Quiz Great Britain

Great Britain. Тесты. 10-11 классы.

Тест Introduction

Great Britain

Choose the right variant.

1. The United Kingdom comprises … .

A England and Scotland; B Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

C England, Scotland and Wales; D Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

1. Great Britain includes… .

A the two countries of England and Scotland;

B the two countries of England and the Irish Republic;

C the three countries of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland;

D the three countries of England, Scotland (including the Orkney and Shetland Islands) and Wales.

1. The word “region” is used to … of these four large areas of the country.

A any B only two C one.

1. The chief regional administrative units are called “countries” in …, “regions” in … , and “districts” in … .

A England; Scotland and Wales; the Orkney and Shetland Islands;

B England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland;

C the Orkney and Shetland Islands; Wales; England.

1. In addition, there are … of the Crown.

A many colonies; B some colonies C “Dependencies”.

1. The United Kingdom is … .

A not the member state of European Community;

B not the member state of any community;

C the leading member state of European Community;

D one of the 12 member states of the European Community.

1. Britain constitutes the … part of the British Isles.

A smaller; B medium; C greater.

1. The next largest area comprises … .

A Scotland and the Shetland Islands;

B the Orkney and Shetland Islands;

C Scotland and Wales;

D Northern Ireland.

1. Western Scotland is fringed by the large island chain known as … , and to the north-east of the Scottish mainland are … .

A the Hawaii; Long Island and Key West;

B the Canary Islands; the Orkney Islands and Long Island;

C the Hebrides; the Orkney and Shetland Islands;

D Channel Islands; the Shetland Islands and Hawaii.

1. All these have administrative ties with the mainland, but the Isle of Man in the … Sea and the Channel Islands between Great Britain and France are largely self-governing, and are not part of the United Kingdom.

A Baltic; B White; C Caribbean; D Irish.

1. The main areas of highland are in Scotland, Wales and Cumbria. In the centre of England, there is a range of hills called the … , which is also known as the “backbone of England”. The highest mountains are in Scotland and Wales : Ben Nevis is 1,343 m and Snowdon is 1,085 m.

A Ozark Mountain Range;

B Appalachian Mountains;

C Adirondask Mountains;

D Pennie Chain.

1. The longest rivers are … .

A the Tay and the Thames; B the Severn and the Thames;

C the Avon and the Thames; D the Thames and the Tweed.

1. The climate is generally … .

A hot and temperate; B mind and temperate;

C cold and wet; D hot and wet.

1. The currency of the country is … .

A pound, consisting of 100 cents; B pound, consisting of 100 nickels;

C dollar, consisting of 100 cents; D pound, consisting of 100 pence.

1. The English language developed from … and is a … language.

A Anglo-Saxon; Germanic; B Anglo-Saxon; Roman; C Celtic; Celtic.

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