class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 11: A Short Novel

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.

“Running, like reading, is a way of staying still while you move. By the third week, the narrator had discovered that the slow kilometres were doing the work. Whereas fast intervals felt like proof, the slow lanes felt like the actual training.”

  1. Comparison: ___ . 2. Discovery: ___ . 3. Fast: ___ . 4. Slow: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Slow Lane extract above.

  1. Three-week discovery: ___ . 2. Fast intervals described as: ___ . 3. Slow lanes described as: ___ . 4. The pattern faster runners share: ___ .

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

Insert whereas / while / moreover / furthermore.

  1. ___ the fast intervals felt like proof, the slow lanes felt like training.
  2. ___ , I learned that faster runners say the same.
  3. ___ I expected progress, I discovered patience.
  4. ___ , the line works because the narrator earned it.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 250 words: a literary essay on the Slow Lane extract. Use 1 whereas + 1 moreover + 1 quote.

Answer key
T1. running and reading share shape; slow kilometres do the work; like proof; like the actual training. T2. the slow kilometres were doing the work; like proof (sweat / pain / progress); like the actual training; the same: slow work was the work. T3. Whereas / Moreover / Whereas / Moreover. 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 |