Đề kiểm tra cuối học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

Full name: ...............................................
Class: 8.......................
ENGLISH FINAL TEST GRADE 8
Time: 45 minutes
Marks
Listening
Language focus
Reading
Writing
 Speaking
Total
LISTENING:
Q.1. Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival and circle the correct answer A, B, or C:
1.The Giong Festival is held in ....District, Ha Noi.
A. Dong Anh B. Soc Son C. Dong Da
2. This festival is held to commemorate Saint Giong who defeated.
A. the An B. the Ming C. the Mongols
3. The festival is held ....
A. on the 6th day of the 4th lunar month B. on the 12th day of the 4th lunar month
 C. from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month.
4. This festival shows the love for 
A. our motherland B. our house C. our parents 
Q.2. Listen and decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F) .
T
F
1. Saint Giong is worshipped for defending the Ming
2. The preparations for the festival begin two months beforehand .
3. The festival is held from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month.
4. This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage.
LANGUAGE FOCUS:
Q.1. Pronunciation: 
 Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
 1. A. wanted 	B. washed 	C. danced 	D. played
2. A. community	B. computer	C. customs	 D. museum	
3. A. minority	B. ethnic	C. tradition	D. religion
 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
 4. A. ancestor	B. curious	C. heritage	 D. tradition
 5. A. buffalo	B. festival	C. convenient 	D. cultural
Q.2. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1. People in the countryside live  than those in the city. 
A. happy B. more happily C. happily D. less happy
2. Tam is a beautiful girl; ... , she’s kind-hearted.
A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
3. While I .the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched	 B. was watching C. watch	D. am watching
 4. My mother loves _________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. 
 A. cook 	B. to cook 	C. cooking D. cooked
 5. People burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.
A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbors
 C. READING: Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below.
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work
 hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name, but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.
 Q.1. Write true (T) or false (F).
True 
False 
1. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.
2. Her father married a kind woman.
3. Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her.
4. The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper.
 Q.2. Answer the questions. 
 1. What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died?
 2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her?
 3. Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown?
 .
 4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella?
 ..
 5. What happened in the end?
 .
D. WRITING:
 Q.1. Complete each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one . 
 1. A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr. (FAST)
 - A lion can run _____________________________________________________________.
 2. It is raining, so we won’t play football today. (SINCE)
 - We won’t ___________________________________________________________________.
 3. She failed the quiz in Math; there fore, she has to study harder. (BECAUSE)
 - She has to ____________________________________________________________________.
 4. A fish swims faster than a duck.(SLOWLY)
 - A duck_______________________________________________________________________.
 5. The tortoise was running , and the hare was sleeping. (WHILE)
 - The tortoise ___________________________________________________________________.
 6. Do the test carefully or you may get a bad mark.(BAD) 
 - If __________________________________________________________________________.
 Q.2. Use the suggested words and phrases to make meaningful sentences. 
1. We / learn / Maths / when/ the bell / ring.
______________________________________________________________________________.
2. We/ spend/ two/ hour/ repair/ windows/ yesterday.
______________________________________________________________________________.
3. Internet/ change/ way/ we/ communicate.
______________________________________________________________________________.
 4. Yesterday / beautiful day / so / my friend / I / go / camping. 
 ______________________________________________________________________________.
 E. SPEAKING: Choose one of the topic and talk about it then answer the questions.
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