WINTER TEST PAPER

Date __________________ Name _______________ the 12th D form

I read the text and accomplish the tasks below
Weather and Your Mood
It seems that everyone has a favorite season. Some like the hot summer weather, while others prefer
the crisp winter air. People often enjoy the beautiful colors in the autumn trees as well as the
picturesque flowers that bloom in the spring. However, recent research has suggested that the seasonal
changes may be responsible for triggering a mood disorder known as Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD).
The outdoor environment and particularly the weather, plays tricks with our mood. A rainy, dark day
can bring soberness to even the most enthusiastic among us. The hot days of summer make us go
through the day a little shower, and the cold, short days of winter make us feel powerless. Why the
weather has such a profound effect on our mood is something that searchers have been trying to find
out. There is an optimal temperature for our mood, according to the University of Michigan
researchers. Its 23 degrees C, or about room temperature.
Generally speaking the researchers found that weather can improve mood, memory, openness to new
information and creative thoughts. In order to get the benefits from warm, sunny weather, the
researchers found that you must spend at least 30 minutes outside. Meanwhile, if you go from winter
to spring, or take a trip somewhere warm during the winter, the beneficial effects seem to be more
noticeable. When the weather outside is nice, people who are trapped indoors tend to experience
worse moods. In such a case it can be truly beneficial for those who are trapped to go outside, even
for a short walk. However, when you cant control the weather, you can control your mood.
Even though the weather has the potential to impact your mood, that doesnt mean you have to let it do
so. This is because you, and not the weather, ultimately control your mood. If you find yourself feeling
down because it is a very hot, cold or rainy day, all you have to do is to recognize that you can release
these feelings and be productive no matter what is happening outside.
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How do seasonal changes impact peoples mood?
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How can pleasant weather influence people?

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Circle the correct variant (True/False).Justify your choice.

1. the short days of winter make us feel powerful
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2. you can control your mood when you cant control the weather T/F
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1. The outdoor environment
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Almost everyone seems to

The hot days of summer

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b. plays tricks with our mood
c. have a favorite season
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Grammar
Choose the variant which best suits each of the sentences:
1. Greta had the feeling that somebody _________________ at her.
Looked
was looking
has looked
2. A mouse _______________ by crumbs alone.
Is not living
doesnt live
didnt live
3. _______________ the police __________________ the murder yet?
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4. When they arrived they realized that they ___________________ the door.
Didnt lock
hadnt locked
havent locked
Use the verb in the most appropriate tense form:
1. Mr. Smith ___________________ to Chicago last week. (to go)
2. I ____________________ to Australia.(never, to be)
3. We usually _______________________ letters on Saturdays. (to write)
4. I _____________________ the violin since I was a little boy. (not to play)
5. She __________________learning in this school from next month.(to start)
Complete the sentences, using either the objective-with the infinitive or the
subjective infinitive construction
I could feel ______________________________________________________
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He happened _____________________________________________________
She was made ____________________________________________________
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Creative writing: Nothing in this world is impossible to a willing heart

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Barem de corectare
I item- 29 points
1.- 2 points for a right answer
2. - 4 points for a complete and correct answer
3.- 6 points, 3 points for each clear and correct answer
4.- 9 points, 3 points for each correct choice
5. - 8 points for a sound comment on the given topic
II item-13 points
1 point for each correct choice or correct inserted grammar form
III item- 30 points
2 points for writing on the topic
2 points for having personal point of view
8 points for coherence and cohesion
4 points for an adequate vocabulary
6 points for correct tense forms
8 points for lexical and grammar correctitude
Al in all 72 points

LESSON PROJECT

DATE:
LEVEL: advanced (the 12th form)
TIME: 90 minutes
TOPIC: Winter Test Paper
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
To check pupils assimilation of the material of Unit I and II
To check pupils learning process.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
O1 to complete the tasks on the text
O2- to insert the correct form of the verb
O3- to complete the sentence using infinitive constructions
O4- to write an essay

TEACHING MATERIALS: sheets with test-papers.

TYPE OF LESSON: evaluation.