Школьная олимпиада 2016-2017 (6 класс). Второй вариант.

Школьная олимпиада 2016-2017 (6 класс).Второй вариант. Уровень сложности А1-А2.

LISTENING

Time: 10 minutes

Task 1

Listen and choose the correct answer. You will hear the text twice.

Henry's Bear.

1. The text is about

a) the bear that was the old friend of Henry's school days.

b) the children who were afraid of the bear.

c) five hunters who wanted to shoot the bear.

1. What did the boy find in the forest?

a) a bear

b) a fox

c)a wolf

1. Who was afraid of the bear at first?

a) Henry

b) Henry's friends

c) the school teacher

1. Where did the bear take bread and fruit to eat?

a) in the children's bags

b) on the table

c) The children gave him bread and fruit

1. Why didn't the hunters shoot the bear?

a) Because the hunters were afraid of the bear and ran away.

b) Because the bear ran away.

c) Because the hunters saw that the bear was the old friend of their school days.

PART 2

READING

TIME: 20 minutes

Task 1

Make one text putting the paragraphs (A – E) into the correct order from 6-10.

A Sly Cat

B.

One day he decides to play a trick on the mice. He lies on his back and does not move at all. A mouse sees him and thinks he is dead. She runs to her friends and says, 'The cat is dead! Let us dance and play!'

C.

When a cat is young, he catches many mice. The mice are afraid of him then. But then he grows old and cannot catch mice any more.

A.

But suddenly the cat jumps up and catches the silly mouse. The other mice run away as quickly as they can. Mice! Don't forget! Never believe a cat!

D.

'Look at me! Come nearer, all of you! The bad cat is dead! Let us dance on his head!'

E.

And all the mice begin to dance and play. They are very happy. They dance round the cat, and the cat does not move. Then one of the mice jumps on the cat's head.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Task 2

Read the text « Sacred Pythons » and decide whether the information in the sentences is right (A), wrong (B) in this text.

One day some people from a village in Africa went hunting. When night came, they were far from their homes.

'Let's find a good place to sleep,' said the chief.

They found a place with big trees round it. Then they went to sleep. They slept soundly and didn't hear anything.

But suddenly something fell down on the head of a young hunter. He jumped up and began to cry. It was a big python!

The hunters got up quickly and saw enemies round them. They began to fight. Soon the enemies ran away and that was the end of the fight.

'What made you jump up and cry?' asked the chief.

'It was a python,' said the young hunter. 'It fell on my head, but didn't kill me.'

From this day on never kill a python, hunters!' said the chief.

Even today people in that village never kill pythons. The pythons are sacred animals in that village. If you enter their houses, you will find pythons there. The pythons never harm anyone, they don't even eat chickens.

Right or Wrong?

1. When morning came, they were very far from their homes.
2. Right B Wrong
3. The hunters found a good place to sleep in the mountains.

A Right B Wrong

1. Suddenly a young hunter jumped up and cried.
2. Right B Wrong

1. The hunters got up quickly but they didn't see anybody.
2. Right B Wrong

1. From that day on people from the village never saw pythons.
2. Right B Wrong

1. Pythons are sacred animals in that village in Africa.
2. Right B Wrong

1. The pythons never harm anyone.

A Right B Wrong

PART 3

USE OF ENGLISH

TIME: 15 minutes

Task 1

For questions 18 – 27 read the sentences below and decide which word (A or B) fits the space best.

1. June is the. month of the year.

A sixth B six

1. They often. camping at the weekend.

A do B go

1. We met ten years.

A ago B past

1. I’m not. to go to the cinema tonight.

A go B going

1. We had a nice picnic in the.

A restaurant B park

1. A lion is. than an elephant.

A smaller B smallest

1. Jim does bodybuilding at the sports.

A place B centre

1. You’re on holiday. You. wake up early.

A needn’t B mustn’t

1. There is. food in the cupboard.

A any B some

1. I hate sushi. I. eat it.

A never B often

TASK 2

For each sentence 28 – 30 find a notice (A - E). There are 2 extra notices you do not need to use.

1. It means ‘machine, phone etc. is not working’.
2. It means ‘the hotel is full’.
3. It means ‘there are no tickets left for a film or a concert’.

1. Do Not Lean of out of the Window.
2. Out of Order.
3. No Vacancies.
4. No Exit.
5. Sold out.

PART 4

WRITING

Time: 15 minutes

Imagine that you are going to the country soon. Write an invitation to your friend and ask him/her to join you.

Do not forget to write about:

• the date and the name of the place you are going to visit
• why you want to go there
• the programme of your visit

Follow the rules of letter writing. You should write about 50-60 words.