Klassenarbeit — Unit 2: Growing Up

Track G+M · Klasse 7 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

Track G+M · Klasse 7 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

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

Task 1 — Reading (15 BE) Link to heading

Read the short text below.

When Ben turned twelve, he stopped fitting his old jacket. The sleeves used to cover his hands; now they ended above his wrists. His mother laughed and said, “I didn’t see this coming.” The strange thing was that nothing else in the house had changed: the kitchen table, the loud fridge, the cat asleep on the radiator. Only Ben was different. He used to like the jacket because the pockets were enormous. He still liked the pockets. But now they sat too high on his ribs to be useful.

  1. What stopped fitting Ben when he turned twelve? (2)
  2. What did the sleeves use to do? What do they do now? (3)
  3. Why did his mother laugh? (2)
  4. What had not changed in the house? (3)
  5. Why are the pockets less useful now? Explain in one sentence. (5)

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

A. Used to (8 BE). Rewrite the sentence using used to.

  1. When Aisha was nine, she had short hair. → ___
  2. Ben played with toy cars every day. → ___
  3. Ms. Reyes lived in a different city. → ___
  4. The cat slept on the kitchen table. (negative — didn’t use to) → ___

B. Comparatives (7 BE). Fill in the comparative form.

  1. This year I am __________ (tall) than last year.
  2. The new homework is __________ (difficult) than the old one.
  3. My voice is __________ (deep) now.
  4. Aisha is __________ (good) at maths than her brother.
  5. The school day feels __________ (short) on Fridays.
  6. Old jackets are __________ (small) every summer.
  7. My handwriting is __________ (bad) when I am tired.

Task 3 — Mediation (10 BE) Link to heading

Your German aunt sends you this WhatsApp message:

“Lukas ist plötzlich zehn Zentimeter größer als letztes Jahr. Er hat keinen Pulli mehr, der ihm passt. Wir müssen am Wochenende einkaufen gehen.”

Write three sentences in English to your English-speaking cousin telling them what is happening with Lukas. You do not need to translate every word.

Task 4 — Writing (20 BE) Link to heading

Write 100–120 words about one thing that has changed about you in the last two years. It can be a habit, an interest, a friendship, the way you look, or your favourite place. Use used to at least twice and at least two comparative forms.

Expected answer key — class test ("Klassenarbeit")

Task 1 (15 BE).\

  1. His old jacket. (2)
  2. They used to cover his hands; now they end above his wrists. (3)
  3. Because she did not expect him to grow that fast. (2)
  4. The kitchen table, the loud fridge, the cat on the radiator. (3)
  5. Sample: Because they now sit too high on his ribs / chest, so he cannot reach into them comfortably. (5 — accept any answer that names the height issue.)

Task 2 (15 BE).
A. 1. Aisha used to have short hair. 2. Ben used to play with toy cars every day. 3. Ms. Reyes used to live in a different city. 4. The cat didn’t use to sleep on the kitchen table.
B. 5. taller, 6. more difficult, 7. deeper, 8. better, 9. shorter, 10. smaller, 11. worse.

Task 3 (10 BE). Sample: “Lukas has suddenly grown ten centimetres since last year. None of his jumpers fit him anymore. We need to go shopping at the weekend.” Award for: gist (4), addressee-fit (2), correct grammar (4 — past simple + comparative or anymore).

Task 4 (20 BE). Inhalt 10 / Sprache 10. See the 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 4) splits Inhalt 10 / Sprache 10 with the BW house weighting (Niveau M).