Name ____________________ Date: ________________________
Initial English Test 8th grade A (L2)
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect and write for or since on the lines. (10x2p=20p)
1. Nick ______________________ (know) Tom __________ he moved to London.
2. Mrs Harris _______________ (be) a teacher _____________ twelve years.
3. She _______________________ (not eat) anything _____________ six hours.
4. Mr Bell ________________________ (work) for this company _____________1985.
5. My sisters _________________________ (study) English _____________ a short time.
6. You _______________________ (not play) the piano _____________ several weeks.
7. I _________________________ (not see) Emma _____________ last week.
8. We _______________________ (not visit) our grandparents _____________ a month.
9. The baby __________________________ (not cry) _____________ two hours.
10. I _______________________ (not receive) a letter from my pen-friend _________a few months.
II.Complete the sentences with a pronoun:some-,any-,no-,every- +one,where or thing. (5x1p=5p)
1).Where are my sunglasses?They must be_____________________.
2).Is there ______________________ here who can speak French?
3).There is ____________________to do in the evening and________________to go.
4).The trouble is that_________________costs so much in the restaurants.
5).I have prepared ____________________to eat but it is _______________special.
III.Change the statements into reported speech. (5x 3p=15p)
1.”I am a policeman” ,he said.
He said (that)..................................................................................................................................
2.”We are staying in a hotel”,they said.
They said (that)..............................................................................................................................
3.”We will phone soon”,they told.
They told(that)..................................................................................................................................
4.”The boys went home at ten o’clock „they said.
They said (that)................................................................................................................................
5.”I have lost my purse”Nicola said.
Nicola said (that)...............................................................................................................................
+20 points BONUS September 2019, Teacher: Liliana Gheorghe
V.Complete the comparisons using the adjectives in brackets. (5x2p=10p)
1. London is _____________________________(expensive) now than Paris.
2. Which is______________________________(beautiful) city in your country?
3. When is _________________________(good) time of year to visit Florida?
4. The_______________________(dry) places on earth are in Antarctica.
5. This is ________________________(interesting) book about New York I have ever read.
6. My mother is ___________________________(intelligent) than you think.
7. Your book is much _____________________________________ (interesting) than mine.
8. Mary should play more basketball. She is much _____________(short) than her twin sister.
9. I think Angela is _____________ (good) than Alice at Sports.
10. Don't be like that! You must be the ____________________________ (popular) person in the
world.
VII. Write about your best friend.(100 words) (20p)
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+20 points BONUS September 2019, Teacher: Liliana Gheorghe
