Контрольна робота з письма (8 клас, II семестр)

WRITING COMPREHENSION

                                                       Variant 1

Date   _________ Name _________________________Form 8______Term 2

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive Voice.

1. The letter ________________ (receive) yesterday.

2. This work ________________ (do) tomorrow.

3. Bread ______________ (eat) every day.

4. The article _________________ (write) already.

II. Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.

1. They will show this film on TV.

_________________________________________________________

2. He wrote this book in the 19th century.

_________________________________________________________

3. Julia has forgotten the story.

_________________________________________________________

4. We send our son to rest in the south every year.

_________________________________________________________

III. Choose the correct tense form of the verb.

1. I promise I ___________ you as soon as I have any news.

a) am calling                                    b)called                                   c) will call

2. We ___________TV when it started to rain.

a) watched                                       b) were watching                     c) watch

3. Listen! Jane _________________  the piano.

a) plays                                            b) played                                 c) is playing

4. Whales are mammals. They ________________  air.

a) are breathing                               b)breathe                                   c) breathed

IV. You received a letter from pen friend where he wrote about his favourite book. Answer the letter. Write  if you like reading books or magazines,     

what book you have read lately …                    

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WRITING COMPREHENSION

Variant 2

Date  _________ Name _________________________Form 8_______Term 2

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive Voice.

1. Many houses _____________ (build) in our town every year.

2. This text   _________________ (translate) at the last lesson.

3. His new book ________________ (finish) next year.

4. A new bridge _________________(build) recently.

II. Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.

1. They teach three foreign languages at this school.

____________________________________________________

2. He broke the window last week.

____________________________________________________

3. I have translated the whole text.

____________________________________________________

4. Ann will bring the books next week.

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III. Choose the correct tense form of the verb.

1. When she__________________ in her garden, it started to rain.

a) had worked                                 b)was working                  c)works

2. The sun __________ in the East.

a) to rise                                          b) rises                               c) has risen

3. Fasten your seat belt. We  ________________in a few minutes.

a) take off                                       b)took off                          c) will take off

4. I _________ you’ll come to the concert.

a)will hope                                      b) hope                              c) am hoping

IV. Write a short article to a magazine about your music tastes.

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