тесты для школьников
тест по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

SCHOOL TEST.   FORM 10 – 11.

TASK 1.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

       Once John Smith and his wife Mary who  1_______(live) in a small house in the mountains, 2_______(find) a dog. Though the dog 3_______(be) weak and hungry, he 4_________(not eat) anything in the presence of his new masters. Several days later the dog 5_________(disappear). John and Mary 6________

(leave) alone. But one day when Smith 7_______(travel) in a train, he 8_______

(see) his dog running along the road. He 9________(get) off the train at the next station, 10 _________(buy) a piece of meat, 11 ________(catch) the dog and 12 __________(bring) him home again. There the dog 13 _________(tie) up for a week.

        The dog 14 _________(escape) several times and each time he 15 _________ (run) north. At last the dog 16 ________(decide) to stay at the cottage but a long time 17 _________(pass) before Smith and his wife 18 _________(can) touch him. They  19 ________(call) him Wolf.

         One summer a stranger 20 _________(come) to the cottage. As soon as the dog  21 _________(see) him , he 22 _________(rush) to the stranger and 23 ________(lick) his hand. Then the stranger 24 ________(say):”His name 25 _________(be) not Wolf. It 26 _______(be) Brown. He 27 _________(be) my dog.” Mary 28 _________(ask) to leave the dog with them . But the stranger 29 _________(refuse) and 30 _________(say) that the dog 31 _________(must) decide it himself. “I 32 ___________(say) goodbye and then I 33 _________(go) away. If he 34 __________(want) to stay, let him stay.” For some time Wolf 35 __________(watch) the man go. Then he 36 __________(rush) after him and 37 _________(try) to stop him. Then the dog 38 ________(run) back to Smith and his wife and then 39 ________(try) to drag Smith after the stranger. He 40 _________(want) to be at the same time with the old  and the new master. Finally the dog 41 _________(lie) down at the feet of Smith.

TASK 2.

Choose the best answer.

1. It was his _________for selling the most tickets.

a) prize        b) tasks       c) news

2. Most of the machines had _________to earth.

a) expressed    b) covered     c) crashed

3. Children often go round the streets raising money for __________.

a) offer      b) history       c) charity

4. She can __________her chances if she stops smoking.

a) phone       b) improve       c) depend

5.The kilt is __________ .

a) a shirt       b) a skirt       c) a pair of trousers

6. Our house had a bad __________for our neighbourhood.

a) attract       b) treated        c) reputation

7. Who got most of the _________?

a) life         b) votes        c) people

8. Do you know the ________ of the Scouting movement?

a) cheaper        b) founder       c) fever

9. Can you  _________a child from a poor family?

a) pretend       b) look       c) sponsor

TASK 3.

Correct the mistakes.

1. Who invented America? _______________________________________

2. Did she found her father? ______________________________________

3. It’s a well thing, buy it.________________________________________

4. Give me the others sweets. _____________________________________

5. Are there much pupils absent?___________________________________            

TASK 4.

Express the meaning of each phrase in one word.

1. full of fear – a _ _ _ _ d

2. to take the first step – b _ _ _ n

3. the end of life – d _ _ _ h

4. to come or to go into – e _ _ _ r

5. very well known – f_ _ _ _ s

TASK 5.

Change the following statements into questions.

1. He usually had dinner at 4 p.m. (General)

____________________________________

2. At the concert he was to play one of his sonatas. (Disjunctive)

____________________________________________________

3. The father decided to punish them both. (Alternative)

______________________________________________

4. Mike goes to bed right after dinner. (To the subject)
______________________________________________

5. There are heavy clouds in the sky. (Special)

______________________________________________

TASK 6.

Choose the correct answer.

1.What’s the name of the London underground?

a) Metro     b) Tube     c) Subway

2. What London street is famous for shops?

a) Oxford street     b) Fleet Street     c) Lombard Street

3. Who is the first woman Prime Minister of Britain?

a) Thatcher     b) Livingstone      c) Scott

4. What’s the name of the Queen who ruled for the longest period in the British history?

a) Victoria      b) Elizabeth      c) Mary  

5. Who wrote “Winnie- the-Pooh”?

a) L.Carroll     b) O.Wilde      c) A. Milne

6. What is English marmalade?

a) apple jam     b) orange jam     c) sweets

7. The traditional English drink is _______.

a) coffee      b) cocoa      c) tea

8. What river does London stand on?

a) the Thames      b) the Severn      c) the Clyde

9. Robert Burns is a ________poet.

a) American      b) English        c) Scottish

10. The oldest university in Britain is in _________.

a) London      b) Edinburgh      c) Oxford

TASK 7.

Find the Russian equivalents of the following English proverbs.

1. All cats are grey in the dark.             _______

2. The bait hides the hook.                    _______

3. A bird may be known by its song.    _______

4. Small rain lays great dust.                 _______

5. A cat may look at a king.                  _______

A     Видна птица по полёту.

B     За погляд денег не берут.

C     Ночью все кошки серы.

D     Посеешь дождь, пожнёшь бурю.

E     Мягко стелет, да жёстко спать.