TEST INITIAL

9TH GRADE

NAME:
DATE:
I. Read the following text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

A Short History of the Bagel

The bagel is known around the world as a typically New York type of food. But it has a surprising and
unusual history that goes back many years.
The basic idea of a bread roll with a hole is centuries old. In Roman times, soldiers ate hard bread called
buccellatum, and in China there is similar-shaped traditional bread called girde. The ancient Egyptians ate a
bagel-like snack, too, and there are even more examples from around the Mediterranean area.
But it was in Poland that today’s bagel really began. According to legend, it was the product of the 1683
Battle of Vienna. The Polish king, Jan Sobieski, had saved Austria from the Turkish invaders. To celebrate,
the Jewish bakers of Krakow made a roll in the shape of the king’s stirrup – the metal objects you put your
feet in when you ride a horse – and called it a ‘buegel’ (from the German word for stirrup). There is, however,
no evidence to show whether this was true or not, but the story still remains today.
It is unclear when the first bagels made their way to the United States, but by 1900, 70 bakeries which sold
bagels existed on the Lower East Side district of New York. What is also certain is that immigrants from
Eastern Europe, with their cravings for the foods of the old country, sparked the New York bagel craze.
It was the 1950s that were the real turning point. As Jewish people began to move to other parts of New
York, they started to share their traditional food with the rest of the city. Bagels were mentioned in a popular
cookbook of the time, and demand started to grow across America. To meet this demand, a baker called
Murray Lender began to use recent inventions like the freezer and plastic packaging to distribute freshly-
made bagels across America. Soon, Lender’s bagels were available in almost every supermarket, and today
they are part of a traditional American diet and available all over the world.
But why has the bagel endured through all this time? Possibly because of its heroic legend, but also
because it has the advantage of lasting longer than freshly-baked bread. If it gets slightly stale, it can be
dunked in hot liquid to soften it. So it lasts long, can be eaten in many ways, and of course tastes delicious.

1. People made bread in the shape of bagels in many different cultures. ...........
2. Bagels were first made in Austria. ...........
3. They were made by Jewish bakers. ...........
4. Bagels were first made in New York in the Brooklyn area. ...........
5. They became popular all over America in the 1960s. ...........
6. New inventions were used to sell bagels across America. ...........
7. One of the reasons bagels are popular is because they stay fresh for a long time. ...........
7 x 4p = 28p
II . Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. I .............................................. (live) in this town since I was born.
2. Everybody knows that kangaroos .......................................... (not/live) in Spain.
3. These days everything ................................................ (change).
4. They ..................................................... (move) house next October.
5. Alice ...................................................... (normally/cut) her hair herself.
6. Sarah is very happy. She .............................................. (win) a poetry competition.
7. While the dog ....................................................... (dig) in the garden, it found a bone.
8. The teacher ................................................... (teach) the children a song yesterday.
8 x 4p = 32p

III. Choose the correct answer: (10 marks)

1. Do I need………………..you that we have met before?

a. For reminding b. to remember c. to remind d. to forgive
2. We have to get to the market…………tomatoes and cucumbers.
a. Get for b. in order to c. to buy d. to getting
3. During her speech nobody could hear what she………..
a. Was speaking b. was saying c. were saying d. was talking
4. This is the man………..dog killed my cat.
a. Whose b. who’s c. whom d. which
5. These tourists need a guide because they have never been………….before.
a. Foreigners b. outside c. strangers d. abroad
6. Sue cannot find her camera. Martin, can she………………..yours?
a. Give b. lend c. borrow d. steal
7. I think the young man………….is speaking to them is Roland Taylor.
a. What b. who c. whom d. which
8. Do you like my new …………………..of trousers?
a. Two b. pair c. pair of d. some
9. ………….a pity you didn’t win the contest.
a. There’s b. there are c. it’s d. this is
10. Martin is a doctor. He likes his……….
a. Job b. work c. duty d. works

10x 2p=20p

Total puncte 80 p

20 puncte din oficiu

Barem
I 1T 2F 3T 4F 5F 6T 7T

II 1 have lived / have been living 2 don’t live 3 is changing 4 are moving
5 normally cuts 6 has won 7 was digging 8 taught

III.

1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. A