Initial test for the 5 th form

Date:_______________ Name:__________________________________

1. Answer the following questions:

1. What’s your name?

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2. How old are you?
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3. Where do you live?
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4. What’s your favourite food? Why?
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5. Describe your favourite hobby!
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2. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences:

1. swimming / right now / is / Mike

2. you / the / are / lesson / listening / to

3. eating / not / I / am / lunch / now

4. running / the park / they / are / in

5. may / the / you / library / talk / not / in

3. Write the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets: 5p./

a) The teacher ______________________ (explain) the lesson now.

b) They ______________________ (run) in the park.

c) My parents ______________________ (clean) the house.

d) The dog ______________________ (not/bark) at the moment.

e) We ______________________ (study) for the test.

4. Write the negative forms: 10p./

a) He plays football. - _____________________________________________________________________

b) They eat vegetables. - ___________________________________________________________________

c) She helps her sister. - ___________________________________________________________________

d) I read books. - ________________________________________________________________________

e) We like ice cream. - ____________________________________________________________________

5. Translate the following sentences:

a) My brother went to school yesterday – _____________________________________________________

b) The teacher is explaining a new topic – _____________________________________________________

c) Our house is very big – _________________________________________________________________

d) I will visit my grandparents tomorrow – ____________________________________________________

e) Sarah always reads books in the evening – __________________________________________________

6. Can you write an e-mail to your new friend following the plan? 15p./
• Introduce yourself
• Your age and height
• Date and place of birth
• Your nationality
• Your hobbies
• Your favourite things (i.e. colour, food, sport), (5-6 sentences)

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 1. What’s your name?
My name is John.
2. How old are you?
I am 15 years old.
3. Where do you live?
I live in London.
4. What’s your favourite food? Why?
My favorite food is pizza because I love the combination of cheese, tomato, and different toppings.
5. Describe your favourite hobby!
My favorite hobby is playing football. I enjoy being active, and it's a fun way to spend time with my
friends. I also like the strategy involved in the game.

2. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences:

1. swimming / right now / is / Mike

Mike is swimming right now.
2. you / the / are / lesson / listening / to
You are listening to the lesson.
3. eating / not / I / am / lunch / now
I am not eating lunch now.
4. running / the park / they / are / in
They are running in the park.
5. may / the / you / library / talk / not / in
You may not talk in the library.

3. Write the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets:

a) The teacher is explaining the lesson now.

b) They are running in the park.

c) My parents are cleaning the house.

d) The dog is not barking at the moment.

e) We are studying for the test.

4. Write the negative forms:

a) He plays football. - He doesn’t play football.

b) They eat vegetables. - They don’t eat vegetables.

c) She helps her sister. - She doesn’t help her sister.

d) I read books. - I don’t read books.

e) We like ice cream. - We don’t like ice cream.

5. Translate the following sentences:

a) My brother went to school yesterday – Fratele meu a mers la școală ieri.

b) The teacher is explaining a new topic – Profesorul explică un subiect nou.

c) Our house is very big – Casa noastră este foarte mare.

d) I will visit my grandparents tomorrow – Voi vizita bunicii mei mâine.

e) Sarah always reads books in the evening – Sarah citește întotdeauna cărți seara.

6. Write an email to your new friend following the plan:

Hi [Friend's Name],

My name is John, and I am 15 years old. I was born on July 3rd in London, where I still live today. I'm
British, and I love playing football in my free time. My favorite color is blue, my favorite food is pizza, and
I enjoy playing basketball too. I hope we can get to know each other better and become great friends!

Best regards,
John