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ENGLISH 8-WRITTEN TEST No 1

     Answers

I. Phonetics (1 mark)

 a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others, Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

0,25 mark/ sentence)

1.C     3. A

2. A    4.B                                                

II. READING ( 2marks)

A. True or False(1m)

1. T(0,25)  2. T(0,25)  3. F(0,25)  4. F(0,25)

B. Questions(2ms)

1. He went to collect the eggs. (0,5)

2. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We are rich! We are rich! “.                     (0,5)

3. Because he wanted more gold eggs.                                                         (0,5)

4. No, he didn’t                 (0,5)

III. GRAMMAR ( 2marks)

A.Choose the correct answer (0,25/each sentence)

1. C   2. B   3. D   4. A

5. C   6. A   7. A   8. B

B. Supply the correct form verbs(1mark) (0,25/each sentence)

1. do   2. go   3. sent   4. drink

C. Find out the mistake(1mark)               (0,25/each sentence)

1. B   2. B   3. B   4. D

IV. WRITING( 2marks)                         (0,5/each sentence)

This is Hung’s living room

1. There are many things in the living rrom.

There is a telivision on the table, next to the window.

2. There is a table and four chairs in the middle (of the room).

On the table, there is a vase of flowers.

3. On the wall, there is a picture.

4. The living room is beatiful. He and his family often watch TV after dinner.

He likes it very much.

Name: …….. …….                   TEST 2

Class 8…………….

              Test 1

I. Phonetics

a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (1mark)

1. A. shout                   B. loud           C. group                           D. about

2. A. sit                        B. fine                                               C. nine                               D. line

3. A. friendly               B. shy                                                 C. fly                                 D. sky

4. A. late   B. class                                    C. vacation         D. holiday

II. READING

A.Read the passage and choose whether the statements are true (T) or false (F): (1mark)

  Last week, Mr and Mrs Lam took their children back to their home village about ten kilometers from Da Lat. The village lies at the foot of a hill where people plant a lot of vegetables. Their parents have lived there for nearly fifty years. Their house is in the center of the village .It’s a new house built of bricks, located in the middle of a large garden. Their bedrooms look out over the yard behind the house where various kinds of flowers are in full bloom all year round.

 True or False(1m)

1. Mr and Mrs Lam took their children back to their home village in Da Lat.

2. People plant a lot of vegetables at the foot of a hill.

3. Their parents have lived in Da Lat for nearly fifteen years.

4. Their new house was built in the middle of a large city.

B.Read the passage below and answer each question: (2marks)

  Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We are rich! We are rich! “ His wife ran to him and they both looked at the eggs in amazement. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.

       Answer the questions (2ms)

1. What did the farmer do when he discovered one of his chickens laid a gold egg?

_______________________________________________________________________

2. What did the farmer shout to his wife?

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Why did the farmer decide to cut open all his chickens?

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Did the farmer find any more gold eggs?

______________________________________________________________________

III. GRAMMAR and KNOWLEDGE.

1. Choose the correct answer: ( 2 marks )

1. The sun ............... in the east.

              A. rise                    B. rose                 C. rises             D. rising

2. My grandmother used to __________ after her younger brother and sister.

              A. looks                 B. look  C. looked  D. looking

3. We have Math..............Monday

A. at      B. in   C. between D. on

4. He is not.....................to drive a car.

      A. old enough       B. enough old to                 C. enough old for D. old enough for

5. My dad ...................... for his school since 1997.

A. is worked        B. have worked                C. has worked                     D. are worked

      6. Nam asked…………………………………..Lan this record.

            A. me to give          B. me give                            C. me to giving Lan              D. to give

7. You should ..............the baby to the doctor.

A. take   B. takes  C. taking  D. took

8. Some people think that learning vocabulary _________ is the best way.

           A. with heart    B. by heart                      C. in mind    D. by mind

B. Supply the correct form verbs( 1 mak)

1. Nam must (do)............................................the homework himself.

2. Why didn’t you (go) ……………to school yesterday?

3. She (send) ....................... a letter to her parents last week.

4. They (drink) ....................tea every morning.

C. Find out the mistake(1mark)

1. I want  send this parcel to  Quy Nhon.

       A        B                      C          D

2. Bell and Watson introduce the telephone in 1877.

             A                     B                     C        D

3. Can I speak with Hoa, please? This is Nga.

          A             B                C           D

4. I was born in 1999, in China but now I lived in Viet Nam.

        A            B           C                                      D

IV. WRITING

Use these words and write sentences about Hung’s living room  (2 marks)

This is Hung’s living room.

1. there/ many things/ the living room.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

There is a telivision on the table, next to the window.

2. There / table / four chairs/ the middle.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

On the table, there is a vase of flowers.

3. the wall, there / a picture.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. The living room is beatiful. He/ his family/ often/ watch/ TV/ dinner

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

He likes it very much.

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  ENGLISH 8-WRITTEN TEST No 2

Answers

I. Phonetics (1 mark)

 a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others, Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

0,25 mark/ sentence)

1.C     3. A

2. B    4.B                                                

II. READING ( 2marks)

A. Questions(2ms)

1. He was born was born in Edinburgh, Scotland . (0,5)

2. He emigrated to America in 1870 .                     (0,5)

3. Yes, he did .                                                         (0,5)

4. His father was an expert in phonetics.                 (0,5)

B. True or False(1m)

1. T(0,25)  2. F(0,25)  3. T(0,25)  4. F(0,25)

III. GRAMMAR ( 2marks)

A.Choose the correct answer (0,25/each sentence)

1. B   2. C   3. B   4. A

5. A   6. C   7. D   8. B

B. Supply the correct form verbs(1mark) (0,25/each sentence)

1. flow   2. call   3. play   4. have

C. Find out the mistake(1mark)               (0,25/each sentence)

1. B   2. B   3. B   4. D

IV. WRITING( 2marks)                         (0,5/each sentence)

This is Hung’s living room

1. There are many things in the living rrom.

There is a telivision on the table, next to the window.

2. There is a table and four chairs in the middle (of the room).

On the table, there is a vase of flowers.

3. On the wall, there is a picture.

4. The living room is beatiful. He and his family often watch TV after dinner.

He likes it very much.

Name: …….. …….                   TEST 2

Class 8…………….

I. Phonetics(1p)

a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

1. A. shout                    B. loud                                     C. group                         D. about

2. A. after                     B. late                                       C. half                            D. hard

3. A. tour                      B. proud                                   C. pronounce                  D. sound

4. A. late   B. class                           C. vacation        D. holiday

II. READING

Read the passage carefully (3 marks)

 Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell began  interested in sounds and speech. In 1870 , Bell decided to emigrate to America. He lived in Boston, where he taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention-the telephone

A. Answer the questions (2ms)

1. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born ?

............................................................................................................................................................

2. When did he emigrate to America ?

.............................................................................................................................................................

3. Did he invent the telephone ?

.............................................................................................................................................................

4. What was his father’s job ?

.............................................................................................................................................................

B. True or False(1m)

1. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scostman.

2. He wasn’t interested in sounds and speech.

3. He began living in the United States in 1870.

4. The telephone wan’t  Bell’s invention.

III. GRAMMAR and KNOWLEDGE.

A. Choose the correct answer: ( 2 marks )

1. She looks at …………. in the mirror.

 A. her    B. herself    C. himself   D. myself

2. She asked me ………….. her with her homework.

 A. help              B. helps    C. to help   D. helping

3.I think you………… to buy that book, it’s very interesting.

 A. must   B. ought    C. should   D. can

4. The moon …………. at night.

 A. shines   B. will shine      C. shine              D. is shining

5. Let me ……….. your bag.

 A. carry   B. to carry    C. to carrying  D. carrying

6. Miss Suong has ………………

 A. black long hair B. a long black hair   C. long black hair  D. a long black hair

7. Lan: Where is Tuan?    Hoa: He is ………… .

 A. in front of  B. opposite                  C. in         D. upstairs

8. Thu isn’t ..........   ride a motorbike to school.

 A. enough old to B. old enough  to      C. old enough for        D. enough old for

B. Supply the correct form verbs( 1 mak)

1. Rivers (flow)  ……….................... to the sea.

2. Why didn’t you (call) …………………. me yesterday?

3. We mustn’t let children ( play) ..................………..  in the kitchen.

4. Where are you going to (have ) ..................………..  your birthday party?

C. Find out the mistake(1mark)

1. Would you like going to the cinema with me tonight?

                        A     B                               C            D

2. Bell and Watson introduce the telephone in 1877.

             A                     B                     C        D

3. Can I speak with Hoa, please? This is Nga.

          A             B                C           D

4. I was born in 1999, in Edinburgh but now I lived in Viet Nam.

        A            B           C                                      D

IV. WRITING

Use these words and write sentences about Hung’s living room  (2 marks)

This is Hung’s living room.

1. there/ many things/ the living room.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

There is a telivision on the table, next to the window.

2. There / table / four chairs/ the middle.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

On the table, there is a vase of flowers.

3. the wall, there / a picture.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. The living room is beatiful. He/ his family/ often/ watch/ TV/ dinner

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

He likes it very much.

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