INITIAL TEST PAPER 8TH grade

NAME…………………………………………………

DATE……………………………………………………

+10 points granted

PART I____________________________________________________ _____70 points

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or Present Simple: (4p x5 = 20p)
1) They (not play) …………………………………..…….. computer games now.
2) I ……………………………………………… (read) an interesting book at the moment.
3) Anna is in the living - room. She …………………………. (watch) the news.
4) They usually (get up) ……………………………… early.
5) She sometimes (not go) ……………………………….to the beach.
2. Find the synonyms: (2p x 10 =20p)
1. tall a. polite
2. children b. little
3. money c. quick
4. scream d. big
5. small e. glad
6. fast f. kids
7. pretty g. beautiful
8. nice h. dollars
9. good i. yell
10. happy j. excellent

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple: (2p x 5 = 10p)
1) We (be)..................................at the cinema last Friday.
2) I (have)................................a great time at the circus last Sunday.
3) The story (be)...............................really interesting. She really liked it.
4) John and his cousin (be)...............................at school fifteen minutes ago.
5) Laura (take).....................................some snapshots when she went to the seaside..

3. Complete the text with the words below: (2px10=20p)

danced fell has kissed mirror saw teeth went were woke

Frederick loves vampires. He ................a lot of videos, books and cassettes about them. He also has black

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shoes, a black coat and a black T-shirt. One day he saw a poster on his way to school. It was an invitation to a
vampire fancy - dress party. He asked his parents and the next day he ..............there. He put on his vampire
costume, put in white ................and put on some red lipstick.

It was a fantastic party. Frederick ................with a girl called Camilla. He gave her a red rose and
she ..................him. Suddenly Frederick felt dizzy and ................asleep. When he ................up his father was
already waiting outside. He got into the car and drove home. At home he went to the bathroom. When he looked
into the ................he saw that two of his teeth were longer than the others and on his neck .................two holes.
Before he sank to the floor he .................a bat at the window.

PARTEA a II-a _______________________________________________________(20 de puncte)

Write a paragraph about your favourite book. Don’t forget to mention the characters, the plot, what
impressed you the most, why did you like it. (max 5-6 lines)

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