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ETAPA JUDEȚEANĂ
Clasa a VIII-a
3 martie 2018

I. Read the text and write the word that best fits each gap: (10 points)
Computers
They can hardly walk or talk, but some babies 1) ……their parents to shame by dealing
seriously with computers. Andreea Smith, for example is obviously something of a computer
whiz-kid. She is staring closely at the screen 2) ……her parents are flying across the keyboard.
There is 3) .…strange in that except the fact that Andreea is only twenty months old. She is
4).......of the youngest in a class of children who learn to use computers before they walk or talk
5)............
She is following her three year-old sister. Bianca’s mother says : „People laugh 6)......I say I
take the girls to computer classes. She doesn’t hide the fact 7).....she thought it was a bit dangerous
at the beginning.
Just now she changed her whole view 8)...... computer learning. ”I think it’s an excellent
introduction 9)....... education and basic learning of numbers and words”. The classes run in
Liverpool by Dr. June Johnson, 10).....picked up her computer expertise while studying for her
Doctorate degree.

II. Fill in the gaps with the correct word derived from the one given. (5 points)
1. He had no .................. that he was being watched. SUSPECT
2. Although some of my work-mates quickly found new jobs after the factory
closed down, my brother and I were....................for several months. EMPLOY
3. With the world’s population increasing at the present rate, by the year 2000 it
is feared there will be a terrible food....................... SHORT
4. Penelope has...............failed her driving test FORTUNE
5. The..................of the money from the cash-box shows that somebody in this APPEAR
office is a thief.
III. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (10 points)
1. James moved to Italy five years ago.
James has …………………………………………………………………..

2. I was taken on a three-day trip to Disneyland by my parents.

My parents ……………………………………………………………

3. ”Do you want to watch a film, Carl?” I asked.

I asked Carl …………………………………………………

4. Our tests were marked by our teacher.

It was ……………………………………………………………

5. Mandy is still cooking dinner.

Mandy hasn’t …………………………………………....
IV. Read the text and answer the following questions: (25 points)

The digital landscape has put increased pressure on teenagers today, and we feel it. There
are so many social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, you name it.
I made a conscious decision to avoid Snapchat and Instagram because of the social pressure I saw
them putting on my 14-year-old little sister. If my mum turned off the Wi-Fi at 11pm, my sister
would beg me to turn my phone into a hotspot. She always needed to load her Snapchat stories
one more time, or to reply to a message that had come in two minutes ago because she didn’t want
her friend to feel ignored. If I refused, saying she could respond in the morning, I’d get the
“You’re ruining my social life” speech. Even as a teenager as well, I sometimes find this craze a
little baffling.
A new study has found that teenagers who engage with social media during the night could
be damaging their sleep and increasing their risk of anxiety and depression. Teenagers spoke about
the pressure they felt to make themselves available 24/7 and the resulting anxiety if they did not
respond immediately to texts or posts. Teens are so emotionally invested in social media that a
fifth of secondary school pupils will wake up at night and log on just to make sure they don’t miss
out. Perhaps the worst thing about this is that teenagers need more sleep than adults do, so night-
time social media use could be detrimental to their health. A lack of sleep can make teenagers
tired, irritable, and depressed.
During the summer holidays, I lost my phone. And for the week that I was phoneless, it
felt like a disaster. I love my phone. It gives me quick access to information and allows me to be
constantly looped in with my friends, to know exactly what is going on in their lives. So when I
didn’t have my phone for a week, I felt a slight sense of FOMO, or if you’re not up to speed with
the lingo, fear of missing out. By the end of the week, I’d got used to not having a phone and I’d
quite enjoyed the break from social media. But there was still a lingering sense of sadness at the
back of my mind that there would be conversations I had missed, messages that had been sent,
funny videos shared and night-time chats that I would probably never get to see.
By June Eric Udorie
in http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/16/social-media-mental-health-teenagers-
government-pshe-lessons

1. Which are some of the media channels mentioned in the text?

2. Why did June decide to avoid some social media channels ?
3. What do teens usually use social media for?
4. In what way does the use of social media during the night affect teenagers?
5. Do you use social media? Why? /Why not?

V. Write a story with the following ending: “Then he smiled and told his friends: ”It was an
amazing week’’:
Write 150-180 words on your answer sheet. Give your story a catchy title. (50 points)

Notă:
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu.
Timp de lucru: 90 minute.
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ETAPA LOCALĂ
Clasa a VIII-a
3 Martie 2018
BAREM

SUBIECT I 10 points (1 point x 10 = 10 points)

1.put 2. while 3. nothing 4. one 5. properly 6. when 7. that
8. on 9. to 10.who

SUBIECT II (1 point x 5 = 5 points)

1. SUSPICION 2. UNEMPLOYED 3. SHORTAGE 4. UNFORTUNATELY
5. DISAPPEARANCE

SUBIECT III (2 points x 5 = 10 points)

1. James has been living/has lived in Italy for five years.
2. My parents took me on a 3-day trip to Disneyland.
3. I asked Carl if/whether he wanted to watch a film.
4. It was our teacher who marked our tests.
5. Mandy hasn’t finished cooking dinner yet.

SUBIECT IV (5 points x 5 = 25 points)

Answers 1-5:
 Information correctness (2p)
 Grammatical correctness (1p)
 Word order and accuracy (1p)
 Spelling (1p)
Suggested answers:
1. Some of the media channels mentioned in the text are: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
Snapchat and Tumblr.
2. June decided to avoid Snapchat and Instagram because of the social pressure they put on
her 14-year-old little sister.
3. Teens usually use social media to load Snapchat stories, to answer/to reply to messages,
to have quick access to information, to share funny videos, to be constantly looped with their
friends.
4. The use of social media during the night could damage teenagers’ sleep and increase the
risk of depression and anxiety.
5. Open answer.
SUBIECT V (50 points)
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Marking Scheme for the Narrative Composition 8 form
Analytical Excellent Good Adequate Limited Incomplete/Poor
Criteria 10 p 8p 6p 4p 2p
Content The story is completely relevant The story is fairly The story is partially The story is faulty, The story is
to the topic, describing completed with all completed with slight including incomplete,
places/events/characters/atmosph the logical impediments serious logical the sequencing of the
ere/reaching climax, including sequencing impediments in narrative moments
the final reactions of the elements of a in sequencing the being inconsistent.
the sequencing of
protagonist. narrative. moments of the
events.
narrative.

Organization/ There is complete logical There is a fairly There is partial There is serious Paragraphs are
Cohesion connection of paragraphs due to a completion completion of the inconsistency in incomplete, both
judicious use of linking devices, of paragraph task. the organization of linking
organization Paragraphs are the devices, mechanics
mechanics and length
due to scarce partially complete paragraphs due to and length
requirements.
misuse of linking due to unfinished the misuse of the requirements having
devices, mechanics ideas and scarce linking device, been disrespected.
and length use of linking mechanics and
requirements. devices, mechanics length
and length requirements.
requirements.
Vocabulary/ A wide range of vocabulary is A range of The range of A limited range of A very narrow range
Spelling used appropriately and accurately vocabulary is vocabulary vocabulary is of
throughout the story; precise used appropriately is adequately used in present within the vocabulary is present;
and the story; less errors in word
meaning is conveyed; minor
accurately in the story; errors in common items of choice/formation
errors are rare; spelling is very
story; occasional word vocabulary are predominate;
well controlled.
errors in word choice/formation rare and may be spelling errors can
choice/formation are present when often faulty; make the story
are possible; more sophisticated spelling errors can obscure at times.
spelling is well items of make text
controlled with vocabulary are understanding
occasional slips. attempted; spelling difficult.
can be faulty at
times.
Structures/ A wide range of grammatical A range of A mix of complex and A limited range of A very narrow range
Punctuation structures is used accurately and grammatical simple grammatical grammatical of
flexibly throughout the story; structures is used structures is present structures is present grammatical structures
accurately and along the is present within
minor errors are rare; punctuation throughout the
with some story; complex the story; errors
is very well controlled. story; errors are
flexibility along language is rare predominate;
present when
the story; and may be often punctuation errors
complex language make
occasional errors faulty; punctuation
is attempted; the text obscure at
are possible; errors can make
punctuation can be times.
punctuation is well text understanding
faulty at times.
controlled with difficult.
occasional slips.

Register and The register of the narrative The register of the The register of the The register of the The register used in
Style / composition is totally relevant to narrative narrative composition narrative the
Effect on the task, being organically composition is is composition is narrative composition
target reader relevant to partially relevant to inconsistent due is
integrated all along the discourse. inappropriate for
the task with the task, with a to the mixture of
The interest of the reader is this type writing.
slightly narrow styles. The effect on the
aroused and sustained The effect on the
incongruent lapses inconsistency of reader is non-
throughout. reader is non- relevant.
within the style, leading to relevant.
discourse. halts in the logical
The text has a good
effect development of
on the reader. ideas.
The effect on the
reader is
satisfactory.