Name: ___________________________

GRADE 8 – Practice Test

Date: ___________________________
I. Pronunciation: (1m)
1. A. food B. blood C. soon D. moon 1. _______
2. A. brushes B. wishes C. watches D. writes 2. _______
3. A. obligatory B. geographical C. international D. undergraduate 3. _______
4. A. image B. predict C. envy D. cover 4. _______
II. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each question: (2.5ms)
5. Jane is calling and her mom is _______ the phone.
A. speaking B. telling C. answering D. saying 5. _______
6. There ______ a bottle of water and three cans of juice on the table. You can choose one of them.
A. are B. isn’t C. aren’t D. is 6. _______
7. Please don’t let your dog __________ around the kids.
A. run B. running C. to run D. runs 7. _______
8. “Would you like to have dinner with me?” – “______________.”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is 8. _______
9. We often go to the __________ to buy some clothes for holidays.
A. cinemas B. gyms C. shopping centers D. mosques 9. _______
10. Linda prefers __________ books to __________ TV.
A. reading/ watch B. reading/ watching C. read/ see D. reading/ seeing 10. ______
11. My parents don’t allow me __________ out alone at night.
A. to go B. going C. goes D. go 11. ______
12. Hanah is not good __________ sewing.
A. about B. at C. in D. on 12. ______
13. Brian usually _______ to school by bike; but today, he __________ to school on foot.
A. goes/ goes B. goes/ will go C. goes/ go D. goes/ is going 13. ______
14. São Paolo in Brazil has a large __________ of cars.
A. amount B. lot C. deal D. number 14. ______

III. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). (0.5m)
15. What does this sign mean? 15. ______

A. Only school employees can park here.

B. Parents can only park here to drop their children off.
C. Students are only allowed to get on their parents’ cars here.
D. Everyone, except school staff, can park in this area.

16. Whose textbook does Natalie want to borrow? 16. ______

Francesco! Problem – Maria’s borrowed A. Ken’s

my history textbook and she’s away. B. Maria’s
Could you lend me yours? Leave it with
C. Francesco’s
Ken when you see him. Thanks, Natalie.
D. None is correct

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IV. Supply the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5ms)
17. The newcomer was greeted with warmth and ____. (friend) 17. ____________________

18. I find swimming and doing yoga very ___. (relax) 18. ____________________

19. I ___ think going to work late would be the wrong thing to do. (person) 19. ____________________

20. My dad is a major ___ of Vietnamese art. (collect) 20. ____________________

21. Taylor comes to the city seeking fortune and __________. (famous) 21. ____________________

22. Joe has a highly ___ mind. (invent) 22. ____________________

V. Provide the correct verb forms/ tenses: (1.5ms)

23. Let’s ___ (finish) our homework now! 23. ____________________

24. I hate ___ (watch) TV but I enjoy ___ (read) books. 24. ___________/_________

25. How often ________ (they/meet) their friends? – Once a week. 25. ____________________

26. Liz ___ (go) to Rome last year. 26. ____________________

27. My dad thinks cycling and mountain-climbing ___ (be) not safe. 27. ____________________

VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (1m)
28. skating is/ than/ Julie thinks that/ playing board games./ more interesting/

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29. the students/ two and three hours/ Nearly half of/ do between/ of homework./

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VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the
same as the sentence printed before it. (2ms)
30. Why don’t we go to the cinema. (use “going”)

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31. He likes playing the guitar better than playing any kind of sports.

He prefers ___________________________________________________________________________________________

32. Do your parents let you go to school by yourself? (use “allow”)

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33. My mother often spends about 2 hours cooking meals for my family.

It ____________________________________________________________________________________________________