Concursul judeean de limba engleza VALUE YOUR ENGLISH

Sectiunea TEST YOUR ENGLISH

Clasa a VII-a
Etapa local 18 februarie 2014

I. Read the article about two sisters. Are the sentences Right or Wrong? If there is not enough information to
answer Right or Wrong, choose Doesnt say (20 points)

Down the rabbit hole

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the river bank, and of having nothing to do. Once or
twice she looked into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. "What is the use of a
book without pictures or conversations?", thought Alice.

So she was considering (as well as she could, because the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the
pleasure of making a daisy chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies. Suddenly a white
rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. There was nothing so very remarkable in that, nor did Alice think it very much
out of the way to hear the rabbit say to itself " Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! "(When she thought about it
afterward, it occurred to her she ought to have wondered about this, but at that the time it all seemed quite natural). But
when the rabbit actually took a watch out of its pocket, and looked at it, Alice realised she had never before seen a
rabbit with either pocket, or a watch to take out of it.

She ran across the field after the rabbit, and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit hole under the hedge. In
another moment, down went Alice; never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

From Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll.

Questions

1 - At the start of the story Alice was bored. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
2 Alices sister was reading a story. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
3 - Alice was probably younger than her sister. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
4 - The girls were out in the country. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
5 - Alice was very surprised to see a rabbit talking to itself. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
6 - The heat was making Alice want to go to sleep. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
7 - The rabbit was in a hurry. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
8 - The rabbit was wearing a watch on his hand. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
9 - The rabbit hole was in the field. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY
10 - Alice did not think properly about what she was doing. TRUE / FALSE / DOESNT SAY

II. Correct the mistakes: (10 points)

1. He was playing tennis when it has started to rain.

2. Thats the boy whos father is an astronaut.
3. Have you seen my purse? I am looking for it for half an hour!
4. She doesnt have any friends, has she?
5. This is the man who I borrowed the camera from him.
6. I will tell them the story when I will meet them.
7. If you will help me with my homework, we will have time to play.
8. They should to learn harder for this exam.
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 9. She has written two letters to her mother a week ago.
10. Dan is much more smarter than Mike.

III. Complete each of the following sentences using the word in bold so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. You must use between two and five words including the word given: (20 points)

1. The car was too expensive for me to buy. ENOUGH

I .. money to buy the car.
2. It's the most beautiful sculpture I've ever seen. SEEN
I beautiful sculpture.
3. The exam wasn't as easy as I'd expected. MORE
The exam .Id expected.
4. Is she Australian? COME
____________Australia?
5. The last time I spoke to him was three years ago. SPOKEN
They havent _______________ for three years.
6. How much did that jacket cost? PAY
How much _______________that jacket?

7. This is the best food Ive ever eaten. BETTER

Ive _______________________this.

8. He wants to own a house. OF

He wants to _____________________ a house.
9. He started studying here last month. BEEN
He ______________________ for a month.
10. They didnt allow Alice to leave the house. ALLOWED
Alice ________________ leave the house.

IV. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold. (10 points)

1. Artists must be, otherwise they just repeat what they see or hear. CREATE
2. Why are you so . of his work? He's just doing his best. CRITIC
3. Have you made up your mind? We need to know your .. as soon as possible. DECIDE
4. Have they put the Christmas .. yet? DECORATE
5. Why don't you call the . if the lights don't work? ELECTRIC
6. The electric company admitted their . RESPOND
7. Music and television are forms of .. ENTERTAIN
8. I don't like those trousers, no matter how they are .. FASHION
9. is everything for a teenager. FREE
10. I think it was very of you to laugh at Sarah's new dress. Go and apologize! KIND

V. Write a story entitled Our visit to a phantom-like town. Write 120-150 words. (30points)

P1: set the scene (who-when-where-what)

P2-P4: development (describe incidents leading up to the main event itself in detail; use time words such as: at first,
before, until, meanwhile, while, during, then, after, finally)
P5: end the story (refer to moods, consequences, peoples reactions, feelings, comments)

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii

Timp de lucru: 2 ore
Se acorda 10 puncte din oficiu.
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 Concursul regional de limba engleza VALUE YOUR ENGLISH
Sectiunea TEST YOUR ENGLISH
Clasa a VII-a
Etapa local 18 februarie 2014

BAREM DE NOTARE

SUBIECTUL I
1. T 5. F 9. F
2. DS 6. F 10. T
3. T 7. T
4. T 8. F

SUBIECTUL II

1. He was playing tennis when it has started to rain. (it started)

2. Thats the boy whos father is an astronaut. (whose)
3. Have you seen my purse? I am looking for it for half an hour! (have been)
4. She doesnt have any friends, has she? (does she?)
5. This is the man who I borrowed the camera from him. (- )
6. I will tell them the story when I will meet them. (I meet)
7. If you will help me with my homework, we will have time to play. (if you help)
8. They should to learn harder for this exam. (should learn)
9. She has written two letters to her mother a week ago. (wrote)
10. Dan is much more smarter than Mike. (much smarter)

SUBIECTUL III

1. didnt have enough money

2. have never seen such a
3. was more difficult than
4. does she come from
5. spoken each other
6. did you pay for
7. never eaten something/food better than
8. be the owner of
9. has been studying here
10. wasnt allowed to

SUBIECTUL IV
1. Creative 6. Responsibility
2. Critical 7. Entertainment
3. Decision 8. Fashionable
4. Decorations 9. Freedom
5. Electrician 10. unkind

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SUBIECTUL V marking scheme for narrative essays