‘Mihai Viteazul’ secondary school

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INITIAL TEST - 5th GRADE (model)

PART I ___ _(60 points)

I. Read the e-mail below and underline the correct words: (15x1p=15p)

Hi, I 1) am/are John. I 2) have/am 11 years old and I 3) am/are British. I live
with my family in Liverpool, UK. I 4) am not/are not very tall and slim. I 5)
have/has got brown hair and dark eyes. I 6) am/are funny and friendly.
This is my family. My father 7) is/are an engineer and my mother 8) is/are a
nurse. I 9) have/has got two sisters, Lucy and Clara. Lucy 10) is/are seventeen
and Clara 11) are/is fifteen.
My hobbies 12) is/are playing the piano and swimming. I 13) has/have got a
pet. It 14) is/are a turtle. Its name 15) is/are Diddy. I love it a lot!
That’s all about me. What’s your family like? Write back soon.
John

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or Simple Present. (10x1p=10p)
1._____________________ Helen ________________(do) her homework now.
2.____________________ My brother_______________(paint) in his room at the moment.
3.________________________ Be quiet! The students_________________ (write) a test.
4.________________________ Pupils always____________ (learn) in the classroom.
5._____________________ Mike sometimes ______________ (wash) the dishes after dinner.
6._________________________ The boys (not/ play) tennis now.
7.______________________ Susan usually____________(drink) milk in the morning.
8.______________________ Listen! Jim_______________(play) the piano.
9.______________________ The children_____________ (eat) pizza every week.
10.__________________ Maria_________________ (like) chocolate cake.

III. Match the questions with the answers: (10x0,5p=5p)

1. What is the weather like? a. She is my cousin from Spain.
2. Why are you happy? b. On Monday, I think.
3. Where do you come from? c. He’s forty-two.
4. Who is she? d. Only six.
5. Whose pencil is this? e. £ 10.
6. When do you leave? f. It is sunny.
7. How old is your father? g. The pink one.
8. How many books are there on the h. From New York.
desk?
9. How much is the red T-shirt? i. It isn’t Mary’s.
10. Which is your schoolbag? j. I see him coming.
1_____ 2______ 3______ 4______ 5______ 6_____ 7_____ 8______ 9_______ 10______

IV. Write the correct plural form of the following nouns: (10x0,5p=5p)

a. biscuit - f. dress -
b. mango - g. sheep -
c. knife - h. woman -
d. story - i. bench -
e. leaf - j. bus -
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V. Fill in the text with the correct form of the verb to be ( am/is/are) and have got (have/has got).
(25x1p=25p)
Hello!
My name l ________Sonia. I 2 ________ from Poland and I 3 ________ nine years old. I 4
_______________ dark hair and brown eyes. I 5 _____ not very tall but I 6 ____slim.
My family 7_________ great. We 8___________ really happy. I9_______________ one sister and two
brothers. We l0 _____________ all students. We go to school together every morning.
I like reading and listening to music. I l1 __________________a lot of books. My favourite band l2
____________ The Smashing Pumpkins. My sister and I l3 _______________ some big posters of
Leonardo Di Caprio in our room. We think he l4_________ a great actor.
My brothers l5 ____ great, too. They l6 ________ older than me. They l7 ________________ a lot of
friends.
I l8 ____________________any pets, but my cousin, Julie, l9 ________________a cat named Kitty.
She 20 _____ little and she 21_____________ grey fur. She 22_______funny, too. She 23_________ big
silver eyes and a very long tail. She 24_______ very cute. I love playing with her.
This 25___________all about me. Please write to me and tell me about yourself.
Best wishes,
Sonia

PART II ( 30
points)

Write a letter to Sonia telling her about you. Use the letter above as an example. Do not use
more than 80 words.

+10 points ex officio