I. Match the words with their antonyms:
| 1. brave | a. cowardly |
| 2. honest | b. rude |
| 3. hardworking | c. mean |
| 4. noble | d. lazy |
| 5 kind | e. dishonest |
| f. selfish |
II. Complete the following logical chain using the word from the right-hand column:
(one word is extra):
| 6) a day, a week, a month, a year,… , an epoch 7) great, famous, well-known, prominent, 8) create, found, discover, explore, lead, 9) a scientist, an explorer, a founder, a historian, 10) a battle, weapon, an attack, an army , |
a) an inventor b) construct c) a war d) a biography e) a century f) outstanding |
III. Match the word and its definition (one word is extra):
| 11) history | a) well-known in many places; |
| 12) a hero | b) when you win a battle, a game, a competition; |
| 13) a victory | c) all the things that happened in the past; |
| 14) famous | d) someone who studies history; |
| 15) progress | e) someone who does heroic deeds and is admired by many people; |
| f) the process of getting better. |
IV. What countries are these famous people from? Match the name and the country:
| Name | Country |
| 16. Mikhail Gorbachev | a) America |
| 17. George Washington | b) ancient Rome |
| 18. Nelson Mandela | c) France |
| 19. Julius Ceasor | d) Great Britain |
| 20. Princess Diana | e) South Africa |
| f) Russia |
V. The underlined nouns aren’t in the right places. Put them properly to make true sentences:
21) Joanne K. Rowling is a famous English actor. She is the author of the Harry Potter books. __________
22) Alexey Leonov is a well-known writer . He was the first to walk in space.____________
23) Professor Leonid Roshal has the title of Children’s inventor of the World. _______________ He helps children become healthy.
24) Charlie Chaplin was a famous doctor . He became a star in the film ‘’The Tramp’’.______
25) Ivan Kulibin is known as a talented cosmonaut. He made wonderful things: an unusual clock and telescopes, he constructed a lift for the Winter Palace and a mechanical cart. _______________
VI. Divide the following names into 5 columns:
26.Alexander Nevsky,
27.Alexander Pushkin,
28.Alexander Suvorov,
29.Abraham Lincoln,
30.Albert Einstein,
31.Archimedes,
32.Catherine II,
33.Charles Dickens,
34.Christopher Columbus,
35.Dmitry Mendeleyev,
36.Elizabeth II,
37.Fyodor Ushakov,
38.Fernan Magellan,
39.Georgy Zhukov,
40.Isaac Newton,
41.James Cook,
42.Mark Twain,
43.the Romanovs,
44.Vitus Bering,
45.William Shakespeare.
| Head of States (Rulers) | № |
| Commanders (Leaders of Armies) | № |
| Explorers (Travellers) | № |
| Scientists | № |
| Writers, Poets | № |
VII. Choose the correct answer:
46) Who introduced the tradition to celebrate the New Year on the 1st of January in Russia ?
a) Ivan IV, b) Peter I, c) Catherine II.
47) Who said these words: ‘’ This is the place for a new town. I will build it here and call it Moskva’’.
a) Prince Yuri Dolgoruky, b) Prince Vladimir, c) Prince Svyatoslav.
48) Who was the first woman-cosmonaut?
a) Marina Popovitch; b) Svetlana Savitskaya; c) Valentina Tereshkova;
49) Who first walked on the Moon?
a) Neil Armstrong; b) John Glenn; c) Donald Slayton;
50) Which of them is NOT a painter?
a) Ivan Shishkin; b) Ilya Repin; c) Nikolai Pirogov;
51) Who invented the telephone?
a) Thomas Edison; b) Alexander Bell; c) James Watt;
52) Who invented the radio?
a) Alexander Popov; b) Sergey Korolyov; c) Ivan Gubkin;
53) Who stated Microsoft company?
a) Tim Berners-Lee; b) Bill Gates; c) Steve Jobs;
54) Who was the first Russian scientist to get the Nobel Prize?
a) Andrey Sakharov; b) Ivan Pavlov; c) Alexei Abrikosov;
55) Who is the creator of Mickey Mouse?
a) Walt Disney; b) Jim Davis; c) Matt Groening.
VIII. Who are these people? Match the description and the person.(One person is extra):
| a) Michail Glinka; | c) Michail Lomonosov; | e) Vladislav Tretyak; |
| b) Michael Kutuzov; | d) Pyotr Tchaikovsky. | f) Pavel Tretyakov; |
56) People call him the ‘’father’’ of Russian science. He was a chemist, an astronomer, a geographer, a historian, a physicist, a painter and a poet. He wrote the first grammar of the Russian language and founded the first Russian university.
57) This man collected Russian paintings. He visited exhibitions, art studios and bought the best works of artists. He opened his collection to the public and founded a picture gallery. This gallery is the largest in Russia and has the name of its founder.
58) This famous general took part in many battles. He was a brave and honest officer. He commanded the Russian army and won the war against Napoleon in 1812.
59) Musicians of all countries and continents play his wonderful music. He created ten operas, three ballets, six symphonies and many other musical pieces. The ballets ‘’Swan Lake’’, ’’The Nutcracker’’, ’’The Sleeping Beauty’’ are his masterpieces. He became the first Russian doctor of music abroad.
60) The International Federation of Hockey called this outstanding Russian sportsman the best hockey player of the XX century. He is a three-time Olympic champion and a ten-time World champion. He was a brilliant goalkeeper. This great sportsman founded the Fund, which holds International and Russian children’s hockey tournaments.
| Text | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Person |
IX. Make up questions to the underlined words:
| 61) Victory Day is the greatest national holiday in Russia . | |
| 62) This holiday unites all Russian people. | |
| 63) The Great Patriotic War ended on the 9th of May 1945. | |
| 64) People will remember the heroes of the war . | |
| 65) There are 13 Cities –Heroes of the Great Patriotic war in our country. |
X. Choose the right item:
66) The Russian ______ Lazarev and Bellinshausen were ______ in Antarctic.
a) seamen, the first; b) seamans, the first, c) seamens, first;
67)Who_____ a space journey around the world on the 12th of April, 1961? – Yuri Gagarin did.
a) makes; b) made; c) has made;
68) My Grandfather ________part in the parade every year.
a) take; b) takes; c) is taking;
69)People of our country _______the Day of Hero since 2007.
a) have celebrated; b) celebrate; c) celebrated;
70)Who is _____traveller of the 20th century? - Jacques Yves Cousteau is.
a) more popular; b) most popular; c) the most popular;
71) He made _____ voyages on board the ship ‘’Calipso’’ and studied the sea world.
a) a lot; b) many; c) much;
XI. Fill in the prepositions:
72) There is a monument ____ Minin and Pozharsky, patriots of Russia, in Red Square in Moscow.
73) Alexander Suvorov was a noble, honest man, devoted _____ his country and his people.
74) We are proud ___the heroes of Great Patriotic war: Alexander Matrosov, Nikolai Gastello, Alexei Maresyev and many others.
75) Russian soldiers fought _______happiness and freedom of our people.
76) What is Mother Teresa famous _____ ?
XII. Read the text and fill in the missing words :
| hands, founded, ten, games, to change, hardworking, foreign, the calendar, emperor, Russia |
77) Peter the Great was one of the most famous rulers in Russian History. Peter became tsar when he was _________ years old.
78) He was curious, _____________and full of energy.
79) In his childhood Peter loved playing __________ of war and was fond of ships and sailing.
80) He knew Mathematics, Geography and ______________languages very well.
81) He enjoyed hard work and could build a ship with his own _________.
82)Peter wanted to make _____________a strong country.
83) He wanted ___________the government, the army and the religion. He built canals, schools, hospitals, museums.
84)He changed ___________and the alphabet.
85) Peter the Great _________a wonderful city on the banks of the Neva river.
86)He became the first Russian ______________.
Ключи к тесту.
| Задание I. 1) a 2) e 3) d 4) c 5) f b – extra 5 баллов |
Задание II 6) e 7) f 8) b 9) a 10) c d - extra 5 баллов |
Задание III. 11) c 12) e 13) b 14) a 15) f d- extra 5 баллов |
Задание IV. 16) f 17) a 18) e 19) b 20) d c-extra 5 баллов |
Задание V. 21) writer 22) cosmonaut 23) doctor 24) actor 25) inventor 5 баллов |
Задание VI.
| Heads of States(Rulers) | №29(Abraham Lincoln), №32(Catherine II), №36(Elizabeth II), № 43(the Romanovs) |
| Commanders(Leaders of Armies) | №26(Alexander Nevsky, №28(Alexander Suvorov), №37(Fyodor Ushakov), №39(Georgy Zhukov). |
| Explorers(Travellers) | №34(Christopher Columbus), № 38 (Fernan Magellan), №41(James Cook), №44(Vitus Bering). |
| Scientists | №30(Albert Einstein), № 31(Archimedes), №35 (Dmitry Mendeleev), №40) Isaak Newton. |
| Writers,Poets | №27(Alexander Pushkin), №33(Charles Dickens), № 42(Mark Twain), №45(William Shakespeare). |
20 баллов
| ЗаданиеVII 46) b 47) a 48) c 49) a 50) c |
51) b 52) a 53) b 54) b 55) a 10 баллов |
Задание VIII. 56) c 57) f 58) b 59) d 60) e a- extra 5 баллов |
|
| Задание IX. 61) What(day) is the greatest holiday in Russia? 62) What holiday unites all Russian people?. 63) When did the Great Patriotic war end? 64) Who(m) will people remember? 65) How many Cities-Heroes of the Great Patriotic war are there in our country? 2x5 = 10 баллов |
Задание X. 66) a 67) b 68) b 69) a 70) c 71) b 6 баллов |
ЗаданиеXI. 72) to 73) to 74) of 75) for 76) for 5 баллов |
|
| Задание XII. 77) ten 78) hardworking 79) games 80) foreign 81) hands |
82) Russia 83) to change 84) the calendar 85) founded 86) emperor 10 баллов |
ИТОГО 91 балл