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Etapa locala - Clasa a VII-a

17 februarie 2024

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (50 PUNCTE)

1. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (10 x 1p = 10
points):
When Francis Lee was a boy he 1) ............................. (want) to be an astronaut. He 2)……......
….(watch) TV one day in 1969 when he 3)…………………. (see) Neil Armstrong walk on the
moon. Since then he 4) ……......……… (always/dream) of doing the same. Every night when
there is a full moon, he 5)………….……….. (stare) up at it for hours and 6)……..........…….
(imagine) himself walking around on it. At the moment, however, he 7)……………….(work) as
a night-watchman at a meat factory. He 8) ……………. (do) the same job since he left school
fifteen years ago, but he still hopes that one day his dream 9).....………….. (come) true. He 10)
………… (hear) that in the 21st century they will sell tickets to fly to the moon.

2. a. Choose the variant which best completes each sentence: (10 x 1p = 10 points):
1. I am older than you, ……….?
A. Isn’t it? B. – am I? C. aren’t I? D. don’t I
2. “ Why is Bob so happy?” “His book ……..just been published.”
A. had B. has. C. is D. did
3. The long afternoon walk will do………..good to the boy.
A. much. B. many. C. a lot. D. most
4. Some children are afraid…………..spiders.
A. at B. in C. of D. about
5. ….he had no money for the bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. For. B. This C. So D. As
6. In my opinion, her situation is similar……….mine.
A. with B. from C. of D. to
7. It happened………we were asleep last Friday night.
A. during B. for. C. while D. since
8. My father thinks chat shows rubbish and always ………….the TV off.
A. cuts. B. closes C. turns D. takes
9. Can this camera ……………good photos?
A. make B. achieve C. take D. do
10. Does your little sister believe ……..ghosts?
A. of B. with. C. in D. to

2. b. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence (10 x 1 p = 10
points):
1. There are millions of ………people all over the country. WEALTH
2. ……………..brought the Plague to Europe from Asia. SAIL
3. We had…..deciding who to send to the competition. DIFFICULT
4. The book contains a………of poems from three decades. COLLECT
5. My sister has been suffering from a bad cough ………. LATE
6. The.......of our flight was delayed due to foggy weather in London. ARRIVE
7. Jamie’s early …………came as a shock to all of us. DIE
8. I reported the ……………of my passport to the authorities. LOSE
9. When they got to the top of the mountain they made a remarkable. DISCOVER
10. It’s been a …………meeting with your parents. PLEASE

3. Find the error in each sentence and rewrite it correctly: (10x2p=20p)

1. Everybody in the room were reluctant to accept it.
2. She went for shopping an hour ago.
3. How could you do so many mistakes?
4. We had no minute to loose.
5. The hurricane caused a great damage.
6. I didn’t made this cake two days ago.
7. I needed a friend to, so I asked for his help.
8. Are you hearing her song right now?
9. He saw a beautifull girl in the street.
10. My cousin don’t know how to play the piano.

SUBIECTUL B – READING COMPREHENSION (25 PUNCTE)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

Great author, great films.
JRR Tolkien wrote approximately forty books. The most popular are The Hobbit and The Lord
of the Rings. These are stories of life in the 'middle-kingdom'. Both books are popular with
children and adults of all ages. Tolkien's stories have magic and adventure and they are very
difficult to film. The first films of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were cartoons. In 2001
the first of three films that follow the story of The Lord of the Rings appeared. The films cost
$270 million each. The makers of the films went to New Zealand because New Zealand has the
scenery they needed.
Tolkien was born in 1892 in South Africa. When he was four, his father died and his mother took
him and his brother back to England. He was a very good student at school. He was interested in
languages and learned Anglo-Saxon and Middle English. He then invented languages for fairies
and elves! In 1920 Tolkien became a university teacher. He had four children and he told them
the story of The Hobbit, which appeared as a book in 1937. It was so popular that his publishers
immediately wanted another book, but Tolkien took 12 years to write The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien died in Oxford in 1973.
Are sentences 1-5 (A) Right or (B) Wrong or (C) if there is not enough information to
answer. (A) Right or (B) Wrong, choose ( C) Doesn't say.
1) The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are books full of magical and adventurous stories .
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
2) JRR Tolkien's stories are easy to film.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
3) The film-makers found in New Zealand the right scenery to film The Lord of the Rings.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
4) JRR Tolkien had a difficult childhood.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
5) JRR Tolkien told students at school the story of The Hobbit.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say
SUBIECTUL C – WRITING (25 PUNCTE)
I. Write a story which must start with the following sentence: “It was a bright cold day in
April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
” (120-150 words).
Do not forget the stages of a narrative when writing your composition:
a) An introduction: in which you set the scene (who was involved, time, place) in an
interesting way
b) A main body: two or more paragraphs in which you develop your story, presenting the
events, generally in the order in which they happened
c) A conclusion: in which you say what happened in the end and the final comment:
You should also give a catchy title to your story.
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Timp de lucru 120 minute.
Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu.
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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
ETAPA LOCALĂ
Clasa a VII a

SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH (50 PUNCTE)

1.Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (10 x 1p = 10
points):
1. a wanted 2. was watching 3. saw 4. has always dreamt 5. stares 6. imagines 7. is working 8.
has been doing 9. will come 10. has heard;
2.a. Choose the variant which best completes each sentence:
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C. 5. D. 6. D. 7. C. 8. C 9. C 10. C

2. b. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence (10 x 1 p
= 10 points):
1. wealthy 2. sailor 3. difficulty 4. collection 5. lately 6. arrival 7. death 8. loss 9. discovery
10. pleasant;
3. Find the error in each sentence and rewrite it correctly: (10x2p=20p)
1. was - were 2. without for 3. do - make 4. loose - lose 5. without a 6. didn’t made - didn’t make
7. to - too 8. are you hearing - do/can you hear 9. beautifull - beautiful 10.don’t know - doesn’t
know;
SUBIECTUL B – READING COMPREHENSION (25 PUNCTE)

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.

1. A. (Right) 2. B (Wrong ) 3. A (Right ) 4. C (Doesn't say) 5. B Wrong;

SUBIECTUL III - REDACTARE DE TEXT – 25 POINTS

1. Accuracy and content. The story should be relevant to the information provided . Words should be
spelled correctly and word order used properly.– 5 points
2. Organisation and cohesion. Storyline should be clear, though paragraphing could be minimal. –5 points
3. Appropriacy of register and format. Consistent register suitable to the story. – 5 points
4. Range. Narrative tenses with vocabulary appropriate to the chosen topic of the story.– 5 points
5. Target reader. Would be able to follow the storyline. The story should be original. – 5 points