INITIAL TEST / PLACEMENT TEST (9th grade)

1. Correct the underlined verb forms:

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The President was arriving at 3.30 yesterday.

He goes to Italy for his holidays last year.
We watched television when he arrived.
I read this book next year.
Do they enjoy the dinner party last night?

2. Write the missing word. The first letter is done for you.
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You can buy meat at the b..............

A jacket and trousers is sometimes called a s.........
Someone who tells the truth is h..................
Ive got a really sore t............. and it hurts to speak.
Can you r........... a horse?

3. Complete each of the sentences below with and, but, because and so.
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I really enjoy Spielbergs films................... they are exciting.

They wanted to get up early................ they set the alarm clock for 5 oclock.
I like spring and summer................ I really hate the English winters.
She was very clever at school................. she was a fantastic sportswoman, too.
He felt ill................ he made an appointment to see the doctor.

4. Use these adjectives to complete the sentences: safe, cheap, dirty, mean, difficult.
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The clothes in that sale are really............ . Some of them are half-price.
She never spends any money but she has a lot. I think shes a bit .............
Flying is quite............... compared with driving. More people die roads.
Its a................language to learn. The alphabet is different from ours.
The streets in this town are really.................. . Nobody ever cleans them.

5. Complete the sentences with one of these words: who, which, where.
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I like books................ have a lot of pictures.

What do you think of the woman.................. played the part of Cleopatra?
Thats the house ................. we stayed in May.
The police have arrested the thief.................. stole the picture from our local
museum.
5. I have a car ................ looks like yours.

Timp de lucru 50 minute

Fiecare propozitie corecta se noteaza cu 1 punct. Se aduna punctele si se inmulteste cu 4.
Rezultatul maxim care se poate obtine este 100 de puncte.