OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
ETAPA LOCALĂ,
22 februarie 2020
CLASA a X-a, SECȚIUNEA B Varianta 1
SUBJECT A- USE OF ENGLISH (40 POINTS)
I. Read the paragraph below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)
Schools in Europe devote 1-3 hours per week to Physical Education. Doctors warned that this is
much too little. Statistics clearly demonstrate that societies in which Physical Education gets less time
and attention in the school curriculum suffer from more spinal defects and flat foot, and are generally
less healthy and more disease prone. Still, lots of pupils, especially girls, treat the obligation to engage
in games and other kinds of physical activity as a sophisticated torture.
At the same time, professional sports shows gather millions of fans in stadiums and in front of
TV sets all over the world. Sport has inevitably become business. Being one of the most profitable
forms of mass entertainment, it offers its stars enormous fees for meerly participating in a sports
meeting. Moreover, football, hockey and basketball matches raise violent emotions and often result in
fights, or even battles between the fans of the two opposite teams. How many of those fans never
engage in any other physical activity but these fights? How many sports fans confine themselves to
enjoying sports events on TV, sitting comfortably in their armchair?
A. Answer the following questions. 8 points
1. Why is Physical Education an important school subject?
2. What team games raise most violent emotions?
3. In what ways do sports fans enjoy sport?
4. Why does the author say ” Sport has become business”?
B. Choose the right synonym. 6 points
1. engage a. hire b. get c. take d. involve
2. raise a. collect b. enjoy c. activate d. make
3. confine a. localise b. keep c. restrict d. stay
C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning. 6 points
1. Doctors advise people to work out more.
IT ................................... that people work out more.
2. I don’t like that team sports are so violent.
WERE I wish that team sports............................................
3. They offer the stars enormous fees for participating in sports meetings.
ARE The ......................................... to take part in sports meetings.
II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence. 10 points
Many psychologists claim that birth order, which is our place in the family, affects our (1)
_______________ (PERSON). Take, for instance, first and second-born children. In most cases, there
is great (2) _______________ (RIVAL) between them. First-borns are generally more
(3)_______________(DEPEND) and are confident in their (4) ______________ (ABLE). Apart from
that, they tend to be quite conservative in their (5) _______________ (BELIEVE), and try to live up to
their parents’ (6) _______________ (EXPECT). Second-borns, on the other hand, are (7)
_______________ (CONTINUE) comparing themselves with their older brothers or sisters and this
results in feelings of (8) _______________(SECURE). They feel they have to make their (9)
_______________(PRESENT) felt in the family, so they are inclined to be more (10)
_______________ (REBEL) and innovative.
III. Fill each of the following blanks with only one suitable word. 10 points
From the dawn (1) __________ time, extinction has usually progressed (2) __________ what
scientists call a natural or background rate. Today the tempo is (3) __________ faster. Many scientists
believe this is (4) __________ sixth great wave- the sixth mass extinction (5) __________ affect life
on Earth. We were not here for any (6) __________ the previous mass extinctions, but this time our
sheer preponderance is driving the slide to oblivion.
We have more (7) __________ doubled our numbers in half (8) __________ century, and that
is the most obvious reason (9) __________ there is less room for any other species. We are taking (10)
__________ living room to grow our food, their food to feed ourselves. We are exploiting them,
trading in them, squeezing them to the margins of existence-and beyond.
SUBJECT B- INTEGRATED SKILLS (60 points)
Read the text below and do the tasks that follow.
They made their camp about four metres from the river’s edge. It took a while to get the tent
sorted out, but finally it was up, with the lantern hanging from the entrance pole, the guitar on Theo’s
sleeping bag, the ghetto blaster by Kev’s pillow - or where his rolled-up clothes would go later, for a
pillow. The sun was slipping down behind the trees by now, and Kevin was keen to see beyond the
next bend in the river, but Theo insisted they build the fireplace before leaving the camp. Kev only
pretended to grumble. He quite liked the way Theo was organizing things. Theo seemed less of a softie
out here, lugging branches and stones, talking about kindling and wind-direction and stuff.
They collected a great stack of wood and built a circle of stones, then took a couple of oranges
and went off downstream. They kept close the river, and soon noticed that the beaches were always on
the inside of the curves and the cliffs always on the outer edge. Kevin, throwing sticks, observed that
the current was much stronger on the outer sweep of each curve. ”That’s how the cliffs are formed I
reckon. The current bites into the bank, and the sand builds up on the other side where the current is
slower”.
At six o’clock by Kev’s watch they turned back, side-tracking here and there into the forest.
Kevin didn’t like the bush as much as the river. It seemed lonely, untidy, and one part looked about the
same as any other. It felt different to Theo because he knew that, despite appearances, they were not
really alone in there; the forest was crowded with life. So he looked out for things all the time. And he
saw the lizard which Kevin had nearly stepped on. “Look!” he hissed, and Kev turned round, startled.
They watched the strange creature ambling through the underbrush, its tongue flicking as if tasting the
air. “I prefer them to snakes!” Kevin giggled nervously.
I. For questions 1-5 choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the
text. 10 points
1. What did Kevin want to do after they had managed to put up their tent?
A. light the camp fire.
B. watch the sun slipping down behind the trees.
C. explore the area further along the river.
D. have Theo organise things.
2. Theo could be described as
A. capable of living in the bush.
B. a weak person.
C. an expert on camp fires.
D. less organised than Kevin.
3. What did Kevin notice as he was throwing sticks in the river?
A. The current was very strong all along the river.
B. The beaches were always on the outer edge of each curve.
C. The river had a lot of sand
D. The river was rougher on the outer sweep of each curve.
4. What was Theo’s opinion of the bush?
A. He didn’t like it.
B. It was a lot like the river.
C. No part of it looked the same.
D. It was full of living things.
5. Why did Kevin giggle nervously?
A. He was startled by the lizard.
B. He preferred lizards to snakes.
C. The sight of the lizard was amusing.
D. He thought it was a snake.
II. Read the text again and write a narrative-descriptive essay imagining what happened next
with the two boys.
You should write 200-220 words. 50 points
NOTĂ: TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII. TIMP DE LUCRU: 3 ORE. NU SE ACORDĂ
PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.
OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – ETAPA LOCALĂ
CLASA a X-a, SECȚIUNEA B
BAREM
SUBJECT A- 40 points
I. Read the paragraph below and do the tasks that follow. (20 points)
A. 4x2p= 8 points
1. Physical Education makes students healthier. It was demonstrated that societies in which physical
education gets less time and attention in the school curriculum suffer from more spinal defects and flat
foot, and are generally less healthy and more disease prone.
2. Football, hockey and basketball matches raise the most violent emotions.
3. Sports fans enjoy getting involved in fights or battles as a result of those violent emotions.
4. Professional sports shows gather millions of fans in stadiums and in front of TV sets all over the
world. Being one of the most profitable forms of mass entertainment, it offers its stars enormous fees
for meerly participating in a sports meeting.
B. Choose the right synonym.
3x2p=6 points
1. d, 2. c, 3. c
C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning.
3x2p=6 points
1. It is advisable......................
2. .......................... were not so violent.
3..... stars are offered enormous fees ..........................
II. (10x1p= 10p)
1. PERSONALITY
2. RIVALRY
3. INDEPENDENT
4. ABILITIES
5. BELIEFS
6. EXPECTATIONS
7. CONTINUOUSLY/CONTINUALLY
8. INSECURITY
9. PRESENCE
10. REBELLIOUS
III. (10x1p= 10p)
1. of 2. at 3. much 4. the 5. to 6. of 7. than 8.a 9.why 10. their
SUBJECT B- 60 points
I. (5x2p= 10p)
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.D 5A
Nota: Orice variantă neprecizată în barem și considerată corectă de comisia de evaluare va fi acceptată.
II. Narrative-descriptive essay-50 points
See the marking scheme
MARKING SCHEME FOR THE NARRATIVE-DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
Analytical Exemplary Proficient Partially Proficient Weak Incomplete Point
criteria s
10p 8p 6p 4p 2p
CONTENT The essay is The essay is fairly The essay is partially The essay is The essay is
completely completed with the completed with slight faulty, including wholly
relevant to description of logical impediments in serious logical inadequate the
topic, people/places/event the logical impediments in quality of the
describing s/atmosphere, development of the the sequencing description
people/places/e having a clear description. of events. failing the
vents/atmosphe development requirements of
re, having a the task.
clear
development
and including
the final
reactions of the
protagonist
ORGANIZATI There is There is a fairly There is partial There is serious Paragraphs are
ON AND complete completion of completion of the task. inconsistency in incomplete, both
COHESION logical paragraph Paragraphs are partially the organization linking devices,
connection of organization due to complete due to of the mechanics, and
paragraphs due scarce misuse of unfinished ideas and paragraphs due length
to a judicious linking devices, scarce use of linking to the misuse of requirements
use of linking mechanics, and devices, mechanics, the linking having been
devices, length and length devices, disrespected.
mechanics, and requirements. requirements. mechanics, and
length length
requirements. requirements.
VOCABULARY A wide range A range of The range of A limited range A very narrow
of vocabulary vocabulary is used vocabulary is of vocabulary is range of
is used appropriately and adequately used in the present within vocabulary is
appropriately accurately in the essay; errors in word the essay; less present; errors in
and accurately essay; occasional choice /formation are common items word
throughout the errors in word present when more of vocabulary choice/formation
essay; precise choice/formation sophisticated items of are rare and may predominate;
meaning is are possible; vocabulary are be often faulty; spelling errors
conveyed; spelling is well attempted; spelling can spelling errors can make the
minor errors controlled with be faulty at times. The can make text essay obscure at
are rare; occasional slips. register of the understanding times. The
spelling is very The register of the narrative-descriptive difficult. The register used in
well controlled. narrative- essay is partially register of the the narrative-
The register of descriptive essay is relevant to the task narrative- descriptive essay
the narrative- relevant to the task with a narrow descriptive is inappropriate
descriptive with slightly inconsistency of style, essay is for this type of
essay is totally incongruent lapses leading to halts in the inconsistent due writing.
relevant to the within the logical development of to the mixture of
task, being discourse. ideas styles.
organically
integrated all
along the
discourse.
STRUCTURES A wide range A range of A mix of complex and A limited range A very narrow
of grammatical grammatical simple grammatical of grammatical range of
structures is structures is used structures is present structures is grammatical
used accurately accurately and with throughout the essay; present along structures is
and flexibly some flexibility errors are present when the essay; present within
throughout the along the essay; complex language is complex the essay; errors
essay; minor occasional errors attempted; punctuation language is rare predominate;
errors are rare; are possible; can be faulty at times. and may be punctuation
punctuation is punctuation is well often faulty; errors make the
very well controlled with punctuation text obscure at
controlled. occasional slips. errors can make times.
text
understanding
difficult.
EFFECT ON The interest of The text has a good The effect on the reader The effect on The text has a
TARGET the reader is effect on the reader. is satisfactory. the reader non- negative effect
READER aroused and relevant. on the reader.
sustained
throughout
