PHÒNG GD&ĐT BẮC TRÀ MY
TRƯỜNG THCS HUỲNH THÚC KHÁNG MATRIX FOR THE FIRST END-TERM TEST (ENGLISH 8)
School year: 2023-2024
(60-minute Test)
PARTS No. of
Ques
Mark Task types Re Com Low App High App
TN TL TN TL TN TL TN TL
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(2,0)
2 0.4 Indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the others
Sound: /ə/ and /ɪ/; /n/ and /ŋ/.
0,4
2 0,4
MCQs: Circle the best option. Words
relating to teen’s use of social media,
lifestyle of ethinic groups.
0,4
6 1,2
MCQs: Circle the best option: Life in the
countryside; Comparative; Verb form in
Yes/No question; Quantifiers before
Uncountable noun, future tense in the
conditional; verb form after verbs of
likes/dislikes.
1,0 0,2
READING
(2,0)
5 1,0 Read the text and fill in the blanks (with
suitable words from the box) 0,6 0,4
5 1,0 Read the text and circle the best answer: 0,8 0,2
WRITING
2 0,4 (Error identification) Circle A, B, C or D
which is not correct in standard English
0,4
1
(2,0)
4 0,8 (Sentence transformation) Rewrite the
sentences so as its meaning keeps unchanged 0,8
2 0,8 (Sentence building) Write complete
sentences from the words given. 0,8
LISTENING
(2,0)
5 1.0 - Listen and tick T/ F 1.0
5 1.0 - Listen and circle the best answer 1,0
TOTAL(8,0) 38 8.0 3,8 2,4 1,0 0,8
SPEAKING
(2,0)
2 0,4 Introduction 0,4
5 1,0 Topic speaking 0,2 0,6 0,2
3 0,6 Questions and Answers 0,4 0,2
Grand Total
(10,0)
48 10,0 4,0 3,0 2,0 1,0
2
PHÒNG GD&ĐT BẮC TRÀ MY
TRƯỜNG THCS HUỲNH THÚC KHÁNG SPECIFICATION FOR THE FIRST END-TERM TEST (ENGLISH 8)
School year: 2023-2024
PARTS CONTENTS No.
of
Que
s
Mar
k
Task types Re Com Low App High App
TN TL TN TL TN TL TN TL
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(2,0)
Pronunciation:
-Sen 1: sounds /ə/ and /ɪ/;
-Sen 2: sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ 2 0.4
Indicate the word whose
underlined part is
pronounced differently
form the others
0,4
Vocabulary:
-Sen 3: 1 word about lifestyle
of ethnic groups.
-Sen 4: 1 word about teen’s
use of social media.
2 0,4
Odd one out 0,4
Vocabulary:
-Sen 5: 1 word about life in the
countryside.
Grammar points:
-Sen 6: 1 sentence about
Comparative form of adverbs.
-Sen 7: 1 sentence about Yes/
No question.
-Sen 8: 1 sentence about
Quantifiers before
1
5
0,2
1,0
MCQs: Circle the best
option
MCQs: Circle the best
option
1,0 0,2
3
Uncountable noun.
-Sen 9: 1 sentence about the
simple future tense in the
conditional.
-Sen 10: 1 sentence about verb
of liking/ disliking + gerunds.
READING
(2,0)
-Sen 11: 1 word about a
verb(gerund)
-Sen 12: 1 word about a noun.
-Sen 13: 1 word about an
possessive adjective.
-Sen 14: 1 word about a verb.
-Sen 15: 1 word about a noun.
5 1,0
(Cloze test) Read the text
about Ethnic groups of Viet
Nam and fill in the blank
(with suitable words from
the box)
0,6
0,4
-Sen 16: Choose the best
answer for a WH-question.
- Sen 17: Find the NOT
mentioned statement in the
text.
-Sen 18: What does the word
“…” in the text refer to?
-Sen 19: Choose the best tittle
for the text.
-Sen 20: What is the word
5 1,0 ( Reading comprehension)
Read the text about Life in
the countryside and circle
the best answer
0,8
0,2
4
“…” in the text closest in
meaning to?
WRITING
(2,0)
-Sen 21: 1 sentence about a
preposition after an adjective.
-Sen 22: 1 sentence about
using quantifiers before a
countable noun.
2 0,4
(Error identification)
Circle A, B, C or D which
is not correct in standard
English 0,4
-Sen 23: 1 sentence about
Comparative.
-Sen 24: 1 sentence about
verb of liking/ disliking +
gerunds.
-Sen 25: 1 sentence about the
first conditional.
-Sen 26: 1 sentence about
Compound sentence, using a
coordinating conjunction.
4 0,8
(Sentence transformation)
Rewrite the sentences so as
its meaning keeps
unchanged 0,8
-Sen 27: 1 sentence about
adjective phrases making
expressions about
likes/dislikes.
-Sen 28: 1 question about Wh-
question.
2 0,8
(Sentence building) Write
complete sentences from
the words given. 0,8
LISTENING
(2,0)
-Sen 29-33: T/F statement 5 1.0 - Listen to a conversation
about Life in the
countryside and tick T/F
1.0
-Sen 34-38: Choose the best
answer for a WH-question
5 1.0 - Listen to a text about
Teenagers’ stress and
10
5