The 8th grade

Name:

Initial Test
I.
Answer the questions: (10 points)
1. Which one is larger? ( a tuna fish/a shark)
2. Which one has a longer tail? (a leopard/a bear)
3. Which one is more intelligent? (a dolphin/a chimpanzee)
II.
Complete the sentences with tag questions: (10 points)
1. You like oranges, ?
2. They havent won the lottery before, .?
3. Susan is your best friend, ..?
4. They wont help us, .....?
III. Complete the sentences with who , which or where. (10
points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

The street. I live is very noisy.

This is Alison, .works in the same company as my sister.
Theres a shop near here .. I buy magazines.
People . smoke can get a lot of disease.
I live in Cluj ..is a beautiful village in the east of Romania.
My teacher, isnt English, lives in Bacu.

IV. Find the Past Tense and Past Participle forms of these verbs:
(15 points)
a) begin
b) go
c) write
d) do
e) buy

f) see
g) eat
h)come
i) make
j) drink

V.
Put these statements into reported speech: (15 points)
Ex.: Jeremy wrote: Ive joined a junior life saving club.
Jeremy wrote that he had joined a junior life saving club.
1. Paul said: You look tired.
2. Molly said: I cant find my glasses.
3. Tom said: Kathy may be right.

V.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given

verbs: (15 points)
1. If I (tell) you a secret, will you promise not to tell
anyone?
2. If I (be) ... a millionaire , I would still live here.
3. If he (make) any mistakes, I would have
corrected him.
VI. Translate into English: (15 points)
1. E un biat foarte detept!
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2. Elena a devenit profesoar.
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3. Cltorim cu avionul n fiecare var.
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4. Sunt foarte delicioase; ar trebui s le ncercai!
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5.Fratele tu cnt la pian, nu-i aa?
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10 points ex officio.