Тесты для 8 класса к учебнику Комарововй Ю.А. "Английский язык 8 класс"
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

F-8 (U-2)                                             Progress check

Use of English

1 Complete the questions and order the letters below to answer them.

 a) What do you call someone who commits a murder? redurmre a _________

 b) What do you call a person who catches criminals and solves crimes? citedvete a ___________

c) What do you call someone who goes on a plane with a gun or a bomb, and tells the pilot to change route? jerchkia a _______

 d) What do you call a person who breaks windows and paints on walls? ladnav a_________  

e) What do you call someone who steals things from shops? relitspofh a _______

2 Complete the sentences.

 a) Rose wanted to hear some music so she turned__  the radio.

 b) Ken took his jacket___ because it was hot.

 c) The policeman ran___ the criminal, but he couldn't catch him.

d) 'I'm looking___ my mobile phone. I can't find it anywhere.

e)  'Help! Help! That man has got my bag, and he's running ____ !'

3.  Write the questions and complete the answers with the words in brackets. . Use the past continuous or Past Simple.

 a) Where / you / go / last Friday?  - I (go) shopping and I .. (buy) a new T-shirt.

  b) What / Paul and Diana / do / at seven o'clock yesterday evening?  - They (sit) in a restaurant.

  c) What / your friends / drink / there?  - Paul (drink) orange juice, but Diana (not / have) a drink.

  d) Which film / she / see / last night?  - She (see) Dark Knight, but she (not / like) it very much.

  e) Who / you / talk to / when I saw you yesterday morning?  - I (not / talk) to anybody.

  f)  What/you/do while your mother was  cooking dinner? - I (play) computer games.

Reading.

4.  Read the text and answer the questions.

The Great Train Robbery is one of the most famous crimes in British history. But why? Well, it's hard to say. Other robbers stole more money, such as the men who stole 53 million pounds from a security depot in 2006, and other robberies were more violent. Nobody died during the Great Train Robbery, and the robbers only took 2.6 million. Not only that, but the Great Train Robbery took place many years ago - on 8th August 1963, in fact.

 So what happened? Well, 15 armed robbers stopped a train that was travelling from Glasgow to London by changing a green 'go' light to a red 'stop' light on the railway line. When the train stopped, the robbers got on the train and told the driver to take it to the next bridge. They didn't use guns but they hit the train driver on the head with an iron bar, hurting him badly. The robbers put the money into bags, and then, at the bridge, they took the bags off the train and put them into cars that were waiting for them. It was very well organized, and all the robbers escaped.

The robbers went to a farmhouse in the English countryside and waited for two days. They played a game called Monopoly, because they were bored. The problem was that they didn't wear gloves while they were playing the game. When the police arrived at the farmhouse five days later, the robbers weren't there, but the police found their fingerprints on the Monopoly game. The police soon arrested the robbers in London, and they all went to prison.

a How much money did the robbers steal in the Great Train Robbery?

b How did the robbers stop the train?

c What did the robbers do to the train driver?

d How did the robbers take the money away?

e Where did the police catch the robbers?

F-8 (U-6)

Test

1. Read the text. Then decide if the statements below are true (T) or false (F).

     Did you know that it is possible to walk from the southern part of South America, all the way to England? At this very moment, one man is trying to walk the whole route. His name is Karl Bushby, and he's on a record-breaking attempt to walk from the bottom to the top of the world.

     Karl's amazing journey will take over 14 years to complete. It will cover over 36,000 miles and will

test his ability to walk around the world without stopping. On his journey, Karl is completely alone.

Karl set off from the south of Chile on 1st November 1998 and has already completed over 17,000 miles.

However, he will need to walk another 19,000 miles before he returns to his home city of Hull, in the north of England. He isn't going to get there until 2012!

     So far, Karl has walked through South and Central America, North America, and over the Bering

Straits into Russia. At the moment, he's walking across Siberia - and it's freezing! Then he's going

to walk across Europe and through the Channel Tunnel, from France to England. The problem is

that usually only trains can go through the tunnel. And at the moment, Karl doesn't have permission

to walk through!

1. Karl Bushby is walking from England to America. T / F

2. There aren't any other people walking with Karl Bushby. T / F

3. Karl has completed half of his route. T / F

4. Karl is going to walk across Russia next. T / F

5. Karl is going to cross the Channel from France to England by train. T / F

2. Choose the correct alternatives.

1. I'm sure that Patrick will / might pass his exams.

2. Sophie is on holiday in Australia so she won't /might not come to the party this evening.

3. One day, I will / might become an athlete. But I don't think it's likely!

4. We won't / might not swim in the lake tomorrow. It's too cold.

5. They will go to the mountains if the weather will be / is good.

6. If you won't / don't phone your friend, you won't go out today.

7. The journey won't / don't take long if we go by train.

      3. Order the words.

a) you / on / What / going / do / holiday / are / to ?

b) not / She / climb / going / mountain / tomorrow /is / to / a

c) students / French / The / today / are / study / to /going

    4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the first conditional form.

1.  Ken (not go) to Barcelona if he (not pass) his exams.

2.  If my friends (come) with us, we (have) a really good time.

3.  If Sonia (fall) down the mountain, she (not forget) it!

4.  David (not go) out this evening if he (not finish) his homework.

5. If the film (start) at nine o'clock, we (have) time to eat our dinner.

          5. Complete with so or because.

The Skocjan Caves are one of the most fascinating tourist places in Slovenia. They are fantastic caves to visit (a) you can see amazing stalactites and stalagmites there. In the caves, you can walk across a bridge that is high above an underground river. Crossing the bridge is really frightening (b) it's really high. In fact, a lot of the paths are very high and narrow (c) it isn't a good idea to go there ifyou don't like heights. There aren't many buses to Skocjan (d) the best way to get there is by car. And ifyou go there, you'll need a pullover (e) it's always quite cold in the caves.

F- 8 (U-7)

1. Read the text and answer the questions.

       The United Nations defines illiteracy as the inability to read and write a simple message in any language. So how many people in the world can't read or write? Well, in 1957 a United Nations survey discovered that 44% of the world's population was illiterate. This was a huge and worrying number at the time, but later surveys showed that illiteracy rates fell after that. A 1978 study, for example, showed the illiteracy rate to have dropped to 32.5%. In 1990, a further study showed the illiteracy rate worldwide to have dropped to about 27%, and by 1998 it was at about 16%.

       However, a study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), published in 1998, predicted that worldwide illiteracy would increase again in the future. In 2000, a UNICEF study discovered that only a quarter of the world's children were at school. This is a potentially disastrous development, because if the number of children in schools across the world falls, illiteracy will start to increase once more.            

      UNICEF is interested in building schools and training teachers around the world, because this is the best way to end illiteracy. And the war against illiteracy is an important one. The world's poorest  people are usually illiterate.

1. How much of the world's population was illiterate in 1957?
2.  By how much did illiteracy rates in the world fall between 1957 and 1998?
3.  Why does UNICEF think that illiteracy rates will start to rise in the future?
4. How many children were at school worldwide in 2000?
5.  Why does UNICEF want to train teachers in the developing world?

2. Complete the word for each situation.

1. Children are ill in Africa because they don't have enough to eat.
2. The government feels worried because the number of young people who can't read is going up.
3. Large numbers of people are coming into the country to live and to look for work.
4. According to the news headlines, a suicide bomber has destroyed a building in the city centre.
5. Both countries have agreed to end the war - people are driving into the city centre to celebrate.
6. Scientists have made / done discoveries that show the sea is dirtier than people thought.

3.  Replace get in each sentence with a verb : arrive, receive, become, bring.

 1. Stuart and Emma get tired in the evening.

 2.  Are you hungry? Shall I get you a sandwich?

 3. What did you get for your birthday?

 4. Simon won't get home until 8 o'clock.

4. Complete with the verbs in brackets. Use the second conditional form.

1.  If I I (win) a medal, (be) really excited.

2. We (live) in a bigger house if we (have) more money.

3. Children (not / be) homeless if they (not / run) away.

4. Steve (stay) in if there (be) an interesting programme on TV.

5.  If Mary (not / eat) so much, she (not / get) fat.

F-8 (U-8)                                             Progress check

1. Read the text. Then decide if the statements below are true (T) or false (F).

My family and I have just moved house, so I've had to change schools. My old school was called Apple Tree College and was very small and friendly, but my new school is much bigger and much stricter than my old one. It's called Hangham High, and it's got more rules than the government!

 For example, at Apple Tree College we could wear what we wanted, but at Hangham High we have to wear a really horrible school uniform. And if you don't wear it correctly, you get into trouble. When we walk round the school we mustn't run or shout, and we have to stay on the left side of the corridor so that other people can walk past us in the opposite direction. Obviously, we weren't allowed to run or shout at my old school, but we could walk along the corridor any way we wanted. I think it's crazy that we have to walk on the left, even when there's nobody else in the corridor!

Another thing that is very annoying is the rule that we have to carry our bags at our sides in school. We can't put them on our backs. Sometimes our bags are really heavy, so it's awful when you have to carry them. Of course, some rules are good. We mustn't drop litter, we can't smoke, and we have to arrive before 8.35 in the morning. If you're late, you have to sign the 'late register', and ifyou sign it three times the school sends a letter to your parents.

a Hangham High has got more rules than Apple Tree College. T / F

b Students have to wear a school uniform at Apple Tree College. T / F

 c Students mustn't shout in the corridor at Apple Tree College. T / F

 d You can't take your bag inside the school at Hangham High. T / F

 e If you're late twice, Hangham High will send a letter to your parents. T / F

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

 a. Can you…. the rubbish out, please?

 b. The children… their room and put the books back on the shelves.

 c. Tim got up and… his bed.

 d. Ben… the washing machine on.

e. Anna … the ironing every day.

3. Is the word in bold a noun or a verb?

1. What did you watch on TV last night?' 'Do you like my new watch ?'

2. 'We'll fly from Manchester Airport to Malaga next Tuesday.' 'Uh! There's a fly on my sandwich.'

 3.  'The fire brigade put out the fire, but there was still a lot of smoke in the room.' 'How many cigarettes does he smoke a day?'

 4.  'I'd like a drink of water, please.' 'I often drink coffee for breakfast.'

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of have to / don't have to or must / mustn't.

 a Sophie … get up early tomorrow. She's catching a train at 6 am.

 b Jerry … go to Mary's party, but he can go if he wants to.

 c You … smoke in the school. It's against the rules.

 d William … work harder if he wants to pass his exams.

 e 'Do I … show my passport at the airport?' 'Yes, you do.'

 f You … be 16 before you can get married.

 F-8 (U-9)                                                        Progress test

1. Read the text and answer the questions.

 How much do you know about famous painters and sculptors? Well, in this week's World Art magazine, we're going to study the life and work of the famous artist Alberto Giacometti.

 Alberto was born in 1901. He was brought up in Borgonovo, a small town in Switzerland, where his father was a painter. Alberto was always interested in painting and sculpture. He was taught art at the School of Fine Arts in Geneva, and then moved to Paris in 1922 to study sculpture. He was influenced by other famous artists of the time, including Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro.

Alberto Giacometti became famous for his sculptures of people and animals. However, his sculptures are very strange. They are made of metal and are very thin, with long legs and bodies and big, flat heads. As he got older, Giacometti's sculptures got bigger and thinner. He liked to use the same person as a model many times, and his younger brother, Diego, was often used.

 In 1962, Giacometti was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the Venice Biennale, an important art exhibition. The award made him famous, and his works were shown in a number of large exhibitions throughout Europe. Unfortunately, however, he was very ill, and in 1966 he died of heart disease. His body was returned to his birthplace in Borgonovo, where he was buried near his parents.

 a What did Alberto Giacometti's father do?

b Where did Giacometti learn about sculpture?

c What do Giacometti's sculptures look like?

d Why was it important that he won an award at the Venice Biennale?

e Where was Giacometti buried?

2. Write the opposite of the words in bold.

 a Gloria isn't happy. She is ….

b Paul isn't practical. He's …

c Debbie isn't kind. She's …

d Frank isn't patient. He's …

e Sheila isn't sensitive. She's …

f My bike isn't very comfortable. It's…

g Shaun isn't polite. He's …

3 Choose the correct answer.

a Millions of text messages send / are sent every day on mobile phones.

 b A lot of shops sell / are sold computer games.

 c The wall isn't painted / doesn't paint red.

 d The clothes recycle / are recycled by various charities.

4. Complete the article with the verbs in brackets. Use the present passive or the past passive form.

1. Rock band East … (form) in London in 2006.

2. Their first album … (record) in 2007.

3. The album … (play) on the radio all the time now.

4.  Their website … (visit) every day by thousands of teenagers.

5.  Usually, the lyrics of their songs … (write) by singer Jade Hughes.

6.   The music … (compose) by guitarist Luke Farley.

7.  But their new single … (write) last year by their drummer, Natasha Gray.