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Date______________________________________
Grade: 9th
Initial test paper

I. Write the plural number of the following words:

Table_________________________ child___________________________

Glass__________________________man____________________________

Watch_________________________ mouse__________________________

Wolf__________________________ lady____________________________

Foot_______________________ day____________________________

II. Choose the correct word:

1. I went to bed early ………………… I was tired out.
a. So b. because c. then
2. I last went to the cinema three months………….. .
a. Ago b. later c. since
3. It was very noisy ……. I didn’t sleep very well.
a. Since b. then c. so
4. We went back home……………. it started to rain.
a. So b. because c. for

III. Form the opposite meaning of each of the adjectives above using: un-, in-, or im-

mature________________________________
Possible ________________________________
Comfortable____________________________
Dependent____________________________
correct_______________________________
usual__________________________________
formal________________________________
happy________________________________

IV. Complete the sentences with “who” , “which” or “where”

1. The street……………………………. I live is very noisy.

2. This is Alison, …………………………….works in the same company as my sister.
3. There’s a shop near here ……………………………..….. I buy magazines.
4. People …………………….…. smoke can get a lot of disease.
5. I live in Drochia, …………………….……..is a beautiful town in the north of Moldova.
 V. Choose the correct form of the possessives:

1. This hat is my/ mine.

2. Is her/ hers family large or small?

3. Is this book my/ mine or your/ yours?

4. This is my/mine pen.

5. Is she a friend of you/yours?

6. Don’t stay at their/theirs house, stay at our/ ours.

7. Their/theirs car is in the garage in front of our/ours house.

8. She is in bed in her/hers room.

9. Whose jacket is this? - It’s her/hers.

10. John writes a letter to his/her brother.

VI. Underline the correct adjective:

1. If you are thirsty, drink some cold / hot water.

2. The librarian proved to be very friendly / unfriendly. He didn`t show me the books.

3. Grandfather is old / young.

4. The little boy was so frightened / calm that he couldn’t speak a word.

5. The cold / sunny weather killed the flowers.

6. These people are rude/ polite. They say “Hello!” to everybody.

7. In winter the weather is often cold / hot.

8. She is a nice/ ugly girl. She looks pretty in her new dress.

19. The children are smart/ silly. They know all the answers.
VII. Fill in the blanks with the right tense of the verb in brackets:

1. (be) He ………… great last week. (0,3p)

2. (tell) I ………… you about it tonight.
3. (meet) We ……… just ……… him.
4. (play) He ……………… the piano now.
5. (flow) The Danube……..into Black Se

VII Write a short story(6-8 lines) in which you should narrate a

dream.