ENGLISH TEST

I. Circle the correct option: (10p)

1. I’m a fool, ……………………….?

a) isn’t I b) am not I c) aren’t I d) I am
2. The train will be leaving in five minutes so you……………….better hurry up.
a) have b) would c) had d) should
3. Stop shouting, …………………………….
a) will you b) will we c) do you d) don’t you
4. The Mihai Voda bridge………………………….at present.
a) is reconstructing b) is being reconstructed c) has been reconstructed d) was reconstructed
5. I …………………………this book for an hour now.
a) was reading b) have been reading c) am reading d) read
6. Alfred has not arrived yet; he………………………………the bus.
a) must have missed b) can have missed c) would have missed d) should have missed
7. ………………….me to post that letter.
a) Make b) Remember c) Remind d) Mention
8. My sister ………………………her homework by the time I got home.
a) finished b) was finishing c) has finished d) had finished
9. She would have caught the train if she………………………..a taxi.
a) took b) would take c) would have taken d) had taken
10. I wish I………………the car’s number but I didn’t have my glasses on at the moment.
a) took b) would take c) could take d) had taken
11. .I’ll give you a call in case you………………………….as a witness.
a) are needed b) will be needed c) need d) will need
12. .They say that the older you are, the……………….you become
a) wiser b) wisest c) wise d) more wise
13. His old car…………………….several times during the holidays.
a) broke up b) broke down c) broke out d) broke off
14. The police………………………for the burglars for weeks now.
a) are looking b) has been looking c) is looking d) have been looking
15. I haven’t seen a good film on TV for……………………….
a) last year b) months c) Christmas d) left school
16. If John weren’t rich, he…………………….his holidays in Vegas.
a) would spend b) wouldn’t spend c) wouldn’t have spent d) will spend
17. Can you phone me when you……………………….ready?
a) will be b) are c) be d) were
18. I don’t like milk and Mandy doesn’t……………………….
a) neither b) either c) too d) nor
19. I’m on a diet, so I only have one…………………of bread a day.
a) slice b) loaf c) bit d) helping
20. It’s hot outside. Take………………………your pullover.
a) off b) of c) out d) on

II. Make new words from the words in brackets to complete the gaps: (15p)

1. Some students can’t find suitable……………………………….(accommodate)

2.I was upset by Carol’s…………………………to help me. (refuse)
3. Most of Mark Twain’s works are …………………….writings. (humour)
4. There are over one million……………………………….in this city (inhabit).
5. Jess is a very good………………………….(type)

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6. I had a ………………………………different opinion. (complete)
7. Sick people need medical……………………………in order to recover. (treat)
8. A very ………………………….way to relieve stress is to relax. (effect)
9. The first…………………………were helped by the Indians. (colonize)
10.They had quite a ………………………discussion. (storm)
11. I was by her ………………………………..(sincere)
12.Can you………………………..this text in a few sentences? (summary)
13.It is not to my…………………………that he is a thief. (know)
14. The ski resorts of Switzerland are full of ………………………..during the winter season.
(foreign)
15.This man works as a …………………………at the local circus. (magic)

III. Put one suitable word in each space: (10p)

Some friends (1)…………….mine decided to go (2)……………..holiday to Scotland. They

asked me (3)……………….I wanted to go, too, (4)………………I had already arranged to
go to Italy. I told them that I (5)………………….been to Italy before, (6)…………….they
asked me to give them some ideas. I advised them to take warm clothes and raincoats. ’If I
were you, I (7)………………….always carry umbrellas!’ I told them. ‘ I doubt whether
you’ll have any sunny days.’ I didn’t see them again until after their holiday. They were all
sun-tanned and they told me that they had had very hot (8)……………………….. . ‘If we had
taken your advice, we would have (9)………………………….a terrible mistake,’ they said.
‘Luckily we were told before we left that it was very hot in Scotland. It is said to have been
the (10)………………………….summer ever!’

IV. Find the extra word in each sentence: (10p)

1. This is the leather purse which she bought it in Paris.

2. She finally told to me the whole truth.
3. Nobody has not arrived yet.
4. Mother and father they are at home.
5. We always have the breakfast at 8.30 a.m.

V. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense: (15p)

I was on time for my dentist’s appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient,
so I (1)…………………………..(sit) in the waiting room and (2)…………………….(read)
some of the old magazines lying there. While I (3)…………………………………..(wonder)
whether to leave and come back another day, I (4)………………………………(notice) a
magazine article about teeth. It (5)…………………………….(begin): “ How long is it since
you last (6)……………………………(go) to the dentist? (7)……………………………..
(you go) regularly every six months ? Or (8)………………………………………..(you put
off) your visit for the last six years? “ Next to the article was a cartoon of a man in a dentist’s
chair. The dentist (9)…………………………………..(say): “ I’m afraid this (10)……………
……………………..(hurt).” I suddenly (11)………………………………(realize) that my
tooth (12)……………………………...(stop) aching. But just as I (13)………………………
(open) the door to leave, the dentist’s door (14)…………………………..(open). “ Next,
please”, he (15)………………………….(call), as the previous patient (16)…………………..
(push) past me. “ Actually I’m not here to see you, I (17)………………………………(wait)
For my friend,” I (18)……………………………(shout), leaving as rapidly as I could.
(19)……………………………….(you ever do) this kind of thing? Surely I can’t be the only
person who (20)……………………………..(hate) the dentist!

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VI. Write the correct forms: (10p)

a) for the following nouns:

1. policeman- 6. hero-
2. foot- 7. country-
3. sheep- 8. cliff-
4. wife- 9. toy-
5. woman 10.class-

b) for the following verbs:

1. swim-
2. teach-
3. ride-
4. wake-
5. freeze
6. catch
7. shake-
8. forget-
9. drive-
10.eat-

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Școala Gimnazială Nr.11 Botoșani

Concurs Județean ” START SPRE PERFORMANȚĂ”

LIMBA ENGLEZA – clasa a III-a, 2018
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Timp de lucru - 90 min.
Se acordă din oficiu 10 p.

SECTION I –READING COMPREHENSION (30p)

Read the text. (Citiți textul)

Flamingos are tall and beautiful birds. They are pink or red and have got yellow
eyes. They have got a long neck and long legs too.
A flamingo has got two legs. Flamingos like water and live near lakes. Small fish are
their favourite food. They can swim, fly, and stand on one leg too. Flamingos have got one
chick every year. The little baby flamingos are grey or white.
I. Read again and write. (10p) (Completați spațiile goale)
eyes pink long white bird

1. A flamingo is a ____________.

2. A flamingo is ____________.

3. It has got yellow ______________.

4. A flamingo’s legs are ______________.

5. A baby flamingo is grey or ______________.

II. Answer the following questions (Răspundeți la următoarele întrebări) (20p)

1. Is the flamingo tall?

2. What colour is it?

3. What do flamingos eat?

4. Can flamingos stand on one leg?

5. What colour are baby flamingos?

SECTION II- GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40p)

1. Look at the pictures and underline the correct word.(10x1p=10p)
(Priviți imaginile și subliniați cuvântul potrivit)

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1. pen / pencil 2. hat / cap 3. bus / train 4.

dress / skirt 5. pair / pear 6. duck / chicken 7.

tree / three 8. floor / flower

9. plain / plane 10. table / desk

2. Choose the correct answer. (10x1p=10p) (Alegeți varianta corectă)
1. What numbers are these? Two, five, eight, twelve

A. 3, 5, 8, 10 B. 2, 5, 8, 12 C. 2, 3, 8, 12
2. At Halloween children put on scary costumes and say ..............................!

A. Trick or cheat B. Trick or treat C. Check or treat

3. It’s one o’clock in the afternoon. It’s time for ............................... .

A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner

4. Potatoes, carrots and........................ are vegetables..

A. grapes B. honey C. tomatoes

5. There are ten.................... in the basket.

A. strawberry B. strawberries C. strawberrys

6. Kate can ...................... the guitar.

A. play B. sing C. do
7. I am wearing a yellow ...................... .

A. tree B. picture C. T-shirt

8. Giraffes ..................... long necks.

A. has got B. have got C. are got

9. The birds ..................... singing in the tree.

A. is B. am C. are
10. There aren’t..................... eggs in the fridge.

A. some B. any C.
3. Write the words in the correct order (5x1p=5p) (Scrieți cuvintele în ordinea
corectă)
1. is / Where / teddy /my / bear? .

2. your / What / name / is ?

3. ball / is / Tom’s / yellow ./ chair / the / under

4. the / Close/ please / door .

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 5. can / The / horse / run .

4. Look, read and circle. (Priviți, citiți și încercuiți) (5x1p=5p)

1. The kite is in / on the bed.

2. The doll is under / on the table.

3. The lamp is in / next to the book.

4. The teddy is in / on the car.

5. The ball is on / under the desk.

5. Circle the mistake in each sentence. Write the correct sentence. (10x1p=10p)
(Încercuiți greșeala din fiecare propoziție. Scrieți propoziția corectă)
1. Sit up, please!

2. This is my friend. His name is Kate.

3. What old are you?

4. There is two horses on the farm.

5. .A bee is a insect.

SECTION III- WRITING (20p)