Контрольная работа
по английскому языку по теме «Приключения вокруг нас» (IV четверть), 6 класс, УМК Биболетовой М.З.
I. Read the text.
The last Thursday in November is a holiday in the USA. People call this holiday Thanksgiving Day. It is the most important day in the American year. People go to church, and families come together for the day. They decorate their houses with fruits and flowers of autumn and prepare traditional American food: roast turkey, potatoes and pumpkin. It is rather like Christmas. But what do people celebrate? What do they give thanks for?
The first English people came to America in 1620. They began a new life there. It was a very hard and dangerous life. In the place where they lived, there were many wild birds. They were like chickens but much bigger. They were turkeys. In the autumn 1621 the colonists (колонисты) had their first harvest (урожай). It was very rich. The colonists decided to have a special dinner. They wanted to thank God for many things. It was difficult but people still had food to eat. The colonists had a thanksgiving dinner for all the people. It lasted three days. The colonists gave thanks for their good harvest and their happy year in a new country.
Wild turkeys were on the table and since then the turkey has become a symbol of Thanksgiving Day.
1) Choose the correct variant.
1. The text is about
a) the first colonists in America
b) a symbol of Thanksgiving Day
c). the history of Thanksgiving Day
2. What holiday is the most important in the American year?
a) Christmas
b) St.Valentine’s Day
c) Thanksgiving Day
3. How do people prepare for this day?
a) They decorate Christmas tree.
b) They decorate their houses and prepare traditional food.
c) They cook special pudding.
4. How do they celebrate this holiday?
a) They give flowers and fruits to each other.
b) They go to church.
c) They get together, go to church and have traditional American dinner.
5. When did American people begin to celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
a) in 1620
b) in 1621
c) in autumn
6. Why did the colonists decide to have a special dinner?
a) Because they wanted to thank God for many things.
b) Because they wanted to begin a new life.
c) Because they had a lot of food to eat.
7. What is the symbol of Thanksgiving Day?
a) wild birds b) potatoes c) roast turkey
Score:____ / 7
II. Complete the text.
Use: adventure, trip, sleeping, put up, backpacks, discovered, hiking,
Two years ago my dad decided that we should go in a cross-country ____________. My brother and I were happy. It would be a real _________________ for us. On the eve of the trip we collected all the necessary things into our ______________. There was a tent, flashlights, extra clothes, some food, ______________ bags and some water. Next morning we went ___________ to a nice place called Green Valley. It took us four hours to get there. Near the river we ____________ our tents. We went fishing, played football, walked across the hills and _____________ the countryside. .
Score:____ / 7
III. Choose the correct variant.
What film ______ the children ______ now? – About Captain Cousteau
do …watch b) have… watched c) are… watching
My classmates ________ hiking last weekend.
went b) go c) will go
My sister always _______ mother to cook traditional Christmas dishes. She likes to cook.
helped b) is helping c) helps
I ________ some interesting information about the winter festival recently.
find b) have found c) found
My sister _______ with the dog in the park at the moment.
a) walks b) walk c) is walking
6. People usually ______ with a frying pan in their hands during this festival.
a) race b) are racing c) have raced
7. The explorer _____ just _____ from Lake Baikal.
a) is … returning b) has … returned c) did …return
8. Next summer the young sportsmen _______ to Spain.
a) are travelling b) travel c) will travel
9. The famous boat race between Oxford and Cambridge ______ in 1829.
a) started b) have started c) start
10. The _________ British sports are football, cricket and tennis.
a) international b) national c) dangerous
11. Captain Cousteau is a famous sea ______, photographer and scientist.
a) sportsman b) champion c) explorer
Score:____ / 11
IV. Ask questions for the following sentences.
1. Ann has prepared an interesting presentation about underwater world.
Who_____________________________________________________________________ ?
2. Captain Cook discovered the island in 1775.
When ____________________________________________________________________ ?
3. The children will go to the zoo next weekend.
Where ___________________________________________________________________ ?
4. The explorer went through five African countries on foot.
How_____________________________________________________________________ ?
5. The expedition to the North Pole was very dangerous.
Your question: ____________________________________________________________ ?
Score:____ / 5
Total: ____ / 30
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