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COLEGIO DE LA PRESENTACION SANTA MARTA
EXAMEN SEMESTRAL INGLÉS
OCTAVO GRADO
1- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (8 points)

0 She can’t talk to you now. She’s taking (take) a shower.
1 My parents met while they _______________ (study) law at college.
2 I _______________ (not want) to go to the movies tonight.
3 We _______________ (go) toDisneyland when I was eight.
4 Peter _______________ (prefer) rock to hip-hop.
5 When you called, I _______________ (get) ready for school.
6 He’s an author, but he _______________ (not write) at the moment.
7 We _______________ (play) basketball every day.
8 I _______________ (not see) her yesterday.
2- Match the questions (1–10) with the correct answers (a–k). (10 points)
0 Do you have ourtickets? Iai
1 What’s your boyfriend like? □
2 What time does the movie start? □
3 What does Pablo do in his free time? □
4 How long does the train take? □
5 What does your father do? □
6 How are things? □
7 What’s “soccer” called in British English? □
8 What’s the American-English word for “holiday”? □
9 What’s Tom doing? □
10 Whois it? □

a Yes, here they are.
b He’s watching the news.
c At five o’clock.
d He’s a teacher.
e It’s Matthew.
f He’s very intelligent.
g He plays football.
h Football.
i About two hours.
j Good, thanks.
k Vacation.
3- Circle the correct answer. (6 points)
0 We predict that in the future robots will / are going to do housework.
1 I’m sure Tom won’t / isn’t going to pass his drivingtest. He can’t drive yet.
2 What will you do / are you doing tonight?
3 The sun is shining. It won’t / isn’t going to rain.
4 Do you think they will / are going to be late?
5 My aunt is pregnant. She will / ’s going to have a baby in June.
6 We will fly / ’re flying to New York tomorrow. It’s so exciting.
4- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in bold. (8 points)0 Susan is the prettiest girl in our class. pretty
1 Do you think dogs are as ____________________ cats? intelligent
2 Harry Potter books are ____________________ for children. good
3 That’s ____________________ pair of jeans in the store. cheap

4 My bedroom is not ____________________ as yours. big
5 What’s ____________________ thing you learn at school?important
6 My sister is ____________________ girl I know. nice
7 The food today was much ____________________ than yesterday. bad
8 Shrek is much ____________________ than Shrek 2. funny
5- Write sentences using the present perfect form of the verbs. (6 points)
0 you / ever / find / any money / in the street ?
Have you ever found any money in the street?
1 I / just / start /watching this.
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2 David and Sam / never / have / any pets.
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3 Tom / pass / his driving test / yet ?
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4 Mr. Sanchez / ever / run / a marathon ?
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5 We / not meet / any famous people / yet.__________________________________________________
6 She / already / be / to Paris.
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6- Circle the correct answer. (8 points)
0 I bought / ’ve bought a new dress last week.

1 Peter sent / has sent five emails today.
2 When did you eat / have you eaten dinner?
3 I saw / ’ve seen our new teacher yesterday.
4 Have you done / Did you do yourhomework?
5 Two years ago, we spent / ’ve spent our vacation abroad.
6 We just heard / ’ve just heard the news.
7 Did you read / Have you read the newspaper?
8 They had / ’ve had fish for lunch.
7- Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) with the endings (a-g). Then use who, which, that, whose, or where to write complete sentences. (6 points)
0 The teacher is angry with the boy … iei
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