INITIAL TEST PAPER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE

Part 1 (60 points)

1. Complete the sentences with the following missing words:
favourite, understanding, noisy, quiet, clumsy
1. She is always dropping things! She is so _________.
2. My __________ book is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
3. Your class is so_______, you are always shouting!
4. My friend is very _______. He never talks only when he is asked something.
5. I am blessed that my mother is an ____________ person. She always listens to
me and gives me the best advice. (5x2p=10p)
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. Matt ______________ (never/go) abroad for his holidays. It’s too expensive.
2. The Titanic was travelling to New York when it _____ (hit) an iceberg and
_____ (sink) in the Atlantic Ocean.
3. It’s autumn. The days ____________ (get) shorter and shorter.
4. My parents are in America on holiday. They ____________ (stay) near San
Francisco.
5. I _____________ (never/eat) Chinese food in my life.
6. Shakespeare ________ (write) more than 36 plays.
7. If the weather ________ (stay) fine, we will go for a walk.
8. Look at those clouds! It __________ (rain).
9. They _______________ (rehearse) for more than an hour now.
10. I _________ (get) in time if I take a taxi. (10x2p=20p)
3. Transform the sentences from positive into negative
1. The children play football at school almost every day.

2. My friend is working in the office right now.

3. The baby is crying.

4. They are watching TV at the moment.

 5. John has breakfast every morning.

6. We go on holiday every summer.

7. Mother is cooking dinner at the moment.

8. Father goes to work by car.

9. I am swimming in the swimming pool now.

10. Many tourists visit Rome every year. (10x2p=20p)

4. Translate the following sentences into Romanian
1. I have never been to New York

2. I have been writing my homework for two hours.

3. I went to the seaside last summer.

4. I was having a shower when the phone rang.

5. I will go with you in a trip if the weather is good.

6. I don’t like pineapple, I like strawberries.

7. I wake up every morning at 7 o’clock.

8. At the weekend I go in the park.

9. I used to play the guitar when I was 10.

10. I never go fishing. It’s boring. (10x1p=10p)

Part 2 (30 points)
Write a letter to a penfriend telling him/her about you and your family. Do not use
more than 80 words. + 10 points bonus
 ANSWER KEY

PART 1 (60 POINTS)

1. 1. clumsy; 2. favourite; 3. noisy; 4. quiet; 5. understanding
2. 1. has never gone
2. hit; sank
3. are getting
4. are staying
5. have never eaten
6. wrote
7. stays
8. is going to
9. have rehearsed
10. will get
3. 1. The children don’t play football at school almost every day.
2. My friend isn’t working in the office right now.
3. The baby isn’t crying.
4. They aren’t watching TV at the moment.
5. John doesn’t have breakfast every morning.
6. We don’t go on holiday every summer.
7. Mother isn’t cooking dinner at the moment.
8. Father doesn’t go to work by car.
9. I am not swimming in the swimming pool now.
4. 1. N-am fost niciodată la New York.
2. Îmi scriu temele de două ore.
3. M-am dus la mare vara trecută.
4. Făceam duș când a sunat telefonul.
5. Voi merge cu tine într-o excursie dacă vremea este bună.
6. Nu-mi place ananasul, îmi plac căpșunile.
7. Mă trezesc în fiecare dimineață la ora 7.
8. În week-end merg în parc.
9. Obișnuiam să cânt la chitară când aveam 10 ani.
10. Nu merg niciodată la pescuit. Este plictisitor.
 PART 2 (30 POINTS)
4 points for appropriately beginning and ending letter:
2 points the beginning title (Dear + friend’s name) and 2 points the ending (Best
wishes/Love/Lots of Love/Yours + 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, conclusion)
2 points for the general impression