Tasks for the Summative Assessment for Term 1 Reading

Task 1. Read the text and mark the sentences True or False.

Myths and mythology were important in Ancient Greece. People believed that Greek Gods lived in a palace above the clouds, and above a mountain called “Mount Olympus”.

People believed that each God had power over their life. In many Greek myths, the Gods had difficulties with each other sometimes.

There were 12 Gods that the Greek worshipped. Aphrodite was one of them. Aphrodite was a beautiful Goddess of love and beauty, whose symbols were doves, sparrows, swans, and roses. She was the mother of two sons, Cupid and Aeneas. She was a very good mother.

1. People believed that Greek Gods lived in a palace above a mountain called “Mount Alatau”. True False

2. The Gods were always quarreling with each other. True False

3. Aphrodite was a beautiful Goddess of care and peace. True False

4. Aphrodite’s symbols were doves, sparrows, swans, and roses. True False

5. Aphrodite was the mother of three sons. True False

6. Myths and mythology were not so important in Ancient Greece. True False

7. There were twenty Gods that the Greek worshipped. True False

8. People believed that each God had power over their life. True False

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Writing

Task 2. Write a paragraph about the Olympic Games. The topic sentence and the conclusion sentence are given for you. Give some basic personal information and use words sometimes, often, always, never, well, badly, slowly, quickly. (You may change the topic sentence and the conclusion sentence).

The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games can be winter and summer ones.







I like watching the Olympic Games on TV very much.

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