NAME__________________ DATE________________

INITIAL TEST PAPER

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. Listen! The birds (sing) in the garden!

2. I often (buy) fruit from the greengrocer’s.
3. My mother (drink) tea now.
4. Look at Tom and Jim! They (walk) up the hill.
5. That man (laugh) at the moment.
6. He often (eat) a sandwich at lunchtime.
7. We always (wear) warm clothes in winter.
8. They (not/like) potatoes.
9. How often (you/go) to the cinema?
10. What (you/do) now?

2. 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 Cleja, ................. is a beautiful village in the east of Romania.

3. Find the Past Tense and Past Participle forms of these verbs

a) bind f) bet
b) be g) become
c) arise h)bid
d) beat i) bend
e) begin j) bear

4. Choose the correct item

1. You must / mustn’t brush your teeth after meals. It’s good for your teeth
2. Shall / Have I make you a cup of coffee?
3. You have to / don’t have to wear a uniform at our school. You can wear anything you like.
4. You must / mustn’t swim here. It’s dangerous.
5. You must / mustn’t have a bath. You are so dirty!
6. He has to / doesn’t have to get up early tomorrow. His flight is at 6:30 in the morning!
7. Have / Shall we make you a sandwich?
8. Have / May I go out, Miss?
9. Can I / Do I have to watch this film, please? I like action films.
10. I can / could swim when I was three.

5. Write a letter to a friend of yours telling him/her about your summer holiday.
You should include information about the places you visited, the weather, the activities, the
location, food and people you met. Do not use more than 100 words.
Start and end your letter in an appropriate way.
 Ministerul EducaŃiei, Cercetării, Tineretului si Sportului
Centrul NaŃional de Evaluare si Examinare
Barem de evaluare si de notare
Limba engleză
Clasa a VIII- a L1

TEST DE EVALUARE INITIALĂ

Anul scolar 2013-2014
Limba engleză
Clasa a VIII- a L1

BAREM DE EVALUARE SI DE NOTARE

 Se punctează oricare alte formulări/ modalităti de rezolvare corectă a cerintelor.

 Nu se acordă punctaje intermediare, altele decât cele precizate explicit prin barem.
 Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu. Nota finală se calculează prin împărtirea punctajului
total acordat
pentru test la 10.

PARTEA I (60 de puncte)

1. 10 x 1p=10 points
1) are singing; 2) buy; 3)is drinking; 4) are walking; 5) is laughing; 6) eats; 7) wear; 8)don’t
like; 9)do you go; 10) are you doing.

2. 5 x 2p= 10 points
a) where ; b) who; c)where; d)who; e) which;

3. 10 x 1 p= 10 points
a) bound-bound; b) was/were-been; c) arose-arisen; d) beat-beaten; e) began-begun; f) bet-
bet; g)became-become; h)bid-bid; i) bent-bent; j) bore-born/borne;

4. 10 x 1p=10 points
1) must; 2) Shall; 3) don’t have to; 4)mustn’t; 5) must; 6) has to; 7)Shall; 8)May; 9)Can I;
10)could;

5. 10 x 2p= 20 points (1 point for each correct question word +

1 point for the correct word order in each question)
1. What time do the Jacksons usually have breakfast?; 2. How often does she visit her old
mother?; 3. Why do they live together?; 4. Where do you spend your weekends?; 5. Who
washes his shirts?; 6. What does this bottle contain?; 7. How does it smell?; 8. How much
does gasoline cost?; 9. How many families live in this house?; 10. Where do you want to
settle down?

PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)

4 points for appropriately beginning and ending the letter:
- 2 points the beginning: Dear + the friend’s name/ Hello
- 2 points the ending: Best wishes + the sender’s name
6 points for correct grammar structures and connectors
5 points for the use of appropriate vocabulary
10 points for covering the aspects demanded by the task
3 points for a balanced structure (greeting/introduction, content)
2 points for the general impression
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Competente Selectare a unor să completeze mesaje să redacteze o scrisoare
corespunzătoare informaţii lacunare informală, incluzând
nivelurilor punctuale dintr-un relatări simple
taxonomice text citit pentru a ale unor evenimente
îndeplini o sarcină trecute si experienţe
de personale
lucru
Teme/
Conţinuturi/
Concepte-cheie/
Unităţi tematice

The verb at different tenses

The relative pronoun Partea I: ex. 2

10p
Past tense and past participle Partea I: ex.3
10p
Modal verbs Partea I: ex.4
10p
Infinitive or gerund

Writing a letter Partea II 30p

TOTAL 10p 20p 30p
Matrice de specificatii
Limba engleză, L1