Progress check  ( 8 класс. 1-я четверть) 1-й вариант ()

I.  Choose the right variant:

1. …is a large, round object that goes round a star.

a. A planet  b.  A star  c. A satellite  d. A distance

2. …is sudden shaking of the ground.

a.  A volcano  b. A tornado  c. A storm  d. An earthquake

3. …is the weather we usually have.

a. Geography  b. Nature  c. Climate  d. The environment

4. It was  minus 6 degrees Centigrade.= Yesterday it was 6 below zero.

a.  -6°C  b. +6°C  c. -6°F  d. +6°F

5.She opened  her eyes and saw … sky.

a. a  b.  an  c. the  d. –

6. … Earth moves round … Sun.

a. The/a  b. The/the  c.  a/the  d. – /the 

7. Floods, earthquakes and tornadoes leave a lot of … houses behind them.

a.  destroyed  b. damaged  c. broken  d. destructive

8. During the hurricane nearly two hundred houses were … . 

a.  destroyed  b. damaged  c. broken  d. destructive

9. The distance from pole … poles is very long.

a. till  b. to  c. in  d. before

10. A group … stars is called a galaxy.

a. on  b. of  c. from  d. for

11. The deepest lake in the world Baikal is in … .

a. New Zealand  b. the USA  b. Australia  d. Russia

12.He usually … to bed at 9 o’clock.

a. is going  b. goes  c. got  d. has gone

13.She … … her work by that time.

НЕ нашли? Не то? Что вы ищете?

a. had finished  b. was finishing  c. has finished  d. has been finishing

14.Yesterday he … home only at half past eight.

a. was returning  b. had returned  c. returned  d. will return

15. The teacher … … us questions for 3 hours.

a. had asked  b. has been asking  c. was asking  d. will ask

16.What … Linda … when her mother came in?

a. was …doing  b. is …doing  c. has …done  d. did … do

17. When she came to the station, the train … already … .

a. was…leaving  b. had…left  c. left  d. will … leave

18. …you  ever … to Novgorod?

a. Did …been  b. Will …be  c. Have … been  d. Were …being

19. We … …next summer holidays in the country.

a. spent  b. are spending  c. have spent  d. shall spend

20. Look! The boy … … in the yard.

a. is …playing  b. was …playing  c. plays  d. played

21. While there is life, there is hope.

a.  Всему свое время.  b. Друзья познаются в беде.  с. Пока живу - надеюсь.

22.To everything there is a season.

a.  Всему свое время.  b. Друзья познаются в беде.  с. Пока живу - надеюсь.

*2.Make the sentence using the following words:

a.  made/in/Galileo/the/first/telescope/century/sixteenth

b. group/called/the/Galaxy/star/is/the

Progress check  ( 8 класс. 1-я четверть) 2-й вариант

I.  Choose the right variant:

1. … is a rocket or other vehicle that can travel in space.

a.  The Solar System  b. The Moon  c. Space  d. A spaceship

2. …is a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water.

a.  A flood  b. A drought  c. A hurricane  d. A snowfall

3. is the place where the land meets the sea.

a. Coast  b. Water  c. The wildlife  d. Town

4. It was plus 6 degrees Centigrade.= Yesterday it was 6 above zero.

a.  -6°C  b. +6°C  c. -6°F  d. +6°F

5. He climbed into his spacesuit and a few minutes he was out in …space.

a. a  b.  an  c. the  d. –

6.  … Moon goes round …Earth. a. The…a 

b. The/the  c.  a/the  d. –/the 

7. “I’m sorry, I can’t help you because of my … finger.” 

a.  destroyed  b. damaged  c. broken  d. destructive

8.The last earthquake in the USA was very … .

a.  destroyed  b. damaged  c. broken  d. destructive

9.Nowadays astronauts can’t travel …other galaxies.

a. in  b. to  c. on  d. at

10.Would you like to travel … space?

a. on  b. through  c. from  d. in

11. The Niagara Falls is in … .

a. New Zealand  b. the USA  b. Australia  d. Russia

12.We … to school every day.

a. went  b. go  c. are going  d. will go

13. How many countries … they … by that time?

a. did …visit  b. were …visiting  c. had …visited  d.  will…visit 

14. They … a lot of at the disco last night.

a. were dancing  b. have danced  c. danced  d. will dance

15.His parents … …in New York since Friday.

a. have been living  b. were living  c. had lived  d. have lived

16.The girl … her book at 5 o’clock yesterday.

a. read  b. is reading  c. has been reading  d. was reading

17. When they arrived at the cinema, the film … already… .

a. had…begun  b. was beginning  c. began  d. will begin

18.He …just … his homework.

a. was…finishing  b. had…finished  c. has…finished  d. will …finish

19. My friend … … their relatives in  Moscow next summer.

a. visit  b. will visit  c. is visiting  d. had visited

20. She … … her mother at the moment.

a. is…helping  b. was helping  c. will help  d. has helped

21.Every cloud has a silver lining.

a.  Всему свое время.  b. Друзья познаются в беде.  с. Нет худа без добра

22.God helps those who helps themselves. .

a. Друзья познаются в беде  b.  На бога надейся, а сам не плошай с. Нет худа без добра

*2. Make the sentence using the following words:

a. leads/Russia/of/in/areas/many/researches/space

b. o’clock/finished/by/it/snowing/had/seven

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