5th Class Mid-Term English Assessment (October)

Are you a teacher looking for a comprehensive English assessment for your 5th class students?

This 5-page October Mid-Term Term 1 Assessment is perfect for 10–11 year olds following the Irish curriculum. Designed to assess key language skills, this resource provides a clear, age-appropriate, and structured way to evaluate your students’ progress early in the year.

What’s included?

This assessment covers five essential areas:

Comprehension based on a poem

Comprehension based on a story extract

Cloze procedure short story

Parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs)

Capitals and punctuation

Each section is worth 5 marks, making the test easy to score, with a total of 25 marks.

Why this assessment is ideal:

Perfect for October: Check your students’ understanding before the mid-term break.

Curriculum-aligned: Reflects the learning outcomes for Term 1 in 5th class English.

Exam confidence: Builds familiarity with comprehension and grammar tasks similar to those in MICRA-T and standardized assessments.

Teacher answer sheet included: Save time with a complete set of answers provided in the same PDF.

Whether you’re preparing for end-of-term reports or simply want a clear snapshot of your pupils’ early progress, this mid-term English assessment is practical, engaging, and teacher-friendly.

Download today and make your October assessments stress-free!