class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 9: Short Fiction in the Classroom

Track E · Klasse 9 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

Track E · Klasse 9 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau E (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 45 points.

Task 1 — Listening (10 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“By the time June found the letter, her grandmother had been dead for six years. The letter had been written before her grandmother had stopped writing entirely. June read it three times before she put it back.”

  1. June found: ___ . 2. Years: ___ . 3. Before stopping: ___ . 4. Reread: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Found Letter extract above.

  1. Time gap: ___ . 2. Letter address: ___ . 3. Detail that surprises: ___ . 4. Decision day: ___ .

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

Past perfect or past simple?

  1. By the time June __________ (find) the letter, her grandmother __________ (be) dead for six years.
  2. Before she __________ (open) the box, she __________ (read) it three times.
  3. After she __________ (decide), she __________ (stop) checking the box.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 180 words: a literary response to the Found Letter extract. Identify protagonist, conflict, theme, one stylistic choice. Use 3 past-perfect structures.

Answer key
T1. the letter; six years; the letter had been written; before putting it back. T2. six years; sealed and unaddressed; one shaky line at the end; the next Sunday. T3. found / had been; opened / had read; had decided / stopped. T4. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 45)
| 42–45 | 1 | 36–41 | 2 | 30–35 | 3 | | 22–29 | 4 | 13–21 | 5 | 0–12 | 6 |