English Pre-Test / Post-Test Center:______________________

Grade 8 Cycle 2 Teacher Name: Scarlet Baalbaki

Student Name:____________________ Final Grade: ____ / 40

Part One: Reading Comprehension (Score: 19 / 40)

Exercise I: (4 points)
1- Marco received a good education, developed an interest in history and geography and learned two
languages, Italian and French, as a result of being wealthy. (1 point)

2- Unlike other travelers, the Polos were presented with a golden tablet by the emperor Kublai Khan.
The tablet was like a special VIP passport, authorizing the travelers to receive horses, lodging,
food and guides as they required. (1 point)

3- He was prisoned because he captained a ship in a battle against Genoa. (1 point)

4- It implies that he only told half of what he experienced in his life maybe because he didn’t have as
much of an opportunity to record his experiences and accomplishments. His last words emphasize
the difference between what goes into books and what we experience in life. (1 point)

Exercise II: (4 points) (Answers in blue)

Year Event
1- 1254 Marco was born.
2- 1271 Marco accompanied his father to Asia .
3- 1299 He was released from prison.
4- 1324 He died.

Exercise III: Answer the following questions in one to three sentences. (8 points)

1- The author’s main purpose is to describe Marco Polo. The passage contained rich details about
Marco’s life and many experiences. (2 points)

2- The title is related to the text as it is the name of the book that Marco wrote before he died. The
book was about his incredible stories and achievements. (2 points)
3-
a- Cause and Effect, “Because” (1 point)
b- Description, “like” (1 point)
c- Chronological, “In 1298” (1 point)
d- Summary, “In brief” (1 point)

Exercise IV: (2 points)

1- bandits
2- uttered
3- merchants
4- odyssey

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Exercise V: (1 point)
1- Marco 2- travelers
3- the Polos 4- Europeans

Part Two: Grammar (Score: 5/40)

Exercise I: (0.5 point)

1- Marco Polo has received a good education.
2- In the past, exploration was very difficult.

Exercise II: (1 point)

1- I hate waiting for people who are late.
2- We have an exam on Monday at 10 o’clock in the morning.
3- I’ll meet you at the bus stop.

Exercise III: (0.75 point)

1- I wanted (go) to go alone, but Joe insisted on (go) going with me.
2- Tom offered (bring) to bring me home.

Exercise IV: (0.5 point)

1- Direct: He says, “She is my daughter.”
Indirect: He said that she was his daughter.
2- Active: Charlie writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Charlie.
Exercise V: (0.25 point)
- If I had more time, I would do more exercise.
Exercise VI: Complete with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. (2 points)

1- Have you found your passport yet, Joe?

2- Before Mr Green goes to bed, he takes his sleeping pills.
3- I think I’ll have another drink. Can you get me one?
4- I was watching a scary movie when suddenly my mobile phone rang.
5- When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she will be studying German for over two years.
6- Justin is currently writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished.
7- I suddenly realized that I hadn’t closed the windows before I left the house.

Part Three: Writing (Score: 16/40)