NCEA

Assessment Report

Level 2 Lea Faka-Tonga 2020

Standards 91674 91677

Part A: Commentary

It was pleasing to note that most candidates understood the key vocabulary and structures expected at this level.

Successful candidates tended to write succinct answers and provided responses that addressed the questions asked. They justified their answers with relevant details and examples from across the texts.

Lengthy responses do not guarantee Excellence – quality is more important than quantity.

Part B: Report on standards

91674: Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Lea Faka-Tonga texts on familiar matters

Candidates who were awarded Achievement commonly:

gave simple, factual answers without elaboration
were able to read and understand basic vocabulary
were unfamiliar with some grammar patterns
attempted most questions
demonstrated basic knowledge of Level 7 vocabulary and structures.

Candidates whose work was assessed as Not Achieved commonly:

guessed at answers and misunderstood many pieces of vocabulary
gave uncertain, or two different answers
wrote answers that were unrelated to the questions or topics
left parts of the exam booklets blank.

Candidates who were awarded Achievement with Merit commonly:

made connections between the facts and ideas presented
gave accurate and detailed answers
attempted all questions to varying degrees of depth
understood some complex language forms
showed clear understanding of the listening passages by rewording ideas clearly.

Candidates who were awarded Achievement with Excellence commonly:

gave detailed answers in their own words, which showed a full understanding of the texts
showed in-depth understanding of all lexical items and created well-considered answers
understood and used a wide range of vocabulary and language features
demonstrated an excellent understanding of complex sentences
included implied meanings in most of their answers
addressed the questions, and answered all parts
showed evidence of proofreading their answers to provide high-quality responses.

91677: Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Lea Faka-Tonga texts on familiar matters

Candidates who were awarded Achievement commonly:

provided simple straightforward responses
used some key vocabulary from the texts
conveyed the general meaning of the texts
wrote to some extent using their own ideas as well as evidence from the texts.

Candidates whose work was assessed as Not Achieved commonly:

did not provide answers to all parts of the questions
invented answers using their own knowledge and / or personal opinions rather than using evidence from the texts
did not address the questions
translated sentences directly from the texts to use as their answers.

Candidates who were awarded Achievement with Merit commonly:

selected most of the relevant information from the texts
linked ideas from the texts to provide coherent responses to the questions
understood more complex sentences and language features.

Candidates who were awarded Achievement with Excellence commonly:

developed well-articulated answers that covered all main points
used their own words in responses showing full understanding
included relevant details and examples from the texts to support their answers
showed understanding of the implied meanings of all the texts.

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Previous years' reports
2019 (PDF, 216KB) 2018 (PDF, 103KB) 2017 (PDF, 40KB) 2016 (PDF, 206KB)