English 8 – i-LEARN SMART WORLD
MID-SEMESTER TEST 1 - C
I. PRONUNCIATION (1pt)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the others.
1. A. books
B. clubs
C. hats
D. stamps
2. A. talked
B. watched
C. lived
D. stopped
B. Choose and circle the word whose Stress syllable different from that of the others.
1. A. exciting
B. internet
C. wonderful
D. beautiful
2. A.parade
B. describe
C. prefer
D.happen
II. USE OF ENGLISH (2pts)
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
1. I want a big garden because I need __________to grow vegetables.
A. nature
B. water
C.room
D. peace
2. ___________is my favorite outdoor activity.
A. making crafts
B. dancing
C. painting
D. rock climbing
3. We are happy ___________the festival next month.
A. announce
B. to announce
C. annoucement
D. announced
4. I like _________ in the country because there is lots of nature.
A. living
B. to living
C. lived
D. live
5. Odd one out
A.rarely
B. slowly
C. usually
D. always
6. Odd one out
A. playing games
B. learning vocaburary
C. watching TV
D. listening to music
7. There are __________ people in the park on Sundays.
A.too many
B. too much
C. enough
D. lots
8. __________your brother like to go fishing?
A. Do
B. Is
C. Does
D. Are
III. Match a word with its definition(1 pt)
words
1.
2.
3.
4.

cycling
facility
spinning tops
folk

meanings

key

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
B.
C.
D.

a building, service, piece of equipment, ect. with a particular purpose.
traditional to a group of people or a place.
a sport of riding a bicycle.
a game that players use wooden toys which spin very quickly.

III. WORD FORMATION(1 pt)
Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The children are __________tug of war in the backyard (PLAY)
2. My hometown is smaller than the city, but is is more __________ (TRADITION)
3. Young people here love to __________ flowers and play folk games. ( PICKING)
4. Many people think living in the country is __________. (BORED)
IV. ERROR RECOGNITION( 0.5 pt)
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. I start this hobby when I was 10 years old.
A
B
C
D
2. Do you want to watch a soccer game in Sunday morning? – Maybe. When is it?
A
B
C
D
V. READING (3pts)

Some teenagers enjoy spending free time with their friends. Others prefer doing leisure activities
with their family members. I love spending time with my family because it's a great way
to connect with them.
At the weekend, we usually go for a bike ride. We cycle to some nearby villages to enjoy the
fresh air. We take photos and look at them later. My big brother and I are also into cooking. My
brother looks for easy recipes. After that, we prepare the ingredients and cook. Sometimes the
food is good, but sometimes it isn't; nevertheless, we love whatever we cook. The leisure
activity I like the most is doing DIY projects with my mum. She teaches me to make my own
dresses and doll clothes. On special occasions, we make special dresses together. Once I won the
first prize in a costume contest at my school.
A. Read about Trang's leisure activities. Choose the correct answer.
1. The text is about Trang's leisure activities _________.
A. in the past
B. with her friends
C. with her family
2. The word "connect" is closets in meaning to _________.
A. join with something B. better understand someone C. speak to someone by phone
B. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. What does Trang do with her family members at the weekend?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Who looks for recipes when Trang and her brother cook?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What does Trang's mum teach her to do?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. What did she win?
___________________________________________________________________________
VI. WRITING
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. (0.5pt)
1. He dislikes playing boarding games (NOT)
→____________________________________________________________________________
2. There are many trees and flowers in my backyard. ( OF)
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
B. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences. (0.5pt)
1. She/ want/ open/ jewelry store/ when/ grow up.
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
2. you/ prefer/ chat/ online/ face to face/ your friends?
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
C. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences. (0.5pt)
1. play/ games/ folk/ in/ cities./ rarely/ People
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
2. herb/ buffalo/ you/ always/ on/ weekends?/ Do
→ ___________________________________________________________________________
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