Name ……………………………..

Date …………………………

TEST DE EVALUARE INIŢIALĂ

An şcolar 2022-2023
Limba engleză
Clasa a VIII- a L1

I. SUBIECTUL I: ENGLISH IN USE

1. Complete the passage with ONE suitable word:

Michael Smith gets up at half past eight every Sunday morning and eats (1) …… with his
family. He and his wife (2) …… the dishes, and the children make the beds. They hurry. The
family (3) …… to the market to do some shopping. The market is near the corner (4)……
Upper Street and Blue Alley. They buy fruit, meat, and vegetables. They finish the (5)……., but
they are hungry. Michael's daughter asks, "Can I have some potato chips?" Their mother buys
potato chips and orange juice. They (6) ……. in the park beside the market and eat. My chips
are good," the daughter says. "Do you (7)……… the juice?" the mother asks the children.
"Yes, it's delicious," (8)…….. children answer. They finish their snack and go home.

2. Circle the correct variant:

1. The flight was …………, so we went home.
A. postponed B. paid C. cancelled
2. I’m sorry, Jo, ………… for me long?
A. do you wait B. have you been waiting C. are you waiting
3. John managed to paint the chair …………
A. yourself B. itself C. himself
4. Don’t worry! You’ve got ………… time.
A. several B. many C. plenty of
5. Tina ............ TV at the moment.
A. watch B. is watching C. Watches
6 Have you ...... written a blog?
A. yet B. ever C. since
7. When he was young, he .................... swim very well. He won medals and
championships!
A. should B. can C. could
8. I have visited more than ten different ....................
A. countrys B. countries C. countris
9. 1. Is there ................. cheese left?
A. a few B. any C. the
10. Bob ……….go fishing when he was 10 years old.
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 A. used to B. got used to C. is used to
11. Our newspaper ………..every day by our neighbour’s son.
A. delivers B. is delivered C. delivered
12. I’ve got ……….money. Could you lend me £20, please?
A. very little B. a few C. very few
3. Find the error in each sentence and re-write it correctly on your answer sheet:
1. Hurry up! Our bus comes.
2. My brothers name is Carl.
3. He was quite amusing when he heard what had happened.
4. He has been working here for sometimes.
5. He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.
6. A snake hasn't got legs.
7. When bats sleep?
8. My cat drink milk.
9. Bowerbirds can dance?
10. Kangaroos leave in Australia.
11. Last night were many strange noises outside.
12. He is one year bigger than me.
13. At last the ship it managed to reach the harbour.
14. How could you make so much mistakes?
15. We didn't have nothing to say about that.

SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING FUNCTIONS

1. Read the following text and answer the questions in full sentences:
The Olympic Games
The Olympics have a very long history. They began in the year 776 Before Christ, and took
place every four years for nearly 1,200 years at Olympia, in the Peloponnese in ancient
Greece. They included many different kinds of sport (although far less than today): running,
boxing, wrestling, the pentathlon and chariot racing. The pentathlon consisted of five different
events in which a competing athlete was obliged to take part. The games were held in honour
of Zeus of Olympus (the Thessalian mountain on which lived the chief Greek gods) and they
included literary and musical competitions, too. In 394 A.D., the games were stopped by the
emperor of Constantinopole and the temple at Olympia was destroyed. Fifteen hundred years
later, in 1894, a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, persuaded the athletic organizations from
fifteen countries to start the Olympic Games again. At present, nearly 150 countries are
represented in the International Olympic Committee.
1. When did the Olympic Games begin?
2. Where did the Olympic Games take place?
3. What kinds of competitions did they include in the past?
4. Who were the Olympic Games dedicated to?
5. What happened in 394 A.D. ?

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2. Read the text and answer True or False:
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording
artist, actor, producer, dancer, businessman and philanthropist. Often referred to by the
honorific nickname "The King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along
with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four
decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene
along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in
1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music
videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with
breaking down racial barriers and with transforming the medium into an art form and
promotional tool. The popularity of these videos helped to bring the then-relatively-new
television channel MTV to fame. With videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream", he
continued to innovate the medium throughout the 1990s. Through stage and video
performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the
robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive sound and style has
influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco,contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
1. Michael Jackson was born on August 29th in 1958.
2. He was the seventh child of the Jackson family.
3. Michael Jackson made his debut as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1971.
4. Michael Jackson made the television channel MTV famous worldwide through his
music videos: "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "Thriller" and of other songs.
5. He popularized moonwalk and a number of complicated dance techniques.

3. Ask "wh-" questions about the underlined parts of the following sentences:

1. The English teacher gave us a test last week.

2. People have often gone to pubs in London because they have accessible prices.
3. The weather was warm and sunny yesterday.
4.They were losing lots of money in that casino.
5. Mary lives about five miles away.
6. She is a very handsome woman.
7. That exquisite car is mine.
8. They get up at 7 o’clock.
9. He goes to the gym twice a week.
10. John was working there two years ago.

4. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before:
1. Your friend is a smart guy.
What.............................?
2. Is this your first visit to Romania?
Have you............................... ?
3. Her clothes are much more expensive than mine.
My clothes...............................................
4. The film was so violent that I got scared.
.............................film that I got scared.
5. Who do these clothes belong to?
Whose..................................?
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 6. John does not play football as well as Peter.
Peter...................................................
7. Jimmy is still doing his homework.
Jimmy hasn't...............................
8. She doesn't often visit us
She rarely...................................
9. Can you learn ten poems in a day?
Are you....................................?
10. The correctness of his English is absolute.
He speaks English.................................
5. Write a composition in 120 words, beginning with the following words and give it a
title.
It was a stormy day. The wind drove down the rain and everywhere there was standing
water and mud, but we decided to leave anyway, as the place has turned into a real danger for
all of us…………………………………

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Nota: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Timpul de lucru este 1h 30min.
Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu
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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

ETAPA JUDETEANA
Clasa a VII-a
BAREM DE CORECTARE

SUBIECTUL I: ENGLISH IN USE (30p)

1. Complete the passage with ONE suitable word: (8x1p=8p)

1. breakfast 2. wash 3. goes 4. of 5. shopping 6. sit 7. like 8. her

2. Circle the correct variant: (12x1p=12p)

1–C 2–B 3–C 4–C 5–B 6-B 7-C 8-B 9 -B 10- A 11- B 12- A

3. Find the error in each sentence and re-write it correctly on your answer sheet: (5x2p=10p)

1. is coming; 2. brother’s; 3. A m u s e d ; 4. S o m e ti m e ; 5. p i c k

SUBIECTUL II: READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING FUNCTIONS (30p)

1. Reading comprehension exercise 1 (2x5p=10p)

1. The Olympic Games began in the year 776 Before Christ.

2. The Olympic Games took place at Olympia, in the Peloponnese in ancient Greece.
3. The Olympic Games included sport, literary and musical competitions.
4. The Games were dedicated to Zeus of Olympus.
5. The Games were stopped by the emperor of Constantinople and the temple at Olympia was destroyed in 394
A.D. .

2. Reading comprehension exercise 2 (2x5p=10p)

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1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T

SUBIECTUL III: WRITING (30p)

1. task achievement - 10p

2. coherence and cohesion – 5p
3. range of vocabulary – 5p
4. range of grammatical structures and accuracy – 5p
5. effect on the reader – 5p

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