KT 1 TIET ANH 8 LAN 2

In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as 3 ……………... it at any time.[r]

Full name: ……… Class: ……… Marks: ……….

ONE PERIOD TEST – ENGLISH 8 Time allowed: 45 minutes

PART 1: READING (2.5 ps)

I Read and complete Use the words in the box There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0 p)

One day, as a farmer was in (0) his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a (1) ……….…………

appeared The tiger wanted to know (2) ……….……… the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master The farmer (3) ………… ……… he had something called wisdom, but he left

it at home that day He went to (4) ……… …… the wisdom, but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo …

II Read the passage and tick ()True or False There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.5 ps)

Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea After his wife died, the farmer married again His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea Little Pea had to do chores all day This made Little Pea’s father very upset He soon died of a broken heart

Summer came and went In the fall, the village held its harvest festival That year, everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none

However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes …

True False

0 Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea.  

1 Before his wife died, the farmer married again  

3 Little Pea’s father soon died of a broken heart  

4 The village held its harvest festival in the winter  

5 Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for Little Pea  

6 A fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes  

PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH (3.0 ps)

I Read the passage and circle A; B or C to complete the sentences There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0 p)

Language (0) ……… learn words in different ways Some (1) ………… make a list and put

into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart However, others

do not (2) ………, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way

In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as (3) ……… it at any time

Many language learners do not try to learn all the new words they come across They usually underline or (4) ……… only the words they want to learn This helps them remember important words

0 A writers B doctors © learners

1 A writers B learners C teachers

2 A Because B Even C Instead

3 A to learn B learn C learning

4 A highlight B do C make

II Rewrite the second sentence with the same meaning, using the cues given There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0 p)

0 My favourite subject is English (BEST)

 I like English best.

1 Can you help me? (I)

 ………

2 His English is good (WELL)

why tiger said because his get

 ………

3 “Can you open the door?” (ASKED)  ………

4 “Please wait for me outside my office” (TOLD)  ………

III Give the correct forms of the words in brackets There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0 p) 0 This picture is BEAUTIFUL (BEAUTY) 1 ……… can kill (ELECTRIC) 2 He gets a good ……….……… (EDUCATE) 3 My mother works in an ……… bank (NATION) 4 It’s an electrical ……… (EQUIP) PART 3: WRITING (2.5 ps) I Write a passage about “what you should do to improve your English” (write your answer about 4  8 sentences) (1.0 p) ……….………

……….………

……….……

……….……

……….…

II Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.5 ps) 0 is/ important/ an/ English/ language  English is an important language. 1 words/ should/ how/ learn/ you?  ……… …………?

2 learners/ ways/ try/ words/ language/ different/ of/ learning/ should  ………

3 are/ some/ of/ sounds/ really/ Spanish/ hard/ those  ………

4 is/ favourite/ my/ activity/ acting  ………

5 am/ I/ for/ for/ summer/ the/ activities/ this/ enrolling  ………

6 used/ house/ meals/ she/ to/ cook/ the/ and/ clean/ the  ………

PART 4: LISTENING (2.0 ps) I Listen and tick ()True or False There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0 p) True False 0 Tim was out when his mother called him  

1 Tim’s mother met his teacher at school   2 Tim’s report is poor   3 Tim’s mother wants him to improve one thing  

4 Tim needs to improve his Spanish grammar   II Listen and fill in the blanks There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0 p) 0 Miss Jackson is Tim’s teacher. 1 She gave Tim’s mother his ……… card 2 Tim studied very well this ………

3 Miss Jackson said Tim should work ……… on his Spanish pronunciation 4 Tim’s mother gave him a ………

(Teacher: Le Xuan Huy)

KEYS OF ONE PERIOD TEST – ENGLISH 8 PART 1: READING (2.5 ps)

I (1.0 p)  (0.25x4)

(1) tiger (2) why (3) said (4) get

II (1.5 ps)  (0.25x6)

1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T

PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH (3.0 ps)

I (1.0 p)  (0.25x4)

1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A

II (1.0 ps)  (0.25x4)

1 I need your help

2 He studies English well

3 She asked me to open the door

4 Mr Minh told me to wait for him outside his office

III (1.0 p)  (0.25x4)

1 ELECTRICITY

2 EDUCATION

3 INTERNATIONAL

4 EQUIPMENT

PART 3: WRITING (2.5 ps)

I (1.0 p)  (0.25x4)

Students’ answers

II (1.5 ps)  (0.25x6)

1 How should you learn words?

2 Language learners should try different ways of learning words

3 Some of those Spanish sounds are really hard

4 Acting is my favourite activity

5 I am enrolling for the activities for this summer

6 She used to cook the meals and clean the house

PART 4: LISTENING (2.0 ps)

I (1.0 p)  (0.25x4)

1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F

II (1.0 p)  (0.25x4)

1 report 2 semester 3 harder 4 dictionary

* Tape script:

Mom: Tim? Tim? Are you home?

Tim: Yes, Mom I’m in the living-room.What is it, Mom?

Mom: I went to your school today and Miss Jackson gave me your report card

Tim: Oh, is it a good report?

Mom: Don’t worry It’s excellent You did very well

Tim: May I see the report?

Mom: Sure I’m proud of you, Tim

I know you worked really hard this semester

Tim: Thanks, Mom

Mom: But there’s one thing you need to improve

Tim: What’s that, Mom?

Mom: Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your Spanish pronunciation She asked me to give you this dictionary

Tim: Yes, I know Some of those Spanish sounds are really hard I’ll try my best to improve them

Mom: I believe you can do it, Tim

(Teacher: Le Xuan Huy)