Name____________________________ Class_____

INITIAL TEST

PARTEA I (60 de puncte)

A. Fill in the gaps using the following words:

do /asked / was / good / money/ back / some / them/ poor/ answered

One day, a 1 ________ man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, 2 __________
walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held
his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a
really 3 ________ smell. Then he ate the bread.
The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he 4 __________ the man for money,
in exchange for the steam from the soup. The poor man had no 5 __________, so the
restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin, who was a judge at that time. Nasreddin
thought about the case for a little while. Then he took 6 _________ money from his pocket. He held the
coins next to the restaurant owner's ear, and shook 7 _________, so that they made a jingling noise.
"What was that?" asked the restaurant owner.
"That was payment for you," 8 __________ Nasreddin.
"What 9 ________ you mean? That was just the sound of coins!" protested the restaurant owner.
"The sound of the coins is payment for the smell of the soup," answered Nasreddin. "Now go 10
________ to your restaurant!
(10x1p=10p)
B. Put the verbs in brackets in the past tense. (15x1p=15p)
Dear Paul,

I(1) ________(spend) a day with the Juventus football team. We (2) _______ (begin) the day with
exercises in the gym and then we (3) ________ (go) swimming in the team pool. Next, we (4)
_______ (run) round the football field and (5) ________ (practise) with a football. We (6)
_________(stop) at 1.00 p. m. and (7) ________(eat) lunch. After lunch, we (8) ________(play) a short
match. I (9) _________(kick) the ball and (10)__________ (get) a goal! They (11)_______(take) a
photograph of me with the team. When I (12) ________ (leave) at the end of the day, they (13)
________(give) me a Juventus shirt and a football. All the players (14)_________ (sign) it. I (15)
_________ (have) a great day and now I want to be a professional footballer!

Yours,
Mike

C. Write the correct word from the list in each space.

1. a ..................... of milk packet

bottle
piece
tin
carton
2. a...........................of soup
3. a...........................of cornflakes
4. a...........................of cheese
5. a...........................of Coke

(5x1p=5p)
D. Write questions using the prompts and the tenses in brackets.
1. What (you/do) school? (present simple) ___________________________________
2. When (he/get) home? (present simple)______________________________________
3. Who (your sister/write) to? (present continuous)______________________________
4. What (you/do) now? (present continuous)___________________________________
5. (they/watch) a video last night? (past simple)_________________________________
(5x2p=10p)

E. Put the verbs in brackets in the past tense simple or continuous:

a) George and Harry..................... tennis yesterday when it ................ to rain. (PLAY /START)
b) George went home, but Harry .................. to go out (DECIDE).
c) While Margaret ..........................at a shop window, Harry ............... her name. (LOOK / CALL)
d) Margaret ..........................into the car and they talked for a long time. (GET)
e) Just as the man ...............................down the number, he........... a scream. (WRITE/ HEAR)
f) He looked up and.....................and old lady who................................. the road. (SEE / CROSS).
(10x1 p=10 p)

F. Choose the correct adjective to complete each sentence. Write the adjective on the line.

1. Martin is _____________________ than Marcia. (old, older, oldest)

2. That is a very _____________________ car. (small, smaller, smallest)
3. Mount Everest is the ________________ mountain in the world. (high, higher, highest)
4. This is the _____________________ blanket in the house. (warm, warmer, warmest)
5. Maria is _____________________ than Jan right now. (happy, happier, happiest)
6. That was the _____________________ sundae I've ever eaten. (big, bigger, biggest)
7. Katrina ran even _____________________ than I did. (fast, faster, fastest)
8. January is the _____________________ month of the year. (cold, colder, coldest)
9. That is a very _____________________ fishing pole. (long, longer, longest)
10. Mr. Jones is the _____________________ teacher in the school. (nice, nicer, nicest).
(10x1 p=10 p)

PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)

Write a letter to a friend telling him/her about an amazing experience you had last summer.
Use exercise B as an example for the content. Do not use more than 80 words.
 TEST DE EVALUARE INIIAL
Anul colar 2015-2016
Limba englez - clasa a VII- a L1
BAREM DE EVALUARE I DE NOTARE

Se puncteaz oricare alte formulri/ modaliti de rezolvare corect a cerinelor.

Nu se acord punctaje intermediare, altele dect cele precizate explicit prin barem.
Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu. Nota final se calculeaz prin mprirea punctajului total
acordat pentru test la 10.

PARTEA I________________________________________________________(60 de puncte)

A.10 x 1p=10 points
1) poor; 2)was; 3) good; 4) asked; 5) money; 6) some; 7) them; 8) answered 9) do; 10) back..

B. 15 x 1p= 15 points
1) spent; 2) began; 3) went; 4) ran; 5) practised; 6) stopped; 7) ate; 8) played; 9) kicked; 10) got;
11) took; 12) left; 13) gave; 14) signed; 15) had.

C.5 x 1p=5 points 3. a packet of cornflakes

1. a carton of milk 4. a piece of cheese
2. a tin of soup 5. a bottle of Coke
E. 10 x 1p=10 points
a) were playing, started; b) decided; c) was looking, called; d) got; e) was writing, heard; f) saw,
was crossing.

D.5x 2 p= 10 points 3. Who is your sister writing to?

1. What do you do at school? 4. What are you doing now?
2. When does he get home? 5. Did they watch a video last night?

F. 10 x 1p=10 points
1. Martin is older than Marcia. (old, older, oldest)
2. That is a very small car. (small, smaller, smallest)
3. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (high, higher, highest)
4. This is the warmest blanket in the house. (warm, warmer, warmest)
5. Maria is happier than Jan right now. (happy, happier, happiest)
6. That was the biggest sundae I've ever eaten. (big, bigger, biggest)
7. Katrina ran even faster than I did. (fast, faster, fastest)
8. January is the coldest month of the year. (cold, colder, coldest)
9. That is a very long fishing pole. (long, longer, longest)
10. Mr. Jones is the nicest teacher in the school. (nice, nicer, nicest

PARTEA a II-a____________________________________________________(30 de puncte)

4 points for appropriately beginning and ending the letter:

- 2 points the beginning: Dear + the friend's name
- 2 points the ending: Best wishes/ lots of love/ yours + the sender's name
6 points for correct grammar structures and connectors
5 points for the use of appropriate vocabulary
10 points for covering the aspects demanded by the task
3 points for a balanced structure (greeting/introduction, content, conclusion)
2 points for the general impression