1. Suggested Test Items For Grade 8/ 2nd Term
Listening
1- Listen to the following passage/conversation and answer the questions
below:
A- This passage/conversation talks about----------- a- b- c-
B- This conversation took place at ------------------ a- b – c-
C- The participants in this conversation are -------- a- b- c-
D- How does ( A ) feel in this conversation?
E- What do you think of (A)?
F- Who are the speakers?
G- Answer the following questions.
H- Put true or false.
I- Fill in the table with information from the passage/conversation.
J- Put the events in the correct order.
2- Listen to the animals descriptions and write the animal name.
3- Listen to note the similarities between --------and ----------.
4- Listen to write the number of the words (numbers) you hear.
5- Listen to write the name of the shop.
6- Listen to complete the table ( personal details).
Speaking
1- Complete the pieces of conversation with the following.
( mini dialogues , functions)
2- Complete the following dialogue.
3- Match "A" with "B". ( functions)
4- Read the instructions and write the dialogue.
5- Use the information in the following diagram to complete the dialogue.
Reading
A) Read the following passage/ letter/poem and answer the questions
below:
1- Answer the following questions. Write full answers.
2- Choose the best way to complete these statements. a- b- c-.
3- Are the sentences true or false.
4- Give an example on ------------ ( parts of speech).
5- Put a suitable title .
6- Give the opposites from the passage.
7- Give the same meaning from the passage.
8- The underlined words refer to.
9- Read and fill in the table.
10- Use each of the following words in a sentence.
11- Find the nouns of the following words from the text.
12- find the adjectives of the following nouns from the text.
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2. B- Add words to the following networks.
(hot weather clothes – cold weather clothes – shops – food – juice – food
containers – countries – elements in nature – animals – mammals –
reptiles – family – geography – wedding – school subjects – sea food)
C- Match the words with its meaning/opposite.
D- Match A with B.
E- Match the number with its written words.
G- Read the following and fill in the table.
Writing
1- Write a short paragraph about your favorite season. attempt the
following questions:
- What's your favorite season ?
- Why do you like it?
- What sorts of clothes do you wear in this reason?
2- Read the following notes and write a public announcement about a lost
child.
Name Andrew
Age 6
Description : clothes green t-shirt, dark blue jeans, red trainers
description :appearance 110cm tall, dark brown hair.
Attempt the following guidelines:
- Paragraph 1 : Start like this : " We are looking for achild who is lost in
the shopping centre."
- Paragraph 2 : Give the child's name and age.
- Paragraph 3 : Describe the child – appearance and clothes.
- Paragraph 4 : Finish like this :" if you see Andrew, please call
0599123456."
3- Match A parts with B parts to make a good story. ( an animal in
danger"
4- Look at the following personal details and complete the paragraph .
Family Given Date of Home Tel Home Adress
name name birth
Johnson Helen 14/8/1994 2135786 45 Hill Road, Orlanddo.
-------------------- family name is ------------------------and her date
----------------------------------- is ------------------------------. Her -------------
number is ---------------------------- and her full ------------------is ------------
----------------------, Orlando.
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3. 5- Write a paragraph about regular activities done at your home.
Write about these people in your family : your mother , your father, you,
your sister.
6- Write a paragraph about a special building in your area / city/country.
Attempt the following:
- What is this building?
- Is it old or new?
- When was it built?
- Why is it special?
7- Order the following sentences to make a story. Then write the story
using words like : First, then , Next, after that, finally.
Words and structure
1- Choose the correct answer. ( Grammar)
2- Do as shown:
* Make question.
* Correct the mistake.
* Join the sentences.
* Add a suitable preposition/adjective/adverb.
* Write the nouns of the following verbs.
* Write the adjectives of the following nouns.
* Rewrite the sentence using ( not enough )
* Change into the passive.
* Change into reported speech.
* Write the plurals of the following nouns.
* Rewrite the sentence using ( not as ------ as ).
* Add an article.
* Write the abbreviation of the following measurements.
* Add question tag.
3- Finish the sentences from the box. "Vocabulary"
5- Choose the correct answer:
* present simple:
*comparative & superlative of short & long adjectives.
* too ( adjective)
* not ( Adjective) enough
* as ( adjective ) as / not as ( adjective) as Making adverbs
* Comparative and superlative adverbs
* countable& uncountable nouns
* articles ( a – an – the )
* some – any –
* How much – How many ?
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4. * quantities
* containers
* Articles ( an - some any – the)- zero articles
* Passive in present simple ( is /are made from)
* Present simple : facts
* Abbreviations of ( million : m –metres : m – centimeters : cm –
kilometers per hour k p h )
* connectors to give reasons: ( so –because – because of since – as)
* present simple
* present perfect
* reported speech in present : ( statements – (requests- invitations –
instructions) - ( Yes/no – W H questions )
* Relative pronouns : ( who – which – that )
* anybody – anywhere – nobody – nowhere – some – any)
* Two- part and three- part verbs :
* irregular past verbs:
* countries and nationalities
* pronouns
* Sequencers
* Purpose clause : to ---/ in order to ----
* Regular and irregular plurals
* Active and passive statements
* Fractions and percentage: ⅓ - ⅛ - %
* Passive questions and answers with " by"
* present continuous ( active – passive)
* Active present simple
* Parts of speech ( verbs & nouns & adjectives )
* Verbs followed by "to"
* Verbs followed by (--ing)
* Conditional "if" type 1
* Verbs followed by (---- ing or to ---)
* Tag questions
* Reported speech
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