Summative assessment for the unit “ Space and Earth ” 7 grade.

Learning Objectives:

1. Use vocabulary related to natural features and actions in context.

2. Distinguish between the past simple and past continuous tenses.

3. Apply grammar and vocabulary knowledge to describe events and situations involving space and Earth themes.

Task 1. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Last summer, my family and I went to the mountains for a weekend trip. While we were climbing up a steep hill, we saw a beautiful waterfall. My brother wanted to swim across the river below the falls, but the water was too cold. Instead, we walked under the trees in the forest and had a picnic in a small valley. On our way back, I fell off my bike while cycling through a sandy trail, but luckily, I wasn’t hurt.

Task 2. Answer the questions.

1. Where did the family go last summer?

2. What did the brother want to do at the river?

3. Why didn’t they swim in the river?

4. Where did they have a picnic?

5. What happened to the narrator on the way back? Points: 3

Task 3. Answer True or False.

1. The family went to the mountains for a week.

2. They saw a waterfall while climbing up the hill.

3. The brother swam across the river.

4. They had a picnic under the trees.

5. The narrator was hurt after falling off the bike. Points: 3

Task 4. Grammar (Past Simple and Past Continuous) . Underline the correct verb form.

1. While she (climbed/climbs/was climbing) the mountain, she saw a beautiful bird.

2. He (fell/was falling/falls) off his bike because the road was slippery.

3. They (ran/were running/run) into the forest when it started raining.

4. The children (swim/was swimming/were swimming) across the river when their teacher called them.

5. I (walked/was walking/walks) under the bridge when the train passed by. Points: 3

Task 5. Use the past simple or past continuous.

1. She _______ (jump) out of the car when it stopped suddenly.

2. We _______ (cycle) through the desert when we found an old cabin.

3. He _______ (climb) up the pole when the wind blew his hat away.

4. While they _______ (swim) across the lake, they saw fish below them.

5. I _______ (run) around the garden when I fell into the mud. Points: 3

Total points: 12

Summative assessment for the unit “ Space and Earth ” 7 grade. Answers

Task 2. 1 To the mountains 2 Swim across it 3 The water was too cold 4 In a small valley 5 They fell off their bike

Task 3. 1 f 2 t 3 f 4 t 5 f

Task 4. 1 was climbing 2 fell 3 fell 4 were running 5 were swimming) 6 was walking

Task 5. 1 jumped 2 were cycling 3 was climbing 4 were swimming 5 was running