Стартовая контрольная работа по английскому языку 5 класс (Верещагина И.Н., Афанасьева О.В.)

Стартовая контрольная работа 5 класс
LISTENING
For questions 1-6, listen to dialogues. What did each person do at the weekend? You will hear the
text twice.
1. He ______________
a) watched an adventure movie on TV
b) played video games
c) went to a movie
2. He _______________
a) stayed at home
b) went to the beach for the weekend
c) went to the mountains
3. He _______________
a) read lots of interesting magazines
b) used the computer
c) read an interesting book
4. She _________________
a) played in a band
b) went to a concert
c) played tennis
5. She __________________
a) stayed at home and watched TV
b) studied for an exam
c) went out with friends
6. She __________________
a) visited friends
b) went to the countryside
c) went out with friends
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READING
Task 1. Look and read the sentences. For questions 1-10 match the words.
Task 2. Read the article about the parts of Great Britain. For sentences 11-15, choose True (A) if the
sentence agrees with the text and False (B) if it doesn’t agree with the text.
England, Scotland and Wales are on an island in the north-west of Europe called Great Britain. Great
Britain together with Northern Ireland is called the United Kingdom, or UK.
England is the largest part of the UK. Its name comes from people called Angles, who came from
Germany 1500 years ago. About 53 million people live in England and the capital city is London.
Scotland is in the north of Britain. Over 5 million people live in Scotland. The highest mountain in the
UK is in Scotland. It is called Ben Nevis and is 1,345 metres tall. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburg
but the largest city is Glasgow.
Wales is in the west of Britain. About 3 million people live there and about 20 percent of them speak
Welsh. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe. The Welsh flag has a picture of a dragon! The
capital of Wales is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland, an island west of Britain. Nearly 2 million people live there. The
Giant’s Causeway is a popular tourist attraction. There are huge rocks made by lava from a volcano, but
an old story says that a giant built it! The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
11. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland are the four parts of the UK.
a) True
b) False
c)Don’t know
12. England is smaller than Scotland.
a) True
b) False
c) Don’t know
13. More than 53 million people live in
Scotland.
a) True
b) False
c) Don’t know
14. There’s a dragon on the Welsh flag.
a) True
b) False
c) Don’t know
15. Lots of tourists visit the Giant’s Causeway
in Northern Ireland.
a) True
b) False
c) Don’t know
16. The UK football team is often called the
“Union Jack”.
a) True
b) False
c) Don’t know
USE OF ENGLISH
1. Read the text about David Livingstone, a great English explorer. Choose the best
word A, B or C for each gap 1-15.
David Livingstone _1)______ born in Scotland in 1813. At the age of ten, he _2)______ to work
in the local factory. His working day _3)_______ at 6 o’clock in the morning and finished at 8
o’clock in the evening.
David had _4)______ money, but he bought some school books and _5)_____ night he studied
different subjects.
_6)______ the 20
th
of November 1840 he sailed _7)______ Africa. Once there, Livingstone
became very _8)______ with the natives. _9)______ their help, he travelled across the great
continent of Africa. On his travels, the explorer made many_10)_______. On one exciting
journey, he came across the great Victoria Waterfall.
Livingstone described _11)_______ he saw around him and put a lot of places on the map. His
books about his _12)______journeys _13)_______ full of important information. At _14)_____
end of his life, the explorer was overworked and in _15)______ health. He died in April 1873, in
a small village in Africa.
1. A)be B) was C) will
2. A)went B) did C) go
3. A)begin B) began C) begun
4. A) little B) some C) much
5. A) each B) every C) everyone
6. A) In B) On C) At
7. A)in B) for C) to
8. A) interested B) popular C) known
9. A) With B) Without C) From
10. A) openings B) inventions C) discoveries
11. A) everything B) anything C) something
12. A) Africa B) Africa’s C) African
13. A) was B) is C) are
14. A) a B) the C) an
15. A) poor B) good C) great
2.Read the sentences. All the sentences are wrong. Disagree with them. There is an example
at the beginning.
No, he has never eaten frog’s legs.
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3.Here are the questions and the answers. Match them. There is an example at the
beginning.
Example: Do you like to do your
homework?
C. Oh, yes I do.
22.What did you do yesterday?
B. He does .
23.Have you ever been on board the ship?
A. Yes, I will. I’ll go the airport.
24.Who wants to be a cowboy?
D. No, I haven’t but I’d love to.
25.You are at home now, aren’t you?
E. No, I am not.
26.Will you travel by car tomorrow?
G.I am very happy. The school is over!
27.Are you happy or sad now?
F. I went to the theatre with Ann.
Example
C
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WRITING
Read the letter of your pen friend and then fill the gaps to your answer.
Dear Friend,
My name is Paul. I am ten and I go to school.
My birthday is on the 12
th
of March.
I live with my Mum and Dad.
I like to play football with my friends and listen to the music.
I like summer. It’s hot and sunny in summer.
I can swim well and often go to swim.
I have a cat. My cat’s name is Tom. Tom is funny.
My favorite food is ice-cream.
And what about you? I hope to get a letter from you soon!
Yours ,
Paul
Dear ______________________________
Thank you for your letter.
My name is _________________________
I am ______________________________
My birthday is ________________________________________
I like to_____________________________________________
I like _______________________________________________
I can________________________________________________
I have_______________________________________________
My favorite food is ____________________________________
Best wishes,
______________________________________
Keys
Listening
1. c 4.b
2. b 5.b
3. c 6.c
Reading
1. A Chemist’s
2. Airport
3. An artist
4. A Circus
5. An Actor
6. A clown
7. A hospital
8. A bank
9. A dentist
10. A journalist
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. C
Use of English
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. b
9. a
10. c
11. a
12. c
13. c
14. b
15. a
16.No, my classes don’t begin
17. No, I’m not sleeping
18.No, I won’t go
19. No, I didn’t catch
20. No, my mother doesn’t take
21. No, I haven’t grown
22 F
23 d
24. b
25. E
26 A
27 g