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Class: ……………………………. ENGLISH 8 No. Code
Student's name: ………………… Time allowed: 60 mins
…………………………………… DATE: ………………………….
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I. Choose the word having different stress pattern. (0.5pt)

1. A. design B. custom C. plumber D. jumble
2. A. computer B. keyboard C. spaceship D. planet
II. Choose the word having different pronunciation pattern. (0.5pt)
3. A. intended B. wanted C. decided D. washed
4. A. single B. ticket C. arrive D. humid
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence: (3.0 pts)
5. _______ is a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and lava sometimes come out.
A. Valley B. Hill C. Volcano D. Mount
6. Santa Claus is based ________ the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
A.in B. of C. on D. to
7. Tom likes_____ . He spends lots of hours watching the birds.
A. bird-watching B. bird-watch C. watch-bird D. watching-bird
8. In the future, drones and robot police may help to reduce _________ in cities.
A. crime B. people C. doctors D. engineers
9. Do you mind if I ______ your atlas for a minute?
A. borrow B. will borrow C. borrowing D. borrowed
10. It’s cold - don’t go out _____your coat.
A. with B. without C. in D. on
11. “Do you mind closing the door?” - “_________.”
A. Not at all B. No, I don’t mind C. No, of course not D. A,B,C are correct
12. Our accommodation is __________ in the ticket price.
A. interested B. included C. rented D. closed
13. “I passed the driving test yesterday.” “………………..!”
A. Congratulations B. With pleasure C. Have a good time D. You’re welcom
14. Christmas songs _____________for people in towns and villages 800 years ago.
A. performs B. was performed C. perform D. were performed
15. Tom asked you if you _______________ him your math book.
A. lend B. could lend C. lending D. to lend
16. Mike ………….. the gardening at 9 p.m yesterday.
A. were doing B. was doing C. was done D. do
IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign: (0.5pt)
17. What does this sign mean ?
A. Keep out of children’s reach C. Don’t wash your hands
B. Sanitize hands here D. Water closet here
18. What does the sign mean?
A. Don’t pull the door.
B. Don’t push someone.
C. Don’t run on the pool edge.
D. Don’t play on the pool edge.

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 V. Passage 1: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank (2.0 pts)
Roles of technology tin the future
In the future, we’ll be doing lots of things with the help of (19)_______ . Now ,we drive our cars
to work, but in 20 years , we’ll be traveling to (20)_______ places in our self- driving cars. Now we use
smartphones to communicate (21)______ our family and friends. Communication be more convenient in
the future because we’ll be wearing (22)_______around our wrists to make phone calls. The way we
watch movies will be different in the future, too. We’ll be watching films on digital walls and these
special walls will (23)______ computers. Our free time activities will also change. Nowadays, we play
online games but we’ll be playing (24)______ in 20 years. We won’t have to go shopping for food or
clothes because we’ll be using 3D printers to print things we need. Today, we use digital cameras to take
pictures but in the future we’ll be taking pictures using (25)_____. There are small planes that (26)_____
from the ground.
19. A. technology B. communication C. computers D. digital models
20. A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
21. A. to B. with C. for D. of
22. A. self – driving cars B. digital walls C. 3D printers D. smart watches
23. A. reuse B. replace C. reduces D. recycle
24. A. virtual reality games B. robots C. self – driving cars D. artificial intelligence
25. A. cameras B. smart watches C. big planes D. drones
26. A. can controll B. controlled C. can be controlled D. controll
VI. Read the passage, then finish the tasks below.
The Young Artists Biennale will be held next month. It is one of the most exciting art festivals in Vietnam. It
was first held in 2009 and takes place every two years in Ho Chi Minh city. The festival for all artists aged
between 18 and 45. The festival is open to all kinds of art. You can see beautiful sculptures, pictures and
paintings. One of the past winners is Tran Quoc Tuan. He is from Hai Phong. In 2011, his fantastic painting
won the first prize at the Young Artists Biennale. He now shows his paintings in Vietnam, Hong Kong and
Singapore.
A. Read, then decide the statements True or False. (1.0 pt)
27. The Young Artists Biennale is held every year. ____________
28. It was first held 10 years ago. ____________
29. You can see beautiful sculptures, pictures and paintings there. ____________
30. Tran Quoc Tuan shows his artwork in some Asian countries. ____________
B. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. (0.5 pt)
31. The best headline of the passage is _______________
A. sculptures, photography and paintings. C. Artists in Ho Chi Minh City.
B. The Young Artists Biennale. D. only sculptures.
32. When did Tran Quoc Tuan win the first prize?
A. In 2011 B. In 2009 C. 13 years ago D. 10 years ago
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1pt)
33. What should people do to reduce air_______________________________? (pollute)
34. He wants to __________________his house before Tet. (decoration)
35. We should respect animals and the ____________ environment, which is their home. (nature)
36. ________________, everything is carried in baskets on the head or shoulders. ( tradition )
VIII. Rearrange these words into the right order (0.5 pt)
37. when he broke/ the dishes/ His mother/ the window yesterday./ was washing/
_______________________________________________________________________
38. is / for business / a big center / Tokyo / and education.
________________________________________________________________________
IX. Rewrite the following sentences with words given.(0.5pt)
39. Peter taught Nam to drive on the left in England.
 Nam____________________________________________________________________
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40. John got up early this morning. He didn’t want to be late for the meeting. ( using in order…..)
 __________________________________________________________________________________

MAXTRIX
THE SECOND TERM TEST PLAN
ENGLISH 8
- CLASS/ STUDENTS' LEVEL: 8
- COURSE BOOK AND UNIT RANGE:
+ I-LEARN SMART WORLD, FROM THEME 6 TO THEME 10
+ ENGLISH 8, FROM UNIT 9 TO 15
- NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 28 Students PER CLASS
1. Test objectives: Students are able to master what they have learned from theme 6 to theme
10 and unit 9 to 15 including vocabulary, grammar points, structures so on.
2. Language area/skills:
o Ask for permission
o Talk about travel plans and arrangements.
o Talk about festivals, technology, life on other planets.
o Structures / grammar:
- In order to/so as to
- Request/ advice/command
- Second conditional
- Simple past
- Prepositions
- Reported speech
- used + to V1
- Passive voice in the Present perfect
- Present Perfect
o Reading skill: Scan for specific information
o Writing skill: Rearrange and rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
3. Timing: 60 minutes
4. Number of test items: 40
5. Scoring scheme:
Questions Tested aspects/ areas Score Weight
1-2 Stress (2x0.25) 0.5 5%
3-4 Pronunciation (2 x 0.25) 0.5 5%
11 - 13 Language/speaking (12 x 0.25) 3.0 30 %
17 - 18 Sign (2x0.25) 0.5 5%

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 19 - 26 Cloze reading (8x0.25) 2.0 20%
27 - 32 Reading (True/False) (6 x 0.25) 1.5 15%
33 - 36 Word form (language) (4x0.25) 1.0 10%
37 - 38 Rearrangement (2x0.25) 0.5 5%
39 - 40 Transformation /writing (2 x 0.25) 0.5 5%

6. Table of test specifications (Matrix)

Analysis,
Knowledge Comprehension Application
Synthesis
Ord. Objectives Weight
M M M
Writing Writing MC Writing Writing
C C C

0.5
I Stress 1 1
= 5%

0.5
II Pronunciation 1 1
= 5%

Multiple choice 3.0

III 6 6
= 30%

0.5
IV Signs 2
= 5%
Read the passage. 2.0
V (Guided-close
4 4
text) = 20%
2 1.5
VI Read the passage. 2 2
(True/False) = 15%

1.0
VII Tense or Form 2 2
= 10%

0.5
VIII Rearrangement 2
= 5%

Rewrite - 0.5
IX 1 1
Transformation = 5%

10.0
Total 5 14 7 14 0 0 0 0
= 100%

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Questions Content Areas (UNIT) Objectives Task

1 design Theme 9 Knowledge MC
2 computer Theme 9 Knowledge MC
3 earthquake Theme 8 Comprehension MC
4 advice Theme 7 Comprehension MC
5 No, I don’t mind. Theme 7 Knowledge MC
6 clay Theme 6 Knowledge MC
7 crime Vocabulary -Theme 10 Knowledge MC
8 history Vocabulary -Theme 7 Knowledge MC
9 destroyed Vocabulary -Theme 8 Knowledge MC
10 The Dell laptop is on sale today. Speaking theme 9 Knowledge MC
11 sky lanterns Vocabulary (Theme 6) Knowledge MC
12 off Preposition - Theme 8 Comprehension MC
13 to Preposition - Theme 7 Comprehension MC
14 designed Vocabulary - Theme 9 Comprehension MC
15 Sign recycle sign Analysis MC
16 Sign Public sign Analysis MC
17 many Reading 1 Theme 9 Knowledge MC
18 differently Reading 1 Theme 9 Knowledge MC
19 In Reading 1 Theme 9 Knowledge MC
20 voices Reading 1 Theme 9 Comprehension MC
21 to use Reading 1 Theme 9 Comprehension MC
22 interesting Reading 1 Theme 9 Comprehension MC
23 False Reading 2 Theme 6 Knowledge T/F

24 False Reading 2 Theme 6 Knowledge T/F

25 True Reading 2 Theme 6 Knowledge T/F

26 True Reading 2 Theme 6 Knowledge T/F

27 The Young Artists Biennale. Reading 2 Theme 6 Comprehension MC

28 In 2011 Reading 2 Theme 6 Comprehension MC
29 Natural Theme 8 Knowledge
30 Communicate Theme 9 Knowledge
31 exciting Theme 6 Knowledge WF
32 eruption Theme 8 Knowledge WF
33 scientists Theme 10 Comprehension WF
34 efficiently Theme 9 Comprehension WF
35 Rearrangement Theme 9 Comprehension RW
36 Rearrangement Theme 10 Comprehension RW
37 This teddy bear has been bought in that Unit 10 Comprehension RW
shop.
38 Would you mind pouring me a glass of Unit 9 Comprehension RW
water?
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39 So as not to disturb our conversation, he Unit 9 Knowledge RW
took his seat quietly.
40 She asked me if I could meet her at 8 Unit 13 Comprehension RW
p.m.