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Name of Examination: THE SECOND - SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Time allotted: 60 minutes
Part/ Section/
Q. no.
Q. levels
Text types/ Materials/
Situations
Language sub-skills Q. Types
Kno
Co
m
Low
App
Hi
App
PRONUNCIATION
Q.1
Q.2
Q.3
Q.4
X
X
X
X
Consonant: “wh”
Vowel: “ie”
Consonant: “ch”
Vowel: “i”
/ w/, / h/
/ ai/, / i:/

/k/, / t∫/
/ i/, /ai/
Pick-out
No. of items: 4
Mark allocated: 1.0
4
1.0
GRAMMAR
Q.1
Q.2
Q.3
Q.4
Q.5
Q.6
Q.7
Q.8
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Structure
Present perfect
Past simple
Past progressive
Verb + to inf
Passive form

Simple future
Passive form
Would you mind + V.ing
S + has/have + V.pp
S + V
2- ed
S + was/ were + V.ing
Verb + to inf
S + am/is/are + V.pp
S + will + V(inf)
S + has/have + been + V.pp
Choose the correct
answer
No. of items: 8
Mark allocated: 2.0
3
0,75
3
0,75
2
0,5
READING
I/
Q. 1
Q. 2
II/
Q. 1
Q. 2
Q. 3
Q. 4

X
X
X
X
X
X
True or Fasle
Identifying details
Identifying details
Identifying details
Identifying details
T
F
When?
What?
Which?
What?
True ( T) or False (F)
question
Answer the questions
No. of items: 6
Mark allocated: 3.0
2
1.0
3
1.5
1
0.5
WRITING
I/

Q.1
Q.2
Q.3
Q.4
II/
Q. 1
Q. 2
Q. 3
Q. 4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Reported speech
Passive forms
Verb + V.ing
Verb + V.ing
Verb + to inf
Past simple
S + said that + S + was + V.ing
S + asked + O + if/ whether …
Was/ were + Vpp
Will + be + V pp
Like + V.ing
Begin + V.ing
Want + to V(inf)

S + V
2- ed
Rewrite these sentences

Write sentences using
the suggested words
and phrases
No. of items: 8
Mark allocated: 4.0
8
4.0
Total items: 26
Total marks: 10.00
9
2,75
14
6,25
3
1.0
Kien Hao secondary school THE SECOND- SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Full name:………………………………… TIME: 60 MINUTES
Classes: 8 SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Điểm Lời phê của giáo viên
I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronunced different from that of the other. (1.0)
1/ a. what b. who c. where d. which
2/ a. science b. field c. movie d. believe
3/ a. chemist b. church c. chair d. change
4/ a. right b. white c. side d. sick
II/ Choose the best answer (2.0)
1/ Would you mind ………………….the window?

a. to close b. closing c. close d. closed
2/ They ………………each other for a long time.
a. have known b. knew c. know d. knowing
3/ We were having dinner when the phone ………………………….
a. ring b. was ringing c. rang d. has rung
4/ He found a watch while he ……………… in the street.
a. was walking b. walked c. walks d. to walk
5/ I will decide ………………… English harder next year.
a. study b. studying c. to study d. studied
6/ Today, English …………… in many countries.
a. speaks b. is spoken c. is speaking d. spoke
7/ I ………………….my grandparents next month.
a. visit b. will visit c. visited d. have visited
8/ My house ……………………… since 1992
a. has built b. built c. has been built d. builds
III/ Read the passage and answer the questions (3.0)
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese
people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet,
people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to the market to buy candy,
jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get clothes which are worn at Tet. They
often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday.
Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky
rice cakes. People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday.
* True (T) or False (F) (1.0)
1/ Tet happens in late January or early February.
2/ Only peach blossom is traditional flower on Tet.
* Answer these questions (2.0)
1. When is the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated in Vietnam?
2. What do Vietnamese people often do to prepare for Tet?
3. Which flowers are traditional flowers on Tet holiday? …………………………………………………………………

4. What do you often do on the second day of the holiday?
IV/ Rewrite the following sentences. (2.0)
1/ “ I’m living in London now.” Mary said
 Mary said that ………………………………………………………
2/ “ Do you like playing sports?” Nam asked Lan
 Nam asked Lan ……………………………………………………….
3/ Bell invented the telephone in 1876
 The telephone ………………………………………………………
4/ I will buy a new book tomorrow.
 A new book …………………………………………………………
V/ Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions (2.0)
1. Lan / like / learn English
…………………………………………………………………………
2. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003
………………………………………………………………………….
3. She / always / want / improve her English.
…………………………………………………………………………
4. Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary.
…………………………………………………………………………
ANSWER KEY
I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronunced different from that of the other. (1.0)
1. b (0.25) 2. a (0.25) 3. a (0.25) 4. d (0.25)
II/ Choose the best answer (2.0)
1. b (0.25) 2. a (0.25) 3. c (0.25) 4. a (0.25) 5. c (0.25) 6. b (0.25) 7. b (0.25) 8. a (0.25)
III/ Read the passage and answer the questions (3.0)
* True (T) or False (F) (1.0)
1. T (0.5)
2. F (0,5)
* Answer these questions (2.0)
1. Tet happens in late January or early February. (0.5)

2. people usually clean and decorate their homes. (0.5)
3. Peach blossoms and marigolds are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. (0.5)
4. Students answer (0.5)
IV/ Rewrite the following sentences. (2.0)
1. Mary said that she was living in London then. (0.5)
2. Nam asked Lan if/ whether she liked playing sports. (0.5)
3. The telephone was invented by Bell in 1876 (0.5)
4. A new book will be bought tomorrow. (0.5)
V/ Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions (2.0)
1. Lan likes learning English. (0.5)
2. She began learning this language in 2003 (0.5)
3. She always wants to improve her English. (0.5)
4. Last week, she bought an English – Vietnamese dictionary. (0.5)