Name: _______________________

Grade: 8 _____ Number: ______

Date: ________________________

English Test

I.A. Match the words in the box with the correct definition. (1 point)

miss a flight – get a sunburn – rent a car – send a postcard

1. Pay to drive a vehicle for a period of time: ____________________

2. Arrive too late to catch a plane: ___________________
3. Write a message on a card and mail it to people: ____________________
4. Stay in the sun too long and go red: ______________________

B. Complete the sentences below with the present simple, present continuous or the past simple tense of the
verbs in brackets. (2 points)
1. A boy ____________ (come) up to me and _________ (ask) me the time.
2. _______________ your mum _________ (work) on Sundays?
3. My sister ________ (do) her homework right now.
4. My mom __________ (take) the dog for a walk every day.
5. Last night, I ____________ (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street.
6. At the moment, Sarah is with Peter. They __________________ (eat) in a restaurant.
7. Mary _____________ (not/love) to go fishing with her friends.
8. Anna _________ always __________ (borrow) my clothes. It’s really annoying!

II. A. Fill in the blanks using the comparative and superlative form for each adjective (1.5 points)

1. Tom is _____________ (fast) than Dave.

2. Barry is the _____________ (noisy) in the class.
3. A flower is _____________________ (beautiful) than a leaf.
4. It was the _____________________ (horrible) feeling I’ve ever had.
5. You’re _________________ (good) than me at basketball.
6. Carrots are ____________ (crunchy) than beans.

B. Complete the sentences below with the correct adjective. (1 point)

1. I didn’t expect a party, I was really _____________________

2. The children were very __________________ about the trip.
3. Amy hasn’t made many friends and feels ______________.
4. My sister broke my new phone. I’m really _______________.

C. Underline the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. There is only one mistake in each
sentence. (1 point)
1. It is raining when I got home last night ___________________________
2. My sister is annoying today, but usually she is nice _____________________
3. Everyone have seen this movie _________________________
4. My father is thinking that I should stop smoking. ________________________

III. A. Read the text about a holiday in London. Think of one word that best fits in each space (2 points)
My friend and I had a great holiday in London. We arrived at _______ airport late _____ Sunday evening, and
we decided to take a taxi, even ____________it was very expensive. The taxi took us to our hotel, __________
was very nice, although the rooms were quite small. The next day, we woke up early and ________ an enormous
breakfast. I don’t know how people can eat _______ much in the morning! But it was good ______ us because
eating out in London is expensive, and with ________ a big breakfast we didn’t need to have lunch.

B. Complete the sentences below (1.5 points)

1. Unfortunately, ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Currently, my mother _________________________________________________________________________
3. I was surprised when _________________________________________________________________________

GOOD LUCK!