Summative Assessment for the Section (SOR)
Subject: English
Grade: 8
Section Theme: Travel and Transport
Learning Objectives:
- 8.4.4.1(8.R4) Read a growing range of extended fiction and non-fiction texts on familiar and some unfamiliar general and curricular topics.
- 8.5.6.1(8.W6) Link, independently, sentences into coherent paragraphs using a variety of basic connectors on a range of familiar general topics and some curricular topics.
- 8.5.8.1(8.W8) Spell most high-frequency vocabulary accurately for a range of familiar general and curricular topics.
- 8.5.9.1(8.W9) Punctuate written work at text level on a range of familiar general and curricular topics with growing accuracy.
- 8.6.7.1(8.UE7) Use a variety of simple perfect forms to express recent, indefinite and unfinished past on a range of familiar general and curricular topics.
Total Marks: 11
Variant 1
Task 1. Reading Comprehension (4 marks)
Read the text about a travel experience.
"My family and I have just returned from a trip to Almaty. We had never been to the mountains before, so it was a fantastic adventure. We have already visited the Medeu skating rink and the Kok-Tobe hill. We haven't explored the First President's Park yet, but we plan to go there tomorrow. The most exciting part so far has been the cable car ride. I have taken so many photos!"
Answer the questions based on the text.
- Where has the family just returned from? (1 mark)
- Name two places they have already visited. (1 mark)
- What haven't they done yet? (1 mark)
- Find a sentence in the text that uses the present perfect tense to express a recent past action. Write it down. (1 mark)