TEST DE EVALUARE INITIALĂ

Anul scolar 2017-2018

Limba engleză
Clasa a IX- a

Numele si prenumele elevului:

Data sustinerii testului:
 Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerintelor din Partea I si din Partea a II-a se
acordă 90 de puncte. Din oficiu se acordă 10 puncte.
 Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute.

PARTEA I (60 de puncte)

I. 1. Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

1. ……..If you look at any almost newspaper, you’ll find a horoscope in it. But is there
any scientific evidence for thinking that the positions of the planets influence our
behavior, destiny or personalities? For most scientists the answer is ‘Definitely not!’
2. ………It was the ancient Greeks who made astrology popular. Every Greek was given
a horoscope, so astrologers had to invent more sophisticated methods to make the
horoscopes different from one another. By the 1st century BC, astrology had become the
complicated system we know today.
3. ………Astrology went in and out of fashion until the telescope was invented in the 17th
century. Once people could actually see the planets they stopped believing in astrology.
By the 18th and 19th centuries almost nobody was making horoscopes anymore.
4. ………But in 1890 a salesman named Allan William offered people who subscribed
to his astrology magazine a free horoscope. This was such a success that by 1903 he was
employing nine people to make up horoscopes and send them out to paying customers.
5. ………Today only a few people admit to taking astrology seriously though many
more read their horoscopes in newspapers and magazines. Whether they believe what
they read or not is another question.

I. 1.a. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F): 4 points

1. Scientists believe that planets influence our behavior, destiny and personalities.
2. Even though the telescope was invented, people still believed in astrology.
3. Horoscopes were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
4. Nowadays many people admit to taking astrology seriously.

I. 1.b. Match the paragraphs with the following headings. One heading is not
needed. 10 points
A. Some ups and downs.
B. Origins.
C. Of course I don’t really think it’s true.
D. A good businessman.
E. A lucky astrologer.
F. Should we trust the stars?
I.1.c. Match the words in bold from the text to these definitions: 8 points

a. to say that you have done something wrong

b. facts, objects or signs that make you believe that something exists or is true
c. to pay money regularly to have copies of a newspaper or magazine sent to you
d. to make, design, or produce something new for the first time

I.2 Read the text below to fill in the missing information. On your Answer Sheet,
write only the missing words next to the number indicating each blank space.
12 points

For those (1)________ prefer to get out of the office to have a break or
(2)_________fresh air, there are the various fast food options (3)________as sandwiches,
burgers, or fish and chips, many of (4)_________can be eaten “on the move without even
the need to sit down!
(5)________someone's birthday, promotion, engagement or retirement, for example, a
group of colleagues will eat together in a pub or restaurant. It is for this reason
(6)____________foreign visitors are often surprised at the lack of affordable, good
quality, places to have lunch in the major British cities.

I. 3. Read the text below and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit
in
the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them:
11 points

The 1) ……….. Cornish peninsula, on Britain's southwestern tip, is one of the 1. BEAUTY
country's most popular areas as far as 2)....................... is concerned. 2. TOURIST
Thousands of years ago, Cornwall was a centre of Celtic culture. The Romans
tried without 3)...........................to conquer the region, and it managed to 3. SUCCEED
keep its 4).............................way of life and its own language. One of the 4. TRADITION
area's main tourist 5)...........................is the now ruined castle of Tintagel, 5. ATTRACT
where the 6)..................... King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table 6. LEGEND
are said to have lived. 7)....................... can still see the remains of the hall, 7. VISIT
which is 8)....................... intact. 8. LARGE
Cornwall is also 9).......................for its beaches on the English Channel, to 9 FAME
the south-east, and its spectacular 10).........................scenery on the Atlantic, 10 COAST
or north-west side. The 11).........................of a rich history and outstanding 11 COMBINE
natural beauty make this area well worth visiting.

I. 4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Use no
more than three words including the word written in bold. Write your answers on
the Answer Sheet. 15 points

1. Do you want anything to drink?

Like
Would ........................anything to drink?

2. Mark and his brother are not at all alike.

Look
Mark................................his brother at all.

3. She is an engineer with "Transcom".

Works
She.......................an engineer with "Transcom".

4. Rebecca and Kasia were wearing identical dresses.

Same
Rebecca was wearing the...........................Kasia.

5. J Lo's new song is not similar to her last song.

Sound
J. Lo's new song................................her last song.

PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)

Describe a person you admire the most. Take into account the following: physical
appearance, personality and behaviour.
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PARTEA I – 60 puncte

I.1.a. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F) 1p x 4 4p

1-F; 2-F; 3-T; 4-F

I.1.b. Match the paragraphs with the following headings 2p x 5 10p

1-F; 2-B; 3-A; 4-D; 5-C

I.1.c. Match the words in bold from the text to these definitions 2p x 4 8p

a.-admit; b.-evidence; c. subscribed; d.- invent

I.2. Fill in (one word only) 2px6 words

12p
Suggested answers. Any correct answer will be accepted

1.-who; 2.-some; 3.-such; 4.- which; 5.- On; 6- that

I.3 Fill in 1p x 11
11p
1-beautiful; 2-tourism; 3-success; 4-traditional; 5-attraction; 6-legendary; 7-
visitors;
8-largely; 9-famous; 10-coastal;11-combination

I. 4 (15 p) Rephrase 3px5 sentences

15p
Suggested answers. Any correct answer will be accepted.

1._________you like
2._________doesn’t look like
3._________works as
4._________same dress as
5._________doesn’t sound like

PARTEA a II-a 30puncte

Task: narrative paragraph (creative writing)

task achievement & original input 10p
relevance of ideas to topic 4p
organization 6p
- organization / layout 3p
- cohesion and coherence 2p
- length constraint 1p
language accuracy and variety 6p
- correct use of grammar structures 5p
- accurate spelling and punctuation 1p
register and vocabulary 4p
- appropriate register and vocabulary 1p
-range of vocabulary 3p