INITIAL TEST

7th grade
Name:..
Date
PARTEA I (60 points)

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple or Present Continuous:
The children (drink) . milk now. They (drink) .
milk every morning. I always (drive) . my friends to the station. Look! The
train (get) . in at this very moment. We (go) . to
the soccer game tomorrow afternoon. We usually (go) . to the game when our
team plays. Mrs. Adams (do) . her shopping on Mondays. On Tuesdays she
(meet) . her friend, Mrs. Dobbs. Oh, no! It (rain) .
again! It (rain) . almost every day in October.
(10x1.5p=15p)
B. Put the verbs in the Past Simple:
Joe (wake).up early yesterday because he had to go to the bank before work. He (be)
.......in a hurry, so he (drive)..to the bank. When Joe was inside the bank, he (stand) ..in
line with the others. When it was his turn, he (write)..a check to get some cash. The pen was
old and it (break) .into his hand. Joe (take)another pen from the bank teller`s
window. Then he (speak)to the teller about some property he had to sell. The teller (tell)
the bank manager about Joe`s problem. The bank manager informed Joe that he (understand)
.his problem, and that the bank could help him sell the property.
(10x1.5p=15p)
C. Ask questions to which the words underlined are the answers:
Lily lives in Greendale (a). She is a typist (b). She works in an office (c) in the town centre. In her spare
time, Lily likes to do sports (d). Her best friend is Sophie (e). They met two years ago (f) when they
were at university. They are friends because they have the same hobbies. They go walking together once
a week (g). Sophie (h) drives them to the countryside in her car. Lily and Sophie are having a rest (i) at
the moment. Sophie is tired today because she went to bed very late last night (j).
a. ___________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________________
h.____________________________________________________________
i. ____________________________________________________________
j. ____________________________________________________________
(10x2p=20p)
D. Underline the correct adjective:
a. The streets in Los Angeles are very crowded/heavy.
b. Big cities are often quiet/noisy and polluted.

c. The street was too narrow/wide. Tom couldnt drive his new jeep along it.
d. He couldnt buy the shoes because they were too expensive/cheap.
e. Hes a very clever/silly child. He knows all the answers.
f. Dont go near the river, its very safe / dangerous!
g. That is a(n) difficult/easy question. I cant answer it.
h. It was a boiling cold/hot day, so we went to the beach.
i. He wasnt scared when the fire started. He was very brave/blind.
j. I like my teacher. Her lessons are very interesting / dull.

(10x1p=10p)

PARTEA a II-a (30 points)

E. Write a letter to a friend of yours telling him/her about your summer holiday.
You should include information about the places you visited, the weather, the activities, the
location, food and people you met.
Do not use more than 100 words.
Start and end your letter in an appropriate way.

+10 points