Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 học kỳ I năm học 2015-2016 (Có đáp án)

THE MATRIX OF THE 	FIRST TEST IN TERM 1 
 ENGLISH 8 ( 2015 – 2016 )
TOPIC
TEST CONTENT
Identification
Understanding
Level Application
Total
Low
High
Option
Self-talk
Option
Self-talk
Option
Self-talk
Option
Self-talk
Unit 1
Listening:
8 
2.0
9
2.25
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
1
0.25
Unit 2
Reading:
4
2.0
4
2.0
Unit 3
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
2
0.5
2
0.5
Unit 4
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
2
0.5
1
0.25
3
 0.75
Unit 5
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
2
0.5
6
 2.5
Writing:
2
1.0
2
1.0
Unit 6
Listening:
3
 0.75
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
3
0.75
Unit 7
Listening:
3
 0.75
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
3
0.75
Unit 8
Listening:
2
 0.5 
Language focus:
- Grammar: 
- Vocab.:
2
0.5
Total
20
 5.0 
8
3.0
2
1.0
2
1.0
32
10.0
Name: 
Class: 8A
KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 - ( NH: 2015-2016 )
Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Thời gian: 45’
I . Listen to Nga talking about her friend and fill in the blanks: (2 ms) 
This is my close friend. Her name’s Thanh. She’s a student. She’s (1)  years old. She’s in grade (2)  at Luong Van Chanh Secondary School. She’s tall and (3)  . She’s pretty (4)  long straight dark hair and (5)  eyes. She is the most (6)  , she also extremely kind and (7)  . She spends her free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage, and she is a hard-working student. I (8)  her so much. 
II. Read the passage and answer the questions: (2 ms) 
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of sound of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention.
 Questions:
1. When was Alexander Graham Bell born?
2. What was Bell interested when he was a boy? 
3. Did the Bells emigrate to America in 1870? 
4. Where did the Bells live? 
III. Phonetics: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (1 m)
1. A- festival	B- magically	C- traditional	D- wisdom 
2. A- tasty	B- pancake	C- parcel	D- airmail 
3. A- called	B- talked 	C- arrived	D- changed 
4. A- candy	B- match	C- magazine	D- dangerous
IV. Language focus: (3 ms)
 A- Choose the correct answer: (2 ms)
1. “Could you do me a ?” - “Of course.” 
a- help	b- favor	c- problem	d- way 
2. We like  the volunteer work in our free time? 
a- to do 	b- do 	c- doing 	d- done 
3. Let me get an application form and we can fill it  . 
a- out	b- in 	c- of 	d- to 
4. The new shopping mall is quite  the present shopping area.
a- similar	b- like to	c- the same	d- different from 
5. They have studied  six o’clock. 
a- since 	b- for 	c- at 	d- to 
6. Last night, I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed  . 
a- herself	b- himself	c- themselves 	d- yourselves 
7. Airmail is  expensive than surface mail. 
a- the most	b- most 	c- much	d- more
8. We have a meeting  7 a.m and 9 a.m. 
a- at 	b- to 	c- from	d- between 
 B- Do as directed: (1 m)
1. My father often smoked cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any one.
( Rewrite, using “used to” )
’ My father .
2. “Get up early and learn your lessons, Tung” ( Rewrite, using Reported Speech ) 
’ Tung’s father told him 
3. Lien studies English very well. ( Rewrite the sentence not change of the meaning )
’ Lien is .
4. Hung is strong. He can carry that heavy suitcase. ( Combine, using “enough to”) 
’ Hung is 
IV. Write: (2 ms)
 Complete the letter with the following cues:
 Dear . , 
(1). Thank you / lovely letter. / I / glad / hear / you / wonderful holiday. //
(2). I / just / have / final tests / first semester. / I / do / good / English / Math / 
(3). but / not good / Chemistry. / My mother / ask / me / spend / time / it. //
(4). Next time / we / have / short holiday, / it / Lunar New Year Festival. / I / think / tell / last letter. //
 Write me soon and tell me all your news.
 Regard, 
 Linh.
THE KEY 
 The First Term Exam - ENGLISH 8
( School year: 2015 - 2016 )
I . Listen and fill in the blanks: (2 ms) Each word is 0.25 m.
1- thirteen	2- eight	3- slim	4- with
5- black	6- sociable	7- generous	8- love
This is my close friend. Her name’s Thanh. She’s a student. She’s thirteen years old. She’s in grade eight at Luong Van Chanh Secondary School. She’s tall and slim She’s pretty with long straight dark hair and black eyes. She is the most sociable, she also extremely kind and generous. She spends her free time doing volunteer work at a local orphanage, and she is a hard-working student. I love her so much. 
II. Read the passage and answer the questions: (2 ms) Each sentence is 0.5 m.
1. Alexander Graham Bell / He was born in 1847.
2. Bell / He was interested in sounds and speech when he was a boy.
3. The Bells / They emigrated to America in 1870. 
4. The Bells / They lived in Boston, America. 
III. Phonetics: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (1 m) Each sentence is 0.25 m.
1. A- festival	2. C- parcel	3. B- talked 	4. D- dangerous
IV. Language focus: (3 ms)
Choose the correct answer: (2 ms) Each sentence is 0.25 m.
1. b- favor	2. c- doing 	3. a- out	4. d- different from 
5. a- since 	6. c- themselves 	7. d- more	8. d- between 
 B. Do as directed: (1 m) Each sentence is 0.25 m.
1. My father used to smoke cigarettes a day.
2. Tung’s father told him to get up early and (to) learn his lessons.
3. Lien is good at English.
4. Hung is strong enough to carry that heavy suitcase.
IV. Write: (2 ms) Each sentence is 0.5 m.
 Dear., 
1. Thank you for your lovely letter. I am very glad to hear you had a wonderful holiday. 
2. I have just had the / some final tests for the first semester. I did well at English, Math 
3. But I was not good at Chemistry. My mother asked me to spend more time on it. 
4. Next time, we have a short holiday, it is Lunar New Year Festival. I think I‘ll tell about it in my last letter.
 Write me soon and tell me all your news.
 Regard, 
 Linh.
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