Bộ đề thi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Giữa kì 2 năm 2023 (15 đề)

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Giữa kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1. A. school              B. church                  C. children                D. watch

2. A. spoon               B. spy                       C. raspberry              D. speech       

3. A. brave                B. Buddha                C. tale                       D. fable

Choose the word whose main stress syllable is different from the rest. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

4. A. procession        B. production            C. attention               D. competition

5. A. cattle                B. collect                  C. grassland              D. paddy

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Write your answer on the sheet.

6. I am interested in learning more about the customs of other countries

A. attractions              B. language                 C. traditions                D. people

7. They enjoy ____________ on Sunday.

A. gardening               B. gardened                C. garden                    D. gardens

8. “I think the girls in Cham’s dresses are the most beautiful. Do you agree __________  me?”

A. for                          B. to                            C. about                      D. with

9. Everyone was attracted by her grateful __________ .

A. performer               B. performing              C. performed               D. performance

10. You __________  miss any of the meetings. They are always very useful.

A. needn’t                   B. shouldn’t                C. should                     D. can

11. Tam is a beautiful girl; __________, she is kind-hearted.

A. therefore                 B. however                  C. moreover                D. otherwise

12. Tom’s house is __________  than Jerry’s.

A. higher                     B. more high               C. more higher            D. highest

13. They live a __________  life.

A. normally                 B. nomadic                  C. nomad                    D. nomads

14. This book is more __________  than I think.

A. interesting              B. interested                C. good                       D. gooder

15. We don’t have the custom __________ giving present at Christmas.

A. with                        B. in                            C. of                            D. on

16. Children like Tet __________ they can wear new clothes and receive lucky money.

A. so                            B. because                   C. therefore                 D. even though

17. __________ pollution can directly cause hearing loss.

A. Visual                     B. Soil                         C. Thermal                  D. Noise

18. Once upon __________ , there was a good king and his queen.

A. the time                  B. the year                   C. a time                      D. a year

19. People burn incense to show respect to their ________ during Tet.

A. relatives                  B. ancestors                 C. friends                    D. neighbours

20. The water temperature in streams, rivers, oceans change is the effect of __________ .

A. thermal pollution                                                 B. radioactive pollution         

C. light pollution                                                      D. visual pollution

Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting in each sentence. Write your answer on the sheet.

21. If I were you, I will plant vegetables inthe garden.

A. in                            B. will                         C. were                        D. the

22. He is waitingfor the bus at 7 o’clock yesterday morning.

A. is waiting                B. for                           C. at                            D. yesterday

23. In Vietnam, we have the traditional of worshipping our ancestors.

A. ancestors                B. In                            C. have                        D. traditional

24. The poison chemical waste is dumpedinto the river

A. waste                      B. into                         C. poison                     D. dumped

25. What a beautifully shirt you arewearing!

A. What                      B. wearing                   C. are                           D. beautifully

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. Write your answer on the sheet.

We are all slowly (26) __________ the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases (27) __________ cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut down (28) __________ trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough (29) __________. In certain countries in Asia, there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take care of the countryside.

Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many of them. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do (30) __________ about it. Join us now. Save the Earth!

26. A. destroyed                   B. destroying            C. destroys                D. destroy

27. A. by                              B. from                     C. of                          D. in

28. so much                         B. so few                  C. so little                 D. so many

29. A. eating                        B. to eat                     C. for eat                   D. to be eaten

30. A. anything                    B. nothing                 C. everything            D. something

Read the following passage and write the best answer option A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Once upon a time, there is a girl called Little Red Riding Hood, because of the red hood she always wears. The girl walks through the woods to give her grandmother some food. A wolf wants to eat the girl but is afraid to do so in public (sometimes there are woodcutters watching). So, he suggests the girl should pick some flowers, which she does. After that, he goes to the grandmother’s house. He eats the grandmother, and waits for the girl, disguised as the grandmother. When the girl arrives, he eats her too. A woodcutter, however, comes to the house and cuts the wolf open. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother come out unharmed.

31. Why is the girl called Little Red Riding Hood?

A. Because she likes red.                                                 C. Because she is little.

B. Because she always wears a red hood.                        D. no information.

32. What does the phrase “in public” in line 3 mean?

A. in the wood          B. soon            C. immediately            D. when other people are there

33. What does the word “he” in line 4 refer to?

A. the woodcutter     B. the wolf      C. the girl’s mother     D. no information

34. Little Red Riding Hood __________

A. walks through the wood                                              C. picks some flowers

B. wants to give her grandmother some food                  D. all are correct

35. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The wolf gives Little Red Riding Hood some flowers.

B. Sometimes, there are woodcutters in the wood.

C. A woodcutter saves the girl and her grandmother.

D. The girl and her grandmother are not dead.

From the given words/ phrases or sentence, choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

36. how / can / you / reduce / waste / home?

A. How can you reduce waste in your home?     

B. How you can reduce waste in your home?

C. How can you reduce waste by your home?    

D. How can you reduced waste in your home?

37. A horse can run 80km/hr while a camel can only run 12km/hr.

A. A horse can run many fast than a camel.        

B. A horse can run faster than a camel.

C. A horse can run more fast than a camel.         

D. A horse can run more faster than a camel.

38. We /go / school late / because / rain / heavily.

A. We are going to school late because it rained heavily.         

B. We go to school late because it rained heavily.

C. We went for school late because it rained heavily.   

D. We went to school late because it rained heavily.

39. Knights / ride horses/ to the castle.

A. Knights was riding their horses to the castle.          

B. Knights were rideing their horses to the castle. 

C. Knights were riding their horses to the castle.

D. Knights were riding their horses for to the castle.

40. this / time / at / yesterday, I / homework / my / doing / was.

A. At this time yesterday, I was doing my homework.  

B. At this time, I was doing my homework yesterday.  

C. Yesterday, I was doing my homework at this time.

D. Yesterday, at this time I was doing my homework.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Giữa kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation from others

1.  A. drought           B. ought                    C. brought                            D. bought

2.  A. hobbies           B. bags                      C. organizations                   D. groups 

3.  A. mash               B. scatter                  C. package                           D. metal

4.  A. happened        B. helped                  C. burned                             D. bored

II. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences below.

1. Would you mind opening the door?

A. Yes, I would.       B. No, I wouldn't.     C. No, thanks.                      D. Not at all.

2. A ................. is a trip you take by plane.

A. journey                 B. traveling              C. cruise                               D. flight

3. She prefers walking to ............... a bike.

A. ride                       B. riding                   C. to ride                              D. rides

4. The woman .................. to the headmaster will make a speech about protecting the environment.

A. talks                     B. will talk                C. talking                             D. talked

5. Do you mind if I .................... the front seat of the taxi?

A. sit                         B. sat                        C. sitting                               D. to sit

6. It is a ..................... drive from here to the city center.

A. twenty - minutes                                     B. twenty minutes       

C. twenty-minute                                         D. twenty minute  

7. The child should ....................... because of his bad behavior.

A. be punished          B. punish                      C. punished                      D. punishes

8. We're .................. to hear that you pass the driving test.

A. pleasing               B. pleased                     C. please                          D. to please

III. Give the correct form of the verb in blankets. 

1. Your dog ever (bite) ......................... anyone?                                              

 - Yes, he (bite) ........................ a policeman last week.                                    

2. Would you mind if  I (take) .............................. a photo of you? .                    

3. It is not difficult (remember) ............................... 3R.                                        

4. Millions of old car tires (throw) .............................. away every year.    

IV. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

I’m in the hospital! I’ve broken my leg! But don’t worry. I’ll be all right. I’ve been here since last Sunday. I had an accident at a football match. I tried to kick the ball but I kicked the goal post! The pain was quite bad, so Dad brought me to the hospital the same day. I had a small operation three days ago. The nurses and doctors have been eally nice, but the food’s disgusting. I prefer Mum’s cooking!

1. Where is the writer?

a. He’s going on a vacation.                                  b. He’s at home.

c. He’s in the hospital.                                           d. He’s at school.

2. What has happened to him?

a. He has had a cold.                                             b. He has broken his leg.

c. He has had an accident.                                     d. b & c are correct

3. He felt _____pain.

a. no                                     b. not much               c. a lot of                   d. a&b are correct

4. What does the word ‘disgusting’ in line 6 mean?

a. delicious                           b. good                      c. healthy                 d. awful

VRe- oder the words to make meaningful sentences

1. enjoy / here / going / you / or / do / move / you / to /  staying / are?

2. different / thought / would/ the journey / quite / I / was / from / what / be / it.

3. because / semester / parents / studies / Tom’s / very sad / badly / every / are / he / very.

4. left / not / father / Ha Long / since / I / for / your / met / he / have.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Giữa kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others

1.  A. drought                       B. ought                    C. brought                            D. bought

2.  A. hobbies                       B. bags                     C. organizations                   D. groups 

3.  A. mash                           B. scatter                   C. package                           D. metal

4.  A. happened                   B. helped                  C. burned                             D. bored

II. Choose the best answer for each sentence (2pts)

1. Would you mind opening the door?

A. Yes, I would.                   B. No, I wouldn't.     C. No, thanks.                      D. Not at all.

2. A ................. is a trip you take by plane.

A. journey                            B. traveling               C. cruise                              D. flight

3. She prefers walking to ..... a bike.

A. ride                                  B. riding                   C. to ride                              D. rides

4. The woman...... to the headmaster will make a speech about protecting the environment.

A. talks                                 B. will talk                C. talking                             D. talked

5. Do you mind if I .......the front seat of the taxi?

A. sit                                     B. sat                         C. sitting                               D. to sit

6. It is a ........ drive from here to the city center.

A. twenty - minutes                                                 B. twenty minutes        

C. twenty-minute                                                     D. twenty minute     

7. The child should .............. because of his bad behavior.

A. be punished                     B. punish                  C. punished                          D. punishes

8. We're .................. to hear that you pass the driving test.

A. pleasing                           B. pleased                 C. please                              D. to please

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Your dog ever (bite) anyone?                                          

- Yes, he (bite) a policeman last week                            

2. Would you mind if  I (take) a photo of you? .                                    

3. It is not difficult (remember) 3R.                                    

4. Millions of old car tires (throw) away every year.                

5. I promise I (study) harder.                  

IV. Give the correct form of these words

1. Farmers collect ____________ and garden waste to make compost.          HOUSE

2. We should protect the environment and save ____________ resources.     NATURE

3. His parents are very ____________of him.                                                  PRIDE

4. Our teacher always ____________us to study hard.                                    COURAGE

V. Read the text then answer the questions

The Prime Minister has inked a decision to recognize Bac Giang of the northern province of Bac Giang as a second-tier city. Bac Giang city is a political, economic and culture hub of the province. Located 50km to the North of Ha Noi and connecting Ha Noi with Lang Son city and Dong Dang border gate, Bac Giang city has become an industrial and service centre of Bac Giang province.  Earlier, the city was recognized as a third-grade city in 2003. In 2013, average income per capital of the city was 1.45 times higher than the national average figure. Economic growth rate has increased constantly by 17.1% over the last three years. Poverty rate was 1.5%.

1. How far is it from Bac Giang to Hanoi?

2. Is Bac Giang city in the south of Bac Giang province?

3. When was Bac Giang city recognized as third-grade city?

4. What was the poverty rate in 2013?

5. Does Bac Giang become first-tier city?

VI. Rewrite these sentences

1. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

⇒ Would you mind …………………………………

2. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.

⇒ Old car tires ………………………………………….

3. The boy is playing chess with you. He is my uncle.

⇒ The boy ………………………………………………

4.  Keeping the environment clean is very important.

⇒ It’s ……………………………………………………

VII. Write a thank-you note letter to a friend (40-60 words). Invite your friend to go on a picnic with you.

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