8th

graders
Teachers: Mr. Damián R.
Mr. Katerina R.
Unit 2: A question of sports
English test

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: __________________ Grade:_______________

Contents: Score: ________/75
Vocabulary: sports vocabulary, sports venues, equipment, and action verbs.
Language: Past Continuous, and Past Simple. Mark:
Skills: Listening comprehension Writing: Describing a sports.

I. Listening Comprehension
A. Listen to two teenagers talking about trying and failing. Match Anna (A) or Ben (B) to
the information.

This person...
1. isn’t usually interested in winning things. .........
2. trained a lot. .........
3. paid a lot of money for something. .........
4. didn’t travel a long way. .........
5. didn’t listen to other people. .........
6. didn’t give up. .........
7. waited alone. .........
8. would like to do something new. ......... _____ /8

II. Writing section

B. Write a short paragraph about a sport. Please mind your handwriting and spelling.
Finish this activity with a pen. Include:

Name of the sport. = 1pt _____ /10

Type of sport: indoor/outdoor, individual/team = 1pts
Sport objective. = 2pts
Sport venue and equipment (3). = 4pts
Reasons you chose it. (2) =2pts

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III. Language focus.

C. Circle the correct past form of the verb be in each sentence.
1. At four o’clock, I was / were in my room, not in the living room..
2. They wasn’t / weren’t at home, they was / were at the park.
3. It was / were a good game and you was / were great on it.
4. She wasn’t / weren’t home.
5. The bananas was / were in the fridge, not on the table.
_____ /6
6. We wasn’t / weren’t at home yesterday evening. We was / were at the movies.
D. Write questions using present continuous.

1. Lucas / play Brawl Stars / with his friends? ....................................................................................................

2. They / have dinner / when dad came home? .......................................................................................................

3. Agustina / chat with a friend / when the wifi disconnected?..............................................................................

4. What / you / do / last night? ..........................................................................................................

5. the children / listen to the teacher’s instructions?..............................................................................................

6. Maxo / make biscuits / for his classmates?............................................................................................................

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E. Circle or highlight the correct past tense in each sentence.

1. Carla walked / was walking in the park when it started / was starting to rain.

2. We ate / were eating lunch when the doorbell rang / was ringing.

3. I took / was taking a shower while my mum made / was making dinner.

4. The children played / were playing chess when they heard / were hearing a scream.

5. We worked / were working when the fire alarm went / was going on.
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6. Eloisa texted / was texting her friend while her mum talked / was talking to her.

F. Complete the sentences with when or while.

1. The skater was doing tricks ...................... the board broke.

2. The bus arrived ...................... I was drinking coffee.

3. ...................... he was taking a shower, the water came super cold.

4. My family and I were travelling .......................... the car wheel exploded.

5. Rafa was listening to music ...................... his phone fell to the floor.
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6. I woke up angrily ...................... my alarm was ringing.

G. Put the verbs in the correct action verbs.

netball - gymnastics - basketball - boxing - skiing - parachuting- dodgeball - rockclimbing -
taekwondo - yoga - cycling - chess

Go Play Do

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H. Use the words in the box to complete the dialogue..

hit - rope - track - helmets - racket - referee - court - match

Shaggy: Hey, Dante. Do you want to play tennis next week?

Dante: Okay, sure but I don’t have a ...................... Can you get one for me?
Shaggy: My dad has one, I can ask him later. So, I know a place, it’s a tennis ....................
near my house.
Dante: Cool! I think I know that place. It’s next to an athletics .................., right?
Shaggy: Yes, that one! I think that some people use it for practising sprinting.
Dante: Brilliant, but do you want to go rock-climbing tomorrow? A friend form school sent me a
message. I have two ......................... for protecting our heads! What do you think?
Shaggy: Uh, sorry I can’t. Last time while I was rock-climbing, the ....................... broke and I felt so
scared, it was terrifying experience.
Dante: Okay, I get it. Probably it isn’t a good idea to go rock-climbing for now. I think you told me
that your dad was a tennis .......................... Do you think he can help us in the match?

Shaggy: Yes, he is very professional, and knows the rules well but he can’t help us. While he was
playing football, a ball .................. his head and hurt his eye.

Dante: Sorry to hear that. I hope he recovers soon. Anyways, see you in the ........................ Prepare
to lose!
Shaggy: You wish!
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I. Complete the crossword with the sport clues.

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