Set 3B (HKDSE Reading Skills - 23 Mar 2022)

Set 3B (HKDSE Reading Skills - 23 Mar 2022)

By Arian Cheung

​What is happening here?

Open Ended

What was happening in Hong Kong?

​Who are upset?

Open Ended

Who are upset about the TSA in Hong Kong? Students? Schools? Parents? Teachers?

​Why are they upset?

Open Ended

Why are they upset?

Multiple Choice

60. Universities and employers are mentioned in paragraph 1 to show...

• why students don't enjoy examinations

• why assessment is necessary

• why we need to do well in assessment

• why we need to tell the difference between sheep and goats

Open Ended

61. Find a word in paragraph 1 that has the same meaning as "students"

Open Ended

62. What does "the controversy" (line 16) refer to?

Multiple Choice

64. What does "their" refer to? (line 31)

• the schools

• the students

• the performances

• the different types of assessment

Open Ended

68. Why does the government not expect students to be stressed over the TSA?

Fill in the Blank

69. i) The TSA is meant to be a

assessment because ...

Fill in the Blank

69 ii) The TSA is meant to be a (i) assessment because how students

does not affect the future of the students or the schools.

Fill in the Blank

69) iii) However, schools can

their policies so that students learn better.

Fill in the Blank

69) iv) Hopefully, the learning gap between students can be

before the end of Primary 6

Open Ended

70. Find a word in paragraph 7 that means "followed".

Multiple Choice

73. What does "the latter" (line 90) refer to?

• The format of the assessment

• Students' competencies

• Teachers' unhappiness

• The limited lesson time

Multiple Choice

74. Based on paragraphs 10 and 11

i) All students have to be assessed in their speaking skills in Chinese Language and English Language in the TSA

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Choice

74. Based on paragraphs 10 and 11,

ii) Teachers woudl try not to carry out tests when the speaking assessment takes place.

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Choice

74. Based on paragraphs 10 and 11,

iii) Students are better at languages now than 10 years ago.

• True

• False

• Not Given

Multiple Choice

75. Which phrase can best replace "adding fuel to the flames" in line 104?

• What makes things more exciting

• What is not expected

• What makes people angrier

• Why people are especially interested in

Open Ended

76. i) What does "some" (line 118) refer to?

Open Ended

76. ii) What does "they" (line 120) refer to?

Open Ended

76. iii) What does "they" (line 136) refer to?

Multiple Choice

77. If children "lag behind" (line 121), they...

• finish the test faster

• finish the test more slowly

• perform better

• perform worse

Open Ended

78. What is so ironic about the TSA?

Multiple Select

Who are the voices (line 143) from?

• Teachers

• Education Bureau

• Parents

• Universities

Open Ended

81. According to Paragraph 12, why might teachers drill students TSA skills?

Open Ended

82. How would sceptics answer the question at the end of paragraph 14?