Effective ways of teaching grammar at secondary school

2.3. Grammar test

A check on the assimilation of grammar material is carried out through:

- auding (if a pupil understands what he listens, he knows grammar);

- speaking (if a pupil uses the grammar item correctly, he has assimilated it);

- reading (if a learner understands what he reads, he knows grammar);

- tests.

Tests allow the teacher to evaluate pupils' achievement in grammar, that is, how each of them has mastered forms, meaning, and usage. Tests in grammar may involve: filling in the blanks; opening the brackets; transformation (e. g., make it negative, change into plural, etc.); extension (e. g., / like to read books — I like to raid English bocks in our li­brary); completion (e. g., When I came home ...); making state­ments on the pictures given; translation. [24, pp. 34-55]