Входная контрольная работа для 8 классов
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Entry test 8th grade

1. Choose the correct item

1)Lin … in her tree house, when her mum called her.

A played B was playing C used to play

2. Why … in such a hurry?

A are you B is you C am you

3. At the moment I … really hard.

A studied B am studying C was studied

4. Mary called her mother … she got home.

A when B as soon as C while

5. This is the skate park … I skate regularly.

A when B which C where

6. Jack is … of spiders.

A afraid B scaring C scared

7. He … TV at 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

A is watching B watched C was watching

8. I have a doctor’s appointment. Could you please look… the children while I’m out?

A up B after C for

9. Put the meat in the fridge or else it will go ….

A on B off C with

10. Jim … sing a song at the party tomorrow.

A sang B is going to C sings

11. My flight to London … at 6 o’clock tomorrow. (leave – покидать)

A will leave B leaves C is leaving

12. Turtles move … than tigers.

A slowlyer B more slowly C the most slowly

13. You can study ….

A better B more good C the best

14. He … all the book already.

A read B has read C is reading

15. Let’s take some sandwiches and a … of biscuits with us to the beach.

A can B carton C packet

16. Rose is cleaning out the pond, …?

A isn’t she B is she C are she

17. You … eat in class.

A can’t B mustn’t C haven’t

18. There is …of chocolate in the fridge. I will make a chocolate cake tomorrow.

A few B a lot C some

19. Alan took … his sun glasses before he dived into the pool.

A out B off C) away

20. We moved to the city because we needed some ....... and quiet.

A fresh B peace C sleep

2. Put the adjectives in an appropriate degree of comparison:

1. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do.
2. A bus is (fast) than a tram.
3. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California
4. Who is the (attentive) student in your group?
5. The (much) you learn, the …(good) you understand.

3. Form tag questions from the following sentences:

1.   It’s а lovely evening,…?

2.  The sportsman runs very fast…?

3.   It was a wonderful game …?

4.   You will come here again…?

4. Write 8 stative verbs (глаголы состояния)
5. Match the left column with the right one:

6 Read the article and choose A, B, or C to complete the gaps.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS REPORT:

Are we doing enough to protect animals?

Animal species are disappearing from our planet fast. Scientists believe that 50 animal species are being wiped e.g. out in the wild every day. This happens because they lose their natural 1) ............ .

Some say that the only way to 2) ............ endangered animals is to place them in a zoo. They claim that zoos keep the animals safe from harm and help 3) ............ their numbers.

On the other hand, other people say that zoos can’t 4) ............ an animal’s natural habitat. That’s why we need to focus on protecting their natural environments in the wild.

In my opinion, it is difficult to say what is best for our animal friends. I

believe that more work should be done to protect animals’ natural habitats. If we all lend a 5) ............, we can work wonders!

1 A habitats B dangers C atmospheres

2 A donate B protect C pollute

3. A stop B increase C gather

4 A teach B join C replace

5 A ear B hand C foot

Criteria of estimation:

«5» 45 – 50 points

«4» 40 – 44 points

«3» 30 - 39 points