GRADE 8 --- TEST FOR UNIT 5---

ACHIEVEMENT TEST
(Time allowed: 45 minutes)
Task 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions. (0.5 mark)

1. A. Spanish B. comment C. semester D. memory

2. A. hightlight B. satisfied C. behaviour D. excellent

Task 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following
questions. (0.5 mark)

1. A. habitual B. tongue C. satisfactory D. television

2. A. comment B. promise C. shop D. improve

Task 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions. (3.0 marks)

1. You’d better_________your speaking skills by listening first and then practice saying the
sentences you’ve heard.

A. improve B. believe C. do D. make

2. It’s better for language learners to learn by_______all the dialogues.

A. heart B. word C. memory D. soul
3. My young sister often asks me why the sky______blue.
A. was B. is C. has been D. to be
4. Ms. Bennet wanted to know if I would be in the class________
A. tomorrow B. the day before
C. the day after D. the previous day.
5. Often, the professor gives his________on students works before giving them back.
A. comments B. commends C. commons D. commas
6. He said that he________know the way and he asked her if she knew it.
A. didn’t B. don’t C. doesn’t D. not
7. The young mother warns the child_________go near the pond.
A. to go B. don’t go C. not to go D. not go
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8. He behaves well to everybody. I admire his____________

A. behave B. behaviour C. behaving D. behavioural
9. Lan speaks English the most________in my class.
A. fluent B. fluently C. fluency D. fluentness
10. It’s 7.00. The bus is coming. It’s time we__________.
A. go B. will go C. went D. to go
11. As you’re so unhappy there, you _____ look for another job.
A. should B. ought C. need D. has to
12. We left at 6 a.m _______ late.
A. so as not to be B. so as not being
C. so as to be D. so as not being
Task 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions. (0.5 mark)

1. Mike said me that he wanted to borrow my grammar book for his lessons.
A B C D
2. It’s all right to borrow money occasional, but don’t let it become a habit.

A B C D
Task 5: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. (0.5 mark)

1. Her grades have improved greatly this semester because she studied very hard.
A. become better C. become worse
B. weaken D. decreased
2. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. wonderful D. pretty low

Task 6: Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage. (1.25 marks)

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer
enjoy (1)__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they (2)__________playing
computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on
computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer to send messages to having a face-to-
face conversation with friends. Even when people (3)________out with their friends, they
rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the
Internet and the (4)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy
other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.

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1. A.participate B.to participate C. participating D. participates

2. A.fancy B. don’t mind C. dislike D. hate
3. A.play B. rely C. meet D. hang
4. A.virtual B. real C. fake D. new
Task 7: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. (2.0 marks)

1. “If I were you, I would’t buy this car.”, Matt said to Danny

Matt advised…….. ………………………………………………………………

2. My wife said to me, “While you are away, I’ll do the packing.”

My wife told……………………………………………………………………….

3. They said, “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
They told…………………………………………………………………………...
4. Daniel said to Ms. Dove, “Where were you going on your vacation last week?”

Daniel asked……………………………………………………………………….

Task 8: Write the correct form of the word given. (2.0 marks)

1. What is the__________of “Holy” in English? MEAN

2. Take the first_________on your left, go straight. The bookstore is
at the end of the street. TURN
3. The games is an international sporting event with more than three
thousand___________. PARTICIPATE
4. I'm trying to get him to break the__________ of switching on the TV
when he comes home at night. HABITUAL