Тест по чтению для учащихся 5 класса
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Тест по чтению для 5 класса

The American Indians

    There were about one million people in North America when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. Columbus thought he was in India. So he called the people with dark skin “Indians”. That’s why we call the native people of America “Indians”.

    In Columbus’s time the Indians lived in big families – tribes. There were more than two thousand tribes in North America. Every tribe had a different language and traditions. Some Indians lived in small wooden houses; some Indians lived in wigwams – houses made from animal skins. Some Indians were great hunters; some never hunted but ate only grass and fruit. All Indians could speak with each other in one language – sign language. They believed  that the land belonged to everybody.

    The people who came after Columbus from Europe did not understand Native Americans. Many of them thought the Indians were wild people. Europeans were afraid of the Indians because they didn’t understand their language and had different ways of living. The Indians looked different. For the next 400 years Europeans and the Indians fought with each other. Europeans wanted to get the land and the animals and the Indians didn’t want to lose them.

1. Answer the questions.

1. When did Columbus arrive in North America?
2. How many people were there in North America in those days?
3. Why did Columbus call native Americans “Indians”?
4. What is a tribe?
5. Did all Indians live in wigwams?
6. How long did  Europeans and the Indians fight with each other?

2. Make up the words and complete the sentences.

Example: It is a very dangerous place. Don`t go there! ( danger)

1. She had____________________hair. (gold)
2. The little princess was_________________. (beauty)
3. We have got a new_______________house.(wood)
4. Bob wanted to spend a___________________evening  in the country. (peace)
5. I was as hungry as a________________.(hunt)
6. My brother doesn`t want to be a _________________.(sail)