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.
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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