Score:

/ 82 points.

Mark

English Test
Name: ___________________________________ Grade: 8th ___ Date: ___________
School: ______________________________________________________________
Instructions:
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Use black and blue ink pen only.

Read the instructions of each section carefully before you start to answer
the test.

Passing mark exigency is 60%.

Time to answer: 90 min.

I)

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the past simple.
points)

a) I _______________ (do) my Maths homework yesterday.

b) ______________ Susan _____________ to England before? (go)
c) They__________________ (not/help) their brother.
d) The children___________________ (not/be) at home last week.
e) My mother ____________________ (not/crash) into the van.
f) The children ___________________ (forget) their sandwiches.
g) He_____________________ (not/ do) magic tricks at the party.
h) She__________________ (travel) by train to London.
i) The president____________ (speak) very slow during the conference.

(10

j) My dog_______________ (bite) Ann in her leg.

II) Complete the statements using the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses.
(10points)
1. London is __________________________________________ (large) city in England.
2. The Alps are_____________________________________ (high) mountains in Europe.
3. According to the map, this is _________________________ (direct) route to Barcelona.
4. That was_________________________________________ (bad) film I have ever seen.
5. David is_________________________________________ (funny) person I know.
6. The old city of Florence is___________________________ (interesting) city in Italy.
7. This is________________________________________ (delicious) spaghetti I have ever eaten.
8. Your friend is_______________ (unpleasant) person I've ever met. I hope I never see him
again.
9. What is_______________________________________ (good) way to get to Roger's house?
10. The _____________________________ (bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid.

III)

Conditional Sentences (Type 1). Choose the correct form of the verbs in bold. (14
points)

1. If I move / Ill move to Boston, I live / Ill live on Main Street.

2. If you call / youll call your mother, shell be very happy.
3. If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / well drive to Center ville.
4. If it rains / itll rain today, we wont go to the park.
5. If Im not in a hurry tonight, I write / Ill write to her.
6. If she isnt / wont be sick, shell go to school.

7. If theyre / theyll be tired tomorrow, they dont go / wont go to work.

8. If John doesnt buy a new car, he buys / hell buy a motorcycle.
9. If we go/ well go to London, be/well visit our cousin.
10. If she ll miss/ misses the bus, she/ shell walk.

IV)

Fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses. (10 points)

1.

Dad _________________________________________________ his car key. (lose)

2.

All the guests __________________________________________. (arrive)

3.

Tony ________________________________________________ a goal. (score)

4.

Peter _________________________________________ in the tent several times. (sleep)

5. It ___________________ not ___________________________ for two months. (rain)

6.

Some prisoners ____________________________________ from the prison. (escape)

7.

The plane ____________________________________________ at the airport. (land)

8.

John ________________________________________________ a puppet. (make)

9. Dad and I _____________________________________________ a big fish. (catch)

10. I ___________________________________________________ this movie twice. (see)
V)

Fill in the blanks with CAN or CANT.

(8 points)

1. She is a small baby. She _______________ eat meat, but she _______________ drink milk.
2. That dress is not expensive. I ______________________buy it.
3. A cat _______________ climb up a tree, but a dog ______________________.
4. Im very tired today. I ___________________________ clean my room.
5. John is very short. He __________________________ play basketball very well.
6. We are very hungry, so we ______________________ eat a lot of sandwiches.
7. He is very fat. He ______________________________ run very fast.

8. We _______________ sleep in the bedroom but we ________________sleep in the

bathroom.

VI)

Fill in the blanks with MUST / MUSTNT / HAVE TO or (NOT) HAVE TO.
(10 points)

1. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I ______________________________work.

2. Whatever you do, you ______________________ touch that switch. Its very dangerous.
3. You _____________________________ forget what I told you. Its very important.
4. We ________________________________ leave yet. Weve got plenty of time.
5. Ann was feeling ill last night. She _____________________________ leave the party early.
6. I ______________________________ go to the bank yesterday to get some money.
7. The windows are very dirty. I _______________________________ clean them.
8. The windows arent dirty. You__________________________________ clean them.
9. We arrived home very late last night. We _______________________ wait half an hour for a
taxi.
10. These cakes are very nice. You _______________________________ have one.
VII)

Complete the questions using How many and How much where it corresponds.
(10 points)
1) _____________birds are there? There are two birds.
2) _____________money is there? There are three thousand dollars.
3) _____________dolphins are there? There are two dolphins.
4) _____________pencils are there? There are thirteen pencils.

5) _____________books are there? There are three books.

6) _____________milk is there? There are four litres of milk.
7) _____________ sausages are there? There are five sausages.
8) _____________ students are there? There are four students.
9) _____________eggs are there? There are eight eggs.
10) ____________chocolate is there? There is a bar of chocolate.

VIII) Fill in the gaps in the invitation with IN, ON or AT where it corresponds.
(10 points)
Im going to have a party! I hope you can come! Its going to start
5 oclock .. the afternoon .. the second Saturday
August. Were going to have it . Toms house .
Wilton Avenue. Theres a big garden and were going to have the
party . the garden.
Did you know that my birthday is .. the eighth? But as you can
see, the party is going to be . the tenth. Why? Parties are better
. the weekend!
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS WELCOME ANYDAY!