English

TSA Information
Primary 3
Listening
No .of
sub-papers		 3
Duration About 20 minutes
Question
Types		 MC questions, Re-ordering, Form filling
Remarks
  • Each student will attempt one sub-paper only
  • Each sub-paper consists of 2 to 3 listening tasks
  • All listening recordings will be played 2 times

 

Reading and Writing
No .of
sub-papers		 3
Duration 25 minutes
Question
Types		 Reading:
MC questions
Writing:
Extended writing (30 words)
Remarks
  • Each student will attempt one sub-paper only
  • Each sub-paper consists of 3 to 4 reading tasks and 1
    writing task
Speaking
Reading aloud and Expression
of Personal Experiences		 Picture Description
Duration Preparation time: 2 minutes
Assessment time: 3 minutes		 Preparation time: 3 minutes
Assessment time: 2 minutes
Remarks
  • 12 or 24 students will be randomly selected from each
    school
  • Each student will attempt one component only
  • One internal oral assessor and one external oral assessor
    will conduct the oral assessment and independently rate
    all selected students

 

Exam Dates
Speaking Assessment Reading and Writing
Listening Assessment
in May in June

 

Past papers and marking schemes
www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk/web/TSA/zh/PriPaperSchema.html

 

Primary 6
Listening
No .of
sub-papers		 3
Duration About 30 minutes
Question
Types		 MC questions, Form-filling, Sequencing, Filling in blanks
Remarks
  • Each student will attempt one sub-paper only
  • Each sub-paper consists of 3 to 4 listening tasks
  • All listening recordings will be played once or twice

 

Reading and Writing
No .of
sub-papers		 3
Duration 50 minutes
Question
Types		 Reading:
MC questions
Writing:
Extended writing (80 words)
Remarks
  • Each student will attempt one sub-paper only
  • Each sub-paper consists of 4 reading tasks and 1
    writing task
Speaking
Reading aloud and Expression
of Personal Experiences		 Picture Description
Duration Preparation time: 2 minutes
Assessment time: 3 minutes		 Preparation time: 3 minutes
Assessment time: 2 minutes
Remarks
  • 12 or 24 students will be randomly selected from each
    school
  • Each student will attempt one component only
  • One internal oral assessor and one external oral assessor
    will conduct the oral assessment and independently rate
    all selected students

 

Exam Dates
Speaking Assessment Reading and Writing
Listening Assessment
in May in June

 

Past papers and marking schemes
www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk/web/TSA/zh/PriPaperSchema.html

 

其他資訊
Preparation Guide

Preparation Guide

Item Analysis
  • provide PowerPoint slides of a detailed analysis of the question types
    and text types in the Exam papers

Primary 3 [15.51 MB]

Primary 6 [20.33 MB]

Writing Skills
  • provide suggested skills to deal with the writing tasks in the
    reading and writing assessment

Primary 3 [678.50 KB]

Primary 6 [596.50 KB]

Speaking Skills
  • provide suggested skills with examples to deal with the oral
    assessment

Primary 3 [5.12 MB]

Primary 6 [3.50 MB]

Preparation Series