Đề kiểm tra 45 phút lần 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Thí điểm)

 KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LẦN 1 
 ENGLISH: 8
 Chương trình thí điểm
Full name: ..
Class: 
Mark
Teacher’s remarks
PART A. LISTENING: (2. 5 points)
Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and say if the sentences are True (T) or False (F) 
Statements
T
F
1.Nobody lives in an earthen house now
2.The village has electricity now
3.Horses are still the only means of transport in the village
4.The children used to go a long way to school
5.More visitors are coming to see them
PART B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (2.5 points)
I. Choose the words that have the bold part has different pronunciation from the others. 
1. A. school B. architect C. change D. chemical
2. A. buffalo B. minority C. gold D. close
II. Choose the correct answer: 
1. Feeling tired, Ba went to bed .usual last night.
A. late than B. less early than C. more early than D. earlier than
2. He doesn’t mind.his classmates when they are in a trouble.
A. helping B. to help C. helped D. help
III. Give the correct form or tense of the words given to complete these sentences: 
1. If you write more (care).., you will make more mistakes.
2. When I was a small child I fancied (fly).. kites in the field.
3.They (live).a nomadic life for six years.
4.Thien Nhan (win)..The Voice Kids 2014.
5.Their teacher (sing)..an English song now.
6. The horse (herd)by Vang every day.
PART C. READING (2.5 points)
I. There is one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage. Underline and correct it: 
Correction
Spring is a time when there is many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is a most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it get warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautifully flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrate.
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II. Read the following passage then answer the questions: 
 Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
Answer the questions:
1.Where does Gong culture exist?
2.How often is the Gong Festival held?
3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?
4.Are Gongs pieces of folk music?
5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?
PART D. WRITING: (2.5points)
I. Rewrite these sentences starting with the words given:
1. A fish swims faster than a duck.
A duck
2. My house is bigger than your house.
Your house..
3. Son Tung M-TP performs the song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” very beautifully.
The song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau”.
4. I moved to Ha Noi five years ago.
 I have..
II. Write a short paragraph (70-80 words) giving your opinion about life in the countryside: 
You can use these clue questions:
What is your opinion about the life in the countryside?
How are the people, landscape, weather or air?
How is the life there?
How is the food..?
What activities can you do there?
 ĐÁP ÁN CHẤM ĐIỂM
PART A. LISTENING (2.5 pts)
1.F
2.T
3.F
4.T
5.T
PART B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5pts)
I. Choose the words that have the bold part has different pronunciation from the others
1.C 
 2.B
II. Choose the correct answer: 
1.D 
 2.A
III. Give the correct form or tense of the words given to complete these sentences: 
1. carelessly
2. flying
3. have lived
4. won
5. is singing
6. is herded
PART C. READING (2.5 pts)
 I.There is one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage. Underline and correct it: 
1. is =>are 
 2.a =>the 
3. get =>gets 
4. beautifully =>beautiful 
5.celebrate =>celebrated
II. Read the following passage then answer the questions:
 1. It exists in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam.
 2.It is held once a year / annually.
 3.They give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. 
 4.No, they aren’t.
 5.No, it isn’t.
PART D. WRITING (2.5 pts)
I. Rewrite these sentences starting with the words given. ( 1point)
1. A duck swims more slowly than a fish. ( A duck can’t swim as fast as a fish.)
2. Your house is smaller than /isn’t as big as my house.
3.The song “chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” is performed very beautifully by Son Tung M-TP.
4. I have lived in Ha Noi for 5 years.
II. Write a short paragraph (70-80 words) giving your opinion about life in the countryside. (1.5 points)
SAMPLE WRITING
 In my opinion, I think that life in the countryside has many good points. Firstly, country folk are friendlier than city folk. Secondly, life is slower and simpler than in the city. The food is fresher and the air is cleaner. Finally, there are a lot of traditional activities that we can do in the countryside such as horse-riding, swimming in the river or kite-flying.
 In short, I like the country life