Đề KT học kì 1- Anh 8

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PHU THI SECONDARY SCHOOL

MATRIX THE FIRST SEMESTER WRITTEN TEST SUBJECT: ENGLISH – GRADE: 8 NEW SCHOOL YEAR: 2018 – 2019 TIME: 45 MINUTES

I Listening 3 items

0,75 pt

3 items 0,75 pt

6 items 1,5 pts

II Phonetics 2 items

0,5 pt

2 items 0,5 pt

4 items 1,0 pt

III Grammar

and vocabulary

4 items 1,0 pt

4 items

1 pt

8 items 2,0 pts

1pts

4 items

1 pt

8 items

2 pts

1,0 pt

4 items 1,0pt

8 items

2 pts

0,5pt

2 items 0,5pt

2 items 0,5pt

6 items 1,5pts

2,25

2 items 0,5pt

13 items 3,25 pts

10 tems 2,5 pts

6 items 1,5 pts

40 items 10pts

PHÒNG GD & ĐT GIA LÂM ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I

LỚP: 8 NĂM HỌC: 2018 – 2019

NAME: ……… Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

Mark: Remark:

I LISTENING (1,5pts):

A Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival and circle the correct answer

A, B, or C (0,75pt)

1.The Giong Festival is celebrated ……… …

2.The Giong Festival is held in ……… … District, Ha Noi

3 This festival is held to commemorate Saint Giong who defeated………

B Listen and decide whether these statements are true or false (0,75pt)

1 The preparations for the festival begin two months beforehand

3.This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our

cultural heritage

II PHONETICS (1pt)

A Pronunciation

B Stress

III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2pts)

*Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences

1 a nice car it is!

2 The whole family _with tradition by spending the New Year’s Eve abroad

3 While I the performance, I met one of my old friends

4 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food he was very poor

5 The girl was crying when a fairy

6 Does she fancy _ a book to the younger children?

7 People burn incense to show respect to their _ during Tet

8 There is a custom _ doing morning exercises at 5 p.m

IV READING (2pts)

A Read the following passage and answer the questions (1pt)

Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty

traditional foods The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls,

and sticky rice Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green

leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of preparation.This cake can be kept for a long time, even though

the weather is often humid during Tet Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers

1 According to the text, what do Vietnamese people do to celebrate Tet?

………

2 How is Chung cake made?

3 What are some other significant foods at Tet?

………

4 Why do people have to buy sausages from famous suppliers?

………

B Fill the gaps with the words in the box (1pt)

Spring is the time when there are many (1) ……… in our country Among them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2)………… …… beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people In the second (3) ……… month of the year, when

it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area

-blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) ……… This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls

V WRITING (2pts)

A Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets (1pt)

1 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food He was very poor (BECAUSE)

->……… … …

2 During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets They make Chung cakes as well (SO)

->……… … …

3 The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since

2007 (HOWEVER)

->……… … …

4 At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes Every child like it very much (THEREFORE)

->……… … …

B Rewrite these senttences as directed (1pt)

1 They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam (badly)

-> Nam speaks English ………

2 A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car (slowly)

-> An ordinary car goes……… ………

3 Mr Lam started working in this factory five years ago and he still works there

-> Mr Lam has………

4 I like traditional dances better than modern ones

-> I prefer………

VI SPEAKING (1,5pts)

1 Talk about your leisure activity

- What do you often do in your free time?

- How much leisure time do you have a day?

- What is your favorite leisure activity?

- Talk about your favorite leisure activity (Describe the leisure activity, who do you do this activity with, share your feeling about the activity….)

2 Talk about life in the countryside

- Where do you live?

- Do you like living in the city or in the countryside?

- Why do you like living there?

- Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city (You should say about the facilities, the people, the environment …)

PHÒNG GD & ĐT GIA LÂM ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I

TRƯỜNG THCS PHÚ THỊ Môn : Tiếng Anh 8 MỚI

NAME: ……… Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

Mark: Remark:

Đề số 2

A Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival and circle the correct answer

A, B, or C (0,75pt)

1.The Giong Festival is celebrated ……… …

2.The Giong Festival is held in ……… … District, Ha Noi

3 This festival is held to commemorate Saint Giong who defeated………

B Listen and decide whether these statements are true or false (0,75pt)

1 The preparations for the festival begin two months beforehand

3.This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our

cultural heritage

II Phonetics (1pt)

A Pronunciation

B Stress

III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2pts)

*Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences

1 While I …………the performance, I met one of my old friends

2 You should buy the blue sweater It suits you ……… than the red one

3 The ……….… of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.

4 Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……… ………… he was three years old.

5 I detest……….so early in the morning

6 Both my brother and I help ………….… our family’s goats We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village

7 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food……… … he was very poor

8 The girl was crying when a fairy……….………

IV READING (2pts)

A Read the passage and answer these questions below (1pt):

Once upon a time, there were a rich man living in a village When he died , he left his two sons a fortune But the elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree When the fruit was ripe, an eagle came and ate the fruit The young brother begged the eagle not to The eagle promissed to repay him a gold and told him to make a bag to carry it The eagle took him on its back to a place of gold There, he filled the bag with gold When he got home he was rich The elder brother was surprised, so he asked his brother to explain After hearing the story, he offered to wrap his fortune for the starfruit , and his kind brother accepted When the eagle came, the elder brother asked it to take him to the place gold The greedy brother filled a large bag and all his pockets with gold On the way home, because the load was too heavy, the eagle got tired and dropped him into the sea

1 What did the elder brother give his younger brother?

………

2 What did the eagle promise to the younger brother?

………

3 What did the elder brother do when he found out how his younger brother became rich?

………

4 What did the elder brother do when he got to the place of gold?

………

B Read and complete the passage with words in the box (1pt)

served therefore celebrate traditional

Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam To (1) ……… Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty

(2)………… ….foods The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken,

spring rolls, and sticky rice Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3)……… ….… , this cake needs a lot of preparation This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice Because sausages are difficult

to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4)………… … immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home

V WRITING (2pts)

A Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets(1pt)

1 They think reading books is boring They usually watch TV in their free time ( THEREFORE)

->

2 The tortoise was running The hare was sleeping (WHILE)

-> ………… ………

3 The girl worked hard Her stepmother wasn’t happy (ALTHOUGH)

-> ………….……….…

4 The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday There were so many people

(BECAUSE)

-> ……… ………

B Rewrite these senttences as directed (1pt)

1 A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr (fast)

-> A lion can run………

2 The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Tiger team (successfully)

-> The Tiger team performed………

3 Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it

-> Lan has………

4 Mai’d rather traditional dances than modern ones

-> Mai prefers………

VI SPEAKING (1,5pts)

1 Talk about your leisure activity

- What do you often do in your free time?

- How much leisure time do you have a day?

- What is your favorite leisure activity?

- Talk about your favorite leisure activity (Describe the leisure activity, who do you do this activity with, share your feeling about the activity….)

2 Talk about life in the countryside

- Where do you live?

- Do you like living in the city or in the countryside?

- Why do you like living there?

- Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city (You should say about the facilities, the people, the environment …)

PHÒNG GD & ĐT GIA LÂM ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I TRƯỜNG THCS PHÚ THỊ Môn : Tiếng Anh 8 MỚI

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I LISTENING (1,5pts):

A Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival and circle the correct answer

A, B, or C (0,25 x 3 = 0,75pt)

B Listen and decide whether these statements are true or false (0,25 x 3 = 0,75pt)

Đề số 1

2 The festival is held from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month X

3 This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our

cultural heritage

X

II PHONETICS (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

A Pronunciation 1 A 2 A

III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2pts)

*Choose the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences (0,25 x 8 = 2pts)

IV READING (2pts)

A Read the following passage and answer the questions (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods

2 Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leave

3 Other significant foods are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice

4 Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers

B Fill the gaps with the words in the box (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 festivals 2 most 3 lunar 4 celebrated

V WRITING (2pts)

A Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets

(0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food because he was very poor

2 During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets, so they make Chung cakes as well

3 The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival; however, it has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007

4 At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes; therefore, every child like it very much

B Rewrite these senttences as directed (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 Nam speaks English more badly than Hung

2 An ordinary car goes more slowly than a sport car

3 Mr Lam has worked in this factory for five years

4 I prefer traditional dances to modern ones

VI SPEAKING (1,5pts)

1 Talk about your leisure activity

- What do you often do in your free time ?

- How much leisure time do you have a day ?

- What is your favorite leisure activity ?

- Talk about your favorite leisure activity (Describe the leisure activity, who do you do this activity with, share your feeling about the activity….)

2 Talk about life in the countryside

- Where do you live ?

- Do you like living in the city or in the countryside ?

- Why do you like living there?

- Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city (You should say about the facilities, The people, The environment …)

PHÒNG GD & ĐT GIA LÂM ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I TRƯỜNG THCS PHÚ THỊ Môn : Tiếng Anh 8 MỚI

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I LISTENING (1,5pts):

A Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival and circle the correct answer

A, B, or C (0,25 x 3 = 0,75pt)

B Listen and decide whether these statements are true or false (0,25 x 3 = 0,75pt)

Đề số 2

1 The preparations for the festival begin two months beforehand X

3.This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our

II PHONETICS (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

A Pronunciation 1 C 2 D

III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2pts)

*Choose the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences (0,25 x 8 = 2pts)

IV READING (2pts)

A Read the passage and answer these questions below (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 The elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree

2 The eagle promissed to repay him a gold and told him to make a bag to carry it

3 He offered to wrap his fortune for the starfruit

4 The elder brother filled a large bag and all his pockets with gold

B Read and complete the passage with words in the box (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 celebrate 2 traditional 3 therefore 4 served

V WRITING (2pts)

A Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets

(0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 They think reading books is boring; therefore, they usually watch TV in their free time

2 The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping

3 Although the girl worked hard, her stepmother wasn’t happy

4 Because the Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday, there were so many people

B Rewrite these senttences as directed (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)

1 A lion can run faster than a horse

2 The Tiger team performed less successfully than the Eagle team

3 Lan has studied English for five years

4 Mai prefers traditional dances to modern ones

VI SPEAKING (1,5pts)

1 Talk about your leisure activity

- What do you often do in your free time?

- How much leisure time do you have a day?

- What is your favorite leisure activity?

- Talk about your favorite leisure activity (Describe the leisure activity, who do you do this activity with, share your feeling about the activity….)

2 Talk about life in the countryside

- Where do you live?

- Do you like living in the city or in the countryside?

- Why do you like living there?

- Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city (You should say about the facilities, the people, the environment …)