SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR THE TERM 1 9 grade

READING. Read the text and identify in which paragraph

(A-D) the writer does these things.

1. Establishes the emotional importance of baseball for fans. Paragraph ________[1]

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A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South

America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is

slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and

sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game.

Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is

such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at

the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport

ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is

played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard

ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special

outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of

the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the

pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases

before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and

stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning

wins.

READING. Read the text and identify in which paragraph

(A-D) the writer does these things.

2. The origins of baseball. Paragraph ________[1]

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A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South

America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is

slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and

sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game.

Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is

such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at

the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport

ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is

played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard

ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special

outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of

the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the

pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases

before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and

stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning

wins.

Task. Match the headings with the paragraphs A-D

3. The rules of playing the game ______ [1]

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A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South

America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is

slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and

sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game.

Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is

such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at

the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport

ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is

played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard

ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special

outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of

the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the

pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases

before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and

stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning

wins.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLPARK

A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South

America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is

slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and

sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game.

Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is

such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at

the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport

ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is

played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard

ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special

outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of

the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the

pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases

before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and

stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning

wins.

4. The facilities ______ [1]

Task. Match the headings  with the paragraphs A-D.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLPARK

A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South

America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is

slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and

sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game.

Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is

such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at

the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport

ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is

played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard

ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special

outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of

the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the

pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases

before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and

stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning

wins.

5. The changes happening to baseball ______ [1]

Task. Match the headings  with the paragraphs A-D.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLPARK

A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South

America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is

slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and

sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game.

Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is

such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at

the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport

ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is

played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard

ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special

outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of

the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the

pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases

before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and

stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning

wins.

6. Part of people’s life ______ [1]

LISTENING. Listen to the dialogues. Listen and match the speakers to what they will be doing in their summer holidays.

Speaker 1_____

LISTENING. Listen to the dialogues. Listen and match the speakers to what they will be doing in their summer holidays, A-E.

Speaker 2 __________

LISTENING. Listen to the dialogues. Listen and match the speakers to what they will be doing in their summer holidays, A-E.

Speaker 3_____

LISTENING. Listen to the dialogues. Listen and match the speakers to what they will be doing in their summer holidays, A-E.

Speaker 4________

LISTENING. Listen to the dialogues. Listen and match the speakers to what they will be doing in their summer holidays, A-E.

Speaker 5_________

6.  Which speaker is quite a good swimmer?                       Speaker ___