Klassenarbeit — Unit 2: Money and Choices

Track G+M · Klasse 9 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

Track G+M · Klasse 9 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

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

Task 1 — Listening (10 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“You should keep a record of every purchase. You shouldn’t lend more than you can afford to lose. You’d better start small — three months of pocket money is enough to learn the habit.”

  1. Should keep: ___ . 2. Shouldn’t lend: ___ . 3. Had better: ___ . 4. Length: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read.

“Eli started a small green notebook. By month four he could see the shape of his spending: half on food outside the home, a quarter on small things he didn’t remember buying. He decided to cut the small things.”

  1. Notebook colour: ___ . 2. Half spending: ___ . 3. Quarter spending: ___ . 4. Decision: ___ .

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

Fill in should / shouldn’t / had better.

  1. You __________ save 10 %.
  2. You __________ lend what you can’t afford.
  3. You __________ start now, before prices change.
  4. We __________ keep all receipts.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 120 words about a money decision. Use should / shouldn’t / had better (3 in total).

Answer key
T1. every purchase, more than you can afford to lose, start small, three months. T2. small green; half — food outside the home; quarter — small things not remembered; cut the small things. T3. should / shouldn’t / had better / should. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 45)
| 42–45 | 1 | 36–41 | 2 | 30–35 | 3 | | 22–29 | 4 | 13–21 | 5 | 0–12 | 6 |