
NUI THANH DISTRICT PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE MATRIX FOR THE MID- FIRST TERM TEST (ENGLISH 9)
NGUYEN DUY HIEU SECONDARY SCHOOL School year: 2024-2025
PARTS
No. of
Ques
Mark
Task types
Re
Com
Low
App
High
App
TN
TL
TN
TL
TN
TL
TN
TL
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(3,0)
2
0.5
Pronunciation: Indicate the word whose
underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
0,5
4
1,0
Vocabula
ry: MCQs: Choose the best option
0,5
0,5
6
1,5
Grammar: MCQs: Choose the best option
0,5
1,0
READING
(2,5)
5
1,25
Read the text and fill in the blank (with
suitable words from the box)
1,0
0,25
5
1,25
Read the text and answer the questions
0,75
0,5
WRITING
(2,5)
2
0,5
(Error identification) Choose A, B, C or D
which is not correct in standard English
0,5
4
1,0
(Sentence transformation) Rewrite the
sentences so as its meaning keeps unchanged
0,5
0,5
2
1,0
(Sentence building) Write complete sentences
from the words given.
1,0
LISTENING
(2,0)
4
1,0
- Listen and tick True/ False
1,0

4
1,0
- Listen and choose the best answer
1,0
TOTAL (10,0)
38
10.0
4,0
3,0
2,0
1,0

PARTS
CONTENTS
No. of
Ques
Mark
Task types
Re
Com
Low App
High App
TN
T
L
TN
TL
TN
TL
TN
TL
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(3,0)
Pronunciation:
1. Recognize the difference
between the two sounds/ a:/ & /æ /
2. Recognize the difference
between the two sounds / ɑː / – /
əʊ/
2
0.5
Indicate the word
whose underlined part
is pronounced
differently from the
others
0,5
Vocabulary:
3. 1 word about community
service
4. 1 word about healthy living
5. 1 word about community
service
3
0,75
MCQs: Circle the best
option
0,5
0.25
Vocabulary:
6. 1 word about hobbies
1
0,25
MCQs: Circle the best
option
0,25
Grammar points:
7. 1 sentence about verbs of liking
and disliking
8. 1 sentence about prepositions
of time.
9. 1 sentence about giving tips for
health problems.
3
0,75
MCQs: Choose the best
option
0, 5
0,25
NUI THANH DISTRICT PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE
NGUYEN DUY HIEU SECONDARY SCHOOL
SPECIFICATION FOR THE MID- FIRST TERM TEST
(ENGLISH 9)
SCHOOL YEAR: 2024-2025

Grammar points:
10.1 sentence about present
simple
11. 1 sentence about past simple
12.1 sentence about past simple
3
0,75
0,75
READING
(2,5)
13. 1 word about a noun
14. 1 word about a verb
15. 1 word about a preposition
16. 1 word about an adjective
4
1,0
(Cloze test) Read the
text about community
service and fill in the
blank (with suitable
words from the box)
1,0
17. 1 word about tense
1
0,25
0,25
18. Choose the best answer for a
WH-question
19. Choose the best answer for a
WH-question
20. Find the synonym word from
the text
21. Find the incorrect statement
4
1,0
(Reading
comprehension) Read
the text about hobby
and choose the best
answer:
0,75
0,25
22. What does the word “…” in
the text refer to?
1
0,25
0,25
WRITING
(2,5)
23. 1 sentence about preposition
24. 1 sentence about simple past
2
0,5
(Error identification)
Circle A, B, C or D
which is not correct in
standard English
0,5
25. 1 sentence about verbs of
liking and disliking
(Sentence
transformation) Rewrite
the sentences so as its
0.5
0,5

26. 1 sentence about simple
sentence
27. 1 sentence about simple
sentence
28. 1 sentence about verbs of
liking and disliking
4
1.0
meaning keeps
unchanged
29. 1 sentence about simple
present
30. 1 sentence about simple past
2
1.0
(Sentence building)
Write complete
sentences from the
words given.
1,0
LISTENING
(2,0)
31,32,33,34
T/F statement
5
1.0
- Listen to a Dialogue
about hobby and tick
T/F
1.0
35,36,37,38
Choose the best answer for a WH-
question
5
1.0
- Listen to an interview
about hobby and
choose the best answer
1,0
TOTAL (10)
38
10
4,0
3,0
2.0
1,0

