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PRENUMELE
Școala Gimnazială Nr.11 Botoșani

Concurs Județean ”START SPRE

PERFORMANȚĂ” , 2017 UNITATEA DE
LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – clasa a V-a ÎNVĂȚĂMÂNT
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Timp de lucru - 120 min.
Se acordă din oficiu 10 p.

SECTION I –READING COMPREHENSION (30p)

Read the text.

Adopt an animal at London Zoo

The people who work for the Zoological Society of London

keep and look after endangered animals. They do research and study
animals in the wild. They try to save species which are in danger of
disappearing. And we can help! Of course, we can’t all work at the zoo,
but we can adopt one of the London Zoo’s many animals, and our
donation will help animals all over the world.
There are so many animals to choose from! Here are some ideas……
*How about protecting the tigers? Their jungle habitat is in danger.

*Do you like gorillas? They eat 12-18 kilos of food every day.

*Do you love lizards? The Komodo Dragon is the biggest lizard of all.

*How about a rhino? There are five different species in the world.

There are lots of other kinds of animals too – some live in the water, some live in forests or deserts and
others spend most of their lives in the air!
Of course, you can’t take the animal home with you. The animals are happy at the zoo and the zoo
keepers take care of them very well. But you can get a magazine with lots of photos and news about the animal
you adopted from the zoo every month. The best thing is, you can go to the zoo to visit your animal as often as
you want - for free!

A) Answer the questions. Give short answers. (15p)

1. How can we help animals all over the world?
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2. What is the name of the biggest species of lizard?
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3. How many species of rhinos are all over the world?
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4. How much food do gorillas eat every day?
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5. How can you get information about the animal you adopt?
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B) Find in the text words and phrases which mean the same as the following. (15p)

1. in danger - .....................................................................
2. in nature - ......................................................................
3. types of animals - ..........................................................
4. natural home of a plant or animal - ...........................................................
5. someone who looks after the animals in a zoo - ................................................................

SECTION II - GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40p)

Exercise 1. Circle the correct word. (10p)

1. My father goes to work ................... car.

A. by B. by the C. with
2. There are..........................in this forest.
A. wolfs B. wolf C. wolves
3. No one can sing like.....................
A. he B. him C. his
4. Mary is in the kitchen now. She............................... a cake.
A. is making B. makes C. make
5. Can you answer this question? Yes, I .................... .
A. do B. can C. am
6. We can’t make a cake because we haven’t got ..................... sugar.
A. any B. some C. no
7. Tony........................... maths at university.
A. study B. studys C. studies
8. Is January................................ than February?
A. coldest B. colder C. cold
9. Did you......................to school yesterday?
A. go B. went C. goes
10. We play the guitar ............... Mondays and Fridays.
A. at B. in C.on

Exercise 2. Match the questions with the answers. (5p)

1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____

1. Do you eat many hamburgers?

2. How much time do you spend doing your homework?

3. What are you reading?

4. Can I help you?

5. Why are you taking your umbrella?

a) Not much, about two hours every day.

b) No, thanks. I’m just looking.

c) No, not many.

d) Because it’s going to rain.

e) A sports magazine

Exercise 3. Write the words in the correct order. (10p)

1. the meeting / at / were / people / how many /?

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2. hungry / I’m / in / morning / never / the /.

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3. a / bookshop / next to / cinema / the / there’s /.

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 4. cheetah / the / is / the / fastest / the / animal / world / in /.

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5. you / a / did / have / time / last / good / night /?

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Exercise 4. Fill in the sentences with do/does or did. (5p)

1. When _________ they help their mother with the housework?

2. Sharon _________ her job very well.
3. _________ you enjoy playing chess last week?
4. What_________ you do? I’m a firefighter.
5. Jim never __________ what he has to do.

Exercise 5. Correct the mistake in each sentence. (10p)

1. Where’s father? His in the car.

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2. Is this Emmas’ house?
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3. ‘’When the cat is away, the mouses will play.’’
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4. I am play tennis at the moment.
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5. That is a nice jacket. Give it to my, please.
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SECTION III - WRITING (20p)

Penfriends wanted!

This is an email from your English penfriend.

Hi! My name is Jack. I’m twelve. I’m from the UK. I am tall and slim. I’ve got short brown hair and green
eyes. My family is not very big. My father, George, is a vet and my mother, Helen, is a nurse. I also have a
brother, Tim, who is older than me. We live in a big house. We have a dog, too. Its name is Spot.
My favourite school subject is Geography. I like to read about countries and people. I like playing the
guitar and swimming. I don’t like playing baseball and I really hate shopping. It’s boring! What do you like doing?
Email me at jack09@quickmail.com.
 Write back to your penfriend (8-10 lines). Don’t forget to mention:

▪How old you are;

▪What your family is like;

▪Where you live;

▪What your favourite school subjects are;

▪What activities you like / don’t like doing in your free time;

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