Initial test – 5th grade

I. 60 points

1.Fill in the gaps using the following words:

under, let’s, morning , happy, grey, nose, home ,has, can , are

It’s a lovely winter ………….1 .Children don’t go to school anymore. Mike and
James ……….2 walking in the park. The sky is………..3 and it’s very cold. Small silver
snowflakes are dancing in the air.They see a little dog ………..4 a tree and Mike wants to
take it…………….5. The dog ………..6 got a small………….7 and two big eyes.

‘ ………………..8 you help this dog? …………….9 go to our house maybe

daddy will take care of it. So the boys took it with them and called it Ricky .This is a
wonderful Christmas holiday and they are so…………10 ! Life is really great!

(10x1p=10 points)

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or Simple Present:

1.Danny (watch) cartoons on TV.

2. Your grandma (cook) a delicious cake.
3. They (like) chocolate.
4.Uncle Jerry and his friends (play) football every Sunday afternoon.
5.We usually ( go) to work at 8 30.
6. Tom and his sister (not/ run) in the garden.
7.Can you see Lucy? She (be) over there.
8. I (not/ visit) my cousin every month.
9 The old man often (listen) to music in the night.
10. The students (read) interesting stories.

(10x1p =10 points)

3. Write the correct plural form of the words:

a. book-...........................
b. baby-..........................
c. tomato-..................
d. tooth-....................

(4x0,5 p=2points)

4. Fill in who, whose, what, when, where, why, how much, how many:

a. ........................................... are you going? To the cinema.

b. .......................................... are these socks? They are mine.
c............................................... are you speaking Turkish? Because l like it.
 d............................................. sugar is in the box? Just a little.
e..............................................lions are in the cage? There are four lions.
f.............................................. are you? I’m your new classmate.
g..............................................is your birthday? It’s on October 10th.
h. .....................................is she doing? She is painting a picture.
i............................................ can you visit me? Tomorrow.
j. ............................................. is my red shirt? It’s on the armchair.

(10x1p=10points)

5. Fill in the text with the correct form of the verb to be and have (got).

My name ....................1 Chris and l................2 10 years old. My house............3

big and comfortable. My parents .................4 both doctors and they love their work.
We ........................5 five dogs , three cats and two parrots ; my sister .........6 a
turtle in her room and she loves it very much. She and her friend Mary .............7 good
friends and they go to school together. ................ 8.you........any brothers and
sisters,John? Mary also ......9 two pets : a cat and a lizard and she always plays with
them after school. When l ....................10 at home l usually play games with my
friends or l listen to music all night. Mary and her friend ..............11 green eyes and
blonde hair.Mary’s parents ....................12 a red car and a huge garden with many
flowers and vegetables. They..........13 tall and slim and...........14 brown hair.
Can you see that monkey? It..........15 up there in the tree. It .............16 a long
tail and brown fur . The children .............17.a new English teacher,her name..........18
Mrs. Harris and she .................19. long hair and blue eyes. I don’t ...............20
apples but l can give you some oranges.
Romanians ......................21 a nice country and many interesting traditions .The
sweets...................22 in the fat boy’s pockets. ...............23. you ..... any lemonade?
Harry .................24 in Spain now with his parents. They ...............25 a big farm there
with a lot of animals. I ............26 not at the market now so l can’t help you.
Who..................27 those three girls in front of the shop? We .................28 a big
black spider in our room ,under the bed.

(28x1p=28p)

II. 30 points

Describe your favourite pet in a short letter to your friend, Luke.

BAREM DE EVALUARE SI REZOLVARE

 I. 60 POINTS

1. 10X1p =10 p

1) morning 2) are 3) grey 4) under 5)home 6) has 7) nose 8) can 9) let’s

10) happy

2. 10x1p=10 p

1. is watching 2.is cooking 3.is raining 4. play 5. go 6. are not(aren’t)

running 7. is singing 8. don’t visit 9.listens 10. are reading

3. 4x0,5p=2 p
a. glasses b. babies c. tomatoes d. teeth

4. 10x1p=10 p

a. where b. whose c. why d. how much e. how many f. who g. when h. what
i. when j. where

5. 28x1p=28 p

is, am, is, are ,have ,has, are, have….. got, has, am, have, have, are, have, is, has,
have, is, has, have, are, has, have, is, have, am, are, have

ll. 30 POINTS

4 points for appropriately beginning and ending the letter:

- 2 points the beginning: Dear + the friend’s name/ Hello
- 2 points the ending: Best wishes + the sender’s name
6 points for correct grammar structures and connectors
5 points for the use of appropriate vocabulary
10 points for covering the aspects demanded by the task
3 points for a balanced structure (greeting/introduction, content)
2 points for the general impression