Klassenarbeit — Unit 1: First Day Back

Track E · Klasse 7 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

Track E · Klasse 7 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau E (45 minutes)
Materials allowed. A monolingual dictionary (Niveau M only).
Time. 45 minutes.
Total. 60 points.

Task 1 — Listening (12 BE) Link to heading

The teacher reads the dialogue Welcome back, Year 7 (printed in the Unit article for revision; learners will hear a version with two extra exchanges in the actual class test (“Klassenarbeit”)). Answer in full sentences.

  1. Where did Aisha spend two weeks of her summer? (2)
  2. What did she and her grandmother do every morning? (2)
  3. What did Ben build? (2)
  4. What happened to the thing Ben built? (2)
  5. Why does Ms. Reyes say “Twice is enough for a story”? (4)

Task 2 — Reading (10 BE) Link to heading

Read the short text below.

Maja’s family did not go on holiday this summer. Her mother started a new job in July, and the family decided to stay home and paint the kitchen. Maja was sad at first. Then her best friend Nina came over for two whole days. They painted one wall bright yellow because Maja’s little brother said yellow is “the happiest colour”. Maja’s mother laughed when she saw it and said, “You are right. We keep it.”

  1. Why did Maja’s family stay home? (2)
  2. Who came to help? (2)
  3. What colour did they paint one wall, and why? (3)
  4. How did Maja’s mother react? (3)

Task 3 — Use of English (10 BE) Link to heading

Put the verb in brackets into the past simple.

  1. Maja __________ (be) sad at first.
  2. Her best friend Nina __________ (come) over for two days.
  3. They __________ (paint) one wall yellow.
  4. Maja’s brother __________ (say) yellow is the happiest colour.
  5. Maja’s mother __________ (laugh) and __________ (decide) to keep it.

Task 4 — Mediation (8 BE) Link to heading

Your German cousin sends you this WhatsApp message:

“Heute haben wir die Küche gestrichen, weil Mama keinen Urlaub hatte. Es war eigentlich ganz lustig, vor allem mit Nina.”

Write two or three sentences in English to your English-speaking friend, telling them what happened. You do not have to translate every word.

Task 5 — Writing (20 BE) Link to heading

Write 100–120 words about one day in your last summer holiday. Use past simple. Include a place, a person, an action, and a feeling.

Expected answer key — class test ("Klassenarbeit")

Task 1 (12 BE).\

  1. She spent two weeks at her grandmother’s village. (2)
  2. They made bread together every morning. (2)
  3. Ben built a bike ramp in the garden, with his cousin. (2)
  4. It worked twice, then it broke. (2)
  5. Ms. Reyes means that “two times” is already a small story with a beginning, a middle, and an end — so it counts as something worth telling. (4 — accept any answer that grasps “two events are enough for a narrative”).

Task 2 (10 BE).\

  1. The mother started a new job, so the family stayed home. (2)
  2. Maja’s best friend Nina came over for two whole days. (2)
  3. They painted one wall bright yellow because Maja’s brother said yellow is the happiest colour. (3)
  4. She laughed and said, “You are right. We keep it.” — she accepted the choice cheerfully. (3)

Task 3 (10 BE).\

  1. was, 2. came, 3. painted, 4. said, 5. laughed / decided.

Task 4 (8 BE). Sample: “Today we painted the kitchen because my mum couldn’t take any holiday this year. It was actually quite fun, especially with Nina.” Award for: gist (4), addressee-fit (2), correct past simple (2).

Task 5 (20 BE). Inhalt 10 / Sprache 10. See per-Unit rubric sheet.

Rubric — grading scale (Notenschlüssel)
Punkte (von 60)Note
56–601
49–552
40–483
30–394
18–295
0–176

Writing (Task 5) splits Inhalt 10 / Sprache 10 with the BW house weighting (Niveau M).