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Sample questions and mark scheme Tasks for the Summative Assessment for Term 3 Task 1 Reading Ana: Hey, Michael. I heard your mom is a zoologist. What is it exactly? Mike: A zoologist. Well, that's true. She is a zoologist. So a zoologist is someone who studies animals. Ana: Oh, interesting. So does she study all animals or does she focus on a specific animal? Mike: Well, she's worked at universities studying animals for a long time. So she's worked on many different kinds of animals. But at the moment, she is studying South African tortoises. Ana: Oh, interesting. Do you have any tortoises in your house? Mike: Yeah. Actually, we have more than 40 tortoises in our garden. Ana: More than 40. Wow. Mike: Yes. People are always very surprised when they visit and they see all our tortoises. Ana: So, do you know a lot about tortoises as well? Mike: I don't know very much about them but I mean, my mom has always got them around at the house or she's often busy with some sort of tortoise's related activity. And so sometimes, as a high school kid, I got home and she would have a tortoise. It is a pregnant tortoise, a female tortoise with eggs inside. And in order to monitor these eggs, she would have it in a bath of water with an ultrasound scanner and a screen up on the dining room table. Ana: Wow. That is really interesting. Mike: I had a very interesting childhood with all of these animals and things around the house. Ana: Oh, that's great. Did you have any other pets? Mike: Yes. We've always had a couple of dogs and I like cats. So I've got my pet cat at home. Ana: Wow. That's really interesting. Answer the questions about the interview. 1. He has many tortoises in _____. A) his flat B) his house C) the garden 2. His mom took care of _____ tortoise. A) an injured B) a dangerous C) a pregnant 3. She took care of it when he was _____. A) a child B) in high school C) in college 4. She watched it _____. A) in the wild B) in the kitchen C) in a lab 5. At his house they have _____. A) other wild animals B) a few horses C) common pets

Answer 1

1. He has many tortoises in C) the garden. (Actually, we have more than 40 tortoises in our garden)

2. His mom took care of C) a pregnant tortoise. (It is a pregnant tortoise, a female tortoise with eggs inside)

3. She took care of it when he was B) in high school. (And so sometimes, as a high school kid, I got home and she would have a tortoise)

4. She watched it B) in the kitchen. (...a screen up on the dining room table)

5. At his house they have C) common pets. (We've always had a couple of dogs and I like cats. So I've got my pet cat at home)

Answer 2

1. c) the garden 2. c) a pregnant 3. b) in high school 4. c) in a lab 5. c) common pets