KOLSKO NATJECANJE IZ ENGLESKOG JEZIKA

za 8. razred osnovne kole

KOLSKA GODINA 2011. / 2012.

Zaporka:
(pet znamenki i rije)

TEST
itanje s razumijevanjem:

6 bodova

Uporaba jezika:

54 boda

Ukupno:

60 bodova

Task 1 Reading Comprehension.

You are going to read an article about an American high school. Seven sentences have been
removed from the text. Choose the sentence from A-I which best suits each gap (1-6). There
are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. Write the correct letter on the Answer
sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0).

American high
Grades, jocks, security, cheerleaders... just what is life really like at a US high school?
Arriving at the start of day at Montclair High School, New Jersey, is like walking on to the
set of teen movie American Pie. The Blue Crew (as they call the jocks in the school's navy
sports shirts) are hanging out by the gym and students are parking cars and meeting friends.
Inside, seniors, dressed in the 'uniform' of khakis and T-shirts, slam locker doors as they
head to class.
School starts with a buzzer at 8am and ends, after six periods and the all-important lunch, at
2.30pm. After that there are various club meetings. You're not considered a nerd if you
belong to four or five clubs (at Montclair there are more than 50); it all adds weight to your
college application. (0) ____H______
Years run from 13/14-year-old freshmen (9th grade) to 17/18-year-old seniors (12th grade).
Every student has to complete four years of school; they gain credits for taking classes and
need 119 to graduate. There's not a big emphasis on exams, which means there's a less
disciplined atmosphere. (1) ___________
The teachers also have a lot to do with this. 'They're really approachable people and they're
always willing to help,' explains Mona, an 11th grade student. (2) ___________
Freedom is a buzz word, but that doesn't mean 'no rules'. At Montclair there are plenty, like
no hats in school or no mobile phones. (3) ___________ Frisking for guns and metal
detectors at school gates is still rare, though, even after the recent high school shootings.
One word that comes up again and again is cliques. But pupils do not stick to the same
group all the time, as movies like American Pie would have us believe. 'Most drift in and
out of cliques and rarely have a single set of friends,' says Mona. Another myth about
American high schools is locker culture. Those who cherish their lockers and put pictures
inside are a rare breed. (4) ___________ When class is out, the cafeteria, which serves
typical burgers and fries, or a clubroom are the places to hang out.
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The formal end-of-year dance or prom is a big thing, with student councils raising money all
year to put it on. So is the year book, which comes out at the end of the school year and is
full of pictures of pupils taking part in extra-curricular activities.
(5) ___________ 'Biggest gossip,' 'Best-looking' or 'Most likely to succeed' are just a few of
the titles.
There is the impression that students in the US get a lot more freedom than their UK peers.
But what do they think British schools are like? (6) ___________ Classmate Danni nods:
'Yeah, proper discipline and a lot more serious.'

A Even seniors describe school as 'fun' and 'relaxed'.

B And if they don't manage to get their photo in it, students can always compete for an
entry as one of The Superlatives.
C But senior prom is perhaps the most important event of high school.
D There are also security guards in every corridor who check for hall passes.
E 'Strict teachers, smart uniforms,' says Noah,15.
F Most say they are just a place to leave books and things.
G 'We can e-mail them at home for advice on most things,' she adds.
H Many happily stay until after 6pm doing sport, choir and drama.
I No matter how good or bad those memories are, school time is still unforgettable with
sweet friendship and platonic love.
(6 points)

Task 2 - Homophones.
Find the incorrect words and replace them with the correct ones which sound the same.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

(0) I quite like pairs, but I dont like apples.

(0) pears

(1) Have you read the story about the tortoise and the hair? (1) ______________
(2) Please read this allowed to the class.

(2) ______________

(3) Please try not to waist paper.

(3) ______________

(4) He likes to eat a bowl of serial every morning.

(4) ______________
(4 points)
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Task 3 - Read the text carefully and decide which answer best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0). Write A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet.

How to Write a Crime Novel?

(0)

A say

B tell

C speak

D announce

Most people are born with the natural ability to (0) ___B___ stories, but only a rare few
have the determination to become professional authors, and even fewer have the joy of
seeing their novels top the (1) _______ of bestselling books. Some of the world's famous
crime writers have achieved the (2) _______ success of all. Who can (3) _______ the appeal
of famous detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? Even if you
haven't read the (4) _______ books, you have probably seen them in films or on TV.
If you have an ambition to become the (5) _______ Agatha Christie, what should you do?
The best starting (6) _______ is to read lots of examples of crime fiction written by good
authors. You will need a notebook to carry around with you or, (7) _______ better, some
loose (8) _______ of paper that you can (9) _______ notes on and then put into a folder.
After all, the most everyday situation - for example, watching a woman get (10) _______ a
train - may be the (11) _______ for your first bestseller.
Like any good recipe you have to know the main (12) _______ of a successful novel. These
are: an original story, strong characters and a memorable setting.

(1)

A queue

B list

C row

D line

(2)

A largest

B greatest

C highest

D prime

(3)

A resist

B refuse

C insist

D hide

(4)

A first

B initial

C early

D original

(5)

A next

B following

C older

D later

(6)

A spot

B tip

C point

D mark

(7)

A even

B still

C very

D so

(8)

A strips

B sheets

C layers

D peaces

(9)

A complete

B do

C fill

D make

(10)

A out

B down

C off

D from

(11)

A notice

B idea

C invention

D inspiration

(12)

A parts

B ingredients

C pieces

D sections
(12 points)
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Task 4 Tenses.
Complete the conversation between Mary Jane, a taxi driver and one of her passengers with
the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Insert a personal pronoun where necessary. There
is an example at the beginning (0).

Passenger: (0) __Do you like____________ (like) your job?

Mary Jane

Oh, yes, I love it.

Passenger

How long (1) ____________________________ (be) a taxi driver?

Mary Jane

For a while, now. Before that I (2) ____________________________ (drive)

a tractor.

Passenger

Where (3) ____________________________ (do) that?

Mary Jane

On my uncles farm.

Passenger

(4) ____________________________ (have) any accidents since you started

driving?

Mary Jane

Never, but last week a wheel (5) ___________________________ (come off)

my taxi.

Passenger

Where (6) ____________________________ (go) when that

(7) ____________________________ (happen)?

Mary Jane

My boss (8) ____________________________ (send) me to pick up a

customer. Luckily the road was empty and I (9) _________________________
(not hit) anyone. But an escaped wheel (10) ___________________________
(tear) a nearby fence to shreds.

Passenger

(11) ____________________________ (check) the wheels more often in the

future?

Mary Jane

Yes, definitely. I (12) ____________________________ (feel) quite nervous

about car safety at the moment. After the incident I
(13) ____________________________ (swear) to myself I would check the
wheels every week.

Passenger

Oh, we (14) ____________________________ (get) quite near my house now.

Thats it, just there on the left.

Mary Jane

OK, (15) I ____________________________ (park) as near to it as I can.

(15 points)
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Task 5 Plurals.
Rewrite the sentences so that the underlined nouns have a plural meaning. Make all the
necessary grammatical changes (but do not add additional words). There is an example at
the beginning (0). Write complete sentences on the Answer Sheet.
(0) My tooth is giving me trouble.
My teeth are giving me trouble.
(1) This is John's pet mouse.
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) That shelf has been damaged.
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) The child's teddy is enormous.
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) The girl entertained herself.
_______________________________________________________________________
(5) She bought a lovely lady's hat.
_______________________________________________________________________
(5 points)
Task 6 - Sentence transformation. Complete the second sentence so that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the first sentence, using the given word. Do not change the given
word. Use between TWO and FOUR words, including the given word. There is an example
at the beginning (0). Copy only the transformed part on the Answer Sheet.
(0) They haven't finished playing the game yet. (still)
They are still playing the game.
(1) There weren't many cars on the motorway. (traffic)
There _________________________________________________ on the motorway.
(2) Is what Im saying absolutely clear? (myself)
Am ___________________________________________________ absolutely clear?
(3) Mary hasn't worn this sweater for ages. (since)
It's been a long time ____________________________________________ this sweater.
(4) Mary was too young to enter the swimming competition. (enough)
Mary _____________________________________ to enter the swimming competition.
(5) Vicky doesnt dance as gracefully as Rebecca does. (less)
Vicky ____________________________________________________ Rebecca does.
(5 points)
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Task 7 - Open cloze.

Read the following text about buying a mobile phone. For numbers 1-8, write the word
which best fits in each space. Use only one word in each gap.
Buying a perfect mobile phone
Finding the right phone, from the regular mobile phone to the latest smartphone, can be a
challenging task. Before you (0) ____hit_____ the shops, however, do a bit of research and
read the guides so that you'll know exactly what to look for. You can also talk your friend
(1) ____________ coming with you to keep you company. This is exactly what I did when I
decided to buy my last mobile phone. I am a modest person and I did not want a very
expensive one to show (2) ____________, but my friend had other plans. She dragged me to
five different shops to show me all the new models and the further we walked the
(3) ____________ exhausted I felt. Unfortunately she was (4) ____________ very happy
with any of the models and she kept making funny remarks about everything, so we were
laughing our heads off. One of the shop assistants thought that we were pulling her
(5) ____________ and she kindly asked us to leave the shop. We apologised and quickly
went out as people were staring at us. I was so embarrassed and told my friend I wanted to
go home but she persuaded me to go to one final shop, (6) ____________ was just round the
corner. I was sick and tired of everything so I bought the first mobile she suggested without
realising, at that moment, that my new phone was exactly the same as (7) ____________.
I could only laugh. After three long hours of shopping I had the same mobile phone as my
friend, but on the other (8) ____________ we had a really fun time together.
(8 points)
Task 8 What are the missing words? The first letter of the word is given.
(1) They've stopped going out with each other. They have nothing in c __ __ __ __ __.
(2) She looks at herself in the mirror all the time. She pays too much attention to her
a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
(3) You shouldn't do it. It's not a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ to invest so much money into that
project.
(4) Prince Charles is the heir to the British t __ __ __ __ __ .
(5) I had to b __ __ __ __ __ some money from the bank to buy the car.
(5 points)
THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST
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KOLSKO NATJECANJE IZ ENGLESKOG JEZIKA

za 8. razred osnovne kole
KOLSKA GODINA 2011. / 2012.
LIST ZA ODGOVORE (ANSWER SHEET)

Zaporka:
(pet znamenki i rije)

itanje s razumijevanjem:

___________ / 6 bodova

Uporaba jezika:

___________ / 54 boda

Ukupno:

___________ / 60 bodova

kolsko povjerenstvo:
1._____________________________
2._____________________________

Predsjednik kolskog povjerenstva:

3._____________________________

__________________________________

________________________, 24. sijenja 2012.

(mjesto i nadnevak)
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LIST ZA ODGOVORE (ANSWER SHEET)

ZAPORKA: ________________________________
TASK 1

TASK 2

TASK 3

1.

1.

1.

7.

2.

2.

2.

8.

3.

3.

3.

9.

4.

4.

4.

10.

5.

Total points: 4 /

5.

11.

6.

12.

6.
Total points: 6 /

Total points: 12 /

TASK 4
1.

9.

2.

10.

3.

11.

4.

12.

5.

13.

6.

14.

7.

15.

8.

Total points: 15 /

TASK 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Total points: 5 /
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LIST ZA ODGOVORE (ANSWER SHEET)

ZAPORKA: ________________________________

TASK 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Total points: 5 /

TASK 7

TASK 8

1.

1.

2.

2.

3.

3.

4.

4.

5.

5.

6.

Total points: 5 /

7.
8.
Total points: 8 /

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ANSWER KEY
kolsko natjecanje iz engleskog jezika za 8. razred osnovne kole,
kolska godina 2011./2012.

TASK 1

TASK 2

TASK 3

1.

1.

hare

1.

7.

2.

2.

aloud

2.

8.

3.

3.

waste

3.

9.

4.

4.

cereal

4.

10.

5.

Total points: 4

5.

11.

6.

6.

12.

Total points: 6

Total points: 12

TASK 4
(priznati i skraene oblike i mala poetna slova)
1.

have you been

9.

didn't hit

2.

drove / used to drive

10.

tore

3.

did you do

11.

are you going to check

4.

have you had

12.

am feeling / feel

5.

came off

13.

swore

6.

were you going

14.

are getting

7.

happened

15.

will park

8.

sent / had sent

Total points: 15

TASK 5
1.

These are John's pet mice.

2.

Those shelves have been damaged.

3.

The children's teddies are enormous.

4.

The girls entertained themselves.

5.

She bought lovely ladies' hats.

Total points: 5

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ANSWER KEY
kolsko natjecanje iz engleskog jezika za 8. razred osnovne kole,
kolska godina 2011./2012.
TASK 6
1.

wasn't (was not) much traffic / was little traffic

2.

I making myself

3.

since Mary (last) wore

4.

wasn't (was not) old enough

5.

dances less gracefully than

Total points: 5

TASK 7

TASK 8

1.

into

1.

common

2.

off

2.

appearance

3.

more

3.

advisable

4.

not

4.

throne

5.

leg

5.

borrow

6.

which / that

7.

hers

8.

hand

Total points: 5

Total points: 8

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