Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

A. LANGUAGE FOCUS

Exercise 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’.

Câu 1.

Câu 2.

Exercise 2: Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others’.

Câu 3.

Câu 4.

Exercise 3: Fill each blank with the correct form of the word/verb in brackets.

Câu 5. Most students detest ____________ (have) homework during the weekends.

Câu 6. Alice is fond of ____________ (create) small animals with paper.

Câu 7. After a course with a native teacher, Nam can speak English ____________ (well) than before.

Câu 8. Chi is intelligent, but she needs to study ____________ (hard) than her first semester to pass the examination.

Câu 9. These students are learning how ____________ (deal) with pressure before the final test.

Câu 10. Parents should teach their children to be careful when ____________ (post) pictures on social media.

Câu 11. Jenny’s mother often ____________ (knit) when she was a teenager.

Câu 12. Trung is very active and he dislikes ____________ (watch) TV during leisure time.

Câu 13.
- What is your leisure activity?
- I adore ____________ (walk) my dog around the park.

Câu 14.
- Look! Who ____________ (dry) rice over there?
- I think it’s Mai’s uncle.

Exercise 4: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

Câu 15. We often play football ____________ during summer time.

Câu 16. As a mental exercise, origami can help increase ____________.

Câu 17. They are harvesting rice in the ____________.

Câu 18. Tom’s father is very ____________ so he can control the combine harvester very well.

Câu 19. Alice likes playing chess because she thinks it can help her ____________ better.

Câu 20. Posting personal pictures on social media is fun; ____________, sometimes it can bring many problems.

B. READING

Exercise 5: Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.

With approximately 2.96 billion users as of 2022, Facebook is undoubtedly one of the favoured social networking sites in the globe. As for students, they use Facebook for different purposes, including entertainment or academic learning. First, it is a relaxing channel where students comfortably tend to vent their negative thoughts on their school life via a status, share unforgettable memories, or watch multiple funny clips to relieve stress. Additionally, they can easily connect with those who have the same interests through various Facebook pages where they enjoy reading top comments or discussing hot topics with each other. Second, Facebook, regarded as the biggest knowledge platform, enables learners to get access to an array of free learning materials and even ask for specialized knowledge from other friendly users. Besides, it’s very convenient for students to create a Facebook group chat on Facebook Messenger to upload and share lectures, prepare for class presentations as well as do assignments together. In short, Facebook can contribute to students’ academic achievements if they take full advantage of it in an appropriate way.

Câu 21. What is the passage mainly about?

Câu 22. What does the word it in line 4 mean?

Câu 23. According to the passage, where can students find like-minded ones?

Câu 24. Why is Facebook called the biggest knowledge platform?

Câu 25. Which of the following is NOT the main purpose when students form a learning group chat?

Exercise 6: Complete the passage. Write ONE suitable word in each blank.

During the early years, (26) ____________ jigsaw puzzles is a popular activity that many parents choose for their children to develop their concentration and creativity. With various colours, shapes and sizes, this hobby significantly draws kids’ attention, which they can spend all day handling the small pieces (27) ____________ boredom. It’s also quite challenging for little kids to use their eyes and hands for finding and (28) ____________ many pieces together to make the given image. To motivate kids more effectively, parents should choose suitable and captivating jigsaw images. They can let kids do simple ones first and then (29) ____________ the levels of difficulty gradually. But remember that this indoor game can make a child get frustrated and even give it up. That’s why parents should be ready to give children support in time and cheer them up (30) ____________ they reach the last jigsaw.

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C. LISTENING

Exercise 7: Listen to a talk show about the main reasons the guest has chosen to live in the mountainous area and answer the questions below with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS.

Câu 31. What outdoor activities are there in the mountain region?
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Câu 32. How do outdoor activities affect him?
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Câu 33. Does he have any difficulties when living on the mountain?
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Câu 34. What makes the rewards of living on the mountain worth it?
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Câu 35. What does Mr. Smith’s story encourage others to do?
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D. WRITING

Exercise 8: For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. Use the word in brackets and do not change it. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Câu 36. When Trang has free time, she likes hanging out with her friends. (LEISURE)
$\rightarrow$ In ____________________, Trang likes hanging out with her friends.

Câu 37. When Minh has free time, he likes surfing the net more than going shopping. (TO)
$\rightarrow$ When Minh has free time, he prefers surfing the net ____________________.

Câu 38. Nick spent an hour loading the fruit onto the truck. (IT)
$\rightarrow$ ____________________ an hour to load the fruit onto the truck.

Câu 39. During the rice harvest, they often need a combine harvester. (USING)
$\rightarrow$ They often harvest ____________________ a combine harvester.

Câu 40. Ann is very tired; however, she helps her mother with the housework. (BUT)
$\rightarrow$ Ann is very tired, ____________________ her mother with the housework.

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