Writing Assesment

WIDA level 2
Section I: Listening cloze section task
Purpose: To produce an acceptable core of words and to produce writing at an efficient speed to suit the
purpose.
Scoring: Each blank is worth two points.
Directions: Listen to a story and write the missing word in each blank. Below the story is a list of words
to choose from. The story will be read twice.

The _____________ branch is run by the President. It is his job to __________ laws that the __________
branch makes. The legislative branch is run by ___________ which is made of the Senate and
____________________. Congress has the ability to _________ Presidential appointments to the
_____________ branch, which is our court system. The _____________ is the head of the judicial
branch. Each branch is equal to the others due to the system of ___________ in the Constitution.

legislative

judicial

Congress

Supreme Court

executive

confirm

enforce

House of Representatives

checks and balances

Section II: Vocabulary Assessment tasks

Purpose: To use acceptable grammatical systems and convey links and connections between ideas in
order to create a sentence.
Part A
Directions: For each question write one sentence that uses the two words given. Please make a
complete sentence.
Scoring: Each question will be worth 4 points.
Use of Vocabulary
2 points: both vocabulary words are used
correctly in the sentence
1 point: one word is left out or used incorrectly
0 points: both words are used incorrectly or left
out

Sentence Structure
2 points: Your answer is in a complete sentence.
1 point: Your sentence lacks proper grammar or
mechanics but the main idea is clear
0 points: Proper grammar and mechanics are not
included, the main idea is not clear

1. Executive, enforce
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Judicial, Interpret
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Veto, executive
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Legislative, budget
_________________________________________________________________________
5. President, Congress
__________________________________________________________________________

Part B
Directions: Please complete the sentence with your own words.
Scoring: Each question is worth two points. There is no right answer so as long as your sentence makes
sense and correctly uses content, you will receive full credit. If your sentence does not make sense or
does not correctly match the content, then you will receive no credit.
1. The President checks Congress by _____________________________________________
2. A power of the judicial branch is to _________________________________________
3. Congress has the power to _________________________________________
4. Checks and balances is in place so that _______________________________________
5. The legislative branch can check the President by _______________________________
Section III: Ordering Tasks
Purpose: To use acceptable grammatical systems and appropriately accomplish the communicative
functions of written tasks.
Scoring: Each correctly worded sentence will receive three points. There is no chance for partial credit.
Directions: Put the words below into a possible order to make a sentence.
1. Legislative/makes/branch/laws/the
____________________________________________________________________
2. President/the/leads/executive/branch/the
___________________________________________________________________
3. Interprets/the/branch/laws/judicial
____________________________________________________________________
4. Veto/executive/the/can/branch/bills
_____________________________________________________________________
5. War/Congress/power/the/has/declare/to
______________________________________________________________________