ĐỀ KIỂM TRA học kỳ i TIẾNG ANH lớp 8

A. Matrix:

Topic
I. Phonetics
II. Language focus
III. Reading

Regconize
TN
TL
4
1.0
8
2.0
4
1.0

Understand
TN
TL
4
2.0
3
1.5

IV. Writing
Total

16
4.0

Apply
TN
TL

7
3.5

5
2.5
5
2.5

First semester(n01)
Time:45 minutes

Total
4
1.0
12
4.0
7
2.5
5
2.5
28
10.0


Full name ...................
Class :8...

Mark

Teacher’s opinion

No1:
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest: ( 1m)

1. A. graze
B. behave
C. safety
D. straw
1. A. proud
B. should
C. sound
D. count
3. A. upset
B sound
C. straw
D. wisdom
4. A. played
B. excited
C. tied
D. owned
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C, D) to complete the following sentences: (2ms)
1. In his free time, he enjoys …………. part in sports .
A. takes
B. to take
C. took
D. taking

2. Where is the armchair? It’ s ………….the couch.
A. opposite.
B. in
C. between
D. on
3. Ho Chi city is ………….city in Viet Nam.
A. larger
B. the most large
C. the largest
D. more large
4. We used to ………….in a small village .
A. live
B. lived
C. living
D. were living
5, You seem very ............... today, Lam.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happiness
D. unhappily
6. Deaf - mutes can ………speak ……… hear
A. both … and
B. not only….but also C. neither…nor
D. either…or
7. Scouting began in …………in 1907.
A. England
B. America
C. Scotland
D. Thailand
8. . Nam has learned English ………..three years.

A since
B. in
C. at
D. for
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets: (2ms)
1. She ( not go )……………….to school yesterday.
2. We have to ( do )…………….our homework every night.
3. He doesn’t practise (speak )…………English with his friends.
4. They are good friends . They ( know )………..each other for a long time .

IV. Read the text and do exercises: (2,5ms)


Young people prefer the town to the country because they love the noisy and busy
life there. They also think that it is easier to get money in the town than in the country.
Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the town every year.
Different from young people, old people like living in the country because the country is
not so noisy and busy as the town. The air in the country is much fresher than the air in
the town, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home
villages.
A. Read the text and put true (T) or false (F). (1m)
1. ………….Young people like to live in the town.
2. ………… There is a busy and noisy life in the town.
3. ………….The air in the town is fresh.
4……………Old people prefer the town to the country.
B. Read the text again then answer the questions (1.5ms)
1. Why do young people prefer the town to the country?
………………………………………………………….
2. Do old people like living in the country?
………………………………………………………….

3. What about the air in the country?
……………………………………………………….
V, Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
beginning with the given words or phrases: (2,5ms)
1. “ Can you give me the pen, please ?”
She told me……………………………………………
2. “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables ”
My mother said ………………………………………
3. Lan is 14 years old . Mai is 14 years old.
Mai is the same……………………………………….
4. Minh speaks English well. Nam speaks English well, too.
Nam speaks Enghlish as……………………………...
5. My sister is lovely and intelligent.
My sister is not only………………………………….

First semester(n01)
Time:45 minutes


Full name ...................
Class :8...
Mark

Teacher’s opinion

No2:
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest: ( 1m)

1. A. since

B. stripe
C. trip
D. sink
2. A. enjoyed
B. lived
C. tied
D. visited
3. A. graze
B. behave
C. safety
D. straw
4. A. upset
B. sound
C. straw
D. wisdom
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C, D) to complete the following sentences: (2ms)
1. Nam hates …………….to the market
A. go
B. goes
C. to go
D. going
2. When do you have English? We have it ……….Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for
3. Ho Chi city is ………….city in Viet Nam.
A. larger
B. the most large
C. the largest

D. more large
4. We used to ………….in a small village .
A. live
B. lived
C. living
D. were living
5. Deaf - mutes can ………speak ……… hear
A. both … and
B. not only….but also C. neither…nor
D. either…or
6 . Sorry, we can’t hear you because you are speaking too………….
A. softly
B. well
C. loudly
D. hard
7. Where is the armchair? It’ s ………….the couch.
A. opposite.
B.. in
C.. between
D. on
8. Minh has lived in this house …………….1999.
A. in
B. since
C. for
D. on
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets:(2ms)
1. I ( not go )……………….to school yesterday.
2. She has to ( do )…………….our homewowk every night.
3. She enjoys (listen )…………to music.
4. They are good friends . They ( know )………..each other for a long time .

IV. Read the text and do exercises: (2,5ms)
Young people prefer the town to the country because they love the noisy and busy
life there. They also think that it is easier to get money in the town than in the country.
Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the town every year.


Different from young people, old people like living in the country because the country is
not so noisy and busy as the town. The air in the country is much fresher than the air in
the town, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home
villages.
A. Read the text and put true (T) or false (F). (1m)
1. ………….Young people like to live in the town.
2. ………… There is a busy and noisy life in the town.
3. ………….The air in the town is fresh.
4……………Old people prefer the town to the country.
B. Read the text again then answer the questions (1.5ms)
1. Why do young people prefer the town to the country?
………………………………………………………….
2. Do old people like living in the country?
………………………………………………………….
3. What about the air in the country?
……………………………………………………….
V, Write the second sentence sothat it has a similar meaning to the first one
beginning with the given words or phrases:(2,5ms)
1. He is too young to go to school.
He isn’t old………………………………………………….
2. “ Don’t talk in class ”
The teacher told us……………………………………………
3, You should learn harder on your English pronunciation.
The teacher said…………………………………………….

4. Phong runs quikly. Hung runs quikly , too.
Hung runs as……………………………………………..
5. Lan is 14 years old . Mai is 14 years old.
Mai is the same…………………………………………..
C. ANSWER KEY AND MARKING SCHEME:

- No1:
I, ( 1,0 ms) 0,25 points for each correct answer.
1, D
2, B
3, D
4, B
II, ( 2,0 ms) 0,25 points for each correct answer.
1, D
2, A
3, C
4, A
5, A
6, C
7, A
8, D


III, ( 2,0 ms) 0,5 points for each correct answer.
1, did not go
2, do
3, speaking
4, have known
IV, ( 2,5 ms)
A. (1m) 0,25 points for each correct answer.

1, T
2, T
3, F
4, F
B. (1,5ms) 0,5 points for each correct answer.
1, Because they love the noisy and busy life there.
2, Yes, they do.
3, The air in the country is much fresher than the air in the town.
V, ( 2,5 ms) 0,5 points for each correct answer.
1, She told me to give her the pen.
2, My mother said I should eat more fruit and vegetables.
3, Mai is the same age as Lan
4, Nam speaks English as well as Minh.
5, My sister is not only lovely but also intelligent
- No2:
I, ( 1,0 ms) 0,25 points for each correct answer.
1, B
2, D
3, D
4, D
II, ( 2,0 ms) 0,25 points for each correct answer.
1, D
2, A
3, C
4, A
5, C
6, A
7, A
8, B
III, ( 2,0 ms) 0,5 points for each correct answer.

1, did not go
2, do
3, listening
4, have known


IV, ( 2,5 ms)
A. (1m) 0,25 points for each correct answer.
1, T
2, T
3, F
4, F
B. (1,5ms) 0,5 points for each correct answer.
1, Because they love the noisy and busy life there.
2, Yes, they do.
3, The air in the country is much fresher than the air in the town.
V, ( 2,5 ms) 0,5 points for each correct answer.
1, He isnt old enough to go to school.
2, The teacher told us not to talk in class.
3, The teacher said I should learn harder on my English pronunciation.
4, Hung runs as quikly as Phong.
5, Mai is the same age as Lan
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2011
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