Задания для школьной олимпиады по английскому языку 7-8 классы

Английский язык. Задания, 7-8 класс.

Аудирование

Task1. Listen to the text and choose the right answer.

1. According to the text O’Neill

a) was the king of England

b) cut off his hand as it hurt

c) was in the fastest boat

d) became the king of Ireland

2. According to the text the other Viking leader

a) was not as clever as O’Neill

b) cut off his left hand

c) didn’t want to become a king

d)reached the Irish land first

3. The text you’ve heard is

a) a real historical event

b) a myth

c) a scary story for children

d) an old Irish anecdote

4. The best title for the text is

a) Irish monarchy

b) How Ireland got its king

c) O’Neill and his army

d) A red right hand

5. The symbols of Ireland now are

a) the shamrock and the crown

b) the red hand and the arrow

c) the red hand and the shamrock

d) the rose and the eagle

Чтение.

Task 2. The parts of the following text are all mixed up. Put them in the right order.

1. Once the king showed a new portion of his stories to a well-known critic. The critic decided to tell the truth and said that the stories were bad and poor.

2. When the critic was brought to the palace the king asked him about the stories again. But the critic said he would rather get back to prison.

3. Of course people were afraid of criticizing the king so they had to lie. Everyone said the stories were extremely good, which was not at all true.

4. An old king liked to write stories which he thought were very good and professional. He showed them to everyone and asked what those people thought.

5. After some time the king thought he had been too cruel and decided to set the critic free. He sent his men to the prison and told them to bring the man to the palace.

6. The king got very angry with him and ordered his men to take him to prison. Sothe critic was sent for telling the truth.

Лексико-грамматическийтест.

Task3. Choose the right answer.

1. I finished the project but my friends didn’t finish…………..

a)them b)theirs c)their

2. It’s taken me a long time to clear away the……….. toys.

a) children b) children’s c) childrens’

3. I think Germany …… win the football match.

a) is going to b) shall c) will

4. She is very busy today. She ……… letters since morning.

a) has been typing b) is typing c) had been typing

5. John ….. down the road when he fell.

a) walked b) was walking c) had walked

6. Jane is …….. person I know.

a) the cleverest b) clever d) cleverer

7. There is ….. in the cupboards. We have to go to the supermarket.

a) everything b) nothing c) anything

8. Yesterday … 5 p.m. they were cooking dinner

a) on b) at c) in

9. He is fond … doing sports.

a) at b) of c) on

10. You … water flowers. I’ve already done it.

a) mustn’t b) can’t c) needn’t

Task 4. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. The……… on a …….. is called fur. a) hare b) hair

2. Have you ever heard a fairy…..about the cat with no …… ? a) tale b) tail

3. The sky was clear ….. but the wind …. from the north. a) blue b) blew

4. After his illness John felt … for a ……. . a) week b) weak

5. He announced which …. of the boys … the game. A) one b) won

Письмо.

Task 5. Complete the dialogue. You have to invite your friend to your granny on the weekend. Try to be convincing and polite. You have to use about 50-55words.

• ……….

• Hi, Phil! Nothing unusual I think. I’ll stay at home with my lap top.

• ………

• Will she? You know I’m not a fan of the country and also I hate mosquitos very much.

• ……….

• Does she? To tell the truth I like pies, especially with jam. OK then When and where should I come tomorrow?

• ………….

• Phil, thank you very much for your idea. I’m so pleased.

• …………

• See you. Bye.

Страноведение

Task 6.Найдите соответствия между левым и правым столбиками. (7 фраз и 8 значений)

Английский язык. Ключи 7-8 класс.

Аудирование. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b, 5-c

Чтение. DCAFEB

Лексико-грамматический тест. 1-b, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a, 5-b, 6-a, 7-b, 8-c, 9-b, 10-c

1-b,a, 2-a,b, 3-a,b, 4-b,a, 5-b,a

Страноведение. 1-c, 2-d, 3-h, 4-g, 5-a, 6-b, 7-e (f- лишний вариант)