted adverbials [for example, Later that day, I heard the bad news.]
• (4G5.6b) Using commas after fronted adverbials
• (4G5.6b) Use commas after fronted adverbials
• Terminology for pupils:

(4G1.6a) adverbial

Small Steps

1.What is an adverbial?

2.Recognising Fronted Adverbials 1

3.Time Specific Adverbials

4.Place Specific (Prepositional)

5.Descriptive Fronted Adverbials

6.Recognising Fronted Adverbials 2

7.Using Fronted Adverbials

 

 

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