SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR THE SECTION
Subject: English Language
Grade: 8
Section Theme: "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Herman Melville. Moby-Dick."
Learning Objectives: To assess students' knowledge, understanding, and skills related to the key themes, characters, and plots of the studied literary works.
Total Marks: 20
Variant 1
Task 1. Reading Comprehension. (5 marks)
Read the excerpt from "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne and answer the questions.
"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite."
a) What does the narrator claim the sea covers? (1 mark)
b) According to the text, why does the narrator say a man is never lonely at sea? (2 marks)
c) Find a phrase in the text that shows the sea is described with human-like qualities (personification). (2 marks)