Summative Assessment for the Unit "Our World"
Subject: English Language
Grade: 8
Duration: 40 minutes
Total marks: 50
Learning Objectives
8.1.10.1 Use talk or writing as a means of reflecting on and exploring a range of perspectives on the world.
8.3.7.1 Use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of general topics, and some curricular topics.
8.4.1.1 Understand the main points in texts on a growing range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics, including some extended texts.
Tasks
Task 1. Reading Comprehension (15 points)
Read the text "The steppe: A golden treasure" again. For questions 1-8, choose the correct answer: T (True), F (False), or DS (Doesn't say).
| Statement | T | F | DS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The steppe covers two-thirds of Kazakhstan. | |||
| 2. Temperatures can get as low as -35°C during winter on the steppe. | |||
| 3. The steppe provides food for Kazakhstan's cities. | |||
| 4. Only a few animals live on the steppe. | |||
| 5. The steppe winds are hot. | |||
| 6. Life on the steppe gave the Kazakh people a deep respect for nature. | |||
| 7. Climate change isn't a problem in Kazakhstan. | |||
| 8. The Kazakh government runs preservation programmes. |