"Чудесен русский лес зимой!..." (Full text focused on winter nature, typically featuring words with unstressed vowels, paired consonants, and soft signs).
: Identifying subjects, predicates, and parts of speech.
: The dictation primarily tests the student's ability to identify and apply rules for: Unstressed vowels in the word root. Paired voiced and voiceless consonants. Unpronounceable consonants. Proper use of soft signs ( ) after sibilants and as separators. Spelling of prefixes and basic word structure. Sample Text: "Winter Forest" Common in UMK "School of Russia" :
: Locating words in the text that follow specific spelling rules. Grading Criteria
Following the dictation, 2–3 exercises are usually assigned to evaluate grammatical knowledge: