TEST PAPER

SUBIECTUL I – USE OF ENGLISH (25 points)

I.1. Read the following dialogue and fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms. 10 points

Andy: Hello?
Sarah: Hi, Andy; it’s Sarah. A:
Hi, Sarah. Everything OK?
S: Yes, I (1) ................. (call) to tell you about Patrick. Do you know what (2)..............................(happen)
to him yesterday?
A: No, what?
S: Well, he (3) ................. (need) some money, so he went to a cash machine. And as he (4)
................. (take) the money out, he (5).........................(notice) that there was an envelope on the floor.
He opened it and there were 20,000 pounds! A:
Really? (6)..........................(you/ joke)?
S: No! It's true.
A: What (7).....................(do) with the envelope? Do you think he’s got any plans with it now?
S: He (8).....................(not know).
S: By the way, what (9).......................(do) when I rang you?
A: Nothing important.
S: (10).....................(you/ see) the new movie which is on at the cinema yet?
A: No. Why? Do you want to go see it? S:
Yes, I’d love to!
A: OK then, I’ll pick you up in about twenty minutes then. S:
Excellent! See you later.
A: See you!

I.2. Read the following text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits in each gap.
10 points

Brussels is the main city (1) Belgium, and it is the home of the European Union. It has a reputation for
(2) a little boring, but this is unfair. (3) , it is a modern, lively city with
some of the (4) restaurants in Europe. Every evening its cafés are (5) with visitors
and locals who come to (6) the various types of chocolate. Don’t forget to visit the Grand Place. There
aren’t many market squares (7) this one in Europe. If you (8) some free time, you can visit
Bruges, (9) is only a short train ride (10) Bruges is
a medieval town with canals and beautiful old houses. It is really worth visiting.

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1 A at B in C to D for
2 A be B being C to be D been
3 A Personally B As well C However D In fact
4 A delicious B good C best D better
5 A fill B occupied C plenty D lived
6 A attempt B experiment C prove D try
7 A beautiful than B as beautiful as C as beautiful than D so beautiful than
8 A have B will have C are having D to have
9 A whose B who C which D where
10 A journey B far C distant D away

I.3. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 5 points
1. He saw her in the crowd but suddenly she.................................(APPEAR).
2. It was a(n)...........................(FORGET) day trip, the one we had with our classmates.
3. Trees are being cut down to provide................................(ADD) parking space.
4. The mountain reaches a...............................(HIGH) of almost 6,000 metres.
5. I won the competition............................(EASE) because I paid attention to details.

SUBIECTUL al II-lea – READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)

Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Jane Brown, A Young Games Tester

Most days I finish my homework and then I have to play computer games for the rest of the afternoon. Yes, I
have to! You see, I earn money by looking for mistakes in games.
I’ve always been crazy about computer games. My dad’s a journalist and my mum’s a photographer, so
there’s been a computer in the house since before I was born. I can remember playing very simple games on
it when I was less than five years old and my dad telling me to switch it off and go outside.
I was online one day when I saw an advertisement from a video game company. They were looking for
young people to give their opinions about some of their new games. I contacted them but I wasn’t old enough
because I was 14.
Three years later, several companies now send me their games. I often spend hours on the same game. I have
to play it from start to finish several times, look at all the menus and try all the different ways of playing it.
While I’m doing this, I take notes and then write a clear email which the company can understand easily.
You have to work quickly because the company often wants to sell their new game as soon as possible. I
may have to spend a lot of the weekend testing. However, I think I’m very lucky that my hobby has become
a job. Most of the time, I love it.

1. What does Jane say about computer games?

A. She plays them to take a break from studying.
B. Somebody pays her to play them.
C. Lots of them have got mistakes in them.
2. Jane has been interested in computer games since
A. her mum became a photographer.
B. her dad brought her a computer.
C. she was a small child.
3. What happened when Jane was 14 years old?
A. She didn’t get a job as a game tester.
B. She found an advertisement for a new video game.

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 C. She started to use the internet.
4. What does Jane do as part of her job?
A. She teaches other people how to play the game.
B. She makes sure that she wins all the games.
C. She checks each game carefully more than once.
5. How does Jane feel about her job?
A. She almost always enjoys it.
B. She doesn’t want to do anything else.
C. She thinks it can be boring.

SUBIECTUL al III-lea – WRITING (50 points)

Write a narrative essay beginning like this:

I was looking through a dictionary from my school library when I found a photo hidden between its
pages.

Write your story in 120-150 words and give it an appropriate title. Pay attention to the
following:

• you don’t need to write long descriptions;

• use dialogues only if they are relevant to your characters or events;
• you should use this plan:

1. Introduction (paragraph 1 – set the scene)

2. Main Body (paragraph(s) 2/3 – develop the story)
3. Conclusion (paragraph 4 – end the story).

Don’t count the words given in the beginning.

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SUBIECTUL I – USE OF ENGLISH (25 points)

I.1. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms. 10 points
10 x 1p = 10 points

(1) ’m calling/ am calling (2) happened (3) needed (4) was taking (5) noticed (6) Are you joking
(7) is he going to do/ will he do (8) doesn’t know/ does not know (9) were you doing (10) Have you seen

I.2. Read the following text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits in each gap.
10 points
10 x 1p = 10 points

1B 2B 3D 4C 5B 6D 7B 8A 9C 10 D

I.3. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 5
points 5 x 1p = 5 points

1. DISAPPEARED 2. UNFORGETTABLE 3. ADDITIONAL 4. HEIGHT 5. EASILY

SUBIECTUL al II-lea – READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)

Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
5x 5p = 25 points

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A

SUBIECTUL al III-lea –WRITING (50 points)

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 MARKING SCHEME FOR THE NARRATIVE ESSAY
Analytical Exemplary Proficient Partially Weak Incomplete Points
criteria Proficient
10p 8p 4p 2p
6p
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completely fairly completed partially including serious incomplete,
relevant to with all the completed with logical impediments the
topic, sequencing slight logical in the sequencing of sequencing
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reaching climax, inconsistent.
including the
finalreactions of
the protagonist.
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to a judicioususe scarce misuseof Paragraphs the misuse of the devices,
of linking devices, are partially linking devices, mechanics,
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and length scarce use of disrespected.
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and length
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vocabulary is vocabulary is used vocabulary is vocabulary is present narrow range
used appropriately and adequately within the essay; less of vocabulary
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integrated all relevant to the inappropriate
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grammatical grammatical complex and grammatical narrow range
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used accurately accuratelyand grammatical along the essay; grammatical
and flexibly with some structures is complex language is structures is
throughoutthe flexibility along present rare and may be present
essay; minor the essay; throughout the often faulty; within the
errors are rare; occasional errors are essay; errors are punctuation errors can essay; errors
punctuation is possible; present when make text understanding predominant;
very well punctuation is well complex language difficult. punctuation
controlled. controlled with is attempted; errors make
occasional slips. the text
punctuation can obscure at
be faulty at times.
times.

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INSPECTORATUL ȘCOLAR JUDEȚEAN IAȘI

EFFECT ON The interest of The text has a good The effect on The effect on the reader The effect on
TARGET READER thereader is effect onthe reader the reader is non-relevant the
aroused satisfactory reader non-
and sustained relevant.
throughout.

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