THE SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM
School: Binh Tri Dong Primary
School year: 2019 – 2020 – GRADE 5
Full name:....................................................
Class: 5/......
Duration: 35 minutes (L; R ; W)
Date:...........……………….
Marks
Teacher's Evaluation
1. Listening: ......... ...................................................................................................................
2. Reading: ........... ...................................................................................................................
3. Writing: ........... ...................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................
4. Speaking: .......
10 p A: LISTENING
4pts

1/….
2/….
3/….
4/….

Part 1: Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
3pts
1/….
2/….

Part 2: Listen and write. There is one example.
0. When:

……Saturday……afternoon

1. Favorite ride:

…………………….

2. Name of game:

3/…. 3. She saw friend:

………………the fish
…………………….

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3pts

Part 3: Listen and tick () the box. There is one example.
0. Which is Kim's bag?

1/….
2/….
3/….

A. 
1. How old is the youngest dog?

B. 

A. 
2. Where is Lily?

B. 

A. 
3. What does Alex want?

A. 

10 pts B: READING
4pts

C. 

C. 

B. 

B. 

C. 

C. 

Part 1: Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.

1/….

Example: It changes its shape if you sit on it.

soft

2/….

1. You use it to buy things from stores.

____________

3/….

2. It's long and thin and carries astronauts

____________
2

4/….

3. Things that will happen later, not now.

____________

4. Go from one place to another.

____________

money
3pts
1/….
2/….
3/….

the future

soft

planets

rocket

travel

Part 2: Read and match the questions with the correct answer.
Ex: Where did you go last night?
1. Why are you happy?
2. Will you be free on Sunday evening?
3. Good. Let's watch a movie at the
cinema?
Ex: B

1_...........

2_.............

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3_..................

Yes, I will.
To the restaurant.
By taxi
Because today is my birthday.
That sounds great. I'll come at
6.30.

3 pts Part 3: Read a text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.
1/….

Mr. Giovanni is an Italian. He loves making pizza. He started learning about pizza

2/…. when he was ten. After eleven years of training, he opened his first pizza restaurant. At
3/…. first, running a restaurant was very difficult because Mr. Giovanni only knew about
making pizza. With the help of his friends and family, he succeeded and his restaurant
became one of the most famous pizza restaurants in town. Two years ago, he opened his
second restaurant in the neighboring city. He also introduced some new kinds of pizza.
Last year, he appeared on a TV show to talk about his career. He is planning to open his
third restaurant and to publish a cook book to teach others how to make good pizza.
Ex: Mr. Giovanni loves .....making pizza…..
1. He opened a restaurant after ………………………………..
2. He had great helps from his ………………………………...
3. In the future, he will open …………………………………..
10pts C: WRITING
4 pts Part 1. Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to
the numbers.
soft
broke
hard
expensive
modern
comfortable
1/….
Nga's new chair
Nga has a desk and chair in her bedroom. Yesterday her chair (0)..broke... Her
2/….
3/…. parents cannot repair it, so they are buying a new chair today. Nga likes things that are
4/…. new so she wants a (1) ………….. chair. Her dad wants her to have an old chair because
he thinks it will be stronger. But Nga thinks that the old chair is too (2)……………..
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She thinks the new one will be more comfortable. There is a chair Nga likes, but her
mom thinks this is too (3)…………………….. There is another chair which is quite
cheap. Mom shows Nga a cushion to put on the chair, to make the chair (4)…………….
Nga likes her new chair and cushion very much.
3pts

Part 2: Look, read and write Yes or No. There are two examples.
Examples

1/….
2/….
3/….

3pts

0. The weather is sunny.
There are a lot of flowers near the lake.
Questions
1. The bear is shorter than the pig.
2. The bear has less flowers than the pig.
3. Two bears are very happy.

…….Yes……
……..No……
……………...
………….......
………….......

Part 3: Order the words to complete the sentences.
Ex: go/ will/ zoo/ the/ you/ tomorrow?  Will you go to the zoo tomorrow?

1/…. 1/ My brother/ next Monday./ take/ to school/ me/ will
2/…. …………………………………………………………………………………………
3/…. 2/ They/ join/ their/ this evening./ cousin's party/ won't
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3/ The summer is coming. Do you have any plans for this summer? Use simple
future tense with “will” to write 3 sentences. A sentence has four words or more.
4

Ex: We will visit Nha Trang beach in June.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
10pts Part D: Speaking
4 pts I/ Find the differences:

1/1p
2/1p
3/1p
4/1p

3pts

1/1p
2/1p
3/1p

- In picture A,…………………………... But in picture B, ……………………………
II/ Odd one out:
These are all drinks, but this
isn't.
In these picture, they're all
……….……………In this one,
she ………………
In these picture, they're all
……………………. In this one,
it ………………….
These are all …………., but this
isn't.

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3pts
1/1p
2/1p
3/1p

III. Answer personal questions:
Now let's talk about you like.
1. Which sports do you like?
2. Where do you play sport?
3. Tell me more about your favorite sport.

1. Did you go on vacation this summer?
Where?
2. What did you do?
3. Did you eat any special food? Tell me
more about your favorite food.
1. Give directions to your classroom. Start at
the school gate.
……………………………………………..
………...……………………………….......
ANSWER KEY

A. LISTENING (10 points)
Part 1: Listen and draw lines. There is one example. (4pts)

Part 2: Listen and write. There is one example. (3pts)
0. When:

……Saturday……afternoon

1. Favourite ride:

Eagle

2. Name of game:

catch the fish

3. She saw friend:
Grace
Part 3: Listen and tick () the box. There is one example. (3pts)
0. B

2.C

3.C

B. READING (10 points)
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Part 1: Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. (4pts)
1. money

2. rocket

3. the future

4. travel

Part 2: Read and match the questions with the correct answer. (3pts)
Ex: B

1_D

2_A

3_E

Part 3: Read a text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines. (3pts)
Ex: Mr. Giovanni loves .....making pizza…..
1. He opened a restaurant after ….eleven years of training…...
2. He had great helps from his …..friends and family ………..
3. In the future, he will open …….his third restaurant……….
C. WRITING (10 points)
Part 1: Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to the
numbers. (4 pts)
soft

broke

hard

expensive

modern

comfortable

Nga's new chair
Nga has a desk and chair in her bedroom. Yesterday her chair (0) ..broke... Her parents cannot
repair it, so they are buying a new chair today. Nga likes things that are new so she wants a (1) …
modern…… chair. Her dad wants her to have an old chair because he thinks it will be stronger.
But Nga thinks that the old chair is too (2)…hard…… She thinks the new one will be more
comfortable. There is a chair Nga likes, but her mom thinks this is too (3)…expensive………
There is another chair which is quite cheap. Mom shows Nga a cushion to put on the chair, to
make the chair (4)…soft…… Nga likes her new chair and cushion very much.
Part 2: Look, read and write Yes or No. (3pts)
1. Yes

2. No

3. No

Part 3: Order the words to complete the sentences. (3 pts)
1/ My brother/ next Monday./ take/ to school/ me/ will
My brother will take me to school next Monday.
2/ They/ join/ their/ this evening./ cousin's party/ won't
They won't join their cousin's party this evening.
3/ The summer is coming. Do you have any plans for this summer? Use simple future tense
with “will” to write 3 sentences. A sentence has four words or more.
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Ex: We will visit Nha Trang beach in June.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Transcripts
Part 1: Look at the pictures. Listen and draw lines. There is one example
0. Boy: Here's a picture of the farm that we went to on our school trip, Mum.
Woman: It's great! Who's that person? The man who's coming out of the field?
Boy: With the water? That's Paul. He's the farmer's son.
Woman: Oh! He looks busy!
1. Woman: Is that one of your classmates? The child that's with the sheep?
Boy: Yes. Her name's Clare. She's feeding them.
Woman: That's nice. They're very young.
Boy: Yes. They were only six weeks old. I think.
2. Boy: And there's Jack. He's walking up the top field to see the cows. Look!
Woman: Oh yes. Was he afraid of them? Cows are huge animals.
Boy: Well, he took a photo of them with his tablet and then came back down again very
quickly!
3. Boy: And I talked to that person. He knew a lot. He helps on the farm.
Woman: Do you mean the man who's building that wall?
Boy: Yes. He's called Peter. He often has to fix the walls. They fall down a lot.
4. Woman: Who's that? On the horse?
Boy: Let me think…oh, I know. That's Zoe. It was her first riding lesson.
Woman: Did she enjoy it?
Boy: Yes. I'd like to try that one day, too.

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Part 2: Listen and write. There is one example.
Example:
0. Man: What did you do at the weekend, Sally?
Girl: I went to the funfair with my family. It was fantastic!
Man: Oh, great. Did you go on Saturday?
Girl: Yes, we went on Saturday afternoon.
1. Man: Did you go on any rides at the funfair?
Girl: Yes, We went on lots of them!
Man: Which was your favourite?
Girl: It was called “Eagle”.
Man: How do you spell “Eagle”?
Girl: E-A-G-L-E
2. Man: Were there any games to play at the funfair?
Girl: Yes, We played a game called “catch the fish”?
Man: Catch the fish? Really?
Girl: It's OK. They were toy fish! We had to close our eyes and find them in the water.
3. Man: Did you see any friends of yours at the funfair?
Girl: Yes, I saw one of my best friends there.
Man: You mean Kim? She loves funfairs!
Girl: No, It was Grace.
Man: Oh. Did Grace enjoy it?
Girl: She said it was fantastic.
Part 3: Listen and tick () the box. There is one example.
0. Which is Kim's bag?
Man: Is that your bag, Kim – the one with the flowers on it?
Girl: No, mine's the small one.
Man: But with flowers on it?
Girl: Yes, and two birds.
1. How old is the youngest dog?
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A: How old are you, Sue?
B: I'm 10.
A: I have got 2 dogs: Black and Grey. They're older than you.
B: Really? How old is Grey?
A: He's 11.
A: No, Black. He is 12.
2. Where is Lily?
Girl: Where is Lily? Do you know?
Boy: She went for a walk by the waterfall.
Girl: Oh. Here's a text from her. She's in the village.
Boy: Who's she with?
Girl: Her new friend who live near the forest.
3. What is Mary good at?
Boy: What sports are you good at, May?
Man: Well, I can run quickly. My brother's really good at tennis but I'm not.
Boy: Do you like dancing?
Man: Yes, but I'm terrible at it!

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