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EFL Local Competition for 8th Grade Primary School

Students
th
24 March 2018

Student’s Code ______________________

PLEASE USE ONLY PENS TO WRITE (DO NOT USE PENCILS OR

ERASABLE PENS)
DO NOT CORRECT YOUR ANSWERS IN ANY WAY
EFL Local Competition for 8th Grade Primary School Students

Time limit: 60 minutes Total points: ______ /100

I. Read the sentences and circle the corect answer.

1. Greg .......... near here when he was younger.

A) was living B) used to live C) lives D) has lived
2. I was watching TV when the telephone .......
A) was ringing B) ring C) rang D) had rung
3. If James has time, he .......... to the video shop later.
A) goes B) will go C) is going D) has gone
4. Andy’s flight ........... at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A) leaves B) is leaving C) has left D) left
5. I think Lucy is a bit older........... Carol.
A) of B) as C) than D) for
6. Mary won’t share her toys with anyone. She’s rather.......
A) sensitive B) selfish C) stubborn D) sad
7. Mark .......... work for a large multinational company before setting up his own
business.
A) would B) had been C) was D) used to
8. We are going to play cricket tomorrow......... the weather is good.
A) if B) when C) unless D) supposing
9. Have you finished painting the living room............?
A) ago B) still C) just D) yet
10. I bought some mince because I ....... shepherd’s pie for dinner tonight.
A) Make B) have made C) am going to make D) made
11. Jerry ............ with us unless you ask him personally.
A) will come B) won’t come C) is coming D) didn’t come
12. She’s so .............. , she thinks she’s better than everybody else.
A) ambitious B) polite C) arrogant D) brave
13. He was a rebel at school. He used to ....... very badly.
A) study B) behave C) talk D) cheat
14. Don’t worry about us. We can look after ...........
A) Myself B) us C) ourselves D) themselves
15. Liverpool played ........ today than last week. They lost the match.
A) bad B) better C) worse D) the worst
_______/ 15 points
II Read the text below and choose the correct word (A,B, C or D0 for each space.
Where Were LEGO Bricks Invented?
In 1932, a carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a company in Billund, Denmark, that
(1) ….. wood stepladders, ironing boards, and toys. He named the company LEGO, a word
(2) ..... by combining the first two letters of leg and godt, the Danish word (3) ….. "play well".
Soon, Kristiansen (4) ... making only high-quality toys out of wood.
After World War II, LEGO started producing plastic toys. In 1949, the company launched
Automatic Binding Bricks, (5) ... first interlocking construction blocks. In the 1950s, the name
was changed to LEGO bricks, and the company came out with the LEGO System of Play,
(6) ... included 28 sets and 8 vehicles. It (7) ... began selling the toys (8) ... of Denmark for
the first time. In 1958, LEGO received a patent for the modern bricks (9) ... famous today.
The new bricks not only had studs on top, but tubes inside that lock onto the studs of (10) ...
bricks and hold them securely together.

1. A) did B) turned C) reached D) made

2. A) formed B) organised C) sorted D) regulated
3. A) from B) for C) to D) after
4. A) were B) was C) are D) is
5. A) it B) his C) her D) its
6. A) which B) who C) whom D) whose
7. A) too B) either C) also D) above
8. A) outside B) apart C) away D) outdoors
9. A) so B) such C) many D) few
10. A) next B) another C) other D) others
_______/ 10 points
III Put the verbs in the brackets into correct present tense.

1) A: What time ____________________ (we/ meet) John and Liz?

B: The performance ________________ (start) at 8.00 so we _______________
(meet) them at 7.30.
2) A: _________________ (Ian/ come) with us to the restaurant?
B: I don’t think so. He _______________ (not finish) writing his report yet.
3) A: __________________ (you/ see) Linda?
B: No, I think she _____________ (be) still at the library.
4) A: How often ____________________ (you exercise) at the gym?
B: Three to four times a week.
5) A: _________________ (Tanya/ be) on a diet?
B: No, she just ______________ (eat) healthy food and _____________ (sleep) a
lot.
6) A: What time ________________ (Laura and Penny/ leave) ?
B: They _______________________ (already/ leave).
7) A: What ____________________ (you/ look) for?
B: I ___________________ (look) for my key. I _________________ (just/ lose) it.
8) A: What time ____________________ (the Eurostar train/ leave) for Paris?
B: At half past seven.
9) A: Where _________________ (you/ go) on holiday this summer?
B: Italy or Greece. We ____________________ (not decide) yet.
10) A: Where _________________ (Leo/ live) ?
 B: In Kensington, but at the moment he _________________ (stay) with friends in
Paris.
11) A: ____________________ (you/ have) a party on Saturday?
B: Of course I am. I ____________________ (already/ invite) everybody!
12) A: __________________ (you/ be) to the doctor’s?
B: Yes, but my temperature ______________________ (still/ go up)!
_____ / 25 points (1 point for each verb)

IV Write sentences and questions in Present Perfect Simple using the prompts and
the words in brackets.

1. he/ take a taxi ? (yet)

______________________________________________
2. she / visit / her friends. (just)
______________________________________________
3. I / meet / a famous person (already)
______________________________________________
4. you / write / a poem ? (ever)
______________________________________________
5. I / go / bungee-jumping. (never)
______________________________________________
______ / 10 points (2 points each)

V Complete with the corect form of the verbs in past tenses.

I (1) (live) in Edinburgh at the time in a fourth floor flat. It

(2) (be) about two o'clock and I (3) (sleep). Suddenly I
(4) (wake up). I (5) (hear) a dog barking loudly outside my
window. I (6) (get up) and (7) (look) out. I (8) (be) still
half asleep and it (9) ________ (be) very dark but I could see that someone (10)
_____________(climb) up a ladder towards my bedroom window. I (11) ______
(be) terrified. I quickly (12) (phone) the police. While I (13) ___________
(explain) the situation I (14) (hear) a knock on the window. I
(15)_____________ (look) up. There (16) (be) my flatmate at the top of
the ladder. He (17) ______________(wave) and (18) ______________ (shout), "Let
me in. I've forgotten my keys!"
________/ 18 points (1 point for each verb)

VI. Fill in with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Come and visit one of (1) _________________________ (exciting) countries in the

world- Peru, where the people are (2)________________________ (hospitable) than
anywhere else. You will see some of (3)______________________ (old) cities in the
 world, as well as (4)__________________________________ (modern) cities with
(5)_____________________ (good) restaurants in South America. To make the
travel arrangements (6) ___________________ (easy), our tour includes guided visit
to some of (7)_______________ (famous) colonial cities in Peru. You will also get
the opportunity to explore the lost city of Machu Picchu- one of (8)________
___________ (interesting) sites in South America. Our company offers tailor-made
tours for even (9)_________________ (small) groups. We provide accommodation in
family hotels which offer (10)_____________ (friendly) service than the larger, more
crowded ones.
_______/ 10 points

VII Complete the sentences, using the first conditional.

. 1. He _______________ (not / get) a better job if he __________ (not / pass) that

exam.
2. If he __________________ (come), I _______________ (be) surprised.
3. If the weather _____________ (not / improve), we _______________(not / have)
a picnic.
4. We __________________ (be) late if we __________________ (not / hurry).
5. She __________________ (take) a taxi if it __________________ (rain).
6. I __________________ (not / go) if you __________________ (not / come)
with me.
_______/ 12 points (2 points each)