English Language Test for the 8th Grade
June 2011
Name: ……………………………………………………
Class: ………………………
Parts of the Test:
Part One : Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Part Two: Vocabulary ( 15 points)
Part Three: Language and grammar (15 points)
Part Four: Writing (10 points)
GOOD LUCK 
Part One : Reading Comprehension
Read this true story and answer the questions.(20 points)
A Lesson For Life
By Medard Laz
Years ago , there was a boy in my class called Colin. He worw old fashioned clothes
and thick glasses. My friends and I thought he was a nerd and we laughed at him. He
was always the last picked up to play basketball or football. We often played tricks
on him.
One day he sat near me in a gym class. Someone pushed him and he fell on top of
me. The kid who pushed him said Colin did it. With the whole class watching, I had to
choose – do I ignore or do I start a fight with Colin? I chose to fight. I couldn't let the
other boys think I was scared.
I shouted, " C'mon , Colin , let's fight!" He said he didn't want to, but like me , he was
worried what the other boys would think. So we fought. I hit him hard in the face
and the class went wild. Just then , the gym teacher walked into the room . He was
that we were fighting and sent us to running track.
He followed us to the track with a smile on his face and said," I want you two guys to
go out there and run around the track holding each other's hands." The whole class
laughed loudly. The two of us felt stupid but we had no choice – we went out to the
track and ran hand-in-hand.
While we were running , I looked at him, with blood on his nose and thick glasses.
Then we both began to laugh. Going around the track hand-in-hand made me see
Colin in a different way. I no longer saw him as a nerd . I understood that he was a
person, just like me. It was amazing what I learned when I was forced to go hand-inhand with someone for only one mile. It was a good lesson. Since then , I have never
hit another person.
A- Give good answers.(4 points)
1- Why did the kids laugh at Colins?
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2- What punishment did the teacher give to the boys who were fighting?
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B- Complete the sentences according to the text. (6 points)
1- The writer chose to fight with Colin because …………………………………
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2- The kid who pushed Colin said that ………………………………………………..
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3- Colin was the last pupil chosen to ……………………………………………………
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C- True or False. (5 points)
1- The writer decided to ignore Colin when he fell on top of him. …………..
2- The writer decided not to fight with Colin. ………………….
3- Colin said:" C'mon, let's fight." ……………………..
4- The gym teacher decided to punish both of them. …………………
5- After the punishment, the writer started seeing Colin differently. ………
D- Circle the best answer. ( 3 points)
1- The kids saw Colin as…
a- a clever boy
b- a nerd and a foolish boy
c- a good basketball player
d- a good fighter
2- The writer hit Colin hard…
a- on the leg
b- on the track
c- on the face
d- on the back
3- The whole class laughed loudly because…
a- the two boys were fighting while running on the track
b- the two boys were holding hands while running on the track
c- the two boys ignored the problem
d- the writer no longer saw Colin as a nerd
E- Circle TWO answers. (2 points)
From this experience, the writer learned…
a- never to hit others or fight
b- that Colin was a person just like him
c- to laugh at the person you run with
d- look at others in a different way
Part 4: Grammar.(15 points)
Exe. 1: Circle the correct answer. (past / present / future).(6 points)
1. We ____________ our room every week.
a. cleans
b. clean
c. will clean
2. Gali never ____________ coffee.
a. will drink
b. drinks
c. drank
3. My brother ____________ school two years ago and he loves it.
a. start
b. will start
c. started
4. They ____________ to France last summer.
a. go
b. don’t go
c. went
5. I ____________ breakfast tomorrow.
a. eat
b. ate
c. will eat
6. Mike ____________ go to a movie tonight.
a. will not
c. does
c. don’t
Exe. 2: Circle the correct answer. (modals).(3 points)
Yael:
Mom, I’m sick! I (can’t / must) go to school today.
Mom: You’re sick? Well, you (must / can’t) stay in bed. You
(shouldn’t \ couldn’t) play sports or run around. You (should / mustn’t)
have soup and drink a lot of water – it’s very Important! You (mustn’t /
could) eat unhealthy food.
Yael:
today!
Well, I feel OK now. I think I (couldn’t / can) go to school
Exe. 3: Complete the sentences with the adverb form of the adjectives
in brackets. (adverbs).(6 points)
1. He’s a very bad cook. He cooks ____________ (terrible)!
2. The man is shouting ____________ (loud).
3. The boy entered the room ____________ (noisy).
4. Sivan draws badly, but she runs ____________ (good).
5. The film star acted ____________ (wonderful) in his last movie.
6. Michael is sweet and always smiles ____________ (warm).