English End-of-Term 3 Test Specifications Cycle 3 (2025-2026)

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the test specifications, question types, text types, and grade-specific themes for the UAE Ministry of Education Cycle 3 English End-of-Term examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Cycle 3 End-of-Term English Language assessments

Assessments designed to reflect the curriculum for Reading and Viewing, as well as Writing and Representing for Grade 12, focusing on reading fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary development.

Sentence Cloze (Vocab)

A task where students are given a word bank with distractors and must select the correct words to complete a set of sentences based on meaning, collocation, and context.

Multiple-Choice Gap Fill (Grammar)

An assessment task where students read a short text and select the correct word or phrase to complete gaps, requiring the application of grammatical knowledge like tense and form in context.

True, False, Not Given

A reading comprehension task where students determine if a statement is confirmed by the text, contradicted by it, or not addressed at all.

Read and Identify Specific Information

Questions that assess the ability to locate and recognize explicitly stated information in a simple text using basic scanning skills without interpretation or inference.

Infer the Meaning of Unknown Words

A skill assessing the ability to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words related to concrete actions or objects using contextual clues.

Make Inferences or Predictions

The ability to use information across a text to predict what may happen next or how ideas develop based on logical sequences and cause-and-effect relationships.

Narration (Text Type)

A text type that provides a sequence and description of events to tell a story, such as novels, short stories, biographies, and newspaper reports.

Exposition (Text Type)

A text type providing an explanation of how different elements interrelate to form a meaningful whole, such as scholarly essays or technical instructions.

Argumentation (Text Type)

A text type used to provide viewpoints about a topic, including letters to the editor, poster advertisements, and editorials.

Transaction (Text Type)

A text type aimed at achieving a specific purpose through everyday exchanges, such as e-mails, forms, invoices, and official documents.

Grade Level Goal (GLG)

The targeted proficiency level for a specific grade, such as B1.1 for Grade 9 General and B2.1 for Grade 12 General.

SwiftAssess

The digital platform used for administering the English End-of-Term 3 examinations.

CEFR B2.2 / IELTS 6

The proficiency level targeted for Grade 12 Advanced and Elite students working at Stage 9.

RSVP (Grade 9 Vocabulary)

A term associated with the Grade 9 theme 'Our World | Making Connections, Celebrations and Events'.

Security deposit (Grade 10 Vocabulary)

A term associated with the Grade 10 theme 'Make Yourself at Home | Making Requests'.

Commute (Grade 11 Vocabulary)

A term associated with the Grade 11 theme 'Bright Lights, Big City | Student Housing, Phone Etiquette, Requesting and Giving Directions'.

Cardiac muscles (Grade 12 Advanced Vocabulary)

A specialized term associated with the Grade 12 theme 'Let's Get to the Heart of the Matter'.

Avian Flu (Grade 12 Advanced Theme)

A potential pandemic presentation topic for Grade 12 Advanced/Elite students featuring vocabulary such as contagious, outbreak, and vaccination.

Guided constructed response (Writing)

A Grade 12 task involving the identification of two points of view from a text and the production of a 200 to 220-word essay.