Входная контрольная работа. 8 класс. УМК М.В. Вербицкая "Forward"

Входной мониторинг 8 класс

1. Lexical test. Fill in the verbs with prepositions.

1. My brother is only three. When my parents are out, I ……. him.

2. My grandfather has a large garden with lots of fruit trees. In autumn it …… apples.

3. In private schools education is not free. Parents have to …… it.

4. I love jazz. I can …… to it for hours.

5. I can’t tell you about my plans for tomorrow yet. It will ….. my parents’ plans.

6. He is not very popular in class. His classmates often ……. him.

II. Grammar test.

1. Jane … at 6 every day, but today she … late.

a) is finishing, is working b) is finishing, works c) finishes, is working

1. I … he is a very good singer.

1. am not thinking b) wasn`t thinking c) don`t think

1. How many cars … ?

a) has your family got b) your family has got c) has got your family

1. Please, phone later. James … a bath.

1. has b) is having c) has got

1. When … the University?

1. did you finish b ) do you finish c) have you finished

6. I think the weather … fine next week.

a) will be b) is c) is going to be

7. Her parents want … to enter the University.

a) him b) her c) she

8. It … many years ago.

a) was built b) built c) will be built

9. Moscow is … capital of … Russia.

a) ___, ___ b) the, ___ c) ___, the

10.- Where is Mike? - He (work) in the garden.

a) are working b) works c) is working

III. Reading.

1. Read the text and match the headings with the paragraphs.

A. The vitamins make your bones hard.

B. Tastes differ.

C. You can’t live without food.

D. Vitamins and the ABC.

Healthy food.

1.__________

Eating is fun, especially when you are hungry. Most people have a favourite food. Some people enjoy eating sweet things like cakes, chocolates and ice cream. Other people enjoy savory foods like cheese and meat. Enjoying eating is our body’s way of making sure that it gets the things it needs to work properly.

2.__________

Food helps us to keep warm, gives us the energy to walk, talk, run and do all the other things we do. It helps us to grow and stay healthy.

3.__________

Vitamins also help us to be healthy. Scientists name vitamins after the letters of the alphabet. All of them are very important, for example: vitamin C keeps our skin and gums healthy. It is found in fresh fruit and green vegetables, such as oranges, blackcurrants, lettuce. Brussels sprouts and spinach also contain a lot of vitamin C.

4.__________

Vitamin D helps our bones to grow strong and hard, and we are able to make it for ourselves if our skin gets enough sunlight.  But we can also get vitamin D if we eat fish, milk, butter, cheese and margarine. Some people buy pills or tablets vitamins. But most of us get more than enough of them from our food.

2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. When we enjoy eating our body gets everything to work well. ______

2. To get vitamins you need to buy pills. _______

3. Vitamin C is important for our skin. _______

4. You can get vitamin D only when eating special food. ________

5. Sunlight helps our body to get vitamin D______________