PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÁP ÁN KỲ THI GIỮA KỲ I

ĐÀO TẠO ĐÔNG ANH Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8
TRƯỜNG THCS DỤC TÚ Năm học: 2021-2022
-------------- Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
(Đề thi có 04 trang) --------------------------------------

Ho, tên thí sinh: …………………………………………………………  Mã đề thi 207

Số báo danh: ……………………………………………………………
I. LISTENING (2 points)
Listen to the passage and choose A. T-true or B. F-false.
Question 1: Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional dish.
A. T B. F
Question 2: Five-coloured sticky rice is made with chemicals.
A. T B. F
Question 3: The colours represent the elements of life.
A. T B. F
Question 4: These elements create harmony between people.
A. T B. F
Listen again and choose the best answer.
Question 5: Five-coloured sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the
northern                region.
A. mountain B. mountainous C. mountains D. on the mountain
Question 6: It is made using                roots and leaves.
A. natural B. supernatural C. nature D. naturally
Question 7: The green colour symbolises               .
A. plant B. plan C. plants D. plans
Question 8: Five-coloured sticky rice is made on special occasions, for festivals and               .
A. celebration B. celebrations C. ceremony D. ceremonies

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (7 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word those underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 9: A. laughed B. washed C. played D.
danced
Question 10: A. dancers B. regions C. gatherings D.
conical hats

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the
other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 11: A. ancestor B. minority C. majority D.
diversity
Question 12: A. colorful B. nomadic C. countryside D.
urban

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 13: Yoga helps us learn _________ to co-ordinate breathing and movement.
A. what B. how C. when D. why
Question 14: Using social media too often may have _________ effects on teenagers.
A. negative B. positive C. good D. well
Question 15: We worked together to _________ this tent. It was a hard work.
A. put down B. put up C. herd D. ride
Question 16: Country folk are ________than city folk.
A. friendly B. more friendly C. many friends D. less
friendlier
Question 17: Our team is just_________ your team. We’re both the same.
A. better than B. the best C. more good D. as good
as
Question 18: She sings _________ in my class.
A. the most beautiful B. the most beautifully C. more beautifully D. more
beautiful
Question 19: 3. If you are in Ha Noi and you want to have _____ overview of the ethnic groups
of Viet Nam, you should visit the Museum of Ethnology.
A. a B. the C. one D. an
Question 20: 5. How many ethnic ______ are there in Viet Nam?
A. minority B. majority C. minorities D. major
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 21: A: Some groups live in mountainous regions.
B: ______________________________
A. How interesting! B. What interesting! C. How interested! D. What
interested!
Question 22: A: Ethnic groups in Viet Nam have their own ways of life, and customs and
traditions.
B: ______________________________
A. That’s OK. B. This’s fine. C. That’s awesome! D. This’s
awful!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 23: The Tay, Hmong, Yao …live mostly in the mountainous regions in the north.
A. major B. nearly C. mainly D. minor
Question 24: Terraced fields in Viet Nam is well-known all over the world.
A. popular B. wonderful C. picturesque D. famous
[DIV]Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts,
scarves and ornaments.
A. follow B. continue C. break up D. take care of
Question 26: The family live simply and they enjoy their way of life.
A. friendly B. lonely C. lively D.
complicatedly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
to correction on each of the following questions.
Question 27: The Viet (or Kinh) have the larger number of people in Viet Nam, accounting for
about 86% of the population.
A. have
B. larger
C. accounting
D. of
Question 28: An ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly and helpful.
A. An
B. minority
C. village
D. friendly

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions. 
In a small village (29) _______ the north, there is a stilt house. In the house, a Tay family are
living together: the grandparents called Dinh and Pu, the parents called Lai and Pha, and three
children called vang, Pao and Phong. Every day the grandparents stay at home to (30)
________the house. Mr Lai and Mrs Pha work in the fields. They grow rice and other plants.
Mrs Pha goes to the market twice a week to buy food for the family. Mr Lai sometimes goes
hunting or (31) ____________wood in the forests. Pao and Phong go to the primary school in the
village, but Vang studies at the boarding school in the town about 15 kilometres away. He goes
home at the weekend.
The family live simply and they enjoy their way of life. There are a few difficulties of course.
But they say they live more (32) __________ in their stilt house than in a modern flat in the city.
Question 29: A. to B. within C. in D. of
Question 30: A. look after B. take care C. care D. look
at
Question 31: A. making B. cutting C. chopping D.
slicing
Question 32: A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D.
happiness

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 33 to 36 
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces
of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs
to the Tay- Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main
food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise
cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth
is well-known for being unique, colorful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the King’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their
traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in
houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating
songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
Question 33: What is the population of the Thai?
A. 1.5 million B. 15 million C. 1 million and 5 million D. 150
million
Question 34: Which word has the CLOSEST meaning to “experienced”?
A. bad B. good C. small D.
talent
Question 35: Which still wear their traditional costumes?
A. Thai children B. Thai men C. Thai women D.
Thai people
Question 36: The word they refers to___________.
A. the Thai B. their ancestors C. villages D.
houses
III. WRITING (1 point)
Rewrite the sentences with the words given
Question 37: Mrs Pha goes to the market twice a week to buy food for the family.
How often …………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 38: No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. (intelligent)
Mary……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 39: France is colder than Spain in winter. (cold)
Spain ………… not.……………………………………………………………………………
Question 40: Helping his parents with DIY projects makes Nick feel satisfied.
Nick fancies….………………………………………………………………………………….
Answer keys:
37. How often does Mrs Pha go to the market twice a week to buy food for the family?
38. Mary is the most intelligent in my group.
39. Spain is not as cold as France in winter.
40. Nick fancies helping his parents with DIY projects.

Duc Tu Secondary School TEST MATRIX: MID-TERM TEST

ENGLISH 8
Topic Items/ Remember Understanding Apply Apply Total Total
Knowledge/skill points (30%) (40%) Low High items points
(20%) (10%)
LISTENING No. of 2 3 2 1 8
items
No. of 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.25 2.0
points
PHONETICS No. of 1 1 2 4
items
No. of 0.25 0.25 0.5 1.0
points
 VOCABULARY No. of 5 5 3 3 16
– GRAMMAR items
No. of 1.25 1.25 0.75 0.75 4.0
points
READING No. of 3 3 1 1 8
items
No. of 0.75 0.75 0.25 0.25 2.0
points
WRITING No. of 1 1 1 1 4
items
No. of 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 1.0
points
TOTAL No. of 12 13 9 6 50
items
No. of 3.0 3.25 2.25 1.5 10
points
Contents / knowledge to test
I. Vocabulary + Topic: From Unit 1 to Unit 3
1. Leisure Activities
2. Life in the Countryside
3. Poeples of Viet Nam
II. Pronunciation
How to pronounce words correctly and put stress in words
III. Grammar
1. Verbs of Liking
2. Comparative forms
3. Wh- questions
4 Should- shouldn’t