8° ANO – Atividade Avaliativa Bimestral – 2º Bimestre
INGLÊS
1. Decide whether the following statements
are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): (1,5)
The Beatles – Still going strong
Amazing! Over fifty years after they last played
together (August 1969), the Beatles are still one
of the most popular rock groups in the world!
During the six years of their existence, they led a
revolution in music. Over half a century later, their
records still sell in millions every year.  spirit of a generation. Sixties teenagers were very
 All over the world, teenagers know the tunes,
and often some of the words too, of the Beatles'
most famous songs. Yesterday, Penny Lane, Hey
Jude and When I am Sixty Four are among the
best known.
 
   Among more recent pop groups, many big
names  - such as Oasis, Blur or Foo Fighters
- owe a lot to the Beatles, and they say so! In
their album the Masterplan, Oasis did a new
version of the Beatles' song I am the Walrus.
    However there are also dozens of bands all
over the world which do nothing but copy the
Beatles. There is a band in England called
the Bootleg Beatles, a band in America called
the Fab Four, a Norwegian band called Det
Betales, and even a band called Museum in
Kazakhstan; and there are many more too!
    The Bootleg Beatles now do over 100 shows a
year, and they always bring in big audiences!
Once, they filled the 10,000 seat Budokan
stadium in Japan!
    There are also dozens of
Beatles conventions and Beatles weekends every
year, in different parts of the world. The annual
BeatleFest in America (founded in 1974) takes
place twice each year, and attracts up to 20,000
fans!
    In Britain, the Beatles are still a big tourist
attraction. Thousands of people go to Liverpool
every year, to see where it all began. In Liverpool,
they can visit the Beatles' museum, take a
"Beatles' Tour" of the city (seeing places like
Penny Lane), or visit the house where Paul
MacCartney lived as a teenager.
    So why did the Beatles become so popular in
the sixties, and why are they still so popular
today?
    They became popular because they caught the
different from fifties teenagers; they wanted to
change things, and escape from the
rather dull fifties. The Beatles came along,
offering a new type of music, with new
instruments (electric guitars). They were not the
only group, of course; but they were the best, the
most original. At first they copied rock 'n' roll
songs from America. These were not well-known
in England at the time, but it was easy to get rock
'n' roll records in Liverpool, a busy port city at the
time. Sailors brought the most popular records
from America, and these became popular with
young musicians in Liverpool. Then the Beatles
began writing their own songs - and people liked
them.
    When they became popular, they did not stop
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doing new things; instead, they pushed back the
frontiers of pop/rock music in all directions. And
where they went, others followed.
    Today people are still following them; and
probably they will continue following for a long
time to come.
a) The Beatles are more popular today than ever.
( )
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b) Oasis have recently copied a Beatles’ song.
( )
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c) The Beatles once filled Japan’s Budokan
stadium. ( )
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d) There is a Beatles Festival every year in the
USA. ( )
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e) Paul McCartney lived in Penny Lane when he
was a teenager. ( )
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f) Penny Lane is in Liverpool. ( )
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g) The Beatles always wrote their own songs.
( )
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2. Use the expressions from the box to complete
each gap: (1,5)
beat - compose – gig – live albums –
perform – release – track – turn down –
cheating – trendy
a) Some people believe that using Auto-Tune is
a form of___________________.
b) The radio played a hip-hop_____________.
c) Would you _____________the music? It’s too
loud.
d) I'd like to _________________at Carnegie Hall
someday. 
e) This week the band did the last ______of
their world-tour.
f) Lisa tried to _____________ her thoughts and
expression on her new _____________.
g) He was trying to be really cool, fashionable
and _______________.
h) The band will _______________three studio
albums, two collaboration albums and
two _____________________.
3. Read the dialogue and circle the correct
alternatives. (1,0)
1. I can’t stop singing that song – it’s really
simple / catchy!
2. Babies often fall asleep when you sing
soothing / ear-splitting lullabies.
3. The heavy metal concert was so thought-
provoking / ear-splitting, my ears really hurt
afterwards.
4. She sang in such a forgettable / high-
pitched voice that I thought our glasses would
break!
5. I don’t like boring pop music. I find it very
relaxing / bland.
4. Write the correct form of the adjectives given.
(1,5)
a) He's such a monotonous speaker. I was
______________ stiff. (bore)
b) Most sequels are ___________________.
(disappoint)
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c) I had such a ___________________ day I ( ) permission
went straight to bed. (tire)
( ) ability
d) Everyone's very ____________________
( ) advice
about the news. (excite)
7. Rewrite the sentences using can´t, don´t
e) I was __________________for my piano
have to, mustn´t, must: (1,5)
classes. (motivate)
Example: It is impossible for me to come to
5. Which option is the most appropriate? the lunch.

I can´t come to the lunch.

a) It’s not a good idea to leave a child

unsupervised.

You____________________________________
a child unsupervised.

b) It’s not possible for me to study and work at the

same time.
I _______________________and work at the
same time.

c) It is very important that you be there on time.

a) The trip was exhausting. That´s why they
look so tired. You ____________________there on time.
b) They look so exhausting! The trip was
tired.
c) It was an exhausted trip. That’s why they d) It is not necessary to read all those books.
look so tiring.
You ______________________all those books.

6. Match the columns: (1,0)

8. Complete the crossword with the appropriate
1) May I come in? places: (1,0)

2) I can´t speak French. 1) She instructed certain of her favourites in

gymnastics and athletics.
3) My best friend ought to call his mom.
2) Have you seen my tennis racket?

4) You mustn´t park here. 3) I need to get some boxing.

5) They must see a doctor. 4) Jake is doing weight training on Saturday.

( ) obligation

( ) prohibition

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Have a nice test!

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