Beginning to Create Exams

Here is the master sheet where I start each year's exam questions. I tweak it (leave out things or add things) depending on the year and student.



AO Year __ Term __ Exam

NAME * SCHOOL YEAR * Grade __ * DATE OF EXAM



BIBLE
1. In your own words, tell about your favorite character that you read in your Bible reading this term.
2. In your own words, tell about your favorite event that you read in your Bible reading this term.


WRITING (handwriting and cursive)
Write 2-4 lines of a poem that you memorized this term.
Copy a sentence into cursive.


DICTATION/SPELLING
(read sentence or paragraph for child to write)


COMPOSITION FROM LITERATURE
1. Describe your favorite scene or character from the Shakespeare play you read this term.
2. Tell a story about --
3. Tell a story about --


GRAMMAR
Underline the subject and circle the predicate in the following quote:
(Text to be included)


HISTORY
Include Century Book (timeline)


GEOGRAPHY
Include Map Notebook


NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE
Include Nature Notebook


READING SKILLS
Father or friend to select a passage for student to read aloud.


ARITHMETIC


FOREIGN LANGUAGE


PICTURE STUDY
Describe your favorite picture from this term's picture study.


SINGING
Sing this term's folksong and a hymn, which the father may choose from the three learned this term, in front of parents.


HANDICRAFTS
Show some work in handicrafts from this term to someone outside your family.


COMPOSER STUDY
Describe your favorite story from this term's composer study.


CITIZENSHIP/GOVERNMENT
(Plutarch)

Examinations the Charlotte Mason Way

If it wasn't for Linda Fay I would still be struggling to do exams. Here is the link to read what she says http://www.charlottemasonhelp.com/2009/07/examinations.html.

I also received help for some of these questions from http://www.amblesideonline.org/ExamAOExams.shtml and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AOExams/?yguid=374109584.

One more recent blog post that got me motivated to work on and post my exams is http://ohpeacefulday.blogspot.com/2009/11/charlotte-mason-and-exams.html.

Barb at Harmony Art Mom wrote a good post about Exams with more links:
http://harmonyartmom.blogspot.com/2010/01/charlotte-mason-style-exams-resources.html