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 realise 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)

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

	ENG	MAT	SCI	SOC	MAR	HIN	Formative marks per unit	Unit Test marks	Unit Time (min)	Unit Total marks
Std 1	Y	Y	Y				10	15	30	25
Std 2	Y	Y	Y				10	15	30	25
Std 3	Y	Y	Y		Y		10	20	45	30
Std 4	Y	Y	Y		Y		10	30	60	40
Std 5	Y	Y	Y		Y		10	30	60	40
Std 6	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10	40	90	50
Std 7	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10	50	120	60
Std 8	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10	60	135	70
Std 9	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		20	80	180	100
Std 10	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		20	80	180	100

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)

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

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

Summative : 50 mark paper for 2 hours (20 MCQ + 30 descriptive)