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Initial English Test 8th grade (L1)

PARTEA I____________________________________________________ _____60 de puncte

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense: ( 5 x 2p = 10p)

1) I would buy a book if I (have) money……………………………………………………..
2) You would finish cleaning faster if you (use) the vacuum cleaner………………………..
3) If you wanted, we (go) together to the shopping…………………………………………
4) The teacher (give) you a good mark if you learned more and did your homework…………….
5) If I had the money, I (go) to Japan……………………………………………………………..

2. Rewrite the sentences into Reported Speech. ( 5 x 2p = 10p)

a. “Fix the computer or you’ll have problems soon, Linda”.
Patrick recommended ……………………………...............................................................................
b. “Don’t pay so much attention to what fashion magazines say.”
The teacher told us …………………………………...............................................................................
c. “We’re playing golf today.”
Anna told us …………………………………………………….............................................................
d. “You went out late last night.”
I told him ………………………………………….………………........................................................
e. “I met Emma in this café a week ago.”
He mentioned..............................................................................................................................

3. Put the verbs in the brackets into the Present Perfect Simple: ( 5 x 2p = 10p)
a. He never (visit) the British Museum. ......................................................................................................
b. The film (already/ finish). .......................................................................................................................
c. The engine of the car (just/ break) down. ................................................................................................
d. They (not see) each other for five years. ..................................................................................................
e. She (live) in Italy since she was a baby. ..................................................................................................

4. Rewrite the sentences into the Passive Voice : ( 5 x 2p = 10p)

a) Mark opens the door……………………………………………………….…..……….………………………
b) She doesn’t water the flowers on Monday. ………………………………………………….….…………......
c) Children didn’t wash the dishes last night. ........................................................................................................
d) They made their beds an hour ago. …………………………………………………….……………………..
e) Jane makes some cookies every weekend. .………………………………….…………………….……….....
5. Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tense: (10 x 1p = 10p)
1) Lynne………………………(sing) while she………………….(clean) the windows, yesterday at 4.
2) I……………………..(see) the film many times until now.
3) Mrs. Johnson……….…………….(teach) us, when Joe entered the room.
4) Listen! Someone….……………….(watch) TV in your room!
5) …………………….…..(he/ meet) a famous person?
6) . ……………………..…...( Sue/ write) at the moment?
7) Ellen………………..…...(not want) to become an actress.
8) When I………………….(see) him on Monday, he was selling vegetables.
9) I didn’t have any money, when I ………………..(go) to the seaside last summer.

6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (5 x 2p = 10p)
a) Steve left before my arrival. When I………………………………………
b) Do you need any help with your suitcase? Shall……………………………..?
c) I last saw David in1990. I……………………………….since 1990.
d) What is your usual time of arrival at school? When…………………?
e) Imagine you owned a robot. What would you do? What……………………?

PARTEA a II-a _______________________________________________________(30 de puncte)

Write a summary of your favourite book. (150 words) Mention the author, the plot, characters, etc. Don’t
forgrt to tell us why you liked it!
+ 10 points BONUS