Итоговый срез знаний по английскому языку за 2 полугодие 8 класс
Итоговый срез знаний за 2 полугодие 8 класс I вариант
I. Read the text “Travelling”
Dear sir \ madam,
I’m writing to complain about the Fun Ways Travel holiday my family and I went on last month.
Your newspaper advertisement recommended the holiday as being «Seven fun and sun filled days on a
Mediterranean island», so decided it would be suitable for my family. I realize now that this was a big
mistake.
Firstly, when we arrived nobody was there to meet us. There should have been transport from the airport
to the hotel but there wasn’t. We were able to get a taxi, but only after waiting for an hour in the hot sun!
Secondly, when we arrived at the hotel, we found that only one room was reserved. All the other hotels
on the island were full so four of us had to stay in one room.
Thirdly, the hotel wasn’t a modern building only five minutes walk from sea. It was a small, old place
situated in a mountain at least thirty minutes drive to the nearest beach.
And lastly, when we eventually met the tour guide, she was extremely rude to us. I don’t think she
should have been so impolite. She didn’t help us at all.
You can imagine how angry I feel about spending a lot of money for a holiday which ought to have been
better organized.
Yours sincerely,
David Johnston
Decide if each sentence is “True” or “False”.
1. David wrote this letter to criticize a holiday.
2. There should have been two rooms at the hotel for a David and his family.
3. David and his family found another hotel to stay in.
4. The hotel was only five minutes from the beach
5. The tour guide was not helpful.
6. David is angry because the holiday was badly organized.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. I .................... (not/meet) Claudia and Jason for coffee yesterday, because I was too busy.
2. Chris didn’t hear the phone ring because he.................... (listen) to music very loudly.
3. My parents .................... (often/leave) us home alone when we were young.
4. Sandra .................... (water) the flowers while Ian was cleaning out the garage.
III. Choose the odd word out:
1. cotton / wool / silk / elegant
2. trousers / blouse / /floral / socks
3. tsunami / collapse / cyclone / flood
4. ears / eyelashes / lips / bushy
IV. Underline the correct item:
1. She hides her slim / protruding ears behind her hair.
2. Does my hat match / go my coat?
3. Can I rent / borrow your black dress for tonight's party?
V. Put the adjectives in comparative or superlative forms: busy, tall, good, bad, interesting
1. This was the.......................film I've ever seen. I wouldn't recommend it.
2. Mike is ................... than Jim. He is 1.75.
3. Sunday is the...................... day at the local market.
4. The books he gives me are ................... than the books I have at home.
5. Who's your ...................... friend?
Итоговый срез знаний за 2 полугодие 8 класс II вариант
I. Read the text “Travelling”
Dear sir \ madam,
I’m writing to complain about the Fun Ways Travel holiday my family and I went on last month.
Your newspaper advertisement recommended the holiday as being «Seven fun and sun filled days on a
Mediterranean island», so decided it would be suitable for my family. I realize now that this was a big
mistake.
Firstly, when we arrived nobody was there to meet us. There should have been transport from the airport
to the hotel but there wasn’t. We were able to get a taxi, but only after waiting for an hour in the hot sun!
Secondly, when we arrived at the hotel, we found that only one room was reserved. All the other hotels
on the island were full so four of us had to stay in one room.
Thirdly, the hotel wasn’t a modern building only five minutes walk from sea. It was a small, old place
situated in a mountain at least thirty minutes drive to the nearest beach.
And lastly, when we eventually met the tour guide, she was extremely rude to us. I don’t think she
should have been so impolite. She didn’t help us at all.
You can imagine how angry I feel about spending a lot of money for a holiday which ought to have been
better organized.
Yours sincerely,
David Johnston
Decide if each sentence is “True” or “False”.
1. David wrote this letter to criticize a holiday.
2. There should have been two rooms at the hotel for a David and his family.
3. David and his family found another hotel to stay in.
4. The hotel was only five minutes from the beach
5. The tour guide was not helpful.
6. David is angry because the holiday was badly organized.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. Newton …(make) a great discovery while he was sitting under an apple tree.
2. When I opened the window I was happy to see that it … (snow).
3. Our granny fell asleep while she … (read) a fairy-tale to us.
4. I … (find) my ring when I was watering the flowers in the garden.
III. Choose the odd word out:
1. trendy / fashionable / modern / linen
2. checked / baggy / striped / floral
3. tsunami / earthquake / dive / drought
4. sporty / elegant / patterned / casual
IV. Underline the correct item:
1. Mark gave Sue a nice baggy/ silk scarf for her birthday.
2. Alex has lost / missed a lot of weight since he started exercising.
3. Cynthia's shirt fits / goes really well with her trousers.
V. Put the adjectives in comparative or superlative forms: cheap, good, hot, happy,
delicious
1. Nick is the … boy that I know. He has everything for a happy life.
2. Jane`s laptop is … than mine.
3. This is the … cake I have ever had.
4. This book is the …I have read last year. It`s worth reading.
5. The weather this week is …than last week.
Answers to Variant 1:
I 1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. F
6. T
II 1. didn`t meet
2. was listening
3. often left
4. was watering
III 1. elegant
2. floral
3. collapse
4. bushy
IV 1. protruding
2. match
3. borrow
V. 1. worst
2. taller
3. the busiest
4. more interesting
5. best
Answers to Variant 1:
I 1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. F
6. T
II 1. made
2. was snowing
3. was reading
4. found
III 1. linen
2. baggy
3. dive
4. patterned
IV 1. silk
2. lost
3. goes
V. 1. happiest
2. cheaper
3. the delicious
4. best
5. hotter
