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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

FROM ITEM 1 - 20 (YEAR 3)

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.

FROM ITEMS 21-40 (YEAR 4)

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.

FROM ITEMS 41-60 (YEAR 6)

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 cave and went in.

Chichewa Reading Text: Extracts Chichewa V.01

Dzina...........................

Mwezi ndi Chaka Chobadwa...........

Kalasi...........................

Mnyamata/msungwana....................

Sukulu.........................

Chilakhulo chanu.............................

Ndime Yophunzirira

 

Mpira

ndi

mpira

wofiira

nsima

amakonda

ng'ombe

Ana atatu akuponya mpira wofiira. Siwa akuponyera mpira Simoni. Wawakha ndi kumponyera Mariya. Iwo amakonda kusewera ndi mpira.

Bambo a Themba

kumundako

mudzi

nsalu

mmawa

kugwa

mati-mati

Bambo a Themba ndi mlimi. Ali ndi munda waukulu. Mundao uil pafupi ndi _________ wao. Amalawirira _____________ kupita _________ pansi. Amalima nyuemba zambiri, __________ ndi chimanga.

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FROM ITEM 1 - 20

Bambo a Mseka

madzi

zitatu

zoyera

nsipu

Iwo

mitengo

 

sapita

Mbuzi

 

kupita

 

Bambo a Mseka ali ndi ng'ombe __________ ndi mbuzi zisanu ndi ziwiri. Ng'ombezo ndi ________ ndi zakuda. _______________ zao ndi zofira. Ziwetozi zimadya ___________ ndi kumwa __________ ku mtsinje. Pa chiwelu Mseka ___________ ku sukulu ndipo amaziweta.

Muno ndi njinga

sitolo

akupita

wakwera

imodzi

kukagula

akuwerenga

Muno ____________ njinga mumseu. Akupita ________ shuga ku __________ Pa nyumba ________ ya pafupi ndi mseu pali galu wamkulu.

yagwa

basiketiyo

wayamba

galuyu

mbuziyo

thumba

Pomuona Muno galuyu ______________ kumuthamangitsa. Basiketi ya Muno __________. Amai atuluka mnyumba ndi kumuletsa _______________. Amai atola ndi kumpatsa Muno _____________.

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