Winter Session Test for the 11th “B” Form

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Date ____________ Name ___________________

I. THE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (30 points)

Read the text and accomplish the post-reading tasks.
Universal Body Language
Body language is something we all use every day of our lives. Sometimes, we use it without
even knowing that we do it. Body language helps us understand how other people feel and think. But
is body language the same in all parts of the world?
We all know that when people are happy, they smile. Their eyes widen and they seem to
‘open up.’ When someone is sad, the opposite is true. A person looks miserable and starts to feel less
happy and energetic. But did you know that there are actually seven universal body language signals?
It’s true. All across the planet, in every culture, the way people express happiness, sadness, boredom,
fear, anger, surprise, and disgust are the same.
Boredom is easily identified. When people feel bored they may yawn, tap their fingers, or
move their legs a lot. You can also see when someone is bored when they look at other people or
things and not at the person to whom they are speaking.
When people show fear, they often look nervous and put their hands over their faces not to see
the object that makes them be afraid. A red face and intense eyes show that a person is feeling anger.
Surprise and disgust are quite similar. The mouth and eyes will become wide open. However,
when a person strongly dislikes the situation or somebody’s behavior, they move away from the
object that causes the emotion.
Understanding body language can help you understand other people even if you do not
speak their language. Experts say that about 70 percent of all communication is done without
words. So even if you do not speak another person’s language, their body language may already
tell you a lot of what you need to know. Still, experts wonder if understanding the seven
universal body language signals can replace a foreign language.
Nr Items P
1 Read the statement and circle the correct variant. A
Read the sentence and circle the correct variant. 0
According to the text, body language can help us to: 1
a. learn to speak another foreign language. 2
b. be afraid.
c. identify other people’s feelings and thoughts.
d. be bored.
2 According to the text, how can you identify when someone is happy? A
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3 Based on the text, write if the sentences are True or False. Justify your choice.
a) According to the text, when people are upset, they look energetic. __________ A/0
because____________________________________________________________ 1/2
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b) People all over the planet express 7 emotions in the same way. __________ A/0
because____________________________________________________________ 1/2
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4. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words. A
a) worried – ______________ 0/ 1
b) to substitute – _______________ 2/ 3 /4
5. Give another title to the text:
A/0
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6. Explain the message of the text in 25 words. A

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II. THE ASSESSMENT OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (20 points) A
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Fill in the gaps
0
with the suitable pronoun, articles and prepositions. Choose the correct form of the 1
words in brackets. Form a noun. 2
Last week I bought a camera. I (to save) _________________ for some years and I 3
finally had the money I needed. I looked at (a lot of/ much)_________________ …
offers, trying to choose the best one. I could not find anything suitable. Finally, …
almost (by/on/at) ________________ accident I found a camera I liked in a …
secondhand shop. It seemed to be in good condition, and it was a great bargain. I 16
said to (my own/myself/me)_________________: “If I buy it instead of a new one, 17
I will have enough money left for a few small gadgets. I had to make a decision 18
(fast/fastly) ___________ because the salesman insisted other people were 19
interested in the laptop. He also said I could have ten percent off if I (to pay) 20
_________________ in cash. So I did, and after two days the laptop started
malfunctioning. I took it back to the shop, but I (to tell) _________________ that as
the camera had already been sold, they did not give any refunds or exchange goods.
My friend says that I should not have gone to a secondhand shop. Now I realize that
if I (to have) _________________ enough money, I would have bought a new
camera. Money is always something that you do not have enough of. I am still
(disappointable/disappointing/disappointed) _______________! Fortunately, I
still have some money left. Perhaps my parents will give me some more, they are
very sorry (for/to/at) _________________ me.

II. THE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL AND PRAGMATIC A

COMPETENCES 0
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20 points
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Your local newspaper asked you to write an article about a tradition or holiday that …
is celebrated in the USA, but not in your own country. 6
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IV. THE ASSESSMENT OF PRAGMATIC AND CIVIC COMPETENCES 0
(30 points) 1
Write a coherent 130-150-word text expressing your attitude on the given topic. 2
Setting goals helps people to achieve success. Agree or disagree. Justify your 3
choice and bring two examples. Use the following plan: 4
 Make an introduction; 5
 Bring two arguments/examples; 6
 Draw a conclusion 7
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Sub Competences and Matrix of Specifications

 for English Session Test
The 11-th form
(teachers Postica Oxana/Moraru Rodica)
Competences:
1. Guessing the unknown words from the text
2. Determining the ideas of the texts
3. Thinking critically
4. Generating and organizing ideas
5. Answering and asking questions to the text
6. Using correctly the grammar rules
7. Supporting the ideas with examples or evidence
8. Editing own comment and other functional complex structured text, in terms of grammar,
punctuation rules, vocabulary, spelling and the use of logical connectors
Objectives
To identify the main idea of the text Universal Body Language
To apply grammar rules completing the sentences
To describe the proposed topic on civilization the Monarchy and Royal Family in the UK
To comment on, expressing clear and coherent student’s point of view Setting goals helps
people to achieve success.
Total
ITEMS Groundings Application Integration %
points

I Work on the text 1 item 2 item 3 item 30p

6p 10p 14p

1 item 20p
II.Grammar
6p 10p 4p
1 item
III. Civilization 20p
topic 10p 7p 3p
1 item
IV Written 30p
5p 10p 15p
production

Total 27p 37p 36p 100p

27% 37% 36% 100%

THE STANDARD OF EVALUATION

NR. ITEMS p.
Read the sentence and circle the correct variant.
1 According to the text, body language can help us to: c. identify other people’s 2
feelings and thoughts.

According to the text, how can you identify when someone is happy?
2 When people are happy, they smile. Their eyes widen and they seem to ‘open up. 4

3 Find in the text the synonyms to the following words. 3

a) worried – nervous
b) substitute – replace

4
Decide if the following sentences are True or False. Write True or False. 8
a) According to the text, when people are upset, they look energetic. ___F_______
b) People all over the planet express 7 emotions in the same way. ___T_______

Give another title to the text:

5. 2

6. Explain the message of the text in 25 words.

10

Grammar.
II Last week I bought a camera. I (to save) have been saving for some years and I
finally had the money I needed. I looked at a lot of offers, trying to choose the best 0
one. I could not find anything suitable. Finally, almost by accident I found a camera
I liked in a secondhand shop. It seemed to be in good condition, and it was a great 5
bargain. I said to myself “If I buy it instead of a new one, I will have enough money
left for a few small gadgets. I had to make a decision fastly because the salesman
insisted other people were interested in the laptop. He also said I could have ten 5
percent off if I paid in cash. So I did, and after two days the laptop started
malfunctioning. I took it back to the shop, but I was told that as the camera had
already been sold, they did not give any refunds or exchange goods. My friend says 10
that I should not have gone to a secondhand shop. Now I realize that if I had had
enough money, I would have bought a new camera. Money is always something that 20
you do not have enough of. I am still disappointed! Fortunately, I still have some
money left. Perhaps my parents will give me some more, they are very sorry for me.

III – Civilization: Your local newspaper asked you to write an article about a
tradition or holiday that is celebrated in the USA, but not in your own country.
An answer that presents all these requirements. 20

An answer that has only 1 example. 12

An answer only to the first part of the item. 8
An answer about the topic but it doesn’t meet the specific requirements 5
An answer that is not about the subject. 2
No answer. 0

The following points should be taken into account while checking the answers.
Sociolinguistic correctness.
The ability to adapt personal response to the theme of civilization.

Coherence and cohesion

The ability to unite the ideas clearly expressed as a coherent text

Lexical competence / lexical awareness. Extension of vocabulary.

The possession of the vocabulary to describe the proposed subject.

Spelling
The correct spelling.

Grammatical competence. The degree of building-up of sentences

The awareness and the ability to use grammatical structures

The use of tenses

The ability to use correctly the English tenses.
 IV –Written production. Outline your opinion on the following subject:
Write a coherent 130-150-word text expressing your attitude on the given topic.
Setting goals helps people to achieve success. Agree or disagree. Justify your choice and
bring two examples.

An answer that presents all these requirements: A coherent 130-150-word text

expressing personal attitude on the given topic. 30p
Setting goals helps people to achieve success. Agree or disagree, bring two
examples. Using the given plan:
 Make an introduction;
 Bring two arguments/examples;
 Draw a conclusion
An answer that has information only about 1 specific reason with examples 22

An answer that has only 1 example. 15

An answer only to the first part of the item. 10

An answer about the given topic, but it doesn’t present the necessary information. 5

An answer that is not about the subject. 2

No answer. 0

The following points should be taken into account while checking the answers.

Compliance of the task

Compliance with the required type of task
Compliance with minimum specified length of the task.

Sociolinguistic correctness.
The ability to adapt personal response to the situation and level of expression, which
corresponds to the situation.
Presentation of personal position
The ability to identify and describe the subject;
The ability to give examples according to the situation or personal experience;
The ability to describe the characters, to describe the events.
Coherence and cohesion
The ability to unite the ideas clearly expressed as a coherent text

Lexical competence / lexical awareness. Extension of vocabulary.

The possession of the vocabulary to describe the proposed subject.

Spelling
The correct spelling.

Grammatical competence. The degree of building-up of sentences

The awareness and the ability to use grammatical structure

The use of tenses

The ability to use correctly the English tenses.
 Aprob
Directorul I.P L.T. “Traian”
Gogu Tatiana____________

Sesiunea de iarna
anul de studii 2019-2020

Teza semestriala
la limba engleza
pentru elevii clasei a XI-a “B”
(profil real)
Varianta II

Profesori: Moraru Rodica

Postica Oxana

Materialele au fost discutate

La sedinta comisiei metodice din:25.11.2019
Proces verbal nr.6
Șefa comisiei metodice: Eriomenco Tatiana_________
Dir. adj:Chiriac Ina____________

Chișinău,2019