8th GRADE TEST

1.

4 points

LISTENING

1. Where was the man coming from when he first saw the UFO?

A. He was returning home from a party.

B. He just got off work when he saw the UFO.

C. He was driving home from a restaurant.

2.

4 points

LISTENING

2. What time did the man report the incident to the police?

A. about 12:00 AM

B. about 3:00 AM

C. about 5:00 AM

3.

4 points

LISTENING

3. What jumped out in front of the man's car?

A. a giant deer

B. a strange man

C. a hairy alien

4.

4 points

LISTENING

4. What happened next to the man?

A. He walked to a flying saucer.

B. He followed the animal to a plane.

C. He was carried to a spaceship.

5.

4 points

LISTENING

5. What does the police officer suggest at the end of the story?

A. They should call the fire department.

B. The man should seek counseling.

C. The man should contact the newspaper.

6.

1 point

VOCABULARY

1 Car tires are made of this.
_____________

rubber

plastic

7.

1 point

VOCABULARY

2 This is used to make bottles and windows.
_____________

glass

rubber

8.

1 point

VOCABULARY

3 This warm fiber comes from sheep.
_____________

wood

wool

9.

1 point

VOCABULARY

4 This natural fabric is used to make clothes, towels and sheets.
_____________

cotton

wood

10.

1 point

VOCABULARY

5 This comes from trees, and is used for furniture.
_____________

wood

wool

11.

1 point

VOCABULARY

6 This strong, light material is made of oil. It’s used to make many modern things.
_____________

rubber

plastic

12.

2 points

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

Have you ever seen a clockwork radio? They’re unusual because you don’t need batteries or electricity – you just turn a handle to get power! The clockwork radio
(1) _____________ by an inventor named Trevor Baylis in 1991. He started working on it when he (2) _____________ that many people in rural parts of Africa couldn’t find out valuable information about Aids because they (3) _____________ electricity for their radios. Baylis worked on his invention for three months, and then tried to get companies to help him develop it. At first, his idea (4) _____________ and he almost (5) _____________.
But in 1993, he (6) _____________ by a reporter, and a TV show about Trevor and his invention (7) _____________. After that, people (8) _____________ him to continue with his project by sending him letters and money. He started work again, but he (9) _____________ a lot of problems making the radio sound loud enough. After a year of hard work, he solved the problem, and in 1995, the first radios (10) _____________ by a factory in South Africa. Now, clockwork radios are sold all over the world.

1.___________________

was invented

invented

13.

2 points

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

2._______________

heard

was heard

14.

2 points

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

3._______________________

didn't have

wasn't having

15.

2 points

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

4._______________________

didn't accept

wasn't accepted

16.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

5._______________________

gave up

was given up

17.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

6._______________________

interviewed

was interviewed

18.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

7._______________________

broadcasted

was broadcast

19.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

8._______________________

was encouraged

encouraged

20.

2 points

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

9._______________________

had

was having

21.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Choose the best option: active or passive form of these verbs.

10._______________________

produced

were produced

22.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

1 I _____________ the train because it had already left the station.

missed

had missed

23.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

2 He started to walk quickly because he _____________ someone following him.

noticed

had noticed

24.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

3 Andy _____________ in three countries by the time he was ten years old.

lived

had lived

25.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

4 Nobody had understood her before she _____________ her pronunciation.

had improved

improved

26.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

5 She had to go to the hospital because she _____________ her leg in an accident.

broken

had broken

27.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

6 Madison had learned to drive before she _____________ 17.

had been

was

28.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

7 I cooked dinner because my mom _____________ and asked me to.

had called

called

29.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

8 Harry _____________ every night, and now he had no money.

went out

had gone out

30.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

9 By the time my grandmother was 25, she _____________ three children.

had had

had

31.

1 point

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the simple past or past perfect form of these verbs.

10 Last year, I _____________ things I had never done before.

had done

did

32.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

When 17-year-old Andrew Cowan from the U.K. made a remote-controlled robot for an exam project, he had no idea how successful it would be.
Andrew invented the recovery robot to help firefighters and other emergency and rescue workers. The robot is designed to go into buildings that are falling down or on fire. It can help emergency workers find out if anyone is inside the building and needs help, without having to go into the building themselves.
The invention made such a good impression with the exam judges that Andrew was chosen to represent his country in a European contest for young scientists in Portugal in 2010.
Before Andrew was sent to Portugal, the robot had already won a number of prizes and sponsorship deals. A few months earlier, in March 2010, Andrew had been given the engineering and technology prize in a major national contest for science and engineering, as well as the Siemens prize. When creating this robot, Andrew received sponsorship for the project from several companies; he contacted the companies, who agreed to give him some of the parts he needed for the robot, such as the robot’s heat sensor. Andrew placed their company logos on the robot in return for sponsoring the project.
Andrew’s robot is fitted with firefighting equipment, plus a camera, and a sensor, and this caught the attention of some large companies. The electronics company Siemens is going to sponsor him to study at college, while other important electronics companies have offered him jobs for when he graduates from college.

1 Andrew Cowan’s robot was his school exam project.
True / False

True

False

33.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

2 He invented it to help doctors.
True / False

True

False

34.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

3 Thanks to the robot, firefighters have to go into buildings that are on fire.
True / False

True

False

35.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

4 Andrew was chosen to represent his school in a contest for young scientists.
True / False

True

False

36.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

5 Andrew went to Portugal in 2011.
True / False

True

False

37.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

6 Before the contest in Portugal, Andrew’s robot had already won a lot of prizes.
True / False

True

False

38.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

7 A number of companies had given money and equipment to help Andrew with his project.
True / False

True

False

39.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

8 In return for sponsorship, their telephone numbers were put on the side of the robot.
True / False

True

False

40.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

9 Siemens offered to sponsor Andrew to go to college.
True / False

True

False

41.

2 points

READING

Read the text. Then read the sentences and choose True or False.

10 He was offered jobs by some important electronics companies.
True / False

True

False

42.

25 points

WRITING

Choose one of these inventions. Describe what life was like before the invention. (60 words)

car cell phone clock Internet paper plastic telephone television train wheel

Think of these things:

• What did people use to do before?
• Why do you think it was a good invention?
• How did it change people’s lives?