English Test

English Language – SECOND WRITTEN WORK – 8th grade – Group B – I Part Name & Class___________________________
 LISTENING
1. Listen to Amanda and Matthew. Circle the correct answer – A, B, or C ___/12
1. Amanda’s speech day is on....

A Thursday B Friday C next Tuesday
2. The guest speaker at Amanda’s school is....
A the head teacher B a footballer C a TV newsreader
3. Another person is going to make a speech at Amanda’s school. It is...
A the head teacher B Amanda’s brother C a TV newsreader
4. Who will come to Amanda’s speech day?
A her mum and dad B her dad only C his mum only
5. The prizes at Amanda’s school this year are going to be
A CDs and books B books C pens
6. Amanda thinks he might get a prize for...
A Maths B History C Sport
 READING
2. Read the text and circle the correct answer.
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THE STANDING STONES OF CARNAC
One of the biggest and most interesting ancient places of Europe is France. The standing stones of Carnac are not as famous as Stonehenge
but there are many more of them. Carnac is a small seaside town in Brittany, France, and is famous for its stones.
The stones probably come from about 3000 BC and there are thousands of them. They are put in rows, like roads, and you can’t see one end
from the other – they go on for kilometers. There are also a lot of small caves, which are covered by stones. No one knows how many stones
were put here, because people used them for building, and farmers removed them because they did not want visitors to walk all over their
fields.
The stones were closed for visitors in 1990 because the tourists were not being careful with the stones. You can now visit them again, but
only a few visitors are allowed at one time. No one knows exactly why these stones were put in Carnac. Some people think the lines of stones
were a way of watching the Moon and its changes over the months, and most people believe that the small caves are tombs.
1. The monument in Carnac is...

A bigger than any others in Europe B bigger than many others in Europe C bigger than many others in the world
2. The stones at Carnac are.... the stones at Stonehenge
A less famous than B more famous than C as famous as
3. The small town of Carnac is...
A in the centre of France B in the country C on the coast
3. The small caves in Carnac are...
A natural B made by people C made by animals
5. The farmers removed some of the stones to...
A protect them from people B protect their fields from animals C protect their fields from people
6. The stones were closed to people for some years but now...
A small groups can visit them B only tourists can visit them C you can visit them if you ask for permission
4. Read the text again and complete the chart with the information from it. ___/10
1. What kind of monument? standing stones 2. When built?
1. Where? 3. What is still there?

4. When closed to tourists? 5. Why built / formed?
 WRITING
5. Write an essay to one of the following subjects. ___/16
1. A person I admire
- You could write about a friend, a relative or a famous person. Write about the person’s appearance, personality, likes and dislikes,
something about the person’s life and why you like the person so much.
2. The day I will never forget
- First decide why the day was special to you. Did you have some good or some bad news? Did you find or lose something? Did you
meet someone special? Did you have an accident or escape from an accident? Tell your story in the past tense and use linking
words: at first, suddenly, straightaway, just then, anyway, by the time, in the end.
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English Language – SECOND WRITTEN WORK – 8th grade – Group B – I Part Name & Class___________________________

1. Amanda’s speech day is on....

THE STANDING STONES OF CARNAC

1. The monument in Carnac is...

1. What kind of monument? standing stones 2. When built?

1. Where? 3. What is still there?

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