WEIGHTAGES AND MARKS

Each subject in primary classes i.e. Hindi, English, Maths and Environmental Studies will be assessed TLO wise and weightages and marks to be allotted as per the details given below:

PERIODIC TEST  1 and 2-  (Classes III, IV and V)

ENGLISH/HINDI

Competencies
Weightage

Listening and Speaking
Assessment to be part of Subject enrichment activities

Reading
05

Writing


Text(Prose & Poetry)
05

Grammar
10

Creative Writing
10

Spelling
05

Handwriting (Value- based passage)
05


MATHEMATICS
Competencies
Weightage

Basic Concept


Knowledge (forming of numbers)
10

Understanding
10

Ability to Compute(Procedures and Operations)
10

Problem Solving Ability
10


ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Competencies
Weightage

Observation and Reporting
10

Identification and Classification
15

Discovery of Facts
15





HALF YEARLY/YEAR ENDING EXAMINATION
ENGLISH/HINDI           
Competencies
Weightage

Listening and Speaking
Assessment to be part of Subject enrichment activities

Reading
20

Writing


Text (Prose and Poetry)
15

Grammar
15

Creative Writing
15

Spelling
10

Handwriting (Value-based Passage)
05

MATHEMATICS
Competencies
Weightage

Basic Concept


Knowledge (forming of numbers)
20

Understanding
20

Ability to Compute(Procedures and Operations)
20

Problem Solving Ability
20


ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Competencies
Weightage

Observation and Reporting
30

Identification and Classification
25

Discovery of Facts
25

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DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPERS
PERIODIC TEST 1 and 2 
Class-III, IV and V


   Subject-English/Hindi


Marks: 40

Time-90 Mts

Competency Wise Weightage
Source of Questions
Type of Questions
No. of Questions
Marks allotted to each Question
Total Marks

Reading   05         
Class III-One Passage of about 50 words from the Text
Class IV –One Unseen Passage of about 75 words
Class V- One Unseen Passage of about 100 words

VSA



VSA


VSA

05



05


05

01



01


01

05



05


05

Writing   35         

         



                   

Prose & Poetry 


Grammar           

Creative Writing

Spelling (text-based) 
           
Handwriting(Value-based passage) 

VSA
SA

VSA

LA


VSA

LA

01
02

10

02


05

01

01
02

01

05


01

05

01
04

10

10


05

05


NOTES:  WORD LIMIT
VSA (Very Short Answer- 1 Mark each) – One word to one sentence
SA (Short Answer- 2 Marks each) – Class III/IV: 10 Words; Class V : 20 Words
LA (Long Answer-5 Marks each)  -Class III  : 30 Words; Class IV: 40 Words; Class V: 50 Words                     
   DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPERS
HALF YEARLY/YEAR ENDING EXAMINATIONS                                                                                       Class-III, IV and V
Marks: 80 Subject-English/Hindi Time-03 Hours
Competency Wise Weightage
Source of  Questions
Type of Questions
No. of Questions
Marks allotted to each Question
Total Marks

Reading   20         
One Passage from the Text
One Unseen Passage
Word Limit:
Class III: 50 Words
Class IV: 75 Words
Class V:  100 Words

VSA

VSA






10

10





01

01






10

10






Writing   60         

         



                   
Prose & Poetry 

Grammar           
Creative Writing
Spelling (Text-based)            Handwriting(Value-based passage) 
VSA
SA
VSA
LA

VSA

LA
05
05
15
03

10
01
01
02
01
05

01

05
05
10
15
15

10

05

NOTES:  WORD LIMIT
VSA (Very Short Answer-1 Mark each) – One word to one sentence
SA (Short Answer-2 Marks each) – Class III/IV: 10 Words;    Class V : 20 Words
LA (Long Answer- 5 Marks each)  -Class III  : 30 Words; Class IV: 40 Words; Class V: 50 Words
                                 

                  DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPERS
PERIODIC TEST 1 &2                                                                              Class-III, IV and V
Marks: 40         Subject- Mathematics Time-90 Mts
Competency Wise Weightage
Source of  Questions
Type of Questions
No. of Questions
Marks allotted to each Question
Total Marks

Concept (20)
Knowledge (forming of numbers)      10
Understanding10
Based on knowledge (forming of numbers)and understanding of basic concepts

VSA
SA

VSA
SA
LA

06
02

02
02
01

01
02

01
02
04

06
04

02
04
04


Ability to Compute
(Procedures and Operations)                10     



                   

Based on child`s ability to make quick and correct calculations


VSA
SA
LA


02
02
01


01
02
04


02
04
04

Problem Solving  Ability                           
                                     10
Based on child`s ability to solve day to day problems

VSA
SA
LA

02
02
01

01
02
04

02
04
04

NOTE: 
VSA (Very Short Answer) - It carries 1 Mark.
SA (Short Answer)             - It carries 2 Marks.
LA (Long Answer)                - It carries 4 Marks.

DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPERS
HALF YEARLY/YEAR ENDING EXAM                                                                                        Class-III, IV and V
Marks: 80       Subject- Mathematics Time-03 Hours
Competency Wise Weightage
Source of  Questions
Type of Questions
No. of Questions
Marks allotted to each Question
Total Marks

Concept (30)
Knowledge (forming of numbers)       20
Understanding20
Based on knowledge (forming of numbers)and understanding of basic concepts

VSA
SA

VSA
SA
LA

10
05

06
05
01

01
02

01
02
04

10
10

06
10
04


Ability to Compute
(Procedures and Operations)               20     



                   

Based on child`s ability to make quick and correct calculations


VSA
SA
LA


06
05
01


01
02
04


06
10
04

Problem Solving  Ability                           
                                     20
Based on child`s ability to solve day to day problems

VSA
SA
LA

06
05
01

01
02
04

06
10
04

NOTE:
VSA (Very Short Answer) - It carries 1 Mark.
SA (Short Answer)             - It carries 2 Marks.
LA (Long Answer)                -It carries 4 Marks.
DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPERS
                       PERIODIC TEST 1 &2                                                                                         Class-III, IV and V
Marks: 40       Subject- Environmental Studies Time-90 Mts
Competency Wise Weightage
Source of  Questions
Type of Questions
No. of Questions
Marks allotted to each Question
Total Marks

Observation and Reporting 
                      10
Based on pictures, maps, tables, diagrams, reporting and narrating an event or process

VSA
SA

06
02

01
02

06
04

Identification and Classification
                     15                   
Identifying group of objects, similarities, differences, classification


VSA
SA
LA


04
03
01


01
02
05


04
06
05


Discovery of Facts           15
Map recording, data interpretation, analysis, hypothesis, drawing inferences

VSA
SA
LA

06
02
01

01
02
05

06
04
05

NOTE: 
VSA (Very Short Answer-1 Mark each) – One word to one sentence
SA (Short Answer-2 Marks each) – Class III/IV: 10 Words;    Class V : 20 Words
LA (Long Answer- 5 Marks each)  -Class III  : 30 Words; Class IV: 40 Words; Class V: 50 Words

DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPERS
HALF YEARLY/YEAR ENDING EXAMINATON                                                                                       Class-III, IV and V
Marks: 80       Subject- Environmental Studies Time-3 Hours
Competency Wise Weightage
Source of  Questions
Type of Questions
No. of Questions
Marks allotted to each Question
Total Marks

Observation and Reporting 
                      30
Based on pictures, maps, tables, diagrams, reporting and narrating an event or process

VSA
SA
LA

10
05
02

01
02
05

10
10
10

Identification and Classification
                     25                   
Identifying group of objects, similarities, differences, classification


VSA
SA
LA


10
05
01


01
02
05


10
10
05


Discovery of Facts           25
Map recording, data interpretation, analysis, hypothesis, drawing inferences

VSA
SA
LA

05
05
01

01
03
05

05
15
05

NOTE: 
VSA (Very Short Answer-1 Mark each) – One word to one sentence
SA (Short Answer-2 Marks each) – Class III/IV: 10 Words;    Class V : 20 Words
LA (Long Answer- 5 Marks each)  -Class III  : 30 Words; Class IV: 40 Words; Class V: 50 Words