Lexical and grammar test for the 4rth term for the 8th graders


Lexical and grammar test for the 4th term, 8 grade “The USA”
(articles with geographical names, reported speech, numerals, Future Continuous). Variant 1.
Who was the first President of the USA? When did he became President of the USA?
What is there in the flag of the USA?
What is the name given to the official residence of the President of the USA in Washington?
What river is Washington, D.C., situated on?
Which is the largest state in the USA? What animal is the American symbol?
What country was the Statue of Liberty made in?
The building in Washington in which Congress meets.
How often do elections to the Senate take place?
Write down the numbers: 3; 40; 11; 102; 1,376; the 2; the 10; the 24.
Write down the money: $ 5,60; $ 76,45; $ 145.
Change into reported speech:
Mary said, “I live in this house.”
They said, “We have decided to stay a month in this hotel.”
Ben said to John, “Who has won the game?”
John asked his brother, “Is the telephone ringing?”
Mary said, “Do you like the weather, Liza?”
The mother said to her daughter, “Dear, help me to wash up the dishes.”
The children said to their mother, “Will you take us to the cinema?”
Put the proper article where it is necessary:
a)… North America,
b) … Antarctic,
c) …Rome,
d) … Hague,
e) … Pacific ocean,
f) … Baltic sea,
g)… Thames,
h)… Lake Ontario,
i) … Gobi,
j) … Alps,
k) … Mont Blanc,
l) … Bermudas,
m)… Cyprus,
n) … USA,
o) … Washington.
Put the verb in brackets into Future Continuous:
a) Mary (to translate) an article tomorrow at four.
b) Ben (to play) tennis tomorrow the whole evening.
c) Jane (to watch) a film tomorrow from five till seven.
Name the person:
He was a famous American writer and the greatest humorist in American literature. His novels are “The adventures of Tom Sawyer”, “The Prince and the Pauper”, “Life on the Mississippi”, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”.
Lexical and grammar test for the 4th term, 8 grade “The USA”
(articles with geographical names, reported speech, numerals, Future Continuous). Variant 2.
Who wrote the American Declaration of Independence?
How long is American President’s term?
What kind of music first developed in New Orleans?
What is the largest river in the USA?
Which is the smallest state in the USA?
What monument in Washington is called “the pencil”?
A piece of money used in the USA.
How often do elections to the House of Representatives take place?
What is the flag of the USA called?
Write down the numbers: 1; 50; 389; 10,003; the 3; the 40; the 31.
Write down the money: $ 7,35; $ 38, 20; $ 247.
Change into reported speech:
Alice said, “I spent a week here not long ago.”
The boy said to his friends, “Shall we go to swim in the lake?”
Mary asked Jane, “What is Gabby wearing?”
Nelly asked her friends, “Have you enjoyed the party?”
Kitty asked her mother, “Shall we go for a walk?”
The father strictly said to us, “Don’t be late.”
The mother said to her son, “Will you come back at one or at two?
Put the proper article where it is necessary:
a) … Bermudas,
b) … Lake Ontario,
c) … North America,
d) … Hague,
e) …Rome,
f) … Baltic sea,
g) … Alps,
h) … Antarctic,
i) … Gobi,
j) … Pacific ocean,
k) … Mont Blanc,
l) … USA,
m) … Cyprus,
n) … Washington,
o).… Thames.
Put the verb in brackets into Future Continuous:
a) Liza (to play) the guitar tomorrow at three.
b) John (to work) in the garden tomorrow the whole evening.
c) Amy (to make) a new dress tomorrow from five till seven.
Name the person:
He a famous American writer, he received a Nobel Prize for Literature. His works are “Across the river’, “The Old Man and the Sea”, “For whom the bell tolls”.