Summative Assessment for the Unit
Variant 1
Subject: English
Grade / Class: 11
Unit / Topic: Interviews and Instructions
Total points: 15
Learning objectives:
- 11.1.9
- 11.2.6
- 11.3.2
- 11.6.4
- Use imagination to express thoughts, ideas, experiences and feelings
- Deduce meaning from context in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including unfamiliar topics
- Ask and respond with appropriate syntax and vocabulary to open-ended higher-order thinking questions on a range of general and curricular topics
- Use a range of affixes with appropriate meaning and correct spelling on a wide range of general and curricular topics
Tasks
Task 1. Reading comprehension — Interview excerpt (4 points)
Read the short interview below and answer the questions.
Interviewer: Tell us why you started volunteering at the community garden.
Volunteer: I wanted to broaden my horizons and meet people from different backgrounds. Working in the garden taught me practical skills and patience. I also discovered how small changes can improve neighbourhood well-being.
Interviewer: What surprised you the most?
Volunteer: How quickly people rallied around a simple idea — it was unexpectedly encouraging.
- What is the main idea of the volunteer's answer? (1 point)
- Deduce the meaning of the phrase "to broaden my horizons" from context and paraphrase it in one sentence. (1 point)
- List three outcomes/benefits of volunteering mentioned in the interview. (2 points)