SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR THE TERM
Subject: English
Grade: 10
Term: 2
Theme of the section: Summative assessment for the units «Reading for pleasure» and «Capabilities of human brain»
Learning objectives:
10.2.7 Understand speaker viewpoints and extent of explicit agreement between speakers on a range of general and curricular topics
10.3.2 Ask and respond to complex questions to get information about a wide range of general and curricular topics
10.6.16 Use a wide variety of conjunctions on a wide range of familiar general and curricular topics
Total marks: 12
Variant 1
Task 1. Listening. Understanding viewpoints and agreement. (LO 10.2.7) [4 marks]
You will hear a dialogue between two friends, Alex and Maya, discussing their reading habits and opinions on e-books vs. paper books. Listen to the recording twice. For statements 1-4, decide if the speakers Agree (A), Disagree (D), or if only one speaker expresses the viewpoint (O). Write your answers in the table.
| № | Statement | A / D / O |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading before bed helps you relax and sleep better. | |
| 2 | E-books are damaging to eyesight more than paper books. | |
| 3 | The smell and feel of a paper book are essential parts of the reading experience. | |
| 4 | Public libraries should invest more in digital collections. |