Read the story below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

The Greedy Crow

One day, Mr. Crow was hungry.

Then, he saw a piece of meat on the
ground. He was very happy.

Suddenly, he saw Mr. Hawk. Mr. Hawk

had a dead rat on his claws. He wanted to
eat the dead rat too.

Mr. Crow tried to get the

dead rat. While chasing Mr.
Hawk, his piece of meat fell into
the ground.

Mr. Eagle saw the incident. He quickly

flew down to get the piece of meat. Mr. Crow
felt regret and sad.

1. What did Mr. Crow find on the ground?

A. a rat
B. a dead rat
C. a slice of pizza
D. a piece of meat

2. Why did Mr. Crow want the dead rat too?

A. The dead rat is delicious
B. That was his mine
C. He was hungry
D. He was greedy

3. Who saw the incident?

 A. Mr. Eagle
B. Mr. Hawk
C. Mr. Crow
D. Mr. Hawk and Mr. Eagle

4. Why did Mr. Crow felt regret and sad?

A. He lost both of the food
B. He still hungry
C. Mr. Eagle took his piece of meat
D. Mr. Hawk did not give him the dead rat

5. The moral of this story is

A. We must fly very fast
B. We should not be greedy
C. Do not steal others food
D. Do not take advantage of people.

Materials Evaluation and Adaptation Form

INSTRUCTIONS
To respond to the statements, please mark (x) the appropriate choice as follows:

1 strongly disagree 2 disagree 3 agree 4 strongly agree

General Appearance 1 2 3 4

1 The graphic is informative and attractive to young x

learners.
2 The font size and type used in the materials are x
appropriate for young learners.
3 The materials content look interesting and fun to young x
learners.
Layout and Design 1 2 3 4

4 The materials involve includes sentence structures and x

vocabulary that is suitable for young learners.
5 The layout and design is appropriate and clear. x

6 The sentence structures are clearly structured and x

sequenced.
7 Adequate exercises for practice are included. x

8 The learners can see easily what they have to do. x

9 The materials provide sufficient opportunities for x

independent learning.
10 The illustrations are varied and attractive. x

11 The illustrations stimulate learners to be creative. x

Methodology 1 2 3 4

12 The suggested teaching methodology is based on the x

theory of constructivism and modular configuration.
13 The suggested methodology is learning- or learner- x
centered.
14 The suggested methodology is appropriate for young x
learners in my teaching context.
15 The materials can be easily adapted to suit various x
approaches i.e. remedial and enrichment.
Activities 1 2 3 4

16 The materials encourage opportunities for development x

of play and performance-based activities and tasks
which are communicative, fun and not just language
production activities.
17 The materials provide plenty of activities for children x
who cannot yet read and write with confidence.
18 The materials provide plenty of varied practice for any x
one set of language items.
19 The materials provide a balance of play based activity x
types.
20 The activities encourage meaningful language use. x

21 The activities incorporate individual, pair and group x

work.
22 The activities promote creative, original and x
independent responses.
23 The activities are conducive to the internalisation of x
newly introduced language.
24 The activities can be modified or supplemented easily x
i.e. remedial and enrichment.
Language Skills 1 2 3 4

25 The materials provide an appropriate balance of the x

four language skills.
26 There is sufficient material for integrated skills work i.e x
Language Arts.
27 Listening material is well designed, as authentic as x
possible, and engages the interest of young learners.
28 There is a sufficient range of engaging, level-appropriate x
reading material.
29 There is sufficient material for spoken English x
incorporating
activities that can be personalised and are interesting to
young learners.
30 Writing activities are suitable in terms of difficulty, x
interest, and amount of guidance.
31 Reading and writing activities are suitable for learners x
who do not use the Roman script in their first language.
Language Content 1 2 3 4

32 The language used in the materials is sufficiently x

authentic.
33 The language used is at the right level of proficiency for x
young learners.
34 The language represents a diverse range of lexical sets. x

Content 1 2 3 4

35 The content of the materials are realistic and likely to x

appeal to young learners.
36 The content in the materials are relevant and encourage x
learners to express themselves.
37 The content in the materials encourage independent x
thinking and active learning.
Teach-ability and Flexibility 1 2 3 4

38 The materials provide sufficient support to help x

teachers exploit the activities to meet learners needs
 and expectations.
39 The materials are suitable for mixed ability classes and x
classes of different sizes.
40 The materials provides opportunities to localise and x
personalise activities.
41 The materials cater for different preferred learning x
styles i.e. multiple intelligences, thinking skills.
Assessment 1 2 3 4

42 The materials provide adequate opportunities for x

learner assessment i.e. SBA.
43 The materials provide periodical assessment for x
learning purposes.
44 Adequate on-going assessment materials are embedded x
within the activities/materials.
45 The materials are valid and contain relevant, meaningful x
language for assessment purposes based on the
DSP/DSKP.

(Adapted: Dickinson, P. (2010). Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Centre for English Language
Studies, The University of Birmingham, UK.)