class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 2: The World of Work

Track E · Klasse 10 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

Track E · Klasse 10 · 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.

“The senior architect founded the firm at 31. The biggest professional change of her career has been the shift from drawing on paper to building on screen. The biggest skill, she adds, has not changed: listening to a brief twice before answering once.”

  1. Founded at age: ___ . 2. Biggest change: ___ . 3. Biggest skill: ___ . 4. The skill specifically: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Inside an Architecture Firm extract above.

  1. Building types: ___ . 2. Years on small-scale work: ___ . 3. Founder’s age at start: ___ . 4. Constant skill: ___ .

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

Mixed grammar.

  1. The firm __________ (work) on small-scale buildings for 15 years. (perfect cont.)
  2. If she __________ (start) earlier, she __________ (have) more experience. (third)
  3. ___ the limited scope, the café work taught me rhythm. (despite)
  4. The biggest skill __________ (not / change).

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 200 words: a career reflection. Use 2 perfect continuous + 1 third conditional + 1 despite.

Answer key
T1. 31; drawing on paper → building on screen; listening; listen to a brief twice before answering once. T2. kindergartens, libraries, a community centre; 15 years; 31; listening to a brief twice before answering once. T3. has been working / had started — would have had / Despite / has not changed. 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 |