TEST
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1. What is the capital of Great Britain?
a) Edinburgh
b) Boston
c) London
2. How many parts does Great Britain contain?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 5
3. What is the English flag called?
a) the Union Patric
b) the Union Jack
c) Lines and Crosses
4. Who is the Head of State in Britain?
a) the Mayor
b) the Queen
c) the Prime Minister
5. What is the river in London?
a) The Thames
b) the London
c) the Avon
6. What city did The Beatles from?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Liverpool
7. They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in ……….
a) Scotland
b) Wales
c) Ireland
8. Who rules the UK?
a) the Prime Minister
b) the Queen
c) the Parliament
9. Where is Brighton situated?
a) in the middle of England
b) in the northwest of England
c) on the south coast of England
10. The UK is separated from the continent
a) by the Irish Sea
b) by the Atlantic Ocean
c) by the English Channel
11. The population of the UK is
a) over 57 mln people
b) over 70 mln people
c) over 50 mln people
12. Who has two birthdays in Britain?
a) the Prime Minister
b) the Queen
c) all British people
13. Clover with four leaves brings …
a) good luck
b) a lot of fun
c) bad luck
14. The name “United Kingdom” was first used in …
a) 1707
b) 2000
c) 1917
15. Great Britain includes …
a) Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland.
b) Northern Ireland, England, Scotland.
c) Wales, England, Scotland.
16. The British climate is …
a) cool and changeable
b) hot and sunny
c) windy and cold
17. What is the home town of W. Shakespeare ?
a) London
b) Stratford-upon-Avon
c) Brighton
18. What does the Queen do?
a) She rules the country.
b) She works at the Parliament.
c) She visits schools and hospitals.
19. The Queen lives in …
a) the Tower of London
b) the Buckingham Palace
c) Westminster Abby
20. The UK consists of … islands.
a) 50
b) 2
c) more then 5 000
21. Where is a famous Beatles museum situated?
a) Liverpool
b) Brighton
c) Manchester
22. The National day of England is on the …
a) 23rd of March
b) 1st of March
c) 23rd of April
23. Educational centers of England are …
a) Liverpool and Manchester
b) Oxford and Cambridge
c) Leeds and London
24. Snowdonia National Park is situated in …
a) Wales
b) Northern Ireland,
c) Scotland.
25. The National day of Wales is on the …
a) 23rd of March
b) 1st of March
c) 23rd of April
26. The bagpipes are ….
a) an ancient mountain
b) the national day
c) a musical instrument
27. The Thames is … in England.
a) the longest river
b) the smallest river
c) the dirtiest river
28. Snowdon is … in Wales.
a) the deepest lake
b) the highest mountain
c) the biggest waterfall
29. Ben Nevis is …
a) the industrial region
b) the mountain in Wales
c) the mountain in Scotland
II. Explain the word (what is it?)
1. The UK-
2. The Union Jack -
3. Belfast -
4. Cardiff -
5. Edinburgh -
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
1. What is the capital of Great Britain?
Это некорректный вопрос, т.к. Great Britain (Великобритания) — это остров, у которого нет так называемой "столицы". Полное название страны — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии), и ее столица
c) London
2. How many parts does Great Britain contain?
Опять-таки, учитывая что Great Britain - это остров (самый крупный из Британских, поэтому он "great"), правильный ответ
b) 3
3. What is the English flag called?
b) the Union Jack
4. Who is the Head of State in Britain?
b) the Queen
5. What is the river in London?
a) The Thames
6. What city are The Beatles from?
c) Liverpool
7. They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in ……….
a) Scotland
8. Who rules the UK?
спорный вопрос, учитывая известную поговорку "the Queen reigns but does not rule". Более точный ответ: The United Kingdom is governed by Her Majesty's government in the name of the Queen.
b) the Queen
9. Where is Brighton situated?
c) on the south coast of England
10. The UK is separated from the continent
c) by the English Channel
11. The population of the UK is
a) over 57 mln people
(ответ приблизительный, т.к. на сегодняшний день население страны - более 68 млн. Правильность ответа зависит от древности вашего учебника)
12. Who has two birthdays in Britain?
b) the Queen
13. Clover with four leaves brings …
a) good luck
14. The name “United Kingdom” was first used in …
a) 1707
15. Great Britain includes …
c) Wales, England, Scotland.
16. The British climate is …
a) cool and changeable
17. What is the home town of W. Shakespeare?
b) Stratford-upon-Avon
18. What does the Queen do?
a) She rules the country.
19. The Queen lives in …
b) Buckingham Palace
20. The UK consists of … islands.
поскольку королевство расположено на Британских островах, ответ
c) more than 5,000
21. Where is a famous Beatles museum situated?
a) Liverpool
22. The National day of England is on the …
c) 23rd of April
23. Educational centers of England are …
b) Oxford and Cambridge
24. Snowdonia National Park is situated in …
a) Wales
25. The National day of Wales is on the …
b) 1st of March
26. The bagpipes are ….
c) a musical instrument
27. The Thames is … in England.
c) the dirtiest river
28. Snowdon is … in Wales.
b) the highest mountain
29. Ben Nevis is …
c) the mountain in Scotland
II. Explain the word (what is it?)
1. The UK is an abbreviation for 'United Kingdom' in the full name of the country (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
2. The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom.
3. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.
4. Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
5. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.