Иностранный язык (стр. 1 )

Министерство образования и науки Красноярского края

КГАОУ СПО «Канский педагогический колледж»

Иностранный язык

Тестовые задания

Специальность 050146 – «Преподавание в начальных классах»

Специальность 050144 – «Дошкольное образование»

Специальность 050141 – «Физическая культура»

Канск 2012

Авторы-составители: , , преподаватели КГАОУ СПО «Канский педагогический колледж»

Рецензент: , канд. филол. наук, доцент ФГБОУ ВПО «КГПУ им »

Иностранный язык.: тестовые задания / авторы-сост. , , рец. ; КГАОУ СПО «Канский педагогический колледж». Канск, 2012. – 38 с.

Данные тестовые задания предназначены для студентов, обучающихся по специальностям 050146 «Преподавание в начальных классах», 050144 «Дошкольное образование», 050141 «Физическая культура» по ОГСЭ. 04 «Иностранный язык».

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Test on vocabulary to “Social issues” (Variant 1)

Task 1

Match these issues with the extracts from the newspaper reports:

sexual discrimination drug abuse

teenage pregnancies animal rights

gay rights racism

homelessness class

1.

The Government has expressed concern that the number of school-girls under the age of sixteen becoming pregnant has risen rapidly and Britain now heads the European league table.

2.

Statistics show that 20% of teenagers in the area are regularly using heroin. Police believe that at least half of the crime in the area is drug-related.

3.

The Government wants us to believe that we are living in a classless society but a recent report shows that 45% of people still believe they are working class while only 25% describe themselves as middle class.

4.

A number of people were arrested today during a protest outside a laboratory where they say scientists are testing cosmetics on monkeys.

5.

The Government is becoming worried about the number of teenagers sleeping rough on the streets in London. Many of them are in danger of becoming involved with drugs and prostitution.

6.

Mrs. Fenton claims that she was denied promotion after she told colleagues she was planning to have a baby.

7.

Cardiff police are investigating after a young black student was attacked by a group of white youths last night. They believe the attack was racially motivated.

8.

Airline steward Alan Paul claims he is being discriminated against on groups of his sexual orientation. He is demanding the same travel privileges for his gay partner as are available to the husbands and wives of his married colleagues.

Task 2

Match each word on the left with a word on the right:

1. race a. families

2. the gay b. rights

3. inner-city c. minorities

4. ethnic d. relations

5. human munity

6. single-parent f. areas

Now use the complete phrases in the following sentences:

7. In some countries people are denied basic …………….. like free speech.

munity leaders are working to improve ………………. after a number of recent incidents involving black and white youths.

9. Senior police officers, concerned that there are so few black and Asian officers, are hoping that a new campaign will encourage more people from ……………..to join the force.

10. A recent report confirms that schools in……………….have the worst exam results.

11. Members of the………………. have been warned to take extra care after a rise in the number of homophobic attacks in the area.

12. Many of our current problems are unfairly blamed on the growing number of……………….

Task 3

Use the following words to complete these short descriptions of social issues:

trap bullying housing abuse domestic

1.  We hear a lot today about child…………., but it’s not new. In the past people just didn’t talk about it.

2.  One issue which is still a taboo subject in a lot of families is…………..violence.

3.  We don’t like to admit it, but there is still far too much sub-standard……………..around.

4.  A major cause of suicide among young people is…………………at school.

5.  Today thousands of people are caught in the poverty……………….

Test on vocabulary to “Social issues” (Variant 2)

Task 1

Make a word that fits in the sentence and is based on the same root as the word in brackets.

Example: The political system in the UK is said to be democratic. (democracy)

1.  India gained its…………….from Britain in 1947. (depend)

2.  People vote for their representatives in an……………….. . (elect)

3.  I’d hate to live in a…………………. (dictate)

4.  Some people feel the British…………………will soon be abolished. (monarch)

5.  An MP is the……………….of his or her constituency. (represent)

6.  The US has a system of presidential…………………. (govern)

7.  In the UK the system is………………. . (parliament)

8.  ………………..are elected for a fixed term. (senate)

9.  Would you like to be a …………………? (politics)

10.  The Prime Minister selects his top…………………. . (office)

Task 2

What word is being defined? The first letter is given.

Example: Government of, for and by the people. democracy

1.  One person whose word is law in a country. d………….

2.  A group of states with both local and central government. f……………..

3.  The body which sees that laws are adhered to. j……………………

4.  The body in a country that makes the laws. l………………..

5.  A direct vote by the people on a public issue. r………………..

Task 3

Write the correct word or phrase next to the definition. One is extra.

multi-ethnic domestic clash mass

non-native speaker chain way of life network

standard of living immigration brand

1.  ……………….. (noun) a type of product made by a particular company.

2.  ………………. (noun phrase) how you live in terms of money, accommodation, consumer products, etc.

3.  …………………. (noun phrase) people’s customs, habits, etc.

4.  …………………. (noun) a set of shops/ hotels/ restaurants which are all similar and are owned by the same organization.

5.  …………………. (noun) an argument or fight between two or more groups of people with different ideas/ values.

6.  ………………… (noun) a system of wires, roads or electronic connections that intersect and are connected to each other.

7.  …………………(adjective) involving a very large number of people.

8.  ………………….(noun phrase) someone who has learned a particular language as a foreign language, rather than as their native tongue.

9.  ………………….(noun) the process of entering another country in order to live there.

10.  ………………….(adjective) having a variety of different races and nationalities.

Test on vocabulary to “Social issues” (Variant 3)

Task 1

Fill in the gaps with words from the box.

Example: One word meaning the king or queen of a country is the monarch.

marginal monarch general majority by(e)-election chambers overrule ballot candidates votes

policy

1.  In a ……………… election, every constituency chooses an MP but in a ……………….only one MP is being elected.

2.  The party which gets most votes is called the……………………party.

3.  If an MP only just wins his or her seat it is called a………………….seat.

4.  In many systems of government there are two…………………..; the USA has both the Senate and the House of Representative, for example.

5.  Voters cast their…………………..by marking a cross on their………………..paper.

6.  Voters choose from a list of……………………….

7.  The government has to decide the country’s economic………………….

8.  Although the judiciary is independent, it can’t………………………the Prime Minister’s decisions.

Task 2

Find five more pairs of synonyms in the box.

fanatical traditional middle-of-the-road firm obsessive

dedicated conservative odd eccentric moderate strong

committed

Task 3

What do we call…?

a person who follows the philosophy of Charles Darwin. a person who belongs to the religion based on the teaching of the prophet Mohammed. a person who believes in socialism. a person who does not eat meat. a person who refuses to fight in a war and who believes in non-violence. a person who always wants to do everything absolutely perfectly. a person who always takes the traditional line in everything.

What adjective means…? The first letters are given.

open to new ideas and wiling to be persuaded. o………..-m……….. having very original and strong thoughts (e. g. about politics). r…………….. having beliefs which cannot be shaken and who refuses to compromise. d…………… a person who insists that the earth is flat. e………………… a person who believes absolutely in the power of love to solve world problems. o…………………

Test on vocabulary to “Social Issues” (Variant 4)

Task 1.

Match the two halves of the collocations.

1. poverty a. poverty

2. life b. deal

3. overseas c. servicing

4. minimum d. aid

5. debt e. standard

6. infant f. expectancy

7. trade g. line

8. income h. malnutrition

Task 2.

Only one of the expressions is correct. Cross out the wrong one.

Politicians/ Politics are all the same. They never do what they say they will. I think there should be an election/ a referendum on really important issues so the Government knows what the people think. It’s easy for the opposition/ opponents to make promises but it’s much harder to carry them out once they get into power/ control. No party had a clear majority. Two parties have formed a co-operative/ coalition. No American President can serve more than two four-year terms/ periods in office. Britain has to have a national/ general election at least once every five years. The Manager/ Minister of France has said that taxes will be cut in the budget in May. The most important members of the government are all in the cupboard/ cabinet.

Task 3.

Complete the list below with these words:

Democracy politically aware president king/ queen

Prime Minister dictator dictatorship (2) extreme

She’s got some very………………views. She thinks all immigration should be stopped. Students tend to be more……………………….than most other sections of the community. Britain is a parliamentary democracy with either a……………..or a……………….as Head of State. The government is headed by the…………………… Under the……………., Mussolini, Italy was a …………………. It is now a republic with a…………………. People living in a……………………want to vote, but can’t. People living in a……………..can vote, but often don’t exercise their right.

Test “Adjectives”

Variant I

Task 1

Choose the correct variant:

Why are you looking so depressing / depressed? What is embarrassing / embarrassed about it? I’ve got an amazing / amazed watch. It was almost as if the wolf was more scared / scareder of us than we were of it. There were two routs up the hill, but as we had lots of time we took the more long / longer. Our teacher gave us a completely impossible / an extremely impossible problem to solve. My watch is among the things taken / taken things. The weather was really / fairly perfect for a long walk. It’s a beautiful large / large beautiful stone. A gold / golden eagle glided gracefully across the sky.

Task 2

Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Example:

0

exciting

Taking a break

Choosing a holiday can be an (0) _________ and (11) _________ experience. Imagining all the places you might visit can add a (12) _________ touch to the (13) _________ routine of everyday life. Long, (14) _________ beaches and a hotel room with a (15) _________ view is what many of us expect of an (16) _________ holiday. Some people prefer a calm, (17) _________ time, while to others a more active, (18) _________ holiday is more (19) _________ . Whatever you choose, if you plan carefully You’re bound to have an (20) _________ time.

EXCITE ENJOY MAGIC REPEAT SUN SPECTACLE ENJOY RELAX ADVENTURE APPEAL FORGET

Task 3

Some of these sentences contain mistakes. There may be an incorrect word, a spelling mistake or an error in word order. Rewrite the sentences with the mistakes and tick the correct ones.

A plant being built outside the town is chemical.

22.  London features numerous historics sites.

23.  I’m afraid that’s the only answer possible.

24.  To avoid theft please make use of the provided security boxes.

25.  We’ve inherited a dining mahogany table from my great aunt.

26.  The document about racism was truly horrified.

Test “Adjectives”

Variant II

Task 1

Choose the correct variant:

Oh, dear! That’s astonishing / astonished! The boy over there is annoying / annoyed me. I’m amazing / amazed it’s still working. I think I’d describe her as more pretty / prettier than beautiful. Sam isn’t a bad boy really. He’s more naughty / naughtier than dishonest. Some experience is really essential / fairly essential for the job. Her advice was fairy / really invaluable. Their co-operation is pretty / very essential if we want the project to go ahead. We love the old marble huge / huge old marble swimming pool we have in our garden. She ruined her silk / silky suit by washing it.

Task 2

Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Example:

0

stressful

The Benefits of Exercise

Working full-time can be a very (0) _________ experience for most people; long hours and the pressure to be (11) _________ in a (12) _________ society both contribute to the build-up of anxiety. If you’re feeling (13) _________, there’s no better way to relax than to exercise. However, many people return from work too (14) _________ to move. People are criticised for being lazy and (15) _________ , and for watching too much television which is not (16) _________ to our health. Taking regular exercise can be both relaxing and (17) _________ and people who feel healthy often also feel more (18) _________ . You don’t need to be especially (19) _________ to take up a sport; simply choose one that is (20) _________ to your character.

STRESS SUCCESS COMPETE NERVE EXHAUST ACTIVE BENEFIT PLEASURE CONFIDENCE ENERGY SUIT

Task 3

Some of these sentences contain mistakes. There may be an incorrect word, a spelling mistake or an error in word order. Rewrite the sentences with the mistakes and tick the correct ones.

I’m writing a report on the political attitudes of the young’s. Try not to disturb the asleep children. Our latest release is a film suitable for all ages. The report into the rail crash was rather worried. They’re selling that Victorian wonderful house on the corner. The wealthies seem to have all the power in our capitalist societies.

Test “Adjectives”

Variant III

Task 1

Choose the correct variant:

He was shocking / shocked when the shop assistant asked him for $9.50. My husband’s trip to the Grand Canyon was extremely disappointing / disappointed. Don’t ask that irritating / irritated man – he will shout at you. I bought this tennis racket because it’s more strong / stronger. Although a different speaker began to talk, I felt ever more bored / borderer than before. I thought his performance as Hamlet was fairly / really tremendous. The view from the window was very / pretty wonderful. There is a rectangular sunny stone patio / sunny rectangular stone patio. The house has five elegant white medium-sized / elegant medium-sized white bedrooms. She had to climb over a low stone / stony wall.

Task 2

Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Example:

0

exciting

Taking a break

Choosing a holiday can be an (0) _________ and (11) _________ experience. Imagining all the places you might visit can add a (12) _________ touch to the (13) _________ routine of everyday life. Long, (14) _________ beaches and a hotel room with a (15) _________ view is what many of us expect of an (16) _________ holiday. Some people prefer a calm, (17) _________ time, while to others a more active, (18) _________ holiday is more (19) _________ . Whatever you choose, if you plan carefully You’re bound to have an (20) _________ time.

EXCITE ENJOY MAGIC REPEAT SUN SPECTACLE ENJOY RELAX ADVENTURE APPEAL FORGET

Task 3

Some of these sentences contain mistakes. There may be an incorrect word, a spelling mistake or an error in word order. Rewrite the sentences with the mistakes and tick the correct ones.

They are doing experiments on alive animals. The health care needs of old are a major problem for our town. The involved people will be caught and severely punished. I always seem to play for the lost team. The players will be wearing blue and red striped shirts for today’s match. No punishment is severe enough for the responsible person for these crimes.

Test “Adjectives”

Variant IV

Task 1

Choose the correct variant:

1.  I was extremely embarrassing / embarrassed yesterday.

2.  Was he disappointing / disappointed with the view?

3.  Alan was an irritating / irritated person who talked for hours about himself.

4.  As a politician I often receive threats, but some are more real / realer than others.

5.  The exam was more hard / harder than I thought it would be.

6.  If the critics were strong about Willis’s first novel, they couldn’t have been more right / righter about her second.

7.  I drank some Brazilian very good / very good Brazilian coffee.

8.  The workmanship in the furniture was pretty / very superb.

9.  The living room has expensive Persian antique / expensive antique Persian rugs and comfortable sofas.

10.  This soap will live your skin feeling silk / silky and soft.

Task 2

Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Example:

0

stressful

The Benefits of Exercise

Working full-time can be a very (0) _________ experience for most people; long hours and the pressure to be (11) _________ in a (12) _________ society both contribute to the build-up of anxiety. If you’re feeling (13) _________, there’s no better way to relax than to exercise. However, many people return from work too (14) _________ to move. People are criticized for being lazy and (15) _________ , and for watching too much television which is not (16) _________ to our health. Taking regular exercise can be both relaxing and (17) _________ and people who feel healthy often also feel more (18) _________ . You don’t need to be especially (19) _________ to take up a sport; simply choose one that is (20) _________ to your character.

STRESS SUCCESS COMPETE NERVE EXHAUST ACTIVE BENEFIT PLEASURE CONFIDENCE ENERGY SUIT

Task 3

Some of these sentences contain mistakes. There may be an incorrect word, a spelling mistake or an error in word order. Rewrite the sentences with the mistakes and tick the correct ones.

We’ve won first prize? What amazing! Please, don’t tell me negative anything. We will be supplying an antidote to all those infected by the virus. Interest in Latino music is no longer confined to speaking Spanish audiences. The interview panel felt the applicant was well-informed and honest, capable. It was difficult because we had to choose between two alike alternatives.

Grammar test – TENSES 1’

Content: Present Forms, Past Forms, Future Forms

Points: 30

Marking scheme:

100%-90% => 30-27 points – ‘5’

89%-75% => 26-23 points – ‘4’

74%-60% => 22-18 points – ‘3’

<60% => <18 points – ‘2’

Part A

Choose the correct answer.

1. _______ did Susie leave home?

A How long B How long ago C While D Since

2. _______to Mike today? I need to ask him something.

A Will you be speaking B Will you have spoken C Will you have been speaking D Will you speak

3. I _______my work by 4 o’clock, so I went home.

A had finished B was finishing C will have finished D finished

4. I haven’t played tennis _______I was at school.

A for B since C just D ever

5. Jessica Blake _______her first novel when she was 12.

A wrote B was written C had written D had been writing

6. You will soon _______to living in the city.

A be used B used C get used D got used

7. I _______to the supermarket. Do you need anything?

A have been B go C am going D will go

8. The athlete _______for hours and he needed a rest.

A trained B was watching C had been training D had trained

9. Mark _______ a lot of overtime these days. He must need the money.

A works B worked C has worked D is working

10. She _______ a film when the telephone rang.

A was watching B has watched C has been watching D watched

11. I haven’t been to the library_______.

A until B just C ever D yet

12. I _______you to the fair unless you behave yourselves.

A won’t be taking B won’t take C won’t have taken D won’t have been taken

13. Janice _______very quiet today. I wonder what’s wrong.

A be B will have been C is D is being

14. I wonder if Sally _______to the disco.

A will come B will be coming C will have come D comes

15. He is used _______alone now.

A living B to live C live D to living

15 points

Part B

Choose the correct answer.

1. He went to bed _______he had brushed his teeth.

A before B after C while D just

2. I_______about buying a new car recently.

A have been thinking B have thought C thought D think

3. ‘I haven’t seen Mark for weeks’ ‘Well, I ________him this afternoon.’

A have met B am meeting C meet D will meet

4. I was watching television _______the doorbell rang.

A as soon as B while C as D when

5. The train ________in fifteen minutes.

A has left B will have left C leaves D will leave

6. ‘Where is the newspaper?’ ‘I threw it away. I thought you_______reading it’.

A have finished B finished C finishes D had finished

7. ‘I feel very tired’ ‘How can you be tired? You _________ a thing all day.’

A haven’t been doing B aren’t doing C haven’t done D don’t do

8. Cathy doesn’t study enough. I’m afraid she _______her exam.

A won’t pass B won’t be passing C won’t have passed D isn’t

9. ‘There is someone here to see you’ ‘Oh, that _______my sister.’

A will have been B was C will be D is

10. I found these earrings when I ________the house.

A cleaned B had cleaned C am cleaning D was cleaning

10 points

Part C

Choose the correct answer.

1. ‘What do you do for a living?’ ‘I_______portraits of famous people.

A am painting B paints C paint D have painted

2. ‘Did you find Tom?’ ‘Yes. He _______ in his study when I found him.’

A worked B has worked C works D was working

3. ‘Where ________when you went to London?’ ‘In a small family hotel.’

A were you staying B did you stay C do you stay D had you stayed

4. ‘Did you speak to Kate on the phone last night?’ ‘Yes, but I______for ages before I finally got through.’

A am trying B have been trying C had been trying D was trying

5. ‘Could you take the rubbish outside for me, please?’ ‘I_______it.’

A have already done B already do C had already done D already did

5 points

Grammar test – TENSES 2’

Content: Present Forms, Past Forms, Future Forms

Points: 30

Marking scheme:

100%-90% => 30-27 points – ‘5’

89%-75% => 26-23 points – ‘4’

74%-60% => 22-18 points – ‘3’

<60% => <18 points – ‘2’

Part A

Choose the correct answer.

1. The meeting _______ at nine o’clock. Don’t be late.

A started B is starting C will start D starts

2. _______ did Susie leave home?

A How long B How long ago C While D Since

3. _______to Mike today? I need to ask him something.

A Will you be speaking B Will you have spoken C Will you have been speaking D Will you speak

4. I _______my work by 4 o’clock, so I went home.

A had finished B was finishing C will have finished D finished

5. I haven’t played tennis _______I was at school.

A for B since C just D ever

6. How long _______Tony? Since we were children.

A did you know B have you known C do you know D have you been knowing

7. You will soon _______to living in the city.

A be used B used C get used D got used

8. I _______to the supermarket. Do you need anything?

A have been B go C am going D will go

9. The athlete _______for hours and he needed a rest.

A trained B was watching C had been training D had trained

10. Mark _______ a lot of overtime these days. He must need the money.

A works B worked C has worked D is working

11. The taxi ________here soon. Are you ready?

A is B will have been C is being D will be

12. I haven’t been to the library_______.

A until B just C ever D yet

13. My father ________to be a teacher, but now he has retired.

A is used B got used C used D will get used

14. Janice _______very quiet today. I wonder what’s wrong.

A be B will have been C is D is being

15. You _______a mess!

A always make B are always making C will always make D will always be making

15 points

Part B

Choose the correct answer.

1. She _____hadn’t finished the washing-up when the guests arrived.

A yet B just C still D until

2. ‘When did you speak to Sue?’ ‘I met her as I ________to work.’

A had walked B walked C am walking D was walking

3. I_______about buying a new car recently.

A have been thinking B have thought C thought D think

4. ‘I haven’t seen Mark for weeks’ ‘Well, I ________him this afternoon.’

A have met B am meeting C meet D will meet

5. We had been walking for 2 hours _______we reached the campsite.

A since B for C before D until

6. The train ________in fifteen minutes.

A has left B will have left C leaves D will leave

7. You _______a good teacher one day.

A were B will be C are being D are

8. ‘I feel very tired’ ‘How can you be tired? You _________ a thing all day.’

A haven’t been doing B aren’t doing C haven’t done D don’t do

9. You are late. I _______here for over an hour.

A have been waiting B have waited C was waiting D had waited

10. ‘There is someone here to see you’ ‘Oh, that _______my sister.’

A will have been B was C will be D is

10 points

Part C

Choose the correct answer.

1. ‘Where is your brother?’ ‘He _______in the garden, I think.’

A plays B played C was playing D is playing

2. ‘Do you see Catherine very often?’ ‘We______for lunch twice a month.’

A have met B meet C are meeting D were meeting

3. ‘What do you do for a living?’ ‘I_______portraits of famous people.

A am painting B paints C paint D have painted

4. ‘Could you take the rubbish outside for me, please?’ ‘I_______it.’

A have already done B already do C had already done D already did

5. ‘Why is Linda so tired?’ ‘She______very hard recently.’

A works B has worked C is working D has been working

5 points

‘Grammar test – mix 1’

Content: Articles, Relative Pronouns, Time clauses: future tense examples, Future Tenses, Conditional Tenses

Points: 30

Marking scheme:

100%-90% => 30-27 points – ‘5’

89%-75% => 26-23 points – ‘4’

74%-60% => 22-18 points – ‘3’

<60% => <18 points – ‘2’

Part A

Choose the correct answer.

1. I only want ....... little sugar in my tea, please.

A a B the C such D some

2. In....... end we decided not to go to the cinema but to watch television.

A that B this C an D the

3. ....... is that sitting over there in the corner?

A Who B Whom C Which D What

4. I don't understand a word....... you are talking about.

A what B that C who D which

5. It is important sometimes to stop and look around you at all the wonderful things........

A nature B in nature C in the nature D in a nature

6. They have a very large house round....... there are some lovely gardens.

A that B which C whose D when

7. It is....... book that I have ever read.

A funniest B a funniest C the funniest D the funny

8. I want to go to the cinema to see a film about....... and the French.

A France B a France C the France D The Frences

9. I'm looking at the photograph....... you sent me with your letter.

A what B who C whom D which

10. There is a new television programme called: '....... wants to be a millionaire?'.

A Which B What C Who D Whose

11. Can anyone give me....... please because I have just fallen over?

A hand B a hand C the hand D an hand

12. I think you will see that this is the best museum....... you can find in the town.

A that B which C who D whose

13. The interesting thing about....... is all the roads that they built in Britain.

A Romans B a Romans C the Romans D Roman