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) . 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. 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. 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