class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 6: Contemporary Short Fiction

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.

“Walking home, she heard the bus pull away two minutes early. The shelter was empty except for an old man with a paper cup. Having noticed her, he slid the cup toward her without speaking. The cup was full of warm tea.”

  1. When was the bus: ___ . 2. Other person: ___ . 3. His action: ___ . 4. Cup’s contents: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Late Bus, Cold Bench extract above.

  1. Setting: ___ . 2. The narrator’s silent admission: ___ . 3. What the man does: ___ . 4. What he does NOT do: ___ .

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

Build a participle clause.

  1. (walk home / she / think) → ___
  2. (tire by the day / she / sit) → ___
  3. (having notice her / he / slide / cup) → ___
  4. (read the line / the class / fall silent) → ___

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 250 words: a literary essay on the Late Bus, Cold Bench extract. Use 3 participle clauses + 1 quote.

Answer key
T1. 2 minutes early; old man with paper cup; slid cup toward her without speaking; warm tea. T2. empty plaza, late evening, cold bench shelter; the universe had designed this evening for her; an old man slides his warm tea toward her in silence; speak. T3. Walking home, she thought. Tired by the day, she sat. Having noticed her, he slid the cup. Reading the line, the class fell silent. 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 |