OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

FAZA PE ȘCOALĂ
IANUARIE 2018
Clasa a VI-a

I. Complete the sentences using the appropriate tense (30 points):

1. Mike and Molly ........................................ (do) their homework when their father entered their
room.

2. I .................................(have) breakfast every morning before I leave for school.

3. She usually ................................... (go) to school by bus.

4. My mother ............................. (go) to the gym twice a week, but my father ..............................
(not exercise) at all.

5. The children ....................................... (write) letters to their penfriends now.

6. Sophia ............................................ (not spend) her holiday in Greece last year.

7. It .............................. (snow) heavily at the moment.

8. Mary ............................ (see) James last week. They ................................ (meet) in a

supermarket last Wednesday.

II. Choose the best variant (30points):

1. “In a flat”, answered Mary. What was she asked?

A) Does you live in a house or a flat? B) Would you like a house or a flat?
C) Do you live in a house or a flat? D) Do you have a house or a flat?

2. What comes next?

child – children; man – men; foot – …….;
A) feet B) fat C) foots D) fit

3. My father’s daughter is my ............ .

A) girl B) mother C) sister D) aunt
4. Look over there! Is ……a plane?
A) this B) that C) these D) here

5. A foot has five ……………. .

A) fingers B) toes C) teeth D) hips
6. Find the mistake:
a) I never play tennis.
b) I always play the guitar in the evening.
c) I’m playing volleyball all the time.
d) I’m playing the piano now.

7. Turn from affirmative into interrogative the following sentence: “He likes doing
houseworking.”
a) Do he like doing houseworking? b) Does he like doing the houseworking?
c) Did he like doing the houseworking? d) Is he like doing the houseworking?

8. They go by plane now but, a long time ago, they ………. by train.
a) goes b) went c) go d) are going

9. Their new house is huge. It has three … , three bathrooms and six bedrooms!
a) fleas b) floors c) flies d) fliers

10. My best friend Tom, … lives in Italy, came to visit me a couple of days ago.
a) which b) who c) who’s d) whom

III. There is a mistake in each of the following sentences. Correct it! (10
points).
1. My best friend and I isn’t musicians.

2. Kate dog is very smart.

3. My little brother has got much colored pencils.

4. Where did you ate yesterday?

5. The boys are playing football in the schoolyard every day.

IV. Your name is Andrew/Andrea and you are writing a letter to your best friend John/Jane to
tell him/her about your trip. Use the past tense forms of the following verbs: begin, drive, be,
go, find, run, do, buy, have, see. Write about 80 words (30 points).

+ 10 points granted
 OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
FAZA PE ȘCOALĂ
IANUARIE 2018
BAREM

I. 10 x 3points = 30 points
1. were doing
2. have
3. goes
4. goes, doesn’t exercise
5. are writing
6. didn’t spend
7. is snowing
8. saw, met

II. 10x2points each = 30 points

1. C
2. A
3.C
4. B
5. B
6. C
7.B
8. B
9. B
10. B

III. 5 x 2 points each=10 points

1. My best friend and I aren’t musicians.
2. Kate’s dog id very smart.
3. My little brother has got many colored pencils.
4. Where did you eat yesterday?
5. The boys play football in the schoolyard every day.

IV. 30 points
1. Accuracy and content: the story should continue logically from the prompt sentence. The
words should be spelled correctly and word order used properly – 10 points
2. Organisation and cohesion: storyline should be clear – 5 points
3. Range: narrative tenses and vocabulary appropriate for the the chosen topic of the story – 10
points
4. Originality – 10 points
5. Register apropriate for the story – 5 points