GIMNASIO CAMPESTRE LOS ARRAYANES

ENGLISH
MID-TERM EVALUATION
GRADE: 8th grade – advanced level

NAME: DATE:

COMPREHENSION GOAL: Develop communication skills to read, understand, write, listen,

speak and express themselves correctly.
TOPICS TO EVALUATE: Past Simple - Regular verbs (all forms), past Simple - Irregular verbs
(all forms), action verbs and tourism.

PERFORMANCES:
Reading:   identifies vocabulary essential information in an interview or in a paragraph in a
book or magazine.
Writing:   write a short story managing the appropriate structures.

SKILLS: Reading and Writing

MOTIVATIONAL PHRASE: “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass
an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are
born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

SCORE
Reading Comprehension (1-7)
Read the following text and answer the questions:

RAIDERS, TRAVELLERS OR BRAVE EXPLORERS?

The Vikings sailed the seas, attacked towns and stole treasures all over Europe between
the years 800 and 1100. They started from Scandinavia and attacked many countries in
Europe. They settled in Britain, Ireland and France. They also crossed the Atlantic Ocean
and arrived in Iceland and Greenland. They discovered North America but they also
travelled east to Russia and south to Arabia.
They were good farmers and excellent
shipbuilders. They used their ships for wars. They
also used them to carry people and goods to new
lands. In winter, when there was not much farm
work to do, they stayed at home and did other
interesting jobs. Men made swords to use them in
battles. The Vikings liked swords so much they
often decorated themselves with gold and gave them names. Women cooked food and
made clothes, shoes and jewellery for them, their children and their husbands. The Vikings
believed in many gods and goddesses. Their favorite was Odin, the god of the dead!
In 866 the Vikings captured an Anglo-Saxon town. They called it
Jorvik and it was the capital of the Viking kingdom for 200 years.
They made Jorvik rich and one of the most famous cities in
Britain. Some years ago, archeologists discovered part of that
Viking town in York, the modern city of Jorvik. They found many
things such as jewellery, coins and clothes.
Text taken from: http://www.pi-schools.gr/books/gymnasio/aggl_a_prox/ergas/043-
060.pdf
1. The Vikings were ________________ and __________________.
a. Pirates
b. Sailors
c. Farmers

2. According to the first paragraph of the text, what were some of the purposes of
the Vikings' travels in Europe?
a. To expand his religious beliefs on Odin.
b. Establish economic relations with other cities.
c. To raid and rob other cities.

3. Did the Vikings cross the Atlantic Ocean and discovered North America?
a. Yes, they did.
b. No, they didn´t.

4. Write down the present tense of the following words that appear in the text in
past tense:
a. Stole: _______________________
b. Used: _______________________
c. Stayed: ______________________

Complete the following texts:

5. Their favorite god was ______________________________.

6. ______________________________ was the capital of their kingdom.

7. In winter the Vikings men

_____________________________________________________, and the Vikings
women ___________________________________________________________.

Writing and grammar

Look at the pictures and write a sentence describing what Marta did last weekend. Use
the past simple (use more than 5 words in each sentence):
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9. ___________________________________________
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10. ___________________________________________
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11. ___________________________________________
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12-14. Complete the mind map with 4 verbs from each category:
15-18. Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the past simple:
English board and English calendar
19. Write two sentences describing two (2) materials that used in the English board and English
calendar (remember to use the simple tense in your answer):

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20. List one use for the English calendar and one for the board:

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