Name: ……………………………………………..

Date: ……………………………………………….

Test Paper – the 8th grade

Read the text carefully and mark the following sentences True (T) or False (F). Underline the
parts of the text which help you to answer the questions. (5x4points=20 points)

1. The stranger lived in the wood because he was hiding.

2. He used his medals as money.
3. The man might have been a pilot.
4. He was wearing clothes that could once have been a uniform.
5. Jack shot and injured the man.
Name: ……………………………………………..
Date: ……………………………………………….

II. In some of the sentences below the adjectives are in the wrong order. Put a cross next to any
sentences which are incorrect and write the correct version. (5x4 points=20 points)

1. My friend is a blue-eyed pretty girl.

……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The police are looking for a(n) English well-built tall man.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Dracula lived in a spooky old castle.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. My brother is a horrible monster.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Have you seen my schoolbag? It’s a leather small black bag with a pocket.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from the box. Remember to use the correct form.
(6x5 points=30 points)

make up (x2) take off (x2) show off give up

1. We’re late and your parents are going to be furious! We’d better ______________a good
excuse.
2. I waited at the station for forty minutes but when the last train came in empty, I
__________ and went home.
3. You’ve looked really unhappy since you had that row with your friend. Why don’t you
ring him and _______________?
4. Mike got a new mountain bike for his birthday. He’s been _____________ it
___________ round the school.
5. Mum says if you ______________ those jeans, she’ll wash them.
6. Sales of the new computer game have really ______________! The company have made
a fantastic profit.
IV. You are going to write a description of someone. Choose a character from a fil, or a TV
series that you know well. It can be a ‘good’ or a ‘bad’ character. Do not write about the actor.
Write your description from your notes in three or four paragraphs.
Write on a separate and do not write more than 120 words. (20 points)

+10 points given