Summative assessment for the unit “Holidays”
Learning objective 5.R1 Understand the main points in a limited range of short
simple texts on general and curricular topics
Assessment criteria
5.W3 Write with support factual descriptions at text level
which describe people, places and objects
• Identify the main idea in short simple texts
• Use the information to write sentences which
describe people, places and objects
Level of thinking skills Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Duration 20 minutes
Reading
Task 1. Use the information in the story to answer the questions below.
Holidays
Henry liked Spring Holidays, because he liked the weather and St. Patrick’s Day. In that
day people wear green. Easter was a good holiday, too. You could see the Easter Rabbit, hunt for
eggs and find candy.
Sandra liked Summer Holidays, like Independence Day. She always went to the air show
to see airplanes. In the evening they’d shoot off fireworks. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day were
usually in the summer, too.
Judith loved Fall holidays most. Sweetest Day wasn’t that popular, but it was a nice day
and sometimes she got candy. Halloween was such a great time. Thanksgiving was just a few
weeks later. Between Halloween’s candy and Thanksgiving’s turkey was the best food season of
the year.
Winter holidays were Thomas’ favourites. Christmas was a great time to be with family.
New Year was exciting, because everyone stayed up late and cheered when the year changed,
and there were often fireworks.
1. What season holidays does Henry like most?
A. Spring
B. Summer
C. Autumn
D. Winter
2. Fall is the favourite season for .
A. Henry
B. Sandra
C. Thomas
D. Judith
3. Which of these is NOT a summer holiday?
A. Father’s Day
B. St. Patrick’s Day
C. Mother’s Day
D. Independence Day
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4. Which of these is a spring holiday?
A. Easter
B. Christmas
C. Thanksgiving
D. Independence Day
5. Which of these is a fall holiday?
A. Christmas
B. Easter
C. Independence Day
D. Halloween
(5 points)
Writing
Task 2. Write an essay about your last birthday party answering the following questions.
1) What was your last birthday party?
2) Where did you celebrate it?
3) How many people were at the party? Who were they (friends, relatives, classmates etc)?
4) Did anyone get presents? What kind of presents?
(4 points)
Task 3 Grammar
Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужном времени и в нужной форме.
1. Не often (go) to the cinema.
2. They (watch) TV at the moment.
3. She (write) letters to her mother every week.
4. Nina usually (drive) to work.
(4 points)
Assessment
criteria
Task Descriptor A learner Mark
Read and identify
the main idea in
the text.
1 1. chooses A for the first question; 1
2. chooses D for the second question; 1
3. chooses B for the third question; 1
4. chooses A for the fourth question; 1
5. chooses D for the fifth question. 1
Use the
information to
write sentences
which describe
people, places and
objects.
2 gives full answer using linking words and
basic connectors; 1
writes grammartically correct sentences
(allowed to make 2 errors); 1
spells the words accurately (allowed to make
2 errors); 1
writes in a logical way answering all
