Klassenarbeit — Unit 7: Being a Friend

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 aloud the dialogue Two Best Friends. Answer in full sentences.

Ben. Aisha, can I tell you something without you laughing?
Aisha. Probably not. But I’ll try.
Ben. I think Marius is mad at me. He didn’t talk to me at lunch.
Aisha. Did you ask him why?
Ben. No. I just decided he hates me now.
Aisha. Ben. Sometimes people just have a bad lunch. Go ask him tomorrow before you spend the whole evening building a theory.
Ben. That sounds annoyingly sensible.
Aisha. I am annoyingly sensible. That’s why you tell me things.

  1. What does Ben think Marius did? (2)
  2. Did Ben ask Marius why? (2)
  3. What does Aisha advise him to do? (3)
  4. What does Aisha mean when she calls herself “annoyingly sensible”? (5)

Task 2 — Use of English (15 BE) Link to heading

A. If-clauses Type 1 (8 BE). Complete.

  1. If you __________ (ask) him, you __________ (find) out the truth.
  2. If we __________ (not / talk), the problem __________ (get) worse.
  3. If she __________ (text) me first, I __________ (be) happy.
  4. If they __________ (apologise), we __________ (forgive) them.

B. Adjective + preposition (7 BE). Insert the missing preposition.

  1. Ben is afraid __________ asking the wrong question.
  2. Aisha is good __________ giving sensible advice.
  3. They are excited __________ the school trip.
  4. Marius is annoyed __________ a small thing.

Task 3 — Mediation (10 BE) Link to heading

Your German cousin sends you this WhatsApp message:

“Lena hat heute beim Mittagessen nicht mit mir geredet. Ich glaube, sie ist sauer auf mich, aber ich weiß nicht warum. Was soll ich tun?”

Write three sentences in English to your English-speaking friend explaining the situation and giving simple advice. Do not translate every word.

Task 4 — Writing (23 BE) Link to heading

Write 100–120 words about a small misunderstanding between you and a friend (real or imagined) and how it was resolved. Use:

  • at least two if-clauses,
  • at least one adjective + preposition combination,
  • one direct quote (a single line of speech).
Expected answer key — class test ("Klassenarbeit")

Task 1 (12 BE).\

  1. He thinks Marius didn’t talk to him at lunch and is angry. (2)
  2. No, he just decided Marius hates him. (2)
  3. She tells him to ask Marius the next day, before building a theory. (3)
  4. Sample: She is direct, gives unwelcome but useful advice, and both of them know it; the joke makes it easier for Ben to accept her advice. (5)

Task 2 (15 BE).
A. 1. ask / will find. 2. don’t talk / will get. 3. texts / will be. 4. apologise / will forgive.
B. 5. of, 6. at, 7. about, 8. by/about/at (accept any reasonable).

Task 3 (10 BE). Sample: “Lena didn’t talk to me at lunch today. I think she’s annoyed with me, but I don’t know why. What should I do?” — Or, advisor voice: “Just ask her tomorrow before you imagine the worst.” Award for: gist (4), addressee-fit (2), correct grammar (4).

Task 4 (23 BE). Inhalt 12 / Sprache 11.

Rubric — grading scale (Notenschlüssel)
Punkte (von 60)Note
56–601
30–394