«ЛИНГВИСТЕНОК-2007»

Задания для учащихся 5-6 классов

Задания с 1 по 10 оцениваются по 3 балла

1. How many spots does a typical Dalmatian puppy have?

A) 10.               Б) 15.         B) none.             Г) 5.          Д) 25.

2. Complete the Irish proverb:

Never let your feet run ... than your shoes.
A) fast.        Б) faster.        B) smarter.           Г) smartly.       Д) the fastest.

3. The world's ... active volcano, Kilauea, is on the big island of Hawaii.

A) largest.      Б) large.       B) larger.        Г) largly.     Д) the largest.

4. Why ... birds fly south in the winter? - It's too far to walk.

A) does.      Б) many.     B) do.         Г) have.      Д) has.

5. The eighth month of the year is:

A) September.     Б) November.      B) December.    Г) October.    Д) August.

6. John went to a party ... .

A) tonight.       Б) yesterday.        B) next week.        Г) soon.     

Д) tomorrow.

7. Which word is NOT an animal?

A) mouse.   Б) birdcage.            B) shark.    Г) iguana.   Д) lion.

8. What does a composer write?

A) books.       Б) letters.        B) movie scripts.       Г) music.             Д) essays.

9. Odd one out:

A) plump.        Б) skinny.       B) slim.           Г) thin.            Д) underweight.

10. - Can I help you? - Yes, I am looking ... Mr. Smith's office.
A) for.        Б) at.                  B) in.     Г) after.          Д) to.

Задания с 11 no 20 оцениваются по 4 балла

11. If you fly from New Zealand to London, the journey will probably ... you about 20 hours!

A) cost.      Б) took.      B) take.      Г) last.        Д) spend.

12. Which is not a symbol of Halloween?

A) Black cats.      Б) Witches.    B) Skeletons.  Г) Pumpkins.   Д) Fireworks.

13. What is held on April 1^st?

A) April's Day.    Б) Spring Festival.       B) April Fool's Day.   

Г) Children's Day.   Д) Flower Festival.

14. You are too clever for this exercise, ... .

A) are you?        Б) isn't so?       В) по?        Г) yes?        Д) aren't you?

15. - Excuse me.  - ... .

A) Yes, I am.     Б) Please.       B) Yes?       Г) No, I am not.      Д) Really.

16. John's sister is my wife. Our children are John's ... .

A) cousins.    Б) brothers.     B) nephews.    Г) uncles.    Д) grandchildren.

17. Good is to better as bad is to ... .

A) worst.     Б) badder.       B) worse.      Г) the worse.        Д) the worst.

18. - I'd like some coffee. - I'm afraid there isn't ... .

A) more.     Б) anything.         B) none.     Г) any.        Д) some.

19. Mr. Wally is said to have green fingers. This means that ... .

А) he loves the green colour.  Б) he was born with green fingers.

В) he's good at gardening.      Г) he's got a skin disease.        

Д) he's a great skinflint.

20. I can't call her. I ... her telephone number yet.

A) found.    Б) didn't find.      B) haven't found.     Г) will find.      Д) founded.

Задания с 20 по 30 оцениваются по 5 баллов

21. The bride and the ... were very happy at their wedding until the guests began to fall ill.

A) broom.  Б) gloom.    B) doom.    Г) groom.   Д) bloom.

22. I don't know who took the money but it ... .

А) look at you.       Б) looked very much like you.      В) looked very like you.

Г) much looked like you.     Д) looked very much you.

23. Unscramble the letter to find a FRUIT.

A)OREGNA.     B)ORNGAA.      B) ORIIGN.    Г) CRTAI.     Д) CAELB.

24. Time is like money: you can ... waste it, ... invest it!

A) neither, nor.    Б) never, nor.       B) either, or.      Г) or, or.       Д) neither, or.

25. Julie has two brothers, one sister, two aunts, and three uncles.
How many children does Julie's mother have?

A) 2.        Б) 3.    B) 4.       Г) 5.          Д) 6.

26. How many months have 28 days?

A) one.       Б) all of them.       B) some of them. Г) six.     Д) eight.

27. What starts with a T, ends with a T and has T in it?

A) a tourist.      Б) a teapot.      B) a ticket.       Г) a taxi.      Д) talent.

28. There are eight ... for each player on the chessboard.

A) castles.  Б) pawns.   B) bishops.       Г) knights.      Д) queens.

29. She's ... with envy.

A) black.    Б) green.     B) red.        Г) blue.       Д) white.

30. Put the following sentences in the correct order:

a) I get up and wash myself.     b) I go to school.

c) I get dressed and have breakfast.    d) I come back home.

e) I go to sleep.      f) I do my homework.

A) b, a, c, d, e, f.  Б) a, b, c, d, f, е.   В) а, с, b, d, f, e.

Г) f, d, a, b, с, е.   Д) a, b, c, e, f, d.