19.8 SECONDARY SCHOOL MATRIX FOR THE FINAL SECOND SEMESTER TEST (ENGLISH 8)
School year: 2024-2025
(60-minute Test)
PARTS No. of
Ques Mark Task types Re Com App
TN TL TN TL TN TL
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(2,0)
2 0.4 Indicate the word that has different stress from the
others 0,4
2 0.4
Indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently form the others
Sound: /æ/, /eɪ/; /ɔː/,/eɪ/;
0,4
1 0,2 MCQs: Circle the best option. Words relating to
communication in the future, natural disaster, 0,2
5 1,0 MCQs: Circle the best option: preposition, adjective,
reported speech, possessive pronoun 0,8 0,2
READING
(2,0)
5 1,0 Read the text and fill in the blank (with suitable words
from the box) 0,8 0,2
5 1,0 Read the text and circle the best answer: 0,8 0,2
WRITING
(2,0)
2 0,4 (Error identification) Circle A, B, C or D which is not
correct in standard English
0,4
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 5 1.0 - Listen and tick T/ F 1.0
(2,0) 5 1.0 - Listen and circle the best answer 1,0
TOTAL(8,0) 38 8.0 3,8 2,4 1,8
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 Answer 0,6
Grand Total
(10,0)
48 10,0 4,0 3,0 3,0
19.8 SECONDARY SCHOOL SPECIFICATION FOR THE FINAL SECOND SEMESTER TEST
School year: 2024-2025
(60-minute Test)
PARTS CONTENTS No.
of
Que
s
Mar
k
Task types Re Com App
TN TL TN TL TN TL
LANGUAGE
COMPONENT
(2,0)
READING (2,0)
Pronunciation:
-Sen 1: stress with three syllable word
-Sen 2: stress with three syllable word 2 0.4
Indicate the word that has
different stress from the
others
0,4
-Sen 3: sounds ɔː/,/eɪ/; related to a
-Sen 4: sounds /æ/, /eɪ/ related to a / 2 0.4
Indicate the word which has a
different stress from the
others
Vocabulary:.
-Sen 5: 1 word about natural disaster.
Grammar points:
-Sen 6: 1 sentence about prep.
-Sen 7: 1 sentence about synonym adj.
-Sen 8: 1 sentence about reported
speech.
--Sen 9: 1 sentence about possessive
pronoun.
-Sen 10: 1 sentence giving and
responding to bad news.
-Sen 11: 1 word about a verb
-Sen 12: 1 word about a verb
-Sen 13: 1 word about a noun
-Sen 14: 1 word about an adj
6
5
1,2
10
MCQs: Circle the best option
(Cloze test) Read the text
about “Facebook” and fill in
the blank (with suitable
words from the box)
1,2
0,8
0,4
0,2
-Sen 15: 1 word about a verb
-Sen 16: Choose the best answer to
complete the sentence.
- Sen 17: Choose the best answer for a
WH-question.
-Sen 18: Choose the best answer to
complete the sentence.
-Sen 19: Choose the best answer for a
WH-question.
-Sen 20: What does the word “…” in
the text refer to?
5 1,0
(Reading comprehension)
Read the text about “When
smartphone become even
smarter” and circle the best
answer
0,8 0,2
WRITING
(2,0)
-Sen 21: 1 sentence about past
continuous.
-Sen 22: 1 sentence about possessive
pronoun.
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 past
continuous with while.
-Sen 24: 1 sentence about possessive
pronoun.
-Sen 25: 1 sentence about reported
speech.
-Sen 26: 1 sentence about reported
speech.
4 0,8
(Sentence transformation)
Rewrite the sentences so as
its meaning keeps unchanged 0,8
-Sen 27: 1 sentence about present
continuous.
-Sen 28: 1 sentence using preposition of
time.
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 and
tick T/F
1.0
-Sen 34-38: Choose the best answer for
a WH-question 5 1.0
- Listen to the text and circle
the best answer 10
TOTAL(8,0) 38 8.0 3,8 2,4 1,8
SPEAKING
(2,0)
- Introduce personal information
(hobby, school, houses, family, teacher,
subject ..)
2 0,4 Introduction 0,4
-Randomly take one vocab topic
(environmental protection, shopping,
natural disaster, communication in the
future, science and technology)
-5 minutes for preparation
- Look at the pictures and answer the
question “What is this?”
-Spell one word
- two vocabs in situation
-Student point the word from teacher’s
explanation
5 1,0 Topic speaking 0,2 0,6 0,2
-Answer three questions about one of
the topics: (environmental protection,
shopping, natural disaster,
communication in the future, science
and technology)
3 0,6 Questions and Answers 0,6
Grand Total
(10,0) 48 10,0 4,0 3,0 3,0