Test on the theme ``English-speaking countries``

The  11th form

                           Progress  test

1. The official languages of Canada are:

a) English and Spanish

b) English and French

c) German and Italian

2. The capital of Australia is:

a) Sydney

b) Melbourne

c) Canberra

3. A little animal, the national symbol of the small insular state of  New Zealand is:

a) kangaroo

b) kiwi

c) Koala

4. The capital of the United States is:

a) New York

b) Los Angeles

c) Washington

5. During the period of colonization British Government sent to  Australia people who were:

a) writers and poets

b) prisoners

c) farmers

6. The name of the man who wrote the text of the Declaration of  Independence is:

a) Theodore Roosevelt

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) Jimmy Carter

7. The street in New York, centre of theatres, cabarets, cinema  houses and other kind of entertainment is called;

a) Wall Street

b) Broadway

c) 5th Avenue

8. The head of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is:

a) the President

b) the Prime Minister

c) the Queen

9. …………. was the youngest president of the USA.

a) George Bush (jr)

b) John F. Kennedy

c) Bill Clinton

10. Official currency of Great Britain is:

a) pound (sterling)

b) euro

c) English dollar

11. The USA consists of:

a) 40 states

b) 60 states

c) 50 states

12. First world underground appeared in:

a) London

b) New York

c) Moscow

13. ………… was the first president of the USA.

a) Theodore Roosevelt

b) George Washington

c) Ulysses S. Grant

14. The state of Australia is:

a) a continent

b) a part of a continent

c) a peninsula

15. Russian businessman R. Abramoviсh is the owner of British football club called:

a) Manchester United

b) Chelsea

c) Arsenal

16. The official residence of the Queen of Great Britain is:

a) the Tower

b) Westminster

c) Buckingham Palace

17. Department of Defense of the USA is called:

a) White House

b) The Pentagon

c) Empire State Building

18. Statue of Liberty in honour of New York was presented to the USA by:

a) France

b) Great Britain

c) Germany

19. Tower Clock, the symbol of London is called:

a) Big Dan

b) Big Ben

c) Big Man

20. What is the American flag called?

a) Union John       b) Union Jack          c) Stars and Stripes