Centro Educacional Federico Garca Lorca English subject-Miss Natalia Moraga English Quiz N1 Lesson 1: Holidays and Celebrations

Name:______________________________ Grade: 8th Date:______________ Mark:____

TEST INSTRUCTIONS 1.-Read the test instructions carefully before you start. 2.-You are not allowed to speak during the test. 3.-Use pencil to answer the test. If you are sure of your answers rewrite it with pen. 4.-You have 45 min to answer the test. 5.-You have 15 min to ask questions to the teacher.

SKILLS READING GRAMMAR LISTENING

SCORE /13 POINTS /8 POINTS /8 POINTS TOTAL SCORE: /29 POINTS

Centro Educacional Federico Garca Lorca English subject-Miss Natalia Moraga READING Festive customs Valentines day: It is named after St. Valentine. It is celebrated on 14th February. Charles, Duke of Orleans, was the man who started the custom of sending Valentine cards. He sent earliest Valentine card in history to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London in 1415. Thanksgiving: It is a popular autumn custom in Canada an the United States. The tradition began in 1621 as a way of giving thanks for a good harvest. In the USA, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, and in Canada on the second Monday in October. A Thanksgiving meal consists of turkey with cranberry sauce and sweet pumpkin pie. Halloween: In the 1840s, people began to make lanterns from pumpkins. Now is a popular tradition in North America. Lots of people put a lantern in their window on the night of 31st October as a decoration. Christmas: Fir tres were first decorated at Christmas time in the 16th century in Germany. People used paper roses, apples,and sweets to decorate them. Martin Luther had the idea of adding candles. In 1840, Queen Victorias husband, Prince Albert, introduced Christmas trees into England. 1.-Read the text and complete the table. Date 14th February 4th Thursday in November 24th December Festivity

Halloween

__points out of 4 2.-Read the text again and match the name of the festivity in the column A with the tems in column B. A Christmas Halloween St. Valentines day Thanksgiving B Candles Fir trees Lanterns Greeting cards. Pumking pie Turkey ___Points out of 6.

Centro Educacional Federico Garca Lorca English subject-Miss Natalia Moraga

3.-Answer these questions.

a.-Who started the St. Valentines tradition? _________________________________________ b.-When do people celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? _________________________________________ c.-Who put candles on a Christmas tree for the first time? __________________________________________ _____out of 3. GRAMMAR 4.- Complete the table with the frecuency adverbs.

Tom Lane Max

Theater 50% 0% 40%

Goes to the GYM 10% 80% 0%

Practices Shopping 0% 100% 70% Karate 100% 0% 70% Football 90% 30% 60%

a.- Tom/Theater:________________________ b.-Lane/GYM:__________________________ c.-Max/Shopping:________________________ e.-Lane/Theater:_________________________

f.-Lane/football:___________________ g.-Tom/Karate:____________________ h.-Max/GYM:_____________________ i.-Lane/Shopping:__________________

____out of 8

Centro Educacional Federico Garca Lorca English subject-Miss Natalia Moraga 5.-LISTENING

AVRIL LAVIGNE What is the program about? Cross (x) the correct alternative. a.-______A famous movie star. c.-______A famous Singer. b.-______ famous sportsperson. d.-______ A famous artist. _____out of 4

Listen to the recording again. Are these Statements true (T) of false (F)?. Correct the false information. a.-_____Avril Lavigne is American. b.-_____She began to sing when she was a teenager. c.-_____She plays the piano. ____out of 4