The First Mid Semester Test

English 8 – i-LEARN SMART WORLD
MID-SEMESTER TEST 1 - B
I. PRONUNCIATION (1pt)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the others.
1. A. put B. tug C. cut D. shut
2. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. clean
B. Choose and circle the word whose Stress syllable different from that of the others.
1. A. festival B. excellent C. exciting D. exercise
2. A.polution B. internation C. solution D.conlution
II. USE OF ENGLISH (2pts)
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
1. The activity of making things like clothes from wool is __________
A. sewing B. washing C.knitting D. ironing
2. Quiet is the OPPOSITE of __________
A. peace B. crowd C. tired D. calm
3. There are _________ cars on the streets in the city.
A. too much B. too many C. lot of D. lots
4. I would like _________ in the country because there is lots of nature.
A. living B. to living C. to live D. live
5. Odd one out
A.reading books B. watching TV C. jumping rope D. playing boarding games
6. They ___________ shuttlecock on the weekends.
A. often plays B. often play C. plays often D. play often
7. There is __________ noise here.
A. many B. too much C. enough D. lots
8. You mustn’t __________ flowers in the park.
A. to pick B. pick C. picking D. to picking
III. Match a word with its definition(1 pt)
words key meanings

1. hometown 1 A. animals, plants, and things not made by people.
2. tug of war 2 B. the activity of making or fixing things made of cloth.
3. nature 3 C. a game that has two teams hold a rope and try to pull the hardest
4. sewing 4 D. a person’s place of birth
III. WORD FORMATION(1 pt)

Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Life in the country is more ____________than life in the city. (SIMPLY)
2. I like to live in the country because people there are __________ (FRIEND)
3. The __________ here are helpful and hospitable. ( VILLAGE)
4. I think my English is not as __________as yours. (WELL)
IV. ERROR RECOGNITION( 0.5 pt)
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. Are you play spinning tops at the moment? _ Yes, we are.
A B C D
2. When did you started to play badminton? – 5 years ago.
A B C D
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V. READING Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1.5pts)
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before
the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the
occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional
cake, and make many kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for the
reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many
different kinds of dishes are served. On New Year morning, the young members of the family pay
their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes.
Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.
1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Do they make Banh chung three days before the festival?
…………..…………………………………………………………………………………..…..
3. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
………………………………………………………………………………………………......
4. Who receives lucky money?
………………………………………………………………………………………….……….
5. Do they visit their neighbors, friends, relatives on New Year morning?
............................................................................................................................. ………………
6. Do you like Tết? Why?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
VI. WRITING
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. (1pt)
1. We enjoy playing tug of war. (TO)
→ We like ____________________________________________________________________
2. I don’t like this film. It is not as interesting as the last one ( LESS)
→ This film ___________________________________________________________________
B. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences. (1pt)
1. she/ usually/ play/ folk games/ the afternoon?
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
2. We/ not/ like/ pick / flowers/ plant/ trees.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
C. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences. (1pt)
1. best. /hobbies, /I/ many/ like/ swimming/ but/ have/ I
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
2. always/ Do/ after/ you/ school?/games/ play/folk/
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
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