Тест для 5 класса

4)

Listen and choose the right answers (a— d) to these questions.

1. How long is Nevsky Prospect?

a) 3, 5 km b) 4 km c) 4, 5 km d) 5 km

1. What is the Russian Museum famous for?

a) its architecture

b) its history

c) its collection of pictures

d) its collection of Russian paintings

1. How long did it take to build Kazan Cathedral?

a) seven years b) eight years c) nine years d) ten years

4. How many times did they rebuild the bridge in the place where the Anichkov Bridge is situated now?

a) once b) two times c) three times d) four times

4)

Read the text and decide which of the facts (1— 4) are true, false or not stated. Write the answers.

Tsarskoe Selo. The Town of Pushkin

The town o f Pushkin is situated 25 kilometres south of St Petersburg. It first appeared as the summer residence ['rezidens] of the Russian tsars and had the name of Tsarskoe Selo. In 1918 the town got a different name — Detskoe Selo. Then in 1937 it became Pushkin. The history o f the town of Pushkin goes back to early 18th century. At that time Tsar Peter I (1682— 1721) gave this land to his favourite, Prince Alexander Menshikov, but later took his present back (обратно, назад) and gave it to his wife, Ekaterina Alekseevna, the future Empress (императрица) Catherine I (1684— 1727). In 1724 the first palace appeared. From that time people began to name the place “ Tsarskoe Selo” . The town of Pushkin got its name much later to honour (почитать) Russia’s great poet. It has a lot of places of interest. One of them is the Lycee ['li:sei] Museum. The Lycee was the school where Alexander Pushkin spent six years, made some good friends and wrote a lot of poems.

1. The first name of the town of Pushkin was Tsarskoe Selo.

2. The Lycee where Alexander Pushkin was a student was situated in St Petersburg.

3. The Lycee opened its doors to the first students in 1811.

4. During its history the town o f Pushkin changed its name three times.

8)

Complete the sentences.
1. Red Square had several names in its history. Its first name was 1_____________, or market place. After the fire in 1493 people called it 2 then 3 Square. In the 17th century it became Red Square, red meaning beautiful.

2. The big museum in Red Square is the 4 , the famous cathedral in it is

5 .

3. The Kremlin Clock is situated on the 6 .

4. Yury Dolgoruky founded Moscow in 7 .

5. There are many theatres in Moscow. Some of them are the 8 .

10)

Choose the right words in brackets to complete the sentences. Write the words in the gaps.

1. The Alps (Альпы) are not very (tall/high) ______________.

2. Nobody knows (anything/nothing) ____________ about this fact.

3. If you walk fairly fast, you won’t (take/miss) ____________ your train.

4. The walls around the Kremlin helped (to defend/to rebuild) ______________ it.

5. The first houses in St Petersburg were (wooden/stone) ______________buildings.

6. Can you (hear/listen to) ______________ everything the speaker is saying?

7. I know (nothing/nobody) _____________ about this palace. When did it (appear/appeared)?

8. Are there (much/many) ______________ cathedrals in the centre of the city?

9. There are (few /little) ______________ statues in the hall.

10. Who (found/founded) ______________ Moscow?

ПИСЬМО (максимальный балл - 10)

Write an e-mail to your pen friend about your trip to Moscow or St. Petersburg and tell him/her:

• when you were in Moscow or St. Petersburg;

• what places you visited;

• if you liked/disliked your travelling.

Do not write down the address. You should write about 50-60 words.

0-17 – «2», 18-26 – «3», 27-31 – «4», 32-36 – «5» Итого – 36 баллов