Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.. Practice isn’t necessary in studying a foreign[r]
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Name:
Class: 9
WRITTEN TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM (**)
School year:
Time: 45 minutes
Mark Teacher’s comment
A Phonetics:
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently:
3 a access b casual c campus d comic
4 a moment b government c development d comment
B Lexico-grammar:
I Circle the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:
1 She can’t get access to the internet, she?
2 He walk to school, but he doesn’t now
a used to b is used to c was to d went to
3 She worked hard she passed the exam easily
4 They met a lot of people their holiday
II Supply the right form of the verbs in brackets:
1 We enjoy (decorate) our flat
2.She (not do) her exercises yet
3 His sister wishes she (have) enough money to buy a new dress now
4 All the exercises can (do) by Nam
C ReadingRead the passage carefully then do the exercises below:
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can’t speak well yet So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain the grammar rules Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult
I Check true (T) or false (F):
1 Practice isn’t necessary in studying a foreign language
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3 Learners must know how to explain everything they have learnt
4 Most learners find writing and listening the most difficult
II Answer these questions:
1 Is practice important in studying a foreign language?
2 What do most English learners find the most difficult?
D Writing I Rewrite these sentences as directed: 1 They built that bridge twelve years ago That bridge
2 Does his sister use the Internet every day? His sister , ?
3 Unless she has a job, she can’t earn money If she
4 “Where did you go last night?” they said to me They asked me
II Write meaningful sentences using the cues given: 1 Mr Ba/ asked/ me/ if/ I/ learn/ English/ then
2 Paul/ wish/ he/ good/ at/ English/ next term
3 You/ can’t/ fishing/ if Not finish/ homework
4 We/ wait/ for/ him/ since/ morning
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Answer key 9(**)
A 1 pt
B 3 pts
I 1 pt
II 2 pts
C 2 pts
I 1 pts
II 1 pts
1 Yes, it is
2 Most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult
D 4 pts
I 2 pts
1 was built twelve years ago
2 uses the internet every day, doesn’t she?
3 has no job/ doesn’t have a job, she can’t earn money
4 where I had gone the night before/the previous night
II 2 pts
1 Mr Ba asked me if I was learning English then
2 Paul wishes (that) he would be good at English next term
3 You can’t go fishing if you don’t finish your homework
4 We have waited for him since this morning