OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – ETAPA PE ȘCOALĂ

12 FEBRUARIE 2024
CLASA a XII-a – Secțiunea A

SUBJECT A
I.1. Read the text below and write the word which best fits in each gap. Use only one word
in each gap.
10 items x 2 p. = 20 points
1. IS
2. BECAUSE
3. OF
4. SUCH
5. OTHER
6. COULD/ MAY/ MIGHT
7. DESPITE
8. IF/ WHEN/ WHENEVER
9. NOTHING/ LITTLE
10. IN
I.2Read the text and decide which answer (A, B,C or D) best fits each gap.

9 items x 2 p. = 18 points
1. ISSUE
2. FIELD
3. CONSIDERING
4. RECOGNISED
5. INTO
6. SHOP
7. CRASH
8. ON
9. UP
I.3. Rephrase each sentence, using the word given.
5 items x 3 p. = 15 points
1. broke down in tears as

2. was left with the impression

was given the impression
had the impression
was under the impression

3. have had a change of

4. hesitate to call us
hesitate to give us a call
hesitate to call

5. Little did he know

Little did he realise

I.4Translate the following text into English. 10 points

He had seemed like an old friend to me, although I had hardly known he existed before that year.
He had turned out in Bucharest with the first autumn leaves. Ever since I had kept meeting him
everywhere. I had enjoyed his company from the very first moment, and sometimes I had even
looked for it. There are some people who have something, something unknown, which arouses a
keen curiosity in us and fire our imagination into conjuring real novels about them. I scolded
myself for this weakness I had for such people; for I had paid dearly for it. This time, my
curiosity was strongly doubled by a new feeling: a certain affinity which went as far as
tenderness. Could it have been there just because he was so charmingly sad? It might be so, since
one look into his eyes might have revealed so much. Of an unusual blue, their look, unspeakably
sweet, seemed to chase the memory of a dream pensively, wistfully.

SUBIECTUL B. Read the text below. Six paragraphshave been removed from the article.
Choose from paragraphs A-G the one that fits each gap (1-6). There isone extra paragraph
that you do not need to use. 6 items x 2 p. = 12 points
1G. The previous paragraphs mentions the advantages, and this one immediately introduces the
downside, so the narrative is easy to trace.
2 В. It is easier to have a look at a paragraph that follows this one — it starts with “The writer
…”, suggesting that the previous paragraph introduced a writer and possibly a book.
Paragraph B is the only one fitting this description.
З А. The preceding paragraphs numbers the downsides of the Internet in contrast with the
advantages of more conventional reading from a book. Then this paragraph suggests that despite
of all the downsides, the web offers best possibility for quick and efficient learning: “… a
medium that would rewire our mental circuits as quickly and thoroughly as possible… “
4 D. The paragraph before focuses on how a brain can me “malleable” — or able to change.
Then Paragraph D continues and expands the idea by explaining and giving examples. The next
paragraph starts with “When I ask him… “ it is clear that ‘he’ is Dr. Small.
5 F. At the very end of Paragraph F online games are mentioned. The paragraph that follows
continues this idea with the example of Second Life virtual world type of game
6C. The game talk continues and Dr. Small explains how playing a game can be beneficial for
your thinking: “you have to pay an incredible amount of attention to what your team-mates are
doing, to the mechanics of the game”
SUBIECTUL C. WRITING AN ARTICLE 25 points
MARKING SCHEME FOR THE ARTICLE

Analytical Exemplary Proficient Partially Weak Incomplete Points

criteria 5p 4p Proficient 2p 1p
3p
CONTENT The report is The report is The report is The report is The report
completely fairly completed partially faulty, is incomplete,
relevant to topic, with all the completed including the sequencing
describing sequencing with slight serious of the narrative
places/events elements of a logical logical moments being
/characters/ narrative. impediments impediments inconsistent.
atmosphere/ in sequencing in the
reaching climax, the moments sequencing
including the of the narrative. of
final reactions of events.
the protagonist.
ORGANIZATION There is There is a fairly There is There is Paragraphs
complete completion of partial serious are incomplete,
AND COHESION
logical paragraph completion of inconsistenc both linking
connection organization due the task. y in the devices,
of paragraphs to scarce misuse Paragraphs organization mechanics,
due to a of linking are partially of the and length
judicious devices, complete due paragraphs requirements
use of mechanics, and to unfinished due to having been
linking devices, length ideas and the misuse of disrespected.
mechanics, requirements. scarce use of the linking
and length linking devices,
requirements. devices, mechanics,
mechanics, and length
and length requirements
requirements. .
VOCABULARY A wide range of A range of The range of A limited A very narrow
vocabulary is vocabulary is vocabulary is range of range of
used used adequately used vocabulary is vocabulary
appropriately appropriately in the report; present is present;
and and accurately in errors within the errors in
accurately the report; in word choice report; less word choice /
throughout the occasional errors / formation are common formation
report; precise in word choice / present when items of predominate;
meaning is formation more vocabulary spelling
conveyed; minor are possible; sophisticated are rare and errors can
errors are spelling is well items of may be make the
rare; spelling is controlled with vocabulary often faulty; report obscure
very well occasional slips. are attempted; spelling at times. The
controlled. The register of spelling can errors can register used in
The register of the narrative be faulty at make text the narrative
the narrative report is relevant times. understandin report is
report is totally to the task with The register of g inappropriate
relevant to slightly the narrative difficult. The for this
the task, being incongruent report is partially register type of writing.
organically lapses within the relevant to the of the
integrated all discourse. task with a narrative is
along the narrow inconsistent
discourse. inconsistency due to the
of style, leading mixture of
to halts in the styles.
logical
development
of ideas.
STRUCTURES A wide range of A range of A mix of A limited A very narrow
grammatical grammatical complex and range of range of
structures is used structures is used simple grammatical grammatical
accurately and accurately and grammatical structures is structures is
flexibly with some structures is present present within
throughout the flexibility along present along the the report;
report; minor the report; throughout the report; errors
errors are rare; occasional errors report; errors complex predominate;
punctuation is are possible; are present language is punctuation
very well punctuation is when complex rare and may errors make
controlled. well controlled language is be often the text
with occasional attempted; faulty; obscure at
slips. punctuation punctuation times.
can be faulty at errors can
times. make text
understandin
g
difficult.
EFFECT ON The interest of The text has a The effect on The effect on The effect on
the reader is good effect on the reader is the reader is the reader is
TARGET
aroused and the reader. satisfactory. non-relevant. non-relevant.
READER sustained
throughout.