class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 8: Civic English: Rights and Voices

Track G+M · Klasse 10 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

Track G+M · Klasse 10 · 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.

“Article 12 says that every child is entitled to express an opinion in matters affecting them. Adults are required to give that opinion due weight, considering age and maturity. The right does not mean children decide. The article is among the most frequently cited and the most unevenly enforced.”

  1. Right: ___ . 2. Duty: ___ . 3. What it does NOT mean: ___ . 4. Status: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Article 12, paraphrased extract above.

  1. Right: ___ . 2. Adults’ duty: ___ . 3. Limit on the right: ___ . 4. Reality of enforcement: ___ .

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

Insert entitled / required / expected.

  1. Children are ___ to express their views.
  2. Adults are ___ to consider those views.
  3. Schools are ___ to consult on rules.
  4. Adults are not ___ to follow the children’s decision.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 180 words: a civic-English commentary on one right or one rule in your school. Use 4 formal phrases.

Answer key
T1. every child entitled to express opinion; adults required to give due weight; not children deciding; most cited / most unevenly enforced. T2. express opinions in matters affecting them; consider those opinions with due weight; consideration based on age and maturity, children don’t decide; one of the most cited and unevenly enforced. T3. entitled / required / expected / obliged. 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 |