Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 2- 6th Grade.

Reading
Task 1. Read about a famous movie’ Life of Pi’ and do the task below.

Life of Pi
When Pi is 16, his family decides to close the zoo and move to Canada. They sell
some of the animals to zoos in North America and the family takes the animals with
them on a ship to Canada. On the way, there is a terrible storm and the ship sinks. Pi
finds himself in a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orang-utan and a tiger. When he
sees the animals, Pi is scared and he jumps into the ocean. Then he remembers
there are sharks in the ocean and he climbs back into the lifeboat.
Pi and the tiger spend 227 days in the lifeboat. They live through terrible storms and
are burnt by the Pacific sun. They are often hungry and ill. Sometimes, Pi is happy and
hopeful, but sometimes he feels sad and lonely. Finally, they arrive at the coast of
Mexico, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens in the end!

Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. Pi moves to Canada in 16. True False
2. Pi is scared when he sees the animals in the lifeboat. True False
3. Pi fights with a big shark. True False
4. Pi and the tiger spend 227 days in the lifeboat. True False
5. Finally, they live together at the coast of Mexico. True False
6. At the end they land in the USA. True False

Total [6]

Reading
Task 2. Read the text about Alex’s hometown.

My town – Newquay
Newquay is a small town on the Atlantic coast in the south of England. It has got great
beaches and is the best place to surf in the United Kingdom. There are lots of surf schools where
you can learn how to surf. I go surfing with my friends every weekend.
I love Newquay because there are lots of other things to do as well as surfing. If you like
water sports, you can go kayaking, water-skiing or coasteering. Coasteering involves rock
climbing, jumping into the sea and swimming in the same activity. So, you should always go
with a special instructor.
If you like animals you can also visit the Blue Reef Aquarium and see lots of different fish
and even sharks. You can also go horse riding on the beach or visit Newquay Zoo. There are lots
of other attractions too like mini golf and bowling.

Circle the 3 things Alex writes about.

A) Rainy weather in Newquay
B) Water activities in Newquay
C) Interesting history of Newquay
D) Water attraction to visit in Newquay
E) Tasty meals in Newquay
 F) Location of Newquay in England

Complete the sentences below, follow the sentence structure:

4. Alex likes Newquay because he can go … [1]

__________________________________________________________________
5. While coasteering you should always take a special instructor with you because it
involves… [1]
__________________________________________________________________

Total [6]

Task 3 . Writing

.. Follow the tips for writing.

 Answer all the questions.
 Spell topical vocabulary accurately.
 Use prepositions of time, location and direction.

Topic . Our countryside

Think about your home place (home town or village) and write some information
about it.

1) Do you know your hometown/village well?

2) Where is it situated?
3) What does it look like?
4) Is your hometown a good place to live in? Why / Why not?
5) Do tourists like to visit your town/village?
6) What is your favourite place in the countryside?
7) What jobs are popular in your hometown / village?

Total [5]
Task 4. Speaking
Topic . Drama and comedy
Think about your genre preferences and write some information about your experience.

1) What is the most popular cartoon among teenagers?

2) Do you like it? Why or why not?
3) Who do you usually watch it with?
4) Do your friends like watching this cartoon?
5) Why do children prefer watching cartoons?
6) What is your favourite comedy show? Can you give its name and actors?
7) Do you have a favourite animal TV show? Why do you like it?

Total [5]

Total marks- 22.

 Mark scheme
Reading and Writing

Task Assessment criteria Descriptor Mark

1 Find particular facts and 1.True 1
parts in 2.True 1
short simple texts. 3.False 1
Identify the meaning and 4.True 1
details of the reading 5.False 1
texts. 6.False 1
2 Read the text about 1.B) Water activities in 1
Alex’s hometown and do Newquay
the task below. 2.D) Water attraction to visit in 1
Newquay
3.F) Location of Newquay in 1
England
4.surfing 1
5.rock climbing, jumping into the sea, 1
swimming
3 Learner should choose 1. 1
one topic. 2. 1
They should write with 3. 1
the support of questions 4. 1
about real past events, 5. 1
activities and 6. 1
experiences, spell high- 7. 1
frequency vocabulary
accurately and use
prepositions of time,
location and direction.

Total marks: 22