Summative assessment for the term 3 grade 11

SPECIFICATION OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR TERM 3

Review of summative assessment for term 3

Duration of the summative assessment – 40 minutes

Listening – 10 minutes

Reading – 10 minuets

Writing – 20 minutes

Speaking task is conducted separately.

Total marks- 24

The structure of the summative assessment

This sample of Summative Assessment consists of 14 tasks: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Different types of tasks are used in the Summative Assessment for the term.

Listening –gap filling task on the topic «Work and inventions».

Reading –– open-ended questions on «This I believe» essay on the topics «STEM» and «Reading for Pleasure».

Writing – a creative «This I believe» essay on the topics «Work and inventions», «STEM» and/or «Reading for Pleasure».

Speaking – responding with fluency and spontaneity while analyzing and annotating “This I believe” essays on the topics «Work and inventions», «STEM» and/or «Reading for Pleasure» during Socratic Seminar.

Tapescript for listening task can be found in CD3 Tapescript 3. Transcript for listening task can be found after the mark scheme.

Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for term 3

LISTENING

Task. https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/

1- variant

Write the word to fill the gaps.

1. Wingsuits are not very _______________, but the modern ones are better than ever. 2. Last October was the first ever wingsuit world _______________ in China. 3. You can buy a wingsuit for 600 to _______________ dollars. 4. The water distiller is for places where it’s hard to get clean _______________ water. 5. To produce the water distiller properly, they still need help with _______________. 6. The ‘enable talk gloves’ were invented by some Ukrainian _______________.

2- variant

Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. Wingsuits allow people to fly or glide. True False

2. Wingsuits are getting cheaper. True False

3. Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun. True False

4. The ‘enable talk gloves’ help people to use sign language in really cold conditions. True False

5. James Cameron invented a new underwater camera. True False

6. MIT students have invented a new type of ketchup. True False 7

Total [6]

READING

Task. 2Read the text and answer to the questions.

Science Nourishes the Mind and the Soul

BRIAN GREENE

ONE DAY, WHEN I WAS ABOUT ELEVEN, walking back to Public School 87 in Manhattan after our class visit to the Hayden Planetarium, I became overwhelmed by a feeling I’d never had before. I was gripped by a hollow, pit-in-the-stomach sense that my life might not matter. I’d learned that our world is a rocky planet, orbiting one star among the one hundred billion others in our galaxy, which is but one of hundreds of billions of galaxies scattered throughout the universe. Science had made me feel small.

In the years since, my view of science and the role it can play in society and the world has changed dramatically.

While we are small, my decades of immersion in science convince me this is cause for celebration. From our lonely corner of the cosmos we have used ingenuity and determination to touch the very limits of outer and inner space. We have figured out fundamental laws of physics— laws that govern how stars shine and light travels, laws that dictate how time elapses and space expands, laws that allow us to peer back to the briefest moment after the universe began.

None of these scientific achievements has told us why we’re here or given us the answer to life’s meaning—questions science may never address. But just as our experience playing baseball is enormously richer if we know the rules of the game, the better we understand the universe’s rules— the laws of physics—the more deeply we can appreciate our lives within it.

I believe this because I’ve seen it.

I’ve seen children’s eyes light up when I tell them about black holes and the big bang. I’ve witnessed the self-worth and confidence a young student gains by completing even the simplest of mathematical calculations. I’ve spoken with high school dropouts who’ve stumbled upon books describing the amazing achievements of science and returned to their studies with purpose and zeal. I’ve received letters from young soldiers in Iraq, telling me how reading popular accounts of relativity and quantum physics has provided them hope that there is something larger, something universal that binds us together. Such is the capacity of science, not only to explain, but to inspire.

Which is why I am distressed when I meet students who approach science and math with drudgery. I know it doesn’t have to be that way. But when science is presented as a collection of facts that need to be memorized, when math is taught as a series of abstract calculations without revealing its power to unravel the mysteries of the universe, it can all seem pointless and boring.

Even more troubling, I’ve encountered students who’ve been told they don’t have the capacity to grasp math and science.

These are lost opportunities.

I believe we owe our young an education that captures the exhilarating drama of science.

I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence. I believe that through its rational evaluation of truth and indifference to personal belief, science transcends religious and political divisions and so does bind us into a greater, more resilient whole.

I believe that the wonder of discovery can lift the spirit like Brahms’s Third Symphony.

I believe that the breathtaking ideas of science can nourish not only the mind but also the soul.

A native New Yorker, BRIAN GREENE teaches physics and mathematics at Columbia University. He is a proponent of string theory, which attempts to unify all the forces of nature into a single framework. He authored The Fabric of the Cosmos and The Elegant Universe.

1. Who is the author of this essay? Give evidence from the essay to support your answer.	[1]
2. What is the author hoping to persuade the reader of?	[1]
3. Why does the author include the personal anecdote at the beginning of the essay?	[1]
4. Who is his intended audience? Give evidence.	[1]
5. Why did he include different examples of people who were inspired by science? The author uses logos to persuade the audience. Give the examples of it and explain why.	[1]
6. The rhetoric in this text is heavily dependent on contrast. Find examples of these contrasts and explain.	[1]

Total [6]

WRITING

Task: Write “This I believe” essay. It should be an essay from your own life about your core values but it is NOT an opinion piece about social ideals. If it is difficult to start writing on your own topic, you may choose one from these statements:

1. It’s okay to be afraid... just don’t let your fears control you.

2. Do what you love to do.

3. It’s important to have friends that care.

4. Big dreams lead to big things.

5. Laugh every day!

Follow these guidelines:

Tell a real story about you: Be specific. Take your belief out of the ether and ground it in the events that have shaped your core values.

Consider moments when belief was formed, tested, or changed.

Focus on one core belief.

Be positive: Write about what you do believe, not what you do not believe. Avoid statements of religious dogma.

Be personal: Make your essay about you; speak in the first person. Avoid speaking in the editorial “we.”

Total [6]

SPEAKING

Task: Analyze and discuss three “This I believe essay” which you have read and annotated at home. Be ready to support the conversation and answer the questions of your peers.

The most important questions for Socratic Seminar are:

1. What is the author of this essay?

2. What is the audience of this essay?

3. What is the purpose of this essay?

4. What is the tone of this essay?

5. Did you like essays? Why? Why not?

6. Were these essays appropriate to read? Why? Why not?

7. Do you share the author’s belief? Why?

8. What does it take to follow one’s own path? What sacrifices are required? What would you be doing, if you could?

9. Has there been someone in your life who instilled your beliefs in you or inspired you in that way?

Stating an opinion	Expressing agreement	Expressing disagreement	Interrupting
The way I see it…..	You have a point there	That’s not always the case	Sorry to interrupt, but…
If you want my honest opinion…..	That’s exactly how I feel	I’d say the exact opposite	If I might add something…..
As far as I’m concerned….	I was just going to say that	No, I’m not so sure about that	Is it okay if I jump in for a second?
If you ask me…….	I have to side with smb (name)on this one	I beg to differ	Can I add something here?
In my opinion…….	That’s for sure	Not necessarily	Can I throw my two cents in?

Mark scheme

Listening and Reading