ENGLISH DIAGNOSTIC TEST 8th Grade Skills
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Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Grammar: Simple Past Tense
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LISTENING SECTION: You are going to listen a recording r ecording twice. Answer the following sentences according to what you hear.
1. What is the recording about? a. It a. It is about a competition b. It b. It is about a championship c. It c. It is about a marathon 2. Who was the first marathon runner? a. Greek a. Greek Man b. Pheiddipides b. Pheiddipides c. Athens Greece 3. When did the story story start? a. In 490 BC b. In 490 AC c. In 590 BC 4. Where did Persian arrive? a. Plain of Marathon b. Planes b. Planes of Marathon c. Plan c. Plan of Marathon 5. How many days did he run? a. He a. He ran for twelve days. b. He b. He ran for two days c. He c. He ran for two months 6. When was the first marathon race? a. In 1996 b. In b. In 1886 c. In 1898 7. Who was the first marathon winner? a. Greek runner b. Pheidippides c. Spiridon c. Spiridon Louis
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READING SECTION: Read the texts and answer the questions qu estions below: SCHOOL OF THE AIR
Australia is an enormous country, but is has a population of only 20 million. Some families live on farms, hundreds of kilometers from a town or city. Children from these families can’t
travel to school every day, so many of them use a special school: the Australian School of the Air. There are twelve Schools of the Air in Australia and over 1,000 students use them. Students of the School of the Air haven’t got lessons in classrooms with other students. They study at
home on their own. The teachers at the School of the Air prepare lessons and send them to the students by post or e-mail. The students have to work on these lessons for five or six hours a day, Monday to Friday. They send their work to the teachers once a week and discuss it by radio or over the internet. They can also borrow books from the school library. The books arrive by post. Once or twice a year, a teacher visits every student at home. The teacher spends a day with the students, helps them with their work and discusses problems. The teacher often has dinner with the f amily and stays for a night at the student’s house. Teachers and students can also meet at the Sports Carnival. This takes place once a year on playing fields in Alice Springs. Students don’t have to go, but it is a great way for them to do sport together and to
make friends.
1. Why didn’t some students in Australia go to normal schools?
a) Because their parents work on farms. b) Because they live hundreds of kilometers away from a school. c) Because their parents don’t like to send their children to school.
2. How often do the students send their work to the teachers? a) Every day. b) Twice a week. c) Once a week. 3. How many students are there in the th e School of the Air? a) There are 100 students in the School of the Air. b) There are 1,000 students in the School of the Air. c) There are 11,000 students in the School of the Air. 4. How do the students discuss their work with a teacher? a) On the phone. b) By radio or on the internet. c) By e-mail. 5. When do the teacher and the th e student meet each other? a) When the student visits the teacher’s home.
b) When the student goes to the school. c) When the teacher visits the student’s home.
THE FAMOUS SHIPWRECK “TITANIC” The Titanic was a passenger ship built in 1911. It was called the “unsinkable ship” because of its amazing design. No one
believed it could sink. On April 10th 1912, the Titanic left England for New York city on its first voyage. Four days later, the ship hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship sank and over 1,000 people drowned. For a long time, underwater explorers searched for the shipwreck. In 1985, they discovered it. The wreck was broken and it was impossible to move, but they were able to bring back thousands of items, such as clothes and letters. These items have helped historians understand more about the people who sailed on the Titanic.
A. Answer and write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): 1. _______ The Titanic Ti tanic was a passenger ship. 2. _______ The Titanic Ti tanic was built in 1811. 3. _______ It was called the “unsinkable ship” because it was enormous.
4. _______ On April 10th 1912, the Titanic left England for New York city on its second voyage.. 5. _______ The ship sank and over 100 people drowned. 6. _______ Four days later, the ship hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. 7. _______ Underwater explorers discovered the Titanic in 1985. B. Read the text again and match: A
B
_____ The Titanic was
a. explorer searched for the titanic
_____ The wreck was broken and
b. they discovered the Titanic.
_____ they brought back thousands of items
c. a passenger ship.
_____ In 1985
d. it was impossible to move.
_____ For a long time
e. such as clothes and letters.
III.
GRAMMAR SECTION:
A) Read the sentences and complete c omplete the blanks with the verbs in brackets: 1. (you/see) ___________ ___________ Martin yesterday? 2. I (see) __________ __________ him two days days ago. 3. He (not/be) __________ __________ at the meeting on Monday because he was away on business. business. 4. Where (she/go) __________ for her holidays? 5 How long (take/you) ________ to drive from Amsterdam to Paris? 6. (you/enjoy) ____________ your holiday in Italy? 7. I (see) ____________a great film on TV last night. 8. I (not/eat) __________ __________ the food because I wasn't hungry.
9. Why (you/ wake) ____________ _____________ _ up earlier?
B) Complete the conversation with was, wasn’t, were, or weren’t.
Mary: Mary: _________ you in Miami last year, Charlie? Charlie: Charlie: No, I _____________. I ______ in San Francisco the last year. Mary: Mary: ___________ you there with your family? Charlie: Charlie: Yes, I _______________. What about you? Mary: Mary: Oh! I didn't travel. I _________ just at home. What did you do there? Charlie: Charlie: I ________ on the beach and and I visited many places. It ______ a great great time.
