TEST DE EVALUARE INI IAL

Limba englez
Clasa a IX a

Pentru rezolvarea corecta a tuturor cerintelor din Partea I si din Partea a II-a se acorda 90 de puncte. Din oficiu se
acorda 10 puncte.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 50 de minute.

PARTEA I______________________________________________________60 de puncte

I. 1. Read the text below and complete the following tasks. Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet.

The eight masked bandits, who burst into a Naples railroad station, seemed to have stepped straight out of
a spaghetti Western. After ordering the station master to stop the train, they opened by force the doors of the mail car
grabbed bags containing approximately 100,000 in cash. ____1_
Train robbers have recently become an usual phenomenon in Italy. Sometimes the robbers get on the train
as passengers. _____2 Others work less ostentatiously: they quietly break into mail cars, tie up the guards and
jump off in time before the train pulls into the next station. _____3 Italian officials think that upsurge in the once-
forgotten train robberies comes as a direct result of the introduction of effective, modern security devices elsewhere.
_____4

I. 1. a. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for each gap in the
text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 8
points

A. Since some targets such as banks have become too difficult for common criminals.
B. Trains are more accessible targets for them.
C. The Italian Press has pointedly described train robbers as the new frontier of organized crime.
D. They finally managed to make a successful getaway with blazing guns.
E. Later put on their masks and hold up the rest of the passengers.

I 1.b Match the words in bold in the text to their definition given below. There is one extra definition which you do not need to
use. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
4 points

A. 1. taking hold of something in a rough or rude way

B. 2. a sudden increase in something
C. 3. to go somewhere quickly and suddenly
D. 4. intended to impress people in an extreme and unnecessary way
E. 5.people who take money or property illegally
I 1. c For the following sentences, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits according to the text. Write your
answers on the Answer Sheet.
10 points

1. The main idea of the text is that

a. train robbers grab bags from mail cars
b. train robberies are the kind of organized crime lately preferred by robbers
c. train robbers work ostentatiously
d. trains are not supplied with modern security devices

2. The eight bandits looked as if

a. they were eating spaghetti
b. they were selling spaghetti
c. they had come out of a Western film
d. they had come into the station to sell some spaghetti

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3. The eight bandits escaped
a. through a large gate
b. before the train pulled into the station
c. jumping of the train while it was moving
d. in a blaze of gunfire

4. Common criminals mostly attack trains instead of banks nowadays because

a. the latter are equipped with security devices
b. they can find more money in their carriages
c. banks cannot be robbed
d. they can escape more easily

5. Some robbers pretend

a. they are passengers themselves
b. they are guards of the train
c. they are Italian officials
d. they are station masters

I.2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 20points

1. I .. (not believe) a single thing youve told me!

2. I cant meet you now because I .. (do) my homework.
3. He usually.. (work) in an office in London.
4. At the moment he . (work) in an office in Birmingham.
5. The sun . (rise) in the East.
6. Ill give him your news when I (see) him next week.
7. She......................................... (work) as a teacher there.
8.My brother (play) tennis yesterday at 10 a.m.
9. I (remember) this day all my life.
10. Sara .. (not water) the flowers recently.

I.3. Underline the right form: 10 points

1. Ill give him your news when I see / will see him next week.
2. Hes quite excited because he will start / is starting university next month.
3. According to the timetable, the train leaves / will leave at 7 oclock tonight.
4. I dont know what to cook for dinner. Oh, I know! I make / will make a pizza.
5. As soon as it gets / is going to get dark, come round to my place.

I. 4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Write your answers on the Answer
Sheet.
8 points
1. It is ages since we talked openly.
We
2. He didnt find a taxi and so he missed the train.
If
3.I havent read this book, she said.
She said .
4. The beach is less crowded today than usual.
The beach is ..

PARTEA a II- a (30 de puncte)

Write about the most important day of your life. Give arguments and examples to support your ideas. (10-12 lines)

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PARTEA I (60 points) ___________________________________________________________

I.1.a 1-D; 2-E; 3-C; 4-A 2px4=8 p

I.1.b 1-grabbed; 2-upsurge; 3-burst into; 4-ostentatiously; 1px4=4 p
I.1.c 1-d; 2-c; 3-b; 4-a 5-a 2px5=10 p

I.2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 2p x 10 sentences = 20 p
1. dont believe 6. see
2. am doing 7. worked
3. works 8. was playing
4. is working 9. will remember
5. rises 10. hasnt watered

I.3. Underline the right form. 2p x 5 sentences = 10 p

1. see 2. is starting 3. leaves 4. will make 5. gets

I.4 1.We havent talked openly for ages. 2px4 sentences =8p
2. If he had found a taxi, he wouldnt have missed the train.
3. She said she hadnt read that book.
4. The beach is not so crowded as usual.

Partea a II-a (30 points) ________________________________________________

Marking Scheme
Task: narrative paragraph (creative writing)

task achievement & original input 10p

relevance of ideas to topic 4p
- organization 6p
- organization / layout 3p
- cohesion and coherence 2p
- length constraint 1p
- language accuracy and variety 6p
- correct use of grammar structures 5p
- accurate spelling and punctuation 1p
- register and vocabulary 4p
- appropriate register and vocabulary 1p
-range of vocabulary 3p