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TREASURE HUNT – CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

Ediția a IV-a, 26.05.2017
Proba scrisă - Clasa a VII-a
Varianta 1

USE OF ENGLISH (80 POINTS)

SUBJECT 1
A. Read the following text and arrange the paragraphs in order: (10 points)

1_______2________3______4________5________
A. In the fall of 1720, Captain Roberts began a six-month tear through the West Indies,
with the almost 1. _____________ (CHALLENGE) captures of 100 ships or more. With shipping
coming to a standstill, he went to Africa in the spring of 1721. However, a 2._____________
(LEGEND) 30-month career came to an end on February 10, 1722, when the warship Swallow
captained by Challoner Ogle caught up with Black Bart off the coast of Cape Lopez. It is
3._____________ (CERTAIN) whether he was trying to escape or size up the opponent, but the
grapeshot killed him either way. His crew threw his body overboard as he had always requested,
and they eventually stopped their 4. _____________ (RESIST).
B. Born John Roberts in Little Newcastle, about 1682, Black Bart was the last great pirate
of the Golden Age and had no equal in his day. While working as a third mate on the British
slaver Princess, he was captured to be a slave by noted pirate Howell Davis in June
1719. Roberts leveled the town in 5._____________ (RETRIBUTE). His reputation
arrived in the Caribbean before him, where he 6. _____________ (QUICK) exited and
sailed north to New England to sell what he had accumulated.
C. Black Bart was one of the most 7._____________ (SUCCESS) pirates of his
time, with the capture of over 400 ships and over 50 million pounds of loot. Unlike
other pirates, he 8._____________ (COURAGE) prayer, drank a lot of tea instead of alcohol, and
forbid drinking and gambling. He preferred to wear fancy gentleman's clothes: a rich crimson
waistcoat, a hat with a red feather, and a diamond cross hanging from his neck.
D. After being thrown into prison under the Cape Coast Castle in West Africa, those who
remained were given the largest pirate trial and execution of the time on March 28, 1722. 91
received prison or hard time, 70 African pirates were sold into 9. _____________ (SLAVE) and the
rest were acquitted.
E. Summertime 1720 was very successful in Newfoundland with many captures, most
notably the plunder and sinking of all but one of 22 merchant ships in the Bay of Treffisi when
the crews fled to shore just at his 10. _____________ (ARRIVE). The spared ship was a French brig
he named the Royal Fortune, which Black Bart added guns to and sailed to the Caribbean after a
failed attempt to sail to Africa.
B. Now fill in the gaps with a word derived from the word given in CAPITAL letters:
(10 points)
SUBJECT 2 Complete the questions in an interview with the „ghost” of Captain Bart:
(5 points)
1. Q: How long ……………………………………………………….. (you/be) a pirate for?
A: For 20 years, 6 months, and 23 days.
2. Q: Why ……………………………………………. (you/decide) to become a pirate?
A: My father was a pirate so I became one too.
3. Q: What ………………………………………….. (you/do) tonight?
A: We are preparing for departure.
4. Q: What ………………………………………….. (you/wear) on your new voyage?
A: I plan to wear my Captain hat and uniform.
5. Q: ……………….the wind always …………………...(blow) strong enough for your departures?
A: Yes, it does. The Royal Fortune warship always sails on time.

SUBJECT 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
Use the words in bold, without changing their form. Use between 2 and 5 words.
(10 points)

1. ‘Whose gold is this?’ asked the First Mate. BELONG

The First Mate asked ‘ Who ______________________ to?’
2. The Captain is considering hiring a new cabin boy. THINKING
The Captain _______________________ hiring a new cabin boy.
3. Besides speaking Chinese, the Captain also speaks Spanish. WELL
He ___________________________ as Spanish.
4. The Captain can’t decide whether to leave today or tomorrow. MIND
The Captain can’t _______________________ when to sail for the Caribbean.
5. The crew always arrives on time for departure. LATE
The crew ____________________________ for departure.
6. To join the crew, you must see the ship’s doctor first. APPOINTMENT
To join the crew, you must ___________________________________ the ship’s doctor.
7. Captain Black Bart has never been caught before. EVER
This is the first time Captain Black Bart ________________________caught.
8. The ship sails on the first day of the week. DOESN’T
The ship _________________________ Tuesday.
9. The ship’s cook rarely cooks dinner at the weekend. USUALLY
The ship’s cook doesn’t _____________________________ Saturday and Sunday.
10. The pirates are less strong than their Captain. THE
Their Captain is ______________________of all the pirates.

SUBJECT 4 Fill in with the correct question tag. (5 points)

1. Let’s go on a treasure hunt, ____________?

2. Bring me that map, ____________?
3. I am terrifying , ____________?
4. Nobody likes pirates, ____________?
5. That was a huge mistake, ____________?
SUBJECT 5 Turn these factfiles about pirates into the passive voice.
(10 points)

1. Not every pirate ship used a Jolly Roger flag. ....................................................................................

2. They didn’t really make people to walk the plank. ....................................................................................
3. Pirates didn’t always bury the treasure. ....................................................................................
4. No one can find the hidden treasure map. ....................................................................................
5. Modern pirates attack container and tanker ships. ....................................................................................

SUBJECT 6 Help the mighty pirates to solve the riddles they found in a treasure chest
by selecting the right words from the box. There are two extra words.

(10 points)

TREASURE CHEST / PARROT / ANCHOR / EYE PATCH / SHIP /

WOODEN LEG / TREASURE MAP / COMPASS / GOLD COINS /
BLACKBEARD / JOLLY ROGER / SHIVER ME TIMBERS /

1. If you are a pirate 6. This was a famous pirate

And you get in a fight One who was truly feared
You might need to wear a/an ……….. A colour and some facial hair
If you lose half your sight This pirate was ………..

2. This item contains shiny things 7. When looking for buried gold
You’ll have to wait to find out what A/an ……….. helps a lot
It’s what you’ll end up digging up As on this piece of paper
Once you’ve found the ……….. Is where X marks the spot.

3. It sits on a pirate’s shoulder 8. The ……….. phrase is what you get

And doesn’t ever fly away If you take a two by four
The funniest thing about a/an ……….. And then place it on a shelf
Is that it repeats what you say. Inside of a freezer door.

4. The image on this ……….. 9. If you follow a treasure map

Is sure to give people a fright At the end of a successful quest
It has parts of a skeleton You might hope to find ……….. inside
On a background as dark as night. Of the buried treasure chest.

5. A ship drops a/an……….. to stay still 10. If you want to be a pirate

Even if the water’s calm You will need a/an……….. without fail
It is also a tattoo So that you can travel around
You can see on Popeye’s arm. You need something you can sail.
SUBJECT 7 Match the questions in column A with the best answers in column B:
(10 points)
A B
1. What is the most favourite pirating song, a. Nobody was ready to take on his right
surprisingly? hook.
b. Because they spend months and months at
2.Who was the first pirate?
C.
3.What’s the difference between a pirate and a
c. An arm and a leg.
strawberry farmer?
4.What kind of a ship is most feared by pirates? d. He got marooned.
5.Why is it so hard for pirates to learn to read? e. He bought it on sail (=sale)
6.How did the pirate become a boxing
f.Don’t cry for me, Arrrrrrgentina...
champion so fast?
7. What happened to the pirate when his g.The pirate buries his treasure, the farmer
wooden leg caught fire? treasures his berries.
8. What happened when Black Bart fell
h. He got burnt to the ground.
overboard in the Red Sea?
9.How did the pirate get his Jolly Roger so i. Noah, the builder of the Arrrrk.
cheaply?
10. How much did the pirate pay for his peg
and hook? j. The Steady Relationship.

Answers: 1______ ; 2______ ; 3______ ; 4______ ; 5______ ; 6______ ; 7______ ; 8______ ; 9______ ; 10______ .

SUBJECT 8 Captain Black Bart is sad today, so one of his pirates, Jolly First Mate, is
telling him jokes. He tasted a little more ..rum....so you should insert the correct article:
a/ an / the or Ø (zero article) to help him:
(10 points)

1.____ seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and talk turns to their 2.____adventures on the sea. 3.____
seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and 4.____ eye patch. The seaman asks, „So,
how did you end up with the peg-leg?" The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at 5.
____sea, and I was swept overboard into 6.____ school of sharks. Just as my men
were pulling me out, a shark bit my leg off." "Wow!" said the seaman. "What about
your hook"? "Well", replied the pirate, "We were boarding 7.____ enemy ship and
were battling the other sailors with swords. One of 8. ____ enemies cut my hand off."
"Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch"? " 9.____seagull
feather fell into my eye," replied the pirate. "You lost your eye to a seagull feather?," the
sailor asked incredulously. "Well," said the pirate, "it was 10.____first day with my hook".

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Timpul de lucru este de 90 minute.
Se vor acorda 20 puncte din oficiu.
 ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR
„TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU” JUDEŢEAN
TG-MUREŞ MUREŞ

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TREASURE HUNT – CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

Ediția a IV-a, 26.05.2017

Proba scrisă- Clasa a VII-a

Varianta 1

BAREM DE CORECTARE

SUBJECT 1

a. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. C 2. B 3. E 4. A 5. D

b. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

1 – unchallenged 6 – quickly
2 – legendary 7 – successful
3 – uncertain 8 – encouraged
4 – resistance 9 – slavery
5 – retribution 10 – arrival

SUBJECT 2 (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1. How long have you been a pirate for?

2. Why did you decide to become a pirate?
3. What are you doing tonight?
4. What are you wearing/are you going to wear on your new voyage?
5. Does the wind always blow strong enough for your departures?

SUBJECT 3 (10 x 1 = 10 points)

1. The First Mate asked ‘Who does this gold belong to?’
2. The Captain is thinking about hiring a new cabin boy.
3. He speaks Chinese as well as Spanish
4. The Captain can’t make up his mind when to sail for the Caribbean.
5. The crew is never late for departure.
6. To join the crew, you must have/make an appointment with the ship’s doctor.
7. This is the first time Captain Black Bart has ever been caught.
8. The ship doesn’t sail on Tuesday.
9. The ship’s cook doesn’t usually cook (dinner) on Saturday and Sunday.
10. The Captain is the strongest of all the pirates.
SUBJECT 4 (5 x 1 = 5 points)

1. shall we?
2. will you?
3. aren’t I?
4. do they?
5. wasn’t it?

SUBJECT 5 (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1 – A Jolly Roger flag wasn’t used by every pirate ship.

2 – People weren’t really made to walk the plank/The plank wasn’t really made to be walked.
3 – The treasure wasn’t always buried by pirates.
4 – The hidden treasure map can’t be found (be anyone).
5 – Container and tanker ships are attacked by modern pirates.

SUBJECT 6 (10 x 1 = 10 points)

1 – eye-patch 6 – Blackbeard
2 – treasure chest 7 – treasure map
3 – parrot 8 – shiver me timbers
4 – Jolly Roger 9 – gold coins
5 – anchor 10 – ship

SUBJECT 7 (10 x 1 = 10 points)

1–f 6–a
2–i 7–h
3–g 8–d
4–j 9–e
5–b 10 – c

SUBJECT 8 (10 x 1 = 10 points)

1–a 6–a
2–Ø 7 – an
3 – the 8 – the
4 – an 9–a
5–Ø 10 – the

80 points +20 points ex-officio = 100 points