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Field 171: Bilingual Education Assessment—Cantonese
Interpretive Reading: Cantonese

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Directions for Interpretive Reading: Cantonese Selected-Response Questions

Section Four of the test consists of questions that involve interpretive reading in Cantonese. You will read passages that represent a variety of authentic texts and answer selected-response (multiple-choice) questions in Cantonese.

Each question has four answer choices. Read each question and answer choice carefully and select the ONE best answer. You should answer all questions. Even if you are unsure of an answer, it is better to guess than not to answer a question at all.

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Interpretive Reading: Cantonese
Sample Selected-Response Questions

Competency 0005 
Interpretive Reading: Cantonese

Read the letter below; then answer the three questions that follow.

[Simplified]

尊敬嘅家长和监护人：

很高兴地告知大家今年春天我哋将喺校园内建一个菜园。咁唔单止有助于培养学生解决问题和思维分析能力嘅发展，仲可以丰富佢哋嘅现实生活经验。除咗喺菜园进行课堂活动以外，学校仲鼓励学生放学后参加菜园活动，学习点样管理菜园和种植蔬菜。

我保证学校会继续像旧年一样将菜园种植作为科学课嘅一部分，而今年学生将有机会在学校嘅菜园中观察更多嘅植物生长周期。

我哋社区里嘅一位专业园丁会志愿协助老师和学生完成呢个项目。另外，好多家长，监护人，老师和社区成员都为菜园嘅建造做出了贡献。我非常感谢大家嘅辛勤付出。学校宜家欢迎大家捐赠种子，土壤或菜园用具，例如手套，工具或喷水壶。请大家访问学校网站进一步了解该项目的信息，以及点样捐款或了解其他可以帮助呢个项目的方式。

如果你有任何问题或疑虑，请随时同我联系。

校长：王劳拉

[Traditional]

尊敬嘅家長和監護人：

很高興地告知大家今年春天我哋將喺校園內建一個菜園。咁唔單止有助於培養學生解決問題和思維分析能力嘅發展，仲可以豐富佢哋嘅現實生活經驗。除咗喺菜園進行課堂活動以外，學校仲鼓勵學生放學後參加菜園活動，學習點樣管理菜園和種植蔬菜。

我保證學校會繼續像舊年一樣將菜園種植作為科學課嘅一部分，而今年學生將有機會在學校嘅菜園中觀察更多嘅植物生長周期。

我哋社區裡嘅一位專業園丁會志願協助老師和學生完成呢個項目。另外，好多家長，監護人，老師和社區成員都為菜園嘅建造做出了貢獻。我非常感謝大家嘅辛勤付出。學校宜家歡迎大家捐贈種子，土壤或菜園用具，例如手套，工具或噴水壺。請大家訪問學校網站進一步了解該項目的信息，以及點樣捐款或了解其他可以幫助呢個項目嘅方式。

如果你有任何問題或疑慮，請隨時同我聯繫。

校長：王勞拉

1. 校长点样表达有好多人支持建造学校菜园呢个项目的？
校長點樣表達有好多人支持建造學校菜園呢個項目的？

  1. 以无比激动嘅方式喺信里介绍呢个项目。
    以無比激動嘅方式喺信裡介紹呢個項目。
  2. 确保蔬菜种植继续成为科学课嘅一部分。
    確保蔬菜種植繼續成為科學課嘅一部分。
  3. 感谢嗰啲为建造学校菜园做出贡献嘅人。
    感謝嗰啲為建造學校菜園做出貢獻嘅人。
  4. 邀请大家访问学校网站以获取更多信息。
    邀請大家訪問學校網站以獲取更多信息。
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Correct Response: C. This item requires candidates to analyze the communicative strategies and the social and cultural contexts of a text to determine an assumption, an intent, a perspective, or a point of view in the text, including how the author's point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. The principal announces that a professional is volunteering their time and expertise to make the project a reality. The principal then thanks the people who supported the project and names their roles in relation to the school and to students (e.g., caregivers, community members): "另外，好多家长，监护人，老师和社区成员都为菜园嘅建造做出了贡献。我非常感谢大家嘅辛勤付出。" / "另外，好多家長，監護人，老師和社區成員都為菜園嘅建造做出了貢獻。我非常感謝大家嘅辛勤付出。"

2. 校长信里解释学校菜园係一个有益嘅项目，主要係因为佢将：
校長信裡解釋學校菜園係一個有益嘅項目，主要係因為佢將：

  1. 允许对科学课进行修改。
    允許對科學課進行修改。
  2. 支持学生们能力嘅发展。
    支持學生們能力嘅發展。
  3. 鼓励家庭参加学校活动。
    鼓勵家庭參加學校活動。
  4. 为学校和社区提供蔬菜。
    為學校和社區提供蔬菜。
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Correct Response: B. This item requires candidates to analyze the structure of an argument, the validity of reasoning, and the sufficiency and reliability of evidence presented in support of an argument in a text. The principal's letter states that class activities related to the garden will promote skills associated with academic success, such as problem solving and critical thinking. The letter also states that the garden-related activities will build on the hands-on experiences that students have engaged in during science classes in previous years.

3. 校长信里提到，该项目的下一步係：
校長信裡提到，該項目的下一步係：

  1. 将植物从科学课嘅教室移到菜园。
    將植物從科學課嘅教室移到菜園。
  2. 寻找新嘅社区志愿者嚟帮助老师。
    尋找新嘅社區志願者嚟幫助老師。
  3. 鼓励学生报名放学后嘅菜园活动。
    鼓勵學生報名放學後嘅菜園活動。
  4. 收集维护学校菜园嘅材料和工具。
    收集維護學校菜園嘅材料和工具。
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Correct Response: D. This item requires candidates to identify explicit and relevant information (e.g., main idea, sequence of steps, stated cause and effect, significant social or cultural details) in a text. The principal's letter emphasizes the work that has already been done by supporters to make the project a reality and announces that a professional gardener has volunteered to help create the school garden. The letter states that the next step in the project is gathering materials: "学校宜家欢迎大家捐赠种子，土壤或菜园用具，例如手套，工具或喷水壶。" / "學校宜家歡迎大家捐贈種子，土壤或菜園用具，例如手套，工具或噴水壺。"