**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Regarding F & G modules Our school gave the 5 pt 12th grade class the winter's f & g modules as a "test". Before giving the exam, I sat with a group of teachers and we wrote our own answer sheet of what we would accept and what not. Then I got a copy of the marvad answers to these two modules - without all the amendments. I have to say I was surprised at the multitude of answers that seemed to be acceptable. Some of the answers were so general as to be almost meaningless. The only conclusion I could reach is that the questions are written in such a vague fashion as to be open to multiple interpretrations, where almost anything goes. Student may answer the same question by reaching a conclusion, making an inference, relating to specific information and a multitude of other benchmarks. In my opinion, this reflect a poor exam writing techniques on the part of those who write the exam rather than good reading comprehension skills on the part of those taking the exam. I would also like to relate to grammatical point in two particular questions from the F exam. For some reason, in questions 2 and 3, the answers given begin with a capital letter - To recommend websites / To teach a skill etc. I want to know whether points are taken off if the student does NOT begin with a capital letter. As far as I understand the English language, "To recommend websites" etc. is NOT a sentence and I see no reason for the answer to begin with a capital letter. If the student were to write "The role of the experts is to recommend websites", I would agree that a capital letter should be used, although personally I feel it would be a little small minded to take off points (approximately 1/3 of the value of the question). However, why is a capital letter used if the answer is NOT a sentence? I realize this might seem like a small point, but if this is considered an error, a lot of points can be lost. So, are there any of you out there who are marking officially who can help me? Dena Livne ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####