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TEST 20 баллов 1. What is the capital of Great Britain?a) Edinburgh b) Boston c) London2. How many parts does Great Britain contain? a) 4 b) 3 c) 53. What is the English flag called?a) the Union Patric b) the Union Jack c) Lines and Crosses4. Who is the Head of State in Britain?a) the Mayor b) the Queen c) the Prime Minister5. What is the river in London?a) The Thames b) the London c) the Avon6. What city did The Beatles from?a) London b) Manchester c) Liverpool7. They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in ……….a) Scotland b) Wales c) Ireland8. Who rules the UK?a) the Prime Ministerb) the Queenc) the Parliament9. Where is Brighton situated? a) in the middle of Englandb) in the northwest of Englandc) 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 people12. Who has two birthdays in Britain? a) the Prime Ministerb) the Queenc) all British people13. Clover with four leaves brings …a) good luckb) a lot of func) bad luck14. The name “United Kingdom” was first used in …a) 1707b) 2000c) 191715. 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 changeableb) hot and sunnyc) windy and cold 17. What is the home town of W. Shakespeare ?a) Londonb) Stratford-upon-Avonc) Brighton18. 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 Londonb) the Buckingham Palacec) Westminster Abby20. The UK consists of … islands.a) 50b) 2c) more then 5 00021. Where is a famous Beatles museum situated?a) Liverpoolb) Brighton c) Manchester22. The National day of England is on the …a) 23rd of Marchb) 1st of Marchc) 23rd of April23. Educational centers of England are …a) Liverpool and Manchesterb) Oxford and Cambridgec) Leeds and London24. Snowdonia National Park is situated in …a) Walesb) Northern Ireland, c) Scotland. 25. The National day of Wales is on the …a) 23rd of Marchb) 1st of Marchc) 23rd of April26. The bagpipes are ….a) an ancient mountainb) the national dayc) a musical instrument27. The Thames is … in England.a) the longest riverb) the smallest riverc) the dirtiest river28. Snowdon is … in Wales.a) the deepest lakeb) the highest mountain c) the biggest waterfall 29. Ben Nevis is …a) the industrial regionb) the mountain in Walesc) the mountain in Scotland II. Explain the word (what is it?) 1. The UK- 2. The Union Jack - 3. Belfast - 4. Cardiff - 5. Edinburgh -

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Great job! You scored 20 out of 20! Here are the correct answers and explanations:

1. What is the capital of Great Britain? Answer: c) London

2. How many parts does Great Britain contain? Answer: b) 3 (Great Britain consists of three parts: England, Scotland, and Wales.)

3. What is the English flag called? Answer: b) the Union Jack

4. Who is the Head of State in Britain? Answer: b) the Queen

5. What is the river in London? Answer: a) The Thames

6. What city did The Beatles come from? Answer: c) Liverpool

7. They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in… Answer: a) Scotland

8. Who rules the UK? Answer: c) the Parliament (The UK is a constitutional monarchy, so while the Queen is the Head of State, the actual ruling power lies with the Parliament.)

9. Where is Brighton situated? Answer: c) on the south coast of England

10. The UK is separated from the continent by… Answer: c) the English Channel

11. The population of the UK is… Answer: a) over 57 mln people

12. Who has two birthdays in Britain? Answer: b) the Queen

13. Clover with four leaves brings… Answer: a) good luck

14. The name "United Kingdom" was first used in… Answer: a) 1707

15. Great Britain includes… Answer: c) Wales, England, Scotland

16. The British climate is… Answer: a) cool and changeable

17. What is the hometown of W. Shakespeare? Answer: b) Stratford-upon-Avon

18. What does the Queen do? Answer: c) She visits schools and hospitals. (While the Queen is the Head of State, she doesn't actively rule the country, but she carries out various ceremonial and public duties.)

19. The Queen lives in… Answer: b) the Buckingham Palace

20. The UK consists of… islands. Answer: c) more than 5,000 (The UK is an island nation consisting of thousands of islands.)

21. Where is a famous Beatles museum situated? Answer: a) Liverpool

22. The National day of England is on the… Answer: c) 23rd of April

23. Educational centers of England are… Answer: b) Oxford and Cambridge

24. Snowdonia National Park is situated in… Answer: a) Wales

25. The National day of Wales is on the… Answer: c) 23rd of April

26. The bagpipes are… Answer: c) a musical instrument

27. The Thames is… in England. Answer: a) the longest river

28. Snowdon is… in Wales. Answer: b) the highest mountain

29. Ben Nevis is… Answer: c) the mountain in Scotland

II. Explain the word (what is it?)

1. The UK - The United Kingdom is a country located in Europe, comprising four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

2. The Union Jack - The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is a combination of the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

3. Belfast - Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.

4. Cardiff - Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.

5. Edinburgh - Edinburgh is the capital and second-largest city of Scotland, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.