National Evaluation Series™ Profile: Russian (831)

Content Domain V: Written Expression

Competency:

0013 In response to a given prompt, write a well-organized passage of several paragraphs in the target language for a specified audience and purpose.

Descriptive Statements:

Compose a well-organized, focused, and clearly expressed composition in the target language that fulfills the purpose of the prompt.
Demonstrate the ability to use appropriate language and style for a specified audience, purpose, and occasion in the target language.
Organize ideas in a logically sequenced, well-connected, and consistently clear fashion in the target language.
Use effective and accurate sentence structure and word choice and correct spelling and mechanics of the target language.
Use a broad range of vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, time frames, and cohesive devices as appropriate, as well as simple and complex linguistic constructions in the target language.

Sample Written Assignment:

Sample Test Directions for the Written Expression Assignment

This section of the test consists of a writing assignment to which you must respond in the target language. The assignment appears on the following screen. A list of suggestions is provided to help direct your writing for the assignment. It is not necessary that you cover every point on the list, nor are you limited in your response to those points indicated. You are, however, required to write about the general assignment that you are given, and part of your score will be based on the degree to which you elaborate on the assignment by addressing either the suggested points or points of your choosing.

You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. However, your final response to each assignment must be typed in the response box provided for the assignment.

Please note that special characters (such as letters with accents or other diacritical marks) cannot be entered using the keyboard but are available for insertion in the on-screen response box. To access these characters, click on the button that appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Using the mouse, click on the character you wish to include in your response and then select "Insert." The character will be inserted where the cursor is positioned in the response box.

Your response will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

PURPOSE: the extent to which the objective of the assignment is achieved and the response is appropriate for the intended audience

COHERENCE: organization and clarity of ideas

CONTENT: development of ideas and relevance of supporting details

GRAMMAR: accuracy of grammatical forms and syntax

VOCABULARY: command of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions

MECHANICS: accuracy of spelling, diacritical marks, and punctuation

Be sure to write about the assigned topic and use MULTIPLE PARAGRAPHS. You may not use any reference materials during the test. This should be your original work, written in your own words, and not copied or paraphrased from some other work. Remember to review what you have written and make any changes you think will improve your written response.

Select the Next button to continue.

Sample questions are provided in the Russian Sample Items PDF Document .

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