Summative exam : Unit Test

  • These are conducted four times a year. The unit tests come right after the practice tests. They are marked in the calendar.
  • The performance in the Unit Test is recorded as the summative assessment. They start from Nursery. From Std 3, the students get trained for both descriptive and objective formats so they are prepared for competitive exams as well as conventional ones.
  • Kindergarten students don't even realize they are being evaluated. Std 1 and 2 think its just like any other day. As the students get older the exams get longer and more comprehensive.

Formative: Test bytes + Try a Test (where applicable) + Class participation over the whole unit.

Summative: Unit Test, as marked in the calendar (Objective + Descriptive)


Subject Abbreviations:

ENG: English
MAT: Mathematics
SCI: Science
SOC: Social Studies
MAR: Marathi
HIN: Hindi


Unit Test Structure by Standard:

- ENG MAT SCI SOC MAR HIN Formative marks per unit Unit Test marks Unit Time (min) Unit Total marks
Std 1YYY---10153025
Std 2YYY---10153025
Std 3YYY-Y-10204530
Std 4YYY-Y-10306040
Std 5YYY-Y-10306040
Std 6YYYYYY10409050
Std 7YYYYYY105012060
Std 8YYYYYY106013570
Std 9YYYYY-2080180100
Std 10YYYYY-2080180100

Since the board exam has both kinds of questions MCQ and descriptive, our students start preparing from both formats at an early age.

The written exams at Walnut also have two parts: Descriptive + MCQ

Descriptive: Checked by teachers, MCQ: Checked by software

Total Unit Test marks become the Summative Evaluation (SA)


MCQ vs Descriptive Marks Distribution:

Std. → 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total marks 15 15 20 30 30 40 50 60 80 80
MCQ ---- ---- 5 8 8 10 12 15 20 20
Descriptive 15 15 15 22 22 30 38 45 60 60

Additional Information:

Std 9 and 10 have an additional skill subject (IT)

Summative: 50 mark paper for 2 hours (24 MCQ + 26 descriptive)

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