Тест по страноведению. FANTASTIC FACTS ABOUT THE USA
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FANTASTIC FACTS ABOUT THE USA

Тест по страноведению.

I Put the words in the right order and make a sentence.

Amergio Vespucci / was named / ‘America’ / after / called / an Italian explorer / between / 1499 and 1502 / to South America / sailed / who.

II Complete the sentences.

1. The United State`s  flag is called …

1. ‘the Union Jack’
2.  ‘the Stars and Sights’
3. ‘the Stars and Stripes’

1. … is the hottest place in the USA.

1. Death Valley
2. Mecca
3. Thermal

1. The highest mountain in the USA is …

1. Saint Elias
2. Mckinley
3. Foraker

1. The longest river in the USA is …

1. Yukon
2. Mississippi
3. Missouri

1. … is where Congress meets to make the laws of the country.

1. the White House
2. the  Capitol
3. Ronald Reagan Building

1. The United States is the … most populated country in the world.

1. second
2. third
3. fourth

III Match the words in A with the words in B and make sentences about some American states.

1. Hawaii                                             a) is the state with the highest population
2. Rhode Island                                    b) is the smallest US state
3. Alaska                                              c) is the newest of all American states
4. Texas                                                d) is the largest of all American states
5. California                                          e) is the state with the lowest population
6. Alaska                                               f) is the first state to have its own police

IV Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences .

1. The first settlers in America were from England.
2. Washington is the biggest city in the USA.
3. New York is America`s  cultural capital.
4. The largest library in the world is in Washington.
5. Cristopher Columbus landed in America first.
6. The United State`s flag has thirteen red and white stripes and fifty-five white stars on a blue square.

KEYS

I “America” was named after an Italian explorer called Amerigo Vespucci, who sailed to South America between 1499 and 1502.

II 1) c;  2) a; 3) b; 4) c; 5) b; 6) b.

III 1) c;  2) b; 3) d/e; 4) f; 5) a; 6)d/e

IV 

1. False. The first settlers in America were from Spain.
2. False. New York is the biggest city in the USA.
3. True
4. True
5. False. Scientists believe that Lief Ericson,  the Viking  explorer, landed in North America first.
6. The United State`s flag has thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue square. One star is for each state of the United States now and the stripes are for the first thirteen states of the union.