Тесты по английскому языку (10 класс)

Read the text and answer the questions following it.

1. Sequoy, the son of an Indian mother and a white father, was born in Tennessee in 1770. He invented the Cherokee alphabet, and within a few months, thousands of Cherokees learned to read and write. To honour his memory, the huge sequoia trees are named after him.

1. Which is the most important information in the text? Underline that part.

2. Is the next mainly about

   1. a man?

   c) an alphabet?

   2. a tree?

   d) Cherokee Indians?

3. Now refer the text to one of the following spheres:

1. People

2. Botany

3. Education

4. nations

4. Which words/expressions show that your choice is correct? Create a word list based on the text to prove your choice is correct. Include any word that you think is relevant.

2. The three major types of poetry are narrative, lyrics, and drama. Narrative poetry tells a story taken from history, like in epics, legends, and ballads. They tell about heroic acts of people. Lyric poetry tells the poets own feelings and thoughts. Dramatic poetry is told in dialogues, just as in a play.

1. Which is the most important information in the text? Underline that part.

2. Is the text mainly about

1. Poetry

2. Poets?

3. Heroes

4. Plays?

3. Now refer the text to one of the following spheres:

1. Drama

2. Literature

4. History

5. theater

4. Which words/expressions show that your choice is correct? Create a word list based on the text to prove your choice is correct. Include any word that you think is relevant.

3. It is often said that the best way to see a country is to use the method of transport which is traditional in that particular place. So people should see Argentina on horseback, Nepal on foot, and US by car. Using the same kind of transport as local people changes the way you see the place and makes your trip more interesting.

1. Which is the most important information in the text? Underline that part.

2. Is the text mainly about

   1. Riding a horse

   2. Visiting places?

   3. Local people

   4. Places of interest

3. Now refer the text to one of the following spheres:

1. Customs

2. Means of transportation

3. Geography

4. travelling

4. Which words/expressions show that your choice is correct? Create a word list based on the text to prove your choice is correct. Include any word that you think is relevant.

Exercise 4

Read the texts carefully. Match each description with the corresponding book title.

1. This exciting novel is aimed at teenagers, but adults will enjoy it, too. There are great battle scenes and romantic meetings. The action is thrilling and dynamic. This is a realistic picture of the 16th century.

2. This book gives information about stars, galaxies, astronauts, and spaceships. It will make science and technology fun for those between five and ten years old.

3. This thriller is the first book of a young Canadian. Dale, a weather forecaster (meteorologist), is invited on a small plane to watch a thunderstorm. He soon discovers that not all dangers come from nature.

4. The writer of this autobiography has had a long and successful career as an actress on stage and screen. She takes us into her world of lights and cameras and tells us the secrets of famous people she has known.

1. Secret Scenes

2. Space Age

3. Stormy Weather

4. The Meeting