OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

ETAPA LA NIVELUL SCOLII

CLASA a VII-a

I.READING COMPREHENSION
Read the text below and decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).(10X2,5p=25p)

Facebook

Do you use any of the social networking websites which are so popular these days, the places where
you can connect up with friends and relatives and meet people who share the same interests as you? If
you’re younger you may use MySpace, young adults are more likely to be found on Facebook and busy
professionals may prefer something like LinkedIn. But at least two of these sites have one thing in common:
apart from being social spaces where you can meet and chat to people, share photos and other things,
they’ve all added new verbs and nouns to the language in the past couple of years. Let’s take a look at some
examples. You can facebook your holiday photos (upload them to your Facebook page), facebook someone
to see who they are (look him up in Facebook), facebook someone about a party (contact someone through
their Facebook page) and ask permission to facebook someone (add them as a Facebook friend).
As you can see, ‘facebook’ is a pretty versatile word, and you could say the same about ‘myspace’,
which you will find being used in much the same way all over the Net. LinkedIn (being a more adult,
professional community) has not been used in the same way. While you’re ‘facebooking’ or ‘myspacing’
you may also find yourself ‘commenting’ (writing a comment on someone’s Facebook or MySpace page),
as in this example: ‘I commented Mary that she should come to the pub on Saturday and she commented
me that she couldn’t because she was going away for the weekend’.

1. People who use Myspace are generally not as old as people who use Facebook. T/F
2. LinkedIn is for people with good jobs. T/F
3. Sites like these have given new words such as adverbs and adjectives to the language. T/F
4. Myspace has proven to be a less versatile word than Facebook. T/F
5. All three of the sites mentioned have provided some new words. T/F
6. In this Internet context, ‘to comment’ means to leave a message for someone on their site. T/F
7. You can use Facebook for different purposes. T/F
8. The new terms have been in use for ten years. T/F
9. The word ‘facebook’ has various uses. T/F
10. You need someone’s authorisation to add their name to your facebook page. T/F

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II. USE OF ENGLISH (50 p)
1.Fill each of the following blanks with only ONE suitable word. (10X2p=20 p)

SEPAKRAGA

Sepakraga is one of the traditional games of Malaysia. It uses an open ball made (1)……………..rattan strips,
plaited together. It can (2)……………..played by five or ten players. (3)…………….the game, the players stand
in (4)…………. circle at equal distances from one (5)……………. One of the players begins (6)…………….game by
kicking the ball to another (7)……………member. The aim of the game (8)………. not to allow the ball
(9)………..fall to the ground. Usually, (10)……….. is a record keeper to keep count of the number of kicks
made before this happens. Sepakraga is popular in Negeri Sembilan.

2.For questions 1-10, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)best fits each gap. (10
X2p = 20p)

Every autumn, one of my favourite activities is picking mushrooms. I’ve been doing it (1) … I was young –
we went out to the forest (2) … Sunday morning and we (3) … the day there. In the old days it was easy,
but now you (4) … a licence from the local council. The problem was that commercial pickers took (5) … It
was selfish, and ecologists (6) … it also destroyed the environment. With (7) … new system there is a limit
on the amount you (8) … . Not (9) … thinks this is a good idea, (10) …, and many people pick the
mushrooms illegally.

1 A during B while C for D since

2 A at B on C by D for
3 A occupied B passed C spent D took
4 A need B have need C have necessity of D is necessary
5 A all B the everything C everything D anything
6 A tells B told C said us D said
7 A all B the C one Da
8 A can take B can to take C can taking D could take
9 A someone B everyone C some person D every person
10 A although B though C yet D still

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3. Take the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using the given word so that the second
sentence has exactly the same meaning. You CANNOT change the given word in ANY way. You can use only
a maximum of THREE words for each space. (5X2p=10p)

1.My sister is not old enough to ride a bike . (TOO)

My sister is ___________________________________________ride a bike.

2. What did she have on at the party ? (WAS)

What ____________________________________________________ at the party ?

3. The programme only finished a minute ago.(JUST)

The programme _____________________________________ finished.

4. How long have you had your new car? (DID)

When________________________________ your new car?

5. The best thing you can do is to see a doctor. ( SHOULD)

I think _________________________________a doctor.

III. WRITING (25p)

Write a short story in about 120-150 words with the following beginning:
“ She will never forget that sunny afternoon which changed her life forever. After coming home
from school, she received a mysterious phone call … ‘

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NOTA: TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII.
TIMPUL DE LUCRU ESTE DE 90 MINUTE.

Propunatori: Prof. Andrea Ratiu, Prof. Ionela Tatar, LPS, Baia Mare

KEYS – 7TH GRADE

I.READING COMPREHENSION (Facebook) (25p)

1. T 6. T
2. T 7. T
3. F 8. F
4. F 9. T
5. F 10.T

II.USE OF ENGLISH (50p)

1.Open cloze (Sepakraga) (20p)

1.of 6.the
2.be 7.team
3.during 8.is
4.a 9.to
5.another 10.there

2.Multiple Choice Cloze (20p)

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

3.Key word transformation (10p)

1. too young to
2. was she wearing
3. has just
4. did you get / buy
5. you should see

III. WRITING (25p) -see marking scheme

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