TRƯỜNG THCS PHAN BÁ PHIẾN SPECIFICATION FOR THE MID-TERM TEST (ENGLISH 8)
School year: 2023-2024
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Low
App
High App
PARTS
CONTENTS
No. of
Ques
Mark
Task types
T
L
TL
TN
TL
TN
TL
Pronunciation:
1. Recognize the difference
between the two sounds /sp/& /st/
2. Recognize the difference of
stress patterns ending in – al and
– ous.
2
0.5
- Indicate the word
whose underlined part
is pronounced
differently from the
others.
- Indicate the word that
has a different stress
pattern in each line.
Vocabulary:
3. 1 word formation about
environmental protection.
4. 1 word meaning about
shopping.
5. 1 word meaning about
environmental protection.
6. 1 collocation about
environmental protection – Code
A (1 word meaning about
environmental protection – Code
B)
4
1,0
MCQs: Choose the best
option
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(3,0)
Grammar points:
7. 1 sentence about adverbs of
4
1,0
MCQs: Choose the best
option
0,5
frequency.
8. 1 sentence about complex
sentences with adverb clauses of
time.
9. 1 sentence about present simple
for future events.
10.1 sentence about the past
continuous.
Communication:
11. 1 sentence about giving and
responding to bad news.
12.1 sentence about giving and
responding to bad news.
2
0,5
0,5
READING
(2,5)
13. 1 word about a noun
14. 1 word about a verb
15. 1 word about tense
16. 1 word about a adverb (Code
A)/ conjunction ( Code B).
17. 1 word about an adjective
(Code A)/ a plural noun (Code
B).
18. 1 word about a plural noun
(Code A)/ an adjective (Code B).
6
1,5
(Cloze test) Read the
passage about Water
Pollution ( A)/ Air
Pollution (B) and fill in
the
blank (with suitable
words from the box)
19. Find the incorrect statement.
20. Find the synonym word from
the text.
21. Find the pronoun refered to
the word from the text.
22. Choose the best answer from
the text.
4
1,0
( Reading
comprehension) Read
the passage about
Black Friday
(Shopping) and choose
the best answer:
0.5
23. 1 sentence about complex
sentences with adverb clauses of
time.( Code A)/ 1 sentence about
the past continuous, the past
simple ( Code B).
24. 1 sentence about the past
simple tense.
2
0,5
(Error identification)
Choose the letter A, B,
C or D which is not
correct in standard
English.
25. 1 sentence about complex
sentences with adverb clauses of
time.
26. 1 sentence about complex
sentences with adverb clauses of
time.
27. 1 sentence about the past
continuous and the past simple.
28. 1 sentence about the past
continuous and the past simple..
4
1.0
(Sentence
transformation)
-Rewrite the sentences
so that their meaning
keeps unchanged.
- Combine each pair of
sentences, using the
conjunction in brackets.
0.5
0,5
WRITING
(2,5)
29. 1 sentence about the past
continuous.
30. 1 sentence about the past
2
1.0
(Sentence building)
Write complete
sentences from the
1,0
continuous and the past simple.
words given.
31,32,33,34
T/F statements.
4
1.0
- Listen to a talk about
water pollution and
decide whether the
statements are true (T)
or false (F)
LISTENING
(2,0)
35,36,37,38
Choose the correct answer.
4
1.0
- Listen to a talk about
online shopping and
choose the correct
answer A, B, C, or D.
1,0
TOTAL(8,0)
38
10
4,0
3,0
2.0
1,0
TRƯỜNG THCS PHAN BÁ PHIẾN MATRIX FOR THE MID-TERM TEST (ENGLISH 8)
School year: 2023-2024
Re
Com
Low
App
High
App
PARTS
No. of
Ques
Mark
Task types
TN
TL
TN
TL
TN
TL
TN
TL
2
0.5
Pronunciation: Indicate the word whose
underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
Stress: Indicate the word that has a different
stress pattern in each line.
0,5
4
1,0
Vocabulary: MCQs: Choose the best option
0,5
0,5
4
1,0
Grammar: MCQs: Choose the best option
0,5
0,5
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(3,0)
2
0,5
Communication: MCQs: Choose the best
option
0,5
6
1,5
Read the text and fill in the blank (with
suitable words from the box)
1,0
0,5
READING
(2,5)
4
1,0
Read the text and choose the best answer:
0,5
0,5
2
0,5
(Error identification) Choose A, B, C or D
which is not correct in standard English.
0,5
WRITING
(2,5)
4
1,0
(Sentence transformation)
-Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning
keeps unchanged.
- Combine each pair of sentences, using the
conjunction in brackets.
0,5
0,5