Objective of the summative assessment
A part of speech worksheet is used to help students learn how to identify verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs and use them in sentences. The summative assessment has the following objectives:
-To put words into the correct parts of speech category and put words in the correct order to make sentences.
-To rewrite a paragraph and join sentences to improve cohesion.
-Distinguish between the active and passive forms.
-Apply the passive rule appropriately.
-Rewrite a technical paragraph using the active voice
Activities
Summative Assessment 2
Activity 1
Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice
1. The lawyer is preparing some important documents for the trial.
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2. They are building a new amusement park in this neighbourhood.
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3. The politicians will have reached a decision by tomorrow.
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4. Millions of people all over the world watch this programme.
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5. They ought to pay the workers more.
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6. Somebody stole my car from the car park.
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7. She hasn't watered these plants for over a week.
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8. The audience is not listening to the speaker.
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9. They might invite us to the party, but I'm not sure.
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10. Candidates must return their applications by the end of next week.
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Activity 2
Rewrite the following paragraph in active voice
There are many people who don't know how to save time while word processing. For example, the copy/paste function can be used to move paragraphs from one place to another so that t don't have to be rewritten. There is an indent/outdent button that will indent paragraphs so that each line does not have to tabbed.
Summative Assessment 1
Activity
Rewrite the sentences, correcting the mistakes (20min).
1. My big brother cooks very bad.........................................................
2. We weren't hungry, so we ate slow...........................................................
3. My older cousin paints good...........................................................
4. The bus drive drove quickly...........................................................
5. I picked up the glass careful...........................................................
6. The happily bird sang noisil...........................................................
Answer
Grammer task 2 1. Some important documents for the trial are being prepared by the lawyer. 2. A new amusement park is being built in this neighborhood. 3. A decision will have been reached by the politicians by tomorrow. 4. This program is watched by millions of people all over the world. 5. The workers ought to be paid more. 6. My car was stolen from the car park. 7. These plants haven't been watered for over a week by her. 8. The speaker is not being listened to by the audience. 9. We might be invited to the party, but I'm not sure. 10. Applications must be returned by the candidates by the end of next week.
Activity 2
Many people lack knowledge on time-saving techniques in word processing. For instance, they can use the copy/paste function to easily move paragraphs without the need for rewriting. Additionally, they can utilize the indent/outdent button to automatically indent paragraphs, eliminating the need to manually tab each line. Task 1: Corrected Sentences: My big brother cooks very badly. We weren't hungry, so we ate slowly. My older cousin paints well. The bus driver drove quickly. I picked up the glass carefully. The happy bird sang noisily. Rewritten Paragraph with Improved Cohesion: My big brother cooks very badly, so we weren't hungry and ate slowly. Despite his poor cooking skills, my older cousin paints well. On the bus, the driver drove quickly, and I picked up the glass carefully. As I observed, the happy bird sang noisily.