TREASURE HUNT CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Ediția a IV-a, Proba scrisă - Clasa a VII-a Varianta 1

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1 ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU TG-MUREŞ INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN MUREŞ V ânãtoarea decomori TREASURE HUNT CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Ediția a IV-a, Proba scrisă - Clasa a VII-a Varianta 1 USE OF ENGLISH (80 POINTS) SUBJECT 1 A. Read the following text and arrange the paragraphs in order: A. In the fall of 1720, Captain Roberts began a six-month tear through the West Indies, with the almost 1. (CHALLENGE) captures of 100 ships or more. With shipping coming to a standstill, he went to Africa in the spring of However, a 2. (LEGEND) 30-month career came to an end on February 10, 1722, when the warship Swallow captained by Challoner Ogle caught up with Black Bart off the coast of Cape Lopez. It is 3. (CERTAIN) whether he was trying to escape or size up the opponent, but the grapeshot killed him either way. His crew threw his body overboard as he had always requested, and they eventually stopped their 4. (RESIST). B. Born John Roberts in Little Newcastle, about 1682, Black Bart was the last great pirate of the Golden Age and had no equal in his day. While working as a third mate on the British slaver Princess, he was captured to be a slave by noted pirate Howell Davis in June Roberts leveled the town in 5. (RETRIBUTE). His reputation arrived in the Caribbean before him, where he 6. (QUICK) exited and sailed north to New England to sell what he had accumulated. C. Black Bart was one of the most 7. (SUCCESS) pirates of his time, with the capture of over 400 ships and over 50 million pounds of loot. Unlike other pirates, he 8. (COURAGE) prayer, drank a lot of tea instead of alcohol, and forbid drinking and gambling. He preferred to wear fancy gentleman's clothes: a rich crimson waistcoat, a hat with a red feather, and a diamond cross hanging from his neck. D. After being thrown into prison under the Cape Coast Castle in West Africa, those who remained were given the largest pirate trial and execution of the time on March 28, received prison or hard time, 70 African pirates were sold into 9. (SLAVE) and the rest were acquitted. E. Summertime 1720 was very successful in Newfoundland with many captures, most notably the plunder and sinking of all but one of 22 merchant ships in the Bay of Treffisi when the crews fled to shore just at his 10. (ARRIVE). The spared ship was a French brig he named the Royal Fortune, which Black Bart added guns to and sailed to the Caribbean after a failed attempt to sail to Africa. B. Now fill in the gaps with a word derived from the word given in CAPITAL letters:

2 SUBJECT 2 Complete the questions in an interview with the ghost of Captain Bart: (5 points) 1. Q: How long.. (you/be) a pirate for? A: For 20 years, 6 months, and 23 days. 2. Q: Why. (you/decide) to become a pirate? A: My father was a pirate so I became one too. 3. Q: What.. (you/do) tonight? A: We are preparing for departure. 4. Q: What.. (you/wear) on your new voyage? A: I plan to wear my Captain hat and uniform. 5. Q:.the wind always...(blow) strong enough for your departures? A: Yes, it does. The Royal Fortune warship always sails on time. SUBJECT 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in bold, without changing their form. Use between 2 and 5 words. 1. Whose gold is this? asked the First Mate. BELONG The First Mate asked Who to? 2. The Captain is considering hiring a new cabin boy. THINKING The Captain hiring a new cabin boy. 3. Besides speaking Chinese, the Captain also speaks Spanish. WELL He as Spanish. 4. The Captain can t decide whether to leave today or tomorrow. MIND The Captain can t when to sail for the Caribbean. 5. The crew always arrives on time for departure. LATE The crew for departure. 6. To join the crew, you must see the ship s doctor first. APPOINTMENT To join the crew, you must the ship s doctor. 7. Captain Black Bart has never been caught before. EVER This is the first time Captain Black Bart caught. 8. The ship sails on the first day of the week. DOESN T The ship Tuesday. 9. The ship s cook rarely cooks dinner at the weekend. USUALLY The ship s cook doesn t Saturday and Sunday. 10. The pirates are less strong than their Captain. THE Their Captain is of all the pirates. SUBJECT 4 Fill in with the correct question tag. (5 points) 1. Let s go on a treasure hunt,? 2. Bring me that map,? 3. I am terrifying,? 4. Nobody likes pirates,? 5. That was a huge mistake,?

3 SUBJECT 5 Turn these factfiles about pirates into the passive voice. 1. Not every pirate ship used a Jolly Roger flag They didn t really make people to walk the plank Pirates didn t always bury the treasure No one can find the hidden treasure map Modern pirates attack container and tanker ships.... SUBJECT 6 Help the mighty pirates to solve the riddles they found in a treasure chest by selecting the right words from the box. There are two extra words. TREASURE CHEST / PARROT / ANCHOR / EYE PATCH / SHIP / WOODEN LEG / TREASURE MAP / COMPASS / GOLD COINS / BLACKBEARD / JOLLY ROGER / SHIVER ME TIMBERS / 1. If you are a pirate And you get in a fight You might need to wear a/an.. If you lose half your sight 6. This was a famous pirate One who was truly feared A colour and some facial hair This pirate was.. 2. This item contains shiny things You ll have to wait to find out what It s what you ll end up digging up Once you ve found the.. 7. When looking for buried gold A/an.. helps a lot As on this piece of paper Is where X marks the spot. 3. It sits on a pirate s shoulder And doesn t ever fly away The funniest thing about a/an.. Is that it repeats what you say. 8. The.. phrase is what you get If you take a two by four And then place it on a shelf Inside of a freezer door. 4. The image on this.. Is sure to give people a fright It has parts of a skeleton On a background as dark as night. 9. If you follow a treasure map At the end of a successful quest You might hope to find.. inside Of the buried treasure chest. 5. A ship drops a/an.. to stay still Even if the water s calm It is also a tattoo You can see on Popeye s arm. 10. If you want to be a pirate You will need a/an.. without fail So that you can travel around You need something you can sail.

4 SUBJECT 7 Match the questions in column A with the best answers in column B: 1. What is the most favourite pirating song, surprisingly? A 2.Who was the first pirate? 3.What s the difference between a pirate and a strawberry farmer? 4.What kind of a ship is most feared by pirates? 5.Why is it so hard for pirates to learn to read? 6.How did the pirate become a boxing champion so fast? 7. What happened to the pirate when his wooden leg caught fire? 8. What happened when Black Bart fell overboard in the Red Sea? 9.How did the pirate get his Jolly Roger so cheaply? 10. How much did the pirate pay for his peg and hook? B a. Nobody was ready to take on his right hook. b. Because they spend months and months at C. c. An arm and a leg. d. He got marooned. e. He bought it on sail (=sale) f.don t cry for me, Arrrrrrgentina... g.the pirate buries his treasure, the farmer treasures his berries. h. He got burnt to the ground. i. Noah, the builder of the Arrrrk. j. The Steady Relationship. Answers: 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10. SUBJECT 8 Captain Black Bart is sad today, so one of his pirates, Jolly First Mate, is telling him jokes. He tasted a little more..rum...so you should insert the correct article: a/ an / the or Ø (zero article) to help him: 1. seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and talk turns to their 2. adventures on the sea. 3. seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and 4. eye patch. The seaman asks, So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?" The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at 5. sea, and I was swept overboard into 6. school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out, a shark bit my leg off." "Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook"? "Well", replied the pirate, "We were boarding 7. enemy ship and were battling the other sailors with swords. One of 8. enemies cut my hand off." "Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch"? " 9. seagull feather fell into my eye," replied the pirate. "You lost your eye to a seagull feather?," the sailor asked incredulously. "Well," said the pirate, "it was 10. first day with my hook". Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timpul de lucru este de 90 minute. Se vor acorda 20 puncte din oficiu.

5 ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU TG-MUREŞ INSPECTORATUL ŞCOLAR JUDEŢEAN MUREŞ V ânãtoarea decomori TREASURE HUNT CONCURS JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Ediția a IV-a, Proba scrisă- Clasa a VII-a Varianta 1 BAREM DE CORECTARE SUBJECT 1 a. (5 x 2 = 10 points) 1. C 2. B 3. E 4. A 5. D b. (10 x 1 = 10 points) 1 unchallenged 2 legendary 3 uncertain 4 resistance 5 retribution 6 quickly 7 successful 8 encouraged 9 slavery 10 arrival SUBJECT 2 (5 x 1 = 5 points) 1. How long have you been a pirate for? 2. Why did you decide to become a pirate? 3. What are you doing tonight? 4. What are you wearing/are you going to wear on your new voyage? 5. Does the wind always blow strong enough for your departures? SUBJECT 3 (10 x 1 = 10 points) 1. The First Mate asked Who does this gold belong to? 2. The Captain is thinking about hiring a new cabin boy. 3. He speaks Chinese as well as Spanish 4. The Captain can t make up his mind when to sail for the Caribbean. 5. The crew is never late for departure. 6. To join the crew, you must have/make an appointment with the ship s doctor. 7. This is the first time Captain Black Bart has ever been caught. 8. The ship doesn t sail on Tuesday. 9. The ship s cook doesn t usually cook (dinner) on Saturday and Sunday. 10. The Captain is the strongest of all the pirates.

6 SUBJECT 4 (5 x 1 = 5 points) 1. shall we? 2. will you? 3. aren t I? 4. do they? 5. wasn t it? SUBJECT 5 (5 x 2 = 10 points) 1 A Jolly Roger flag wasn t used by every pirate ship. 2 People weren t really made to walk the plank/the plank wasn t really made to be walked. 3 The treasure wasn t always buried by pirates. 4 The hidden treasure map can t be found (be anyone). 5 Container and tanker ships are attacked by modern pirates. SUBJECT 6 (10 x 1 = 10 points) 1 eye-patch 2 treasure chest 3 parrot 4 Jolly Roger 5 anchor 6 Blackbeard 7 treasure map 8 shiver me timbers 9 gold coins 10 ship SUBJECT 7 (10 x 1 = 10 points) 1 f 2 i 3 g 4 j 5 b 6 a 7 h 8 d 9 e 10 c SUBJECT 8 (10 x 1 = 10 points) 1 a 2 Ø 3 the 4 an 5 Ø 6 a 7 an 8 the 9 a 10 the 80 points +20 points ex-officio = 100 points