Evaluation test - version A Keeping trendy 2

Name Surname Class: 8th Evaluation %

Date , 20 Muito Bom Bom Suficiente

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(Teacher) (Parent/E.E.)

Reading
Read the text.
Fast fashion

Shopping for clothes used to be an occasional event – something that

happened a few times a year when the seasons changed or when we
outgrew the clothes we had. But about 20 years ago, something changed.
Clothes became cheaper and shopping became a hobby. Suddenly,
everyone could afford to dress like their favourite celebrity or wear the
latest trends fresh from the catwalks1.
So, what is fast fashion?
Fast fashion can be defined as cheap, trendy clothing that takes ideas
from the catwalks or celebrity culture and turns them into garments in
high-street stores. The idea is to get the newest styles on the market as
fast as possible, so shoppers can snap them up2 while they are still at the
height of their popularity.
What’s the impact on the planet?
Fast fashion’s impact on the planet is immense. The pressure to reduce costs and speed up
production means environmental corners are more likely to be cut by using cheap, toxic textile dyes –
making the fashion industry the second largest polluter of clean water globally. The largest is still
agriculture. So, next time you go shopping, think twice! Do you really need
to buy another pair of jeans?
Adapted from: goodonyou.eco/what-is-fast-fashion
Word box
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catwalks: where models walk
showing clothes
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snap up: buy something as
soon as it is available

1 Match the parts to form sentences about the text. / 12,5

a. Clothing prices have 1. is cheap and changes quickly.

b. Nowadays, people 2. is one of the largest water polluters.

c. Fast fashion 3. is enormous.

d. The impact on the planet 4. changed a lot.

e. The fashion industry 5. can buy more clothes.

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Keeping trendy
Answer the questions.
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a. When did people use to buy clothes in the past? People used to buy clothes when…
b. What changed 20 years ago? Clothes became cheaper and shopping became a hobby
c. What is fast fashion? It is cheap, trendy clothing that takes ideas from the catwalks or celebrity culture
and turns them into garments in high-street stores.
d. Why are environmental corners likely to be cut? Because of the pressure to reduce costs and
speed up production
e. What type of dyes does fast fashion use? Fast fashion uses cheap, toxic textile dyes

3 Find a word in the text that means: /5

a. economic (para. 2):

b. fashionable (para. 2):
c. clothing itens (para. 2):
d. accelerate (para. 3):
e. poisonous (para. 3):

Vocabulary and Grammar

1 Read the sentences and write the names of the clothes / acessories. /5

a. A piece of jewelry you wear on your ear.

b. Shoes that extend slightly over the ankles.
c. Trousers with a part that covers your chest and straps that go over your shoulders.

d. You wear this on the top part of your body and it has a hood.
e. A large open bag with handles.

2 Label the pictures of the fashion jobs. /5

a. b. c.
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d. e.
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Keeping trendy Evaluation test - version A
Complete the gaps with used to, didn’t use to or usually. /5

I a. go shopping with my mum once a month. Until recently,

we b. go to the shopping centre just the two of us, because my
sister c. tag along. She d. stay
home watching series. However, now she e. asks to join us.
It’s nice to spend some time with both of them.

4 Complete the gaps with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets. /5

a. Mike (live) here since 2019.

b. We (not do) our homework yet.
c. She just (write) her second novel.
d. already (you / finish) cleaning the house?
e. He (not arrive) home yet.

5 Complete the dialogues with the Past Simple or Present Perfect of /5

the verbs in brackets.

a. you (see) my wallet? I can’t find it.

No, I haven’t. When was the last time you (see) it?
b. you (be) to Japan?
Yes, my family and I (go) there last year.
c. she (study) for the exam yet?
No, she (not have) the time this week.
d. He (send) me three emails last week! What a nightmare.
I know! I (receive) five so far this morning.
e. Peter (arrive) yet?
Yes, he (get) here twenty minutes ago.

6 Complete the gaps with the correct modal verb: would / wouldn’t; /5
could / couldn’t; must / mustn’t; have to; should / shouldn’t.

a. you like to go shopping with us?

b. We do the homework because we arrived home really late.
c. Look at the sign! You turn right.
d. Don’t forget that you still do the laundry and walk the dog.
e. You buy her a present. She would be happy.
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Writing
1 Answer the questions about you. / 10

a. What’s your favourite fashion style?

b. What clothes and accessories do you like buying?

c. How often do you go shopping?

d. Do you like shopping online?

e. Which job in the fashion industry would you like to have?

2 You see this notice in an international magazine. / 10

Articles wanted!
What kind of fashion styles do you like?
Do you usually buy your new clothes in shopping centres or do you prefer to do it
online?
Would you like to work in the fashion industry? Why?
We will publish the most interesting articles in our next magazine!

Write your article (60-90 words).