Formative Test 5

FORMATIVE TEST 5 8TH GRADE
I - Read the following text about the film Slumdog Millionaire.
British director Danny Boyle's latest film Slumdog Millionaire is an acclaimed feelgood
film set in the slums of Mumbai, India. Slumdog Millionaire tells the rags-to-riches story
of an 18-year-old orphan called Jamal who works as a tea boy in a call centre.
Jamal Malik is a contestant on the Indian version of the popular TV show Who Wants to
Be A Millionaire. He is one question away from winning a 20 million rupee fortune,
but the jealous host suspects him of cheating and calls in the police. They find it hard
to believe that a poor, uneducated boy from the slums could know the answers to such
difficult questions. Jamal is arrested and taken to the police station to be interrogated. As the story of
Jamal's life unfolds through flashbacks, we learn about his background and discover how he came to know
the answers.
At the heart of the film there is also a touching love story between Jamal and Latika, the woman he has
loved since childhood and who he is now desperately searching for.
The screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire was written by Simon Beaufoy who adapted it from the novel Q &
A, by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Simon Beaufoy also wrote the script for the popular and very successful
British comedy film The Full Monty.
Slumdog Millionaire premiered in the UK and Mumbai in January 2009. Although the film was made on a
shoestring budget of 10 million, ticket sales for the film have been remarkable. According to some
estimates, the film made over 100 million worldwide in the run up to the 2009 American Academy
Awards. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in total and picked up eight Oscars on the night,
including Best Film and Best Director.
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A. Scan through the text to find the answers to the questions below.
1. At the start of the film, what is Jamal Maliks job? 5. How much did it cost to make?
1. ___ police officer 1. ___ 10 million
2. ___ tea boy 2. ___ 100 million
3. ___ it doesnt say 3. ___ it doesn't say
2. Where does the story take place? 6. Slumdog Millionaire is a big-budget film.
1. ___ it doesn't say 1. ___ true
2. ___ UK 2. ___ false
3. ___ Mumbai 3. ___ it doesnt say
3. Who directed Slumdog Millionaire? 7. How many Oscars did Slumdog Millionaire win?
1. ___ Danny Boyle 1. ___ ten
2. ___ Jamal Malik 2. ___ eight
3. ___ Simon Beaufoy 3. ___ it doesnt say
4. Which novel is Slumdog Millionaire based on? 8. Slumdog Millionaire went straight to video.
1. ___ Q & A 1. ___ true
2. ___ The Full Monty 2. ___ false
3. ___ it doesnt day 3. ___ it doesnt say
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B. Match the words on the left with the equivalents on the right.
a. parts of a film that show a scene that happened earlier in time
1. acclaimed ______
b. the details of a persons family, education, experience etc
2. slums ______
c. praised; admired
3. contestant ______
d. was shown to an audience for the first time
4. flashbacks ______
e. areas of a city that are very poor person who takes part in a
5. background ______
competition
6. premiered ______
f. person who takes part in a competition
II - Vocabulary
A. Look at the following film posters and identify the type of films.
1. _________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________
CHICAGO
5. _________________ 6. __________________
4. __________________
B. Complete the plot summary of Eagle Eye with the words missing. Write the numbers
from 1 to 10.
Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a Stanford University dropout who lacks direction and faces financial ____.
He finds out that his more ambitious ____ brother Ethan, an Air ____ lieutenant with expertise in parallel
algorithms and quantum electronics, is ____. Following the ____ in January 2009, he goes to withdraw
some money from an ATM and is surprised to see that he has ___ in his account. When he returns home,
he finds his apartment filled with a large number of weapons, ___, and forged documents. He receives a
____ call from an unknown ____, with a vaguely familiar voice, who explains that the FBI will
apprehend him in thirty ____ and that he must escape.
1. phone 2. explosives 3. twin 4. seconds

5. dead 6. $750,000 7. Force 8. woman
9. difficulty 10. funeral
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III - Grammar
A. Fill in the blanks with said or told.
1. Susan __________ me that she couldn't come to the party on Saturday.

2. George __________ that he had to leave early.
3. 'We have to win the match today, ' our coach __________ us.
4. Diane __________ ' I'm tired, Ted.'
5. He __________ ' Mary is cooking dinner.'
B. Report these sentences as suggested.

1. I go to the cinema once a month. She said
2. I dont read these e-mails. He said
3. Are you busy? I asked him
4. Do you know this film? I asked her
5. I use this blog to give my opinion about movies. He told me
C. Fill in the blanks with a correct form of used to of the verbs in brackets.
1. He ________________________ (live) in a shack.

2. He __________________________ (not travel) by plane.
3. ___________________________ (she/be) famous?
4. He _____________________________ (not eat) well.
5. _____________________________ (they/go) to school?
IV - Writing
Write an email to a friend telling him/her about the last film you saw. Mention:
the title; the plot;
when and where you saw it; main characters;
who you saw it with; what you liked and didnt like about it.
type of film;

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FORMATIVE TEST 5 8TH GRADE

I - Read the following text about the film Slumdog Millionaire.

1. _ 2. 3. ____

1. phone 2. explosives 3. twin 4. seconds

A. Fill in the blanks with said or told.

1. Susan __________ me that she couldn't come to the party on Saturday.

B. Report these sentences as suggested.

1. He ________________________ (live) in a shack.

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