Study Guide

Field 079: Cherokee 
Sample Listening Comprehension Assignment

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Test Directions for the Listening Comprehension Assignment

[ start bold Note to examinee: end bold  These test directions are provided here to familiarize you with the directions you will see on the actual test. They may refer to features whose functionality is not enabled in this study guide.]

This section of the test consists of a listening comprehension assignment. You will listen to a recorded passage. The listening passage will be read twice. After you have heard the passage twice, you will respond in writing to the assignment presented. Remember to provide details to support your response. Once the recording has begun, it cannot be stopped, nor can any part of it be replayed. Therefore, listen carefully.

 start bold Your response may be written in either English or the target language. end bold  This should be your original work, written in your own words, and not copied or paraphrased from some other work. You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. If you choose to respond in English, type your response in the response box presented on-screen. If you choose to respond in the target language, your final response must be written on the response sheet provided. Please label your response sheet with the appropriate assignment (e.g., "Listening Comprehension"). Your response sheet must be scanned using the scanner provided at your workstation.

 start bold Instructions for scanning your response sheet are available by clicking the "Scanning Help" button at the top of the screen. end bold 

Your response to the listening comprehension assignment will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria.

 start bold LISTENING COMPREHENSION: end bold   accuracy and completeness in comprehending spoken language

 start bold INFERENCE: end bold   demonstrated ability to infer information accurately from spoken language, including subtleties such as tone

Any time spent responding to the assignment, including scanning the response sheet(s), is part of your testing time. Monitor your time carefully. When your testing time expires, a pop-up message will appear on-screen indicating the conclusion of your test session. Only response sheets that are scanned before you end your test or before time has expired will be scored. Any response sheet that is not scanned before testing ends will  start uppercase NOT end uppercase  be scored.

Please be aware that the visual enhancements normal color scheme and small font are  start uppercase NOT end uppercase  available during this section of the test. Please  start uppercase DO NOT end uppercase  use these features until you have completed all listening items and proceeded to the remaining sections of the test.

Select the  start bold Next end bold  button to continue.

[After completing the listening comprehension assignment, you will see on the screen:]

This is the end of the listening comprehension section of the test. You may now remove your headset.

Select the  start bold Next end bold  button to continue with the remainder of the test.

Sample Listening Comprehension Assignment

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Listening Comprehension

[ start bold Notes to examinee: end bold  During the test, you will listen to a passage read twice and then respond to the assignment in writing, in either Cherokee or English. (For complete test directions to this assignment, see above.) The monologue shown below represents the recorded text you would hear on the actual test. It is shown here for study purposes only; on the actual test you will not see printed text accompanying the recordings.]

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Osiyo, Svnoyi dagwado'a. Hi a dagajinohehli nusdv dagwadatihnavi. Edoda, eji, ale usid vgido dagweha. Gihli sgwu ojinatla. Sigwa dudoa. Edoda dideyohvsgi, daligwa junadelogwasdi dulvwisdanehoi. Ejino adananv julvwistanehi ale diniyohli digoweli junigoliyedi digowelisgi. Aya' jalagi uniwonihisdi gadelgwasgoi junadeligwasdi. Usdi vgido tla didelogwasgi yigi. "Daycare" egoi. Usdi vgido tla gohusdi advnehiyigi. Usdigwuheno. Na gihli jogenvsv edohoi.

Digaduhv ojinelvi aseno ogadanvsv inagedihli wogilosv. Ugodi agilvgwdi jinelv ahani aseno digilvwisdandi agiha yagwadvndi. Ganatlai ase degeloho nidugijvnisvi.

Edudi, Elisi, jvgitlogi, ale Eduji dagweha. Digadayosdi aninela edudi ale elisi. Inaheno aninela aseno nigohilv gogiwatvhidohoi. Joi nania jvgitlogi dagweha. Sagwuno etlogi ina wiganela tla nigohilv yejigotihoi. Tali jvgitlogi nav' aninela nigohilv gajigotihoi. Eduji "Pine Bluff" wiganela. Aganagiti eduja.

Vsgi' no dejinohehlvi dagwadatinavi.

Write a response in which you:

Remember to provide details to support your response. Your response may be written in either Cherokee or English. If you choose to respond in Cherokee, you may write either in the syllabary or in phonetic script. Within your response, however, you must write consistently either in the syllabary or in phonetic script.

Sample Strong Response to the Listening Comprehension Assignment

Please note: The sample response provided below is for review purposes only and should not be used in a response on an operational exam.

Svnoyi's father is a teacher at a Tahlequah Public School. His mother works at a store and writes children's books.

Svnoyi talks about how he used to live in town, but now he lives in the country on a farm and does chores like feeding the animals every day.

Svnoyi is most likely giving a presentation in school as an assignment for a Cherokee language class. The audience is the teacher and other students who are learning Cherokee.

Performance Characteristics for the Listening Comprehension Assignment

The following characteristics guide the scoring of responses to the listening comprehension assignment.

Characteristics that guide the scoring of responses
LISTENING COMPREHENSION accuracy and completeness in comprehending spoken language
INFERENCE demonstrated ability to infer information accurately from spoken language, including subtleties such as tone

Scoring Scale for the Listening Comprehension Assignment

Scores will be assigned to each response to the listening comprehension assignment according to the following scoring scale.

Score Scale with description for each score point.
Score Point Score Point Description
4 The "4" response reflects a thorough application and strong command of the performance characteristics for the listening comprehension assignment.
  • The candidate demonstrates thorough comprehension of the literal content of a sample of spoken language.
  • The candidate accurately infers implied information, including correctly characterizing tone when it is a factor in comprehension.
3 The "3" response reflects a general application and command of the performance characteristics for the listening comprehension assignment.
  • The candidate demonstrates good overall comprehension of the literal content, though some details may be misunderstood or missed.
  • The candidate shows some ability to infer implied information, though some subtleties in tone may be misinterpreted or missed.
2 The "2" response reflects a partial application and limited command of the performance characteristics for the listening comprehension assignment.
  • The candidate shows partial comprehension discerning the main idea but does not understand significant supporting ideas and details.
  • The candidate demonstrates limited ability to infer information or discern tone.
1 The "1" response reflects a weak application and little or no command of the performance characteristics for the listening comprehension assignment.
  • The candidate does not demonstrate understanding of the main idea from the passage, showing comprehension only of isolated words and phrases.
  • The candidate does not infer information or discern tone.
U The response is unrelated to the assigned topic, illegible, not written in the required language, not of sufficient length to score, or merely a repetition of the assignment.
B There is no response to the assignment.