Контрольные работы по английскому языку для 8-11 классов (стр. 1 )

Контрольные работы по английскому языку для 8-11 классов.

Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses

VARIANT 1

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Conti­nuous.

John: Good morning, (be) Mr Green there (1)?

Jack: No, he (not/be) here (2). He (work) at this moment (3). He usually (work) until 4 p. m. (4).

John: What about Mrs Green? Where (be) she (5)?

Jack: She (do) the shopping (6). She always (do) the shopping on Wednesday afternoons (7).

John: Where (be) the children (8)?

Jack: They (play) football (9). They always (play) football after school (10).

John: How (you/know) all this (11)? Who are you?

Jack: I (be) the burglar (12)!

Exercise 2. How often do they brush their teeth? Fill in an adverb of frequency.

1. He... brushes 2. She... brushes his teeth after meals, her teeth.

3. They. their teeth.

brush 4. He... brushes his teeth.

5. She... brushes 6. I... brush my
her teeth. teeth.

Exercise 3. Study the table, make general questions and give negative (-) or positive (+) answers.

	Listen to records	Read maga­zines	Eat vege­tables	Watch TV
Sally Harry and Ann You	+ +	+	+	+ +

Exercise 4. Make 5 questions (General, Who-questipn, 2 Special, Tag-question) to the following sentences.

1.  Sandra always gets up early in the morning.

2.  He is dancing with his girl-friend at the disco now.

VARIANT 2

Exercise 1. Complete the dialogue using the words in brackets in the correct form.

Ann: Why (you/not/finish) your home­work and come to watch TV (1)?

Bill: Because I (not/understand) it. It is too difficult (2).

Ann: Why (you/not/ask) your teacher to explain it (3)?

Bill: Because I (not/like) him (4).

Ann: And why (you/not/like) him (5)?

Bill: Well, he (always/shout) at me (6).

Ann: Why (he/shout) at you (7)?

Bill: Well, I (not/do) my homework (8).

Ann: Well, no wonder he (shout) at you (9). Give me your book now. We'll try and do it together.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with time expressions from the list:

at the moment every day always
tonight never now

1. She... eats meat. She is a vegetarian. 2. Mother is baking a cake.They're going to a partyShe goes to the swimming pool on Saturdays. 5. He cycles to his friend.He is playing the drums....

Exercise 3. Study the table, make general questions and give positive (+) and negative (—) answers.

	Play the piano	Read English books	Eat fish	Goto the cinema
Chris ; Henry and Mary You	+	+ +	+	-

Exercise 4. Make 5 questions (General, Who-question, 2 Special, Tag-question) to the following sentences.

1. Peter has some problems with Maths. 2. They are climbing the mountains with­out a guide.

VARIANT 3

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct tense forms (Present Simple or Present Continuous).

1. This machine (not/work). 2. Hurry. The bus (come). I {not/want) to miss it. 3. The river Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean. 4. The river (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual. 5. (it/ever/snow) in China? 6. We usually (grow) cucumbers and tomatoes in our garden, but this year we (not/grow) any. 7. You can take my umbrella. I (not/ need) it at the moment. 8. I usually (enjoy) parties. But I (not/enjoy) this one very much. 9. George says he is eighty years old. But I (not/believe) him. 10. Roger is in Paris at the moment. He (stay) at the Continental Hotel. He usually (stay) at this hotel when he is in Paris.

Exercise 2. Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentence.

1.1 keep my room tidy, (always)

2.  Do you go on holiday in winter? (sometimes)

3.  He helps with the housework. (never)

4.  She plays cards, (rarely)

5.  Does he visit his friends? (often)

6.  His shoes are dirty, (always)

7.  They don't eat sweets, (often)

8. We eat a lot of vegetables, (usually)
9.1 am on duty on Mondays, (never)

10. You must tell lies, (never)

Exercise 3. Study the table, ask general questions and make negative (-) and positive (+) sentences.

	Tell jokes	Play, hockey	Do the shop­ping	Dance at the parties
Bess Tim and Tom You	+	+	+	+ +

Exercise 4. Make 5 questions (General, Who-question, 2 Special, Tag-question) to the following sentences.

1. Mike says that school is the best thing in the world. 2. I am doing well in a lot of subjects.

TEST 2

Past Simple and Present Perfect Tenses

VARIANT 1

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and use the verbs in Present Perfect or Past Simple.

Ann: How long (you/have) your car (1)? Bill: I (have) it since Christmas (2). I (buy) it from my uncle (3).

Ann: (you/see) that film before (4)?

Bill: Yes, I (see) it (5) when I (be) in London (6).

Ann: How long (you/be) ill (7)?

Bill: I (be) ill (8) since I (eat) that meal (9).

Ann: When (she/move) into her new house (10)?

Bill: She (move) three months ago (11). I (not/visit) her yet (12).

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with since, for, already, just, yet.

1. Jack has... finished his work, so his books are still on the table. 2. I ha­ven't seen SarahHave you... finished eating? I haven't even started....

4.  They've lived here... twenty years. He'e back from the journey and he's a bit tired.

Exercise S« Ask questions about Alison and yourself and answer them.

	Met a famous person	Cooked a foreign meal	Had a bad dream	Visited a foreign country
Alison You	never	once	several times	recently

Exercise 4. Write a short story about what you did yesterday, have done or haven't done today (about 10 sentences).

VARIANT 2

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

My best friend is called Alison. We (know) each other (1) since we (be) five years old (2). We (always/share) our problems and our troubles (3), but we (also/enjoy) good times together (4) and (spend) many hours laughing together (5). We (live) next door to each other (6) before Alison (move) to London (7), I (visit) her many times since then (8). She (just/buy) a new house (9) but I (not/ see) it yet (10).

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using time adverbs and expressions from the list:

1. They got married a month.He hasn't invited usI have had this suit... a year. 4. Helms... left. 5 She's typed three articles baked an apple pie.

Exercise 3. Ask questions about Sam and yourself and answer them.

	Been to the theatre	Seen a new film	Baked a cake	Bought a new umbrella
Sam You	many times	several times	never	recently

Exercise 4. Write a short story about what your friend did yesterday, has done and hasn't done today.

VARIANT 3

Exercise 1. Make sentences using the given words.

1. {I/drink/3 cups of tea) for break­fast yesterday. 2. {He/be/ill/twice) this year. 3. {How many times/be/you/ill) last year? 4. {I/not/drink/any coffee) so far today. 5. {He/be/late/three times) this week. 6. {How many cups of milk/ you/have) today? 7. {How many games/the team/win) last season? 8. {How many games/the team/win) so far this season?

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with time adverbs and expressions from the list:

2 hours ago this week How long ago How long since for

1. ... have you been in London? 2. The teacher came Mr Snowdon has been to the cinema twicedid they move to a new house? 5. I've stud­ied EnglishPeter has been here... 5 days.

Exercise 3. Ask questions about Paul and yourself and answer them.

ercise 2. Put the words in the correct order.

1. I/on Saturday/didn't/you/at the party/see/night. 2. Some/in the library/ we/interesting/books/found. 3.

	Lived in a cottage	Spent a week at the seaside	Been to England	Made friends with a foreigner
Paul You	never	several times	once	recently

Exercise 4. Write a short story about what your parents did yesterday, have done and haven't done today.

Revision (Tests 1, 2)

VARIANT 1

Exercise 1. Choose the correct item. 1. She (don't/doesn't) like TV. 2.1 (am always /always am) happy when I see her. 3. What are you doing? — (I'm writing/I write) a letter. 4. Have you (been ever/ever been) to Paris? 5. (/ got/ I've got) two brothers and a sister. 6. What (did you /did you do) last night? 7. I (went/have been) to Spain last April. 8. She (is visiting/visits) her aunt once a month. 9. Do you enjoy swimming? — Yes, (/ do/I enjoy). 10. Mother (likes/is liking) cooking.

Exercise 2. Put the words in the correct order.

1. He/easily/the game/won. 2. Recently /have/to the theatre/been/you? 3. To London/for a few day/am/I/going. 4. Let­ters/Ann/to her parents/every week/ writes. 5. Remembered/his name/I/a few minutes/after.

Exercise 3. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. I have been a teacher since three years. 2. Helen isn't here. She is gone to the cinema. 3. He is drove slowly through the heavy traffic. 4. Where is the girl go? 5. He has already came home.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with how long, since, for, already, yet.

1. My sister has been at the University... six months.have you known John and Susan? 3. Haven't you typed those letters... ? 4. She's... cleaned the house and it's only nine a. m. 5.1 haven't watched TV... my set broke down.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense forms (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple).

1. My cousin's name (be) Pamela Simpson (1). She (live) in Philadelphia (2) and (work) in a cafe in the centre of the city (3). She (work) there for 3 years (4). At the moment her best friend from England (stay) with her (5). She (enjoy) her holiday very much (6). They (already/visit) many museums

together (7) and they (be) to the theatre three times (8).

VARIANT 2

Exercise 1. Choose the correct item. 1. We (live/have lived) in Hastings now. 2. I (got/have got) two brothers and a sister. 3. He (plays/is playing) football once a week. 4. We (are/have been) here since the shop opened. 5.1 al­ways (am drinking/drink) black coffee. 6. (Has/does) he got a camera? 7. When did you (got/get) home last night? 8. (We're/We) going to stay at home to­day. 9. We (knew/have known) them for a long time. 10. I (worked/am working) there two years ago.

Exercise 3. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. George have gone to work in Spain. 2. Let's go for a walk. It doesn't raining any more. 3. When did Mr Edwards phoned you? 4.1 have forgetted her name. 5. The Earth is going round the Sun.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with already, since, yet, ago, for.

1. I haven't seen Keith... a while. 2. He's been in China... January. 3. She has... opened her own shop. 4. He worked for a company called KMP a yearhaven't seen Tom ....

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense forms (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple).

Dear Sir,

My name (be) Carol Albert (1) and I (write) to you about the advertisement in today's newspaper (2). I (leave) school last year (3). And at present I (study) shorthand and typing at night school (4). I (already/ finish) courses in computer studies (5). And I (feel) that these courses (give) me a lot of experience for the post (6,7).

I (send) you a copy of my certificate (8) which I (think) may interest you (9).

Yours faithfully Carol Albert

VARIANT 3 Exercise 1. Choose the correct item.

1. What are you cooking? It... very nice! is smelling; smells; smelt

2. John... very hard at the moment, worked; has worked; is working

3. ... I help you to carry those bags? Yes, please. shall; will; do

4.1... a new bike last week. bought; have bought; will buy

5. They ... in England for twenty years. are living; live; have lived

6.1... "Scorpions" in 1993. have seen; saw; am seeing

7.We always ... French onion soup on Fridays. are going to eat; eat; eats

8.Why have you got this new blouse?
Because I... to the party. will go; am going; go

9. The children... happily in the gar­den yesterday. play; played; have played

10. She... her ticket already , is buying; bought; has bought

Exercise 2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. Never/he/his wife's/birthday/for­gets. 2. Usually/she/wake up/early/ doesn't. 3. Always/he/has/to travel ab­road/wanted. 4. Rarely/he/at night/goes out. 5. They/always/do/can/anything/ they want.

Exercise 3. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. We are going swimming on Satur­days. 2. I have written a book last year. 3. Look! The vase will fall down. 4. He have seen this film three times. 5. We was in Paris last year.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with yet, already, ago, just, since.

1. It's really a year... we last had a holiday. 2. I'm afraid I haven't finished my dinnerShakespeare was born over four hundred yearsChris has... bought one car, but he is going to buy another one. 5. Don't eat the cake, I've... made it and it's too hot.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense forms (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple).

Peter (be) one of my best friends (1). At the moment he (stay) with my family ■, in York (2). I (know) him (3) since I (be) a j little girl (4), when we (play) together after the school (5). Now Peter (look) for a job in York (6). He (just/pass) his exams (7) and (want) to be a journalist (8). Last week he (publish) an article in a, magazine (9). And now he (write) a new \ one (10). Next week he (go) to have an interview (11).

TEST 3

Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses

VARIANT 1

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Last night I (have) a wonderful dream (1). This is what I (dream) (2). We (take) a trip to Hawaii (3). I (be) with my family and two of my friends (4). We (be) on a ship (5) and we (travel) to Hono­lulu (6). On the ship there (be) a disco (7). We (sit) on nice comfortable seats (8) and we (drink) exotic cocktails (9). Lots of people (dance) (10) and the music (play) loudly (11).

Exercise 2. Correct mistakes.

1. They were fishing when Hans was falling into the water. 2. It rained when we went out. 3. We was dancing at the disco when we saw Sandy. 4.1 broken my leg while I was skiing. 5.1 was losing my money when I bought presents.

Exercise 3. Make 5 questions (General, Who-questions, 2 Special, Tag-question) to the following sentences.

1. He was going to catch the six o'clock train. 2. He caught the six o'clock train.

Exercise 4. Match the sentences.

1.John was listening to the radio when...

2.  Peter was swimming while...

3.  He fell over when...

4.  The robbers stole a car and...

5. Helen was writing a letter when...

a)  they drove away.

b)  the batteries ran out.

c)  his sister was sunbathing.

d)  her pen broke.

e)  he was crossing the street.

VARIANT 2

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Last night I (have) a wonderful dream (1). My friends and I (have) a lot of fun (2)! When we (arrive) in Honolulu (3) a man (wait) to take us to our hotel (4). The hotel where we (stay) was by a beach with palm trees (5). Drums (beat) and the people on the beach (sing) and (dance) to the music (6, 7, 8). The music (get) louder and louder (9) until I (can) hear a ringing in my ears (10). It (be) my alarm-clock (11),

Exercise 2. Correct mistakes.

1. They are sitting in the garden when it started to rain. 2. He was driving to work when he was having an accident. 3. The telephone rang while I have eaten my dinner. 4. I was playing football when I hurted my nose. 5. Tony walked in the park when he was meeting Jackie.

Exercise

3. Make 10 questions to the sentence.

She was going to buy a new car but he repaired her old one.

Exercise 4. Match the sentences.

1.  While he was sailing on the lake...

2.  He fell in the water while

3.  Uncle Tom was cooking when...

4.  The robber stole my wallet and...

5.  Dan fell down when...

a)  the tent caught fire. ran away. he was riding a horse. the boat sank. he was watching penguins at the Zoo.

VARIANT 3

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Dear Peter,

I'm writing to tell you what (happen) to me last week (1) while I (visit) my aunt who lives by the sea (2). One after­noon I (take) her dog for a walk (3) when I (notice) a girl (4) who (climb) a tree (5). As she (hang) there (6), the branch suddenly (break) (7) and the girl (fall down) (8). I (run) up to her (9) but I (not/ know) what to do (10). A man who (pass) by (11) (help) me to save the girl (12). Her parents (thank) us by giving us large bunches of flowers (13). The story (be) in the local newspaper (14).

With love, Lucy

Exercise 2. Correct the mistakes.

1. When I was seeing my friend I said "hello". 2. While we talked a car ran into a girl on a bike. 3. When we saw the acci­dent I telephoning for an ambulance. 4. When the policeman arrives he asked us some questions. 5. The ambulance was coming while we talked to the po­liceman.

Exercise 3. Make 10 questions to the following sentence.

She was going to travel around Europe but she didn't do it because she fell ill.

Exercise 4. Match the sentences.

1.  Michael Harris was fishing in Dover Lake, when...

2.  John Taylor was repairing his car yesterday when...

3.  While they were diving in the sea...

4.  The sky was cloudy and...

5.  It was a very windy day but...

a)  it was raining.

b)  still crowds of people were stand­ing on the shore.

c)  it fell on his leg.

d)  they found a big pearl.

e)  the boat turned over.

TEST 4

Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses

VARIANT 1

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and use the verbs in Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When I (arrive) at the station, the train (leave). 2. We (light) the candles because the lights (go off). 3. When I (come) home, I (discover) that somebody (break into) my flat. 4. The patient (die) before the ambulance (reach) the hospi­tal. 5. John (eat) all the cakes by the time the other children (arrive) at the party.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using Past Perfect.

1. Ben could write the letters because....

2. Jane missed the train because.. .

3. He could pay the electricity bill because... .

4. She failed her exam because... .

5. She was sad because....
6. His hands were dirty because....

Exercise 3. Join the sentences using Past Simple and Past Perfect.

1. John studied French. He went to Paris, (before)

2. We arrived at the cinema. The film started, (when)

3.  Richard ate all the cakes. Fred arrived home, (before)

4.  The army commander studied the maps. He made the attack, (after)

5.  The gardener finished digging. He put in some cabbage plants, (when)

Exercise 4. Translate the sentences into English using Past Simple and Past Perfect.

1. Когда я пришел домой, Том уже ушел. 2. Я очень нервничал (to be ner­vous), потому что никогда не летал раньше. 3. Я не был голоден, потому что только что пообедал. 4. Я не узнал миссис Джонсон, так как она очень из­менилась. 5. У Джона не было маши­ны, потому что он ее уже продал.

VARIANT 2

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and use the verbs in Past Simple and Past Perfect.

After Jim and Terry (finish) their breakfast (1), they (take) their bags (2) and (go) to the river to fish (3). They (go) there before (4) and (catch) some big fish (5). By 5 o'clock they (not/get) any fish (6), so they decided to go home. They (promise) their mother to bring fish for dinner (7), so they (look) for a shop where they could buy some (8). But the shops (already/close) (9). When they (arrive) home (10), they (tell) their mother (11) that they (catch) the biggest fish (12) they (ever/see) (13) but it (es­cape) (14).