Name: ……………………………

INITIAL ASSESSMENT TEST

2019-2020
IXth form

 Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerințelor din Partea I şi din Partea a II-a se acordă 90 de puncte. Din oficiu se
acordă 10 puncte.
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 minute.

PART I (60 p)

1. Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-5 ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to
answer ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B), choose ’Doesn’t say’ (C).
5 x4 p = 20 p
Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the
world and, dating back to the time of William the Conqueror, is the oldest in continuous occupation. The
castle’s floor area is approximately 484,000 square feet (44,965 square metres).
Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, it is one of the
principal official residences of the British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II spends many weekends of the year at
the castle, using it for both state and private entertaining. Her other two residences, Sandringham House and
Balmoral Castle, are the Royal Family’s private homes.
Most of the Kings and Queens of England, later Kings and Queens of Great Britain, and later still kings
and queens of the Commonwealth realms, have had a direct influence on the construction and evolution of the
castle, which has been their garrison fortress, home, official palace, and sometimes their prison.
The castle’s history and that of the British monarchy are inextricably linked. Chronologically the history
of the castle can be traced through the reigns of the monarchs who have occupied it. When the country has been
at peace, the castle has been expanded by the additions of large and grand apartments; when the country has
been at war, the castle has been more heavily fortified. This pattern has continued to the present day.
(www.anglotopia.net)
1. Windsor Castle dates back to William the Conqueror’s times.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

2. British monarchs have never lived in Windsor Castle.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

3. Windsor Castle has remained unchanged since its construction.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

4. Some kings and queens have been imprisoned at Windsor Castle.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

5. Windsor Castle has been heavily fortified by Queen Elisabeth II.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

2. Read the sentences below and use the words given in capitals below to form words that fit in the gaps. The
words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them:
5 x3 p =15 p
Example : After your success your present inefficiency is unbelievable. BELIEVE
1. Have you made up your mind? We need to know your …………..… as soon as possible. DECIDE
2. It was very dark and I was ……………..………. FRIGHT
3. I can’t see her ………….…………. WHERE
4. ……………….…….., he failed the exam. LUCKY
5. Artists must be …………………………………, otherwise they just repeat what they see or hear.CREATE
3. Fill in using the right for of the verbs in brackets 15 x 1 p = 15 p
a) Quiet please! I (write) ____________a test.
b) She usually (walk) ____________to school.
c)But look! Today she (go)___________ by bike.
d) Maria (want) _____________to improve her English.
e) Therefore, she (do) _____________a language course in London at the moment.
f) She (stay) ____________with a host family and (must) _______take the tube to get to her language school.
g) The tube (leave) ____________at half past eight.
h) We (not / plan) __________________our holiday yet.
i) She (not / see)___________ him for a long time.
j) I (wait) _____________for you since two o'clock.
k) Mary (live)________ in Germany since 1992.
l) Yesterday while Tom (read)______________, Amely (watch)_____________ a documentary on TV.
m) Marvin (come) _______home, (switch)_________ on the computer and (check) _________his emails.

PART II (30 p)
Write an email to your friend, giving him/her details about the way you spent your summer holiday and
telling him/her how you feel about having new classmates. Write your email in 50-70 words.