Задания олимпиады 5-6 класс
олимпиадные задания по английскому языку (6 класс) по теме

Комитет по образованию правительства Санкт-Петербурга

Санкт-Петербургский городской дворец творчества юных

Х Всероссийская олимпиада по английскому языку

Районный этап

6 декабря 2008 года, 14:00          5—6 классы

Продолжительность тура 1 час (60 минут)

Use of English.

PART 1. Circle the odd word in each group.

1. table                            chair                        window                bed                        stool

2. bear                        funny                        fox                        elephant                tiger

3. hot                        cold                        blue                        sad                        tired

4. chicken                eat                        duck                        parrot                        penguin

5. TV                        computer                video player                mobile phone                CD

PART 2. Match the definitions to the words.

6. get on a bus here                     a) cinema

                7. play sports here                     b) bank

you can           8. buy things here                     c) leisure centre

                9. watch films here                     d) bus station

                10. get money here                     e) shops

PART 3. Underline the correct word.

11. It’s very hot today. Where’s my T-shirt/jacket?

12. Linda’s cold. She’s looking for her scarf/dress.

13. Let’s play volleyball. I’ve got my shoes/trainers here.

14. My mum’s eyes are fair/grey.

15. My brother’s hair is reddish-brown/tall.

16. How tall are you? I’m of medium length/medium height.

17. It’s a cold day. Where are you trousers/shorts?

18. I’m going to the beach. I need my baseball cap/socks.

19. Sarah’s hair is very tall/long.

20. Anne’s hair is quite shorts/fair.

PART 4. Write the questions in the interview with a pop star.

21. A) ……….

    B) I usually get up at seven o’clock

22. A)

    B) I always have an apple for breakfast

23. A) ……….

    B) No, I don’t. I never drink coffee

24. A)

    B) Well, now I'm drinking water. It’s very good for you

25. A) ……….

    B) My favourite food is fruit

26. A)

    B) No, I don’t like chocolate!

27. A) ……….

    B) Yes, I can. I like to cook when I'm not working

28. A) ……….

    B) Yes, I have. I’ve got two cats

29. A) ……….

    B) The cats’ names are Wiffy and Scrunch

30. A) ……….

      B) Yes, I like them

Reading

PART 5. What do these signs mean? Circle the correct option.

                                                                a) open in the evenings

31) Open 9:30-5.30, Monday-Saturday                            b) open every day

                                                                c) not open on Sundays

                                                                a) no bikes on the grass

32) Don’t ride your bike on the grass                                b) park your bikes on the grass

                                                                c) leave your bike at home

                                                                a) see you later

33) Welcome to London                                        b) this is way to London

c) we hope you have a nice time here in London

                                                                a) don’t turn left

34) Keep to the left                                                b) look to your left

                                                                c) stay on the left side

                                                                a) this is hotel room

35) Class 2A                                                        b) This is a classroom

                                                                c) This is a train

PART 6. Read the text and answer the questions.

“When I wake up I don’t get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the children’s programmes and old movies until about half-past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the telly. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon? I often watch another old film – they're showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch soap operas or sport and the news again. I like the main news at six o’clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC, I switch over and watch it. Then at night I watch more films and I usually switch off the telly at about two o’clock. I never watch the TV all night.”

1. What programmes does he watch in the morning?
2. What programmes does he watch in the evening?
3. What is his favourite programme?
4. When does he switch the TV off?
5. How many TV sets has he got?

PART 7. Read the following information and decide if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F).

Oscars – Brasserie Restaurant – an exclusive European – style restaurant with adjacent bar lounge at the south end of the Viewing Mall. Openings hours: Restaurant 12 noon – 3.00pm, 6.00pm – 10.00pm. Telephone 545-3177

Le Cafe – specialises in Indian, Malay and local food, and western favourites. At the centre of the Viewing Mall. Open 8.00 am – 10.30pm. Telephone: 545-2413

Sakuraya Japanese Restaurant – a traditional Japanese restaurant serving typical Japanese dishes with style and grace. Open 11.00am – 3.00pm and 6.00pm – 10.00pm.

 Telephone: 545-0780

1. Oscars offers European food
2. Le Cafe is at the south end of the Viewing Mall
3. Sakuraya is a traditional Japanese restaurant
4. All restaurants are open at 8.00am
5. Sakuraya has a bar lounge

PART 8. Read an extract from this letter and make questions for these answers.

Dear Libby,

Here I am deep in Mexico! It’s six in the evening, and nearly time for dinner. Pippa is looking at the map and planning tomorrow’s adventures.

We arrived in Mexico City at 11.30pm on Wednesday night. We decided to stay in an expensive hotel because this was our first night in a new country. Next day we did a few sights – governmental palace, textile museum etc. Then we caught a bus to Xela. It’s four hours by bus and we got there about 9.00p.m. Unfortunately it was dark so we couldn’t see the volcanoes and lakes as we drove up into the mountains.

1. At 11.30pm on Wednesday night.
2. A Palace and museum.
3. It’s four hours by bus.
4. About 9.00pm.
5. Because it was dark.

ANSWER SHEET

Комитет по образованию правительства Санкт-Петербурга

Санкт-Петербургский городской дворец творчества юных

Х Всероссийская олимпиада по английскому языку

Районный этап

6 декабря 2008 года, 14:00          7—8 классы

Продолжительность тура 1 час 15 минут (75 минут)

PART 1: SPOKEN ETIQUET

1. Match the etiquette phrases 1—10 and responses A—J to them.

PART 2: READING

1. Look at the sign in each question.
2. Someone asks you what it means.
3. Mark the letter next to the correct explanation A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.

PART 3: READING

1. The people below all want to do an English course.
2. On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight courses.
3. Decide which course (letters A—H) would be most suitable for each person or group (numbers 1—6).
4. For each of these numbers mark the correct letter on your answer sheet.

KINGHALL ENGLISH COURSES—SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

PART 4: READING

1. There are two mixed texts below.
2. Separate the two texts.
3. Arrange each text in the logical order.

1. "How did you find your way here being in this town for the first time and not knowing it, and not even using a map?" asked his uncle who was still very surprised at his nephew.
2. When the ticket inspector came and asked him for his ticket, the old writer began to look for it in his pockets, in his bag and suitcase. He could not find his ticket. He looked in the book he was reading, on the seat he was sitting. But in vein. The ticket was nowhere.
3. Michael looked around. Then he took a piece of paper out of his pocket and had a brief look at it. The address of his uncle's home was written on it. He looked at it once more, then he crossed the street and stopped in front of the new building. He came in and soon happened to be in his uncle's apartment.
4. It was an express train from London to Edinburgh. The compartment was spacious, the service was a first-class one, the people were pleasant and did not annoy him with the silly questions like: "Ah, you must be the person everybody knows, aren't you?" Looking out of the window he could see a picturesque landscape: carefully tended green plains with blue lakes like saucers, and a blue mass of sky above with yellow, warm and kind sun. To cut a long story short he obviously liked the trip.
5. It was the first time when Michael, a fifteen-year-old boy, went to see his uncle who had moved to a new town after he had married. It was 278 miles away and the boy decided to hitchhike to see the neighbouring countryside, to develop his communicational skills talking with drivers and, which had a great importance for him, to save an amount of money he had earned delivering newspapers every morning during the school year.
6. The ticket inspector stared at writer straight, the other passengers started the throw suspicious looks at him, and the writer himself was in despair. "Anyway I must find my ticket," said he. "I do want to know where I'm going."
7. "Please, do me a favour, don’t worry," said the ticket inspector. "You might have forgotten where you have put it. Take it easy. I can wait. I'll ask for it at the next station." But at the next station it was all the same.
8. He made that distance in quite a short period of time. The last vehicle was a truck, which let him off at the main street of the town. The boy thanked the truck driver and wished him a good luck. The town was modern and not large like many all round the country.
9. "No wonder," was the answer. "We live in a wonderful country which is very vast, with very friendly people always ready to help you. Just ask the people and they'll explain you how to get to a place."
10. Once upon a time an old writer who was extremely popular in England was travelling by train.

PART 5: USE OF ENGLISH

1. There are ten pairs of synonymous sentences below.
2. Fill in the gap in the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
3. Write down no more that ONE word.

1. Mr. Brown was a teacher of history at Lakeland Greenhill School.

Mr. Brown ____________ history at Lakeland Greenhill School.

2. Martha was educated at home.

Martha ____________ her education at home.

3. First he attended a private school.

First he ____________ to a private school.

4. It takes him around two hours to do his homework.

It takes him around two hours to ____________ out his homework.

5. He enjoys music and plays the piano very well.

He is ____________ of music and plays the piano very well.

6. He always does everything himself.

He always works on his ____________.

7. Peter looks like his father.

Peter ____________ his father.

8. I like playing basketball.

Basketball is my ____________ sport.

9. I do not know that neighbourhood well.

This neighbourhood is not ____________ to me.

10. His last book appeared last month.

His last book ____________ out last month.

PART 6: USE OF ENGLISH

4. There are ten pairs of synonymous sentences below.
5. Fill in the gap in the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
6. Write down no more that THREE words.

11. Michael Green was in the process of writing a letter when the telephone rang.

Michael Green ____________________ a letter when the telephone rang.

12. The train started. Five minutes later they arrived at the station but, alas, there was no train there.

The train ____________________ when they arrived at the station.

13. He was in Spain last year. He was in Spain two years ago. He came back from it last week.

He ____________________ there three times.

14. We agreed to meet half an hour ago. I was waiting, I am still waiting for you.

I ____________________ for you for half an hour.

15. The fact is that this kind of music is not for her.

She ____________________ this kind of music.

16. "I really don't know what to do." "Don't worry. I promise to do it myself."

"I really don't know what to do." "Don't worry. I ____________________ it myself."

17. Look at her. She is in the process of drawing a new picture.

Look at her. She ____________________ a new picture.

18. "You should keep left while driving here in Britain." Said the policeman.

The policeman told ____________________ left while driving there in Britain.

19. He will come back home. She will complete her translation.

When he ____________________ home she will complete her translation.

20. The little kids made such big noise so Jack came here yesterday.

Jack came and said that the little kids ____________________ such big noise.

ANSWER SHEET

Комитет по образованию правительства Санкт-Петербурга

Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет

НОУ Центр гуманитарных  исследований  « Конвенция »

         Санкт-Петербургский городской дворец творчества юных

Х Всероссийская олимпиада по английскому языку

Районный этап

6 декабря  2008 года, 14.00       9 -11 классы

Продолжительность тура 1.,5 часа (90 минут)  

©Составление НОУ ЦГИ «Конвенция», 2008

©Tasks  1,2. 3  Up&Up team, 2008

Task 4 The questions in this quiz are riddles - they may appear strange, but they all have logical answers. Find the correct answer in the list below.

26         What do elephants do when it rains?

27         Why do businessmen carry umbrellas?

28         What kind of umbrella does a businessman carry when it’s raining very hard?

29         Twelve businessmen were standing under one small umbrella, but none of them got wet. Why?

30         Why did William Shakespeare wear a red and green belt?

31         Who wears the biggest boots in the army?

32        How do you stop water coming into your house?

33        What kind of lion has purple feet?

34         Why do giraffes have long necks?

35        Why do white sheep sleep more than black sheep?

36        What can fall on water without getting wet?

A        The soldier with the biggest feet.

B        Holes.

C        A very wet one.

D        The kind that makes its own wine.

E        Because there are more of them.

F        Because it wasn’t raining.

G        Because umbrellas can’t walk.

H         To keep his trousers up.

I        A shadow

J        They get wet

K        Stop paying your water bill

L        To join their heads to their bodies

Task 5 Read the descriptions and guess the names of the special days they define. Match the names to the descriptions.

37         The forth Thursday in November – Day of giving thanks to God

38        14th February – Day on which people send romantic messages to each other

39         1st May – Holiday in honour of workers

40         1st January – the first day of the year

41        12the October – Celebrates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the West Indies in 1492

42        The third Sunday in June – in honour of fathers.

43        25th December – Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in many countries of the world

44         4-th July – Celebrates the American Declaration of Independence in 1776

A        * * *  DA*

B        * * * IST* * *  DA*

C        N* *  Y* * R’S DAY

D        * * * UMB * *  DAY

E         * * * EPE * * * NCE  * * Y

F        * * * NKS * * * ING  * * Y

G        * * * ENT * * * ‘S  D* **

H         * * * HER *   * AY

Task 6  The following text is completely mixed up. Put the text in order by numbering the lines. Line A comes first in the text; line M is the last one.

A        Two friend were travelling on the same road

B        climbed into a tree and hid. The other, seeing that single-handed he was no

C        him dead, walked slowly away. When Bruin was well out of sight the first

D        a dead body. The bear approached him, sniffing at his nose and ears, but the

E        together when suddenly they came face to face with a large bear. In great

F        to be dead, for he had heard that a bear will not touch

G        my perch that he put his mouth very close to your ear.’ ‘Why,’ replied the other, ‘it was no great secret. He

H        fear, and without a thought about his companion, one man immediately

I        traveller came down from his tree and asked his companion what it

J        match for Bruin the bear, threw himself on the ground and pretended

K        man, with great courage, held his breath and kept still, and at length the bear, thinking

L        was that the bear had said to him. ‘For,’ said he ‘I observed from  

M        wisely advised me not to keep company with those who. When they get into difficulty, leave their friends in the lurch.’

Task 7 Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct options.

The Dove and the Ant

Through the forest __(58) a clear bubbling steam and under a blade of grass on the bank __(59) an ant. She __ (60) very thirsty and __(61) over to __ (62) a drink, but as she __ (63) so she __ (64) and __ (65) into the water.

The strong current __ (66) her away, __ (67) her far off down the stream. As hard as she __ (68) she __(69) not manage to swim to the bank. At that moment a dove __ (70) by and, __ (71) the struggling ant, __ (72) pity on her distress. She __(73) a branch from a nearby tree and  __(74) it into the water. The ant did not __(75) but clambered nimbly on to the branch and at last __(76) the safety of the bank.

Not long after this, the ant __(77) out for a stroll when she __(78) upon the dove again. A hunter was just about to trap the bird with a large net. Seeing what was going to __(79), the ant __(80)  sharply into the man’s heel and made him __(81) out in surprise.

The dove heard him, took fright and __(82) away.

Task 1

1 – B 2 – C 3 – A 4 – B 5 – D 6 – D 7 – B 8 – A – 9 – C 10 – D 11 - A

Task 2

12 – responsible

13 – difficult

14 – especially / specially

15 – patriotic

16 – leaves

17 – international

18 – proudly

19 – royal

Task 3

20 – A 21 – B 22 – C 23 – B 24 – A 25 - D

Task 4

26 – J

27 – G

28 – C

29 – F

30 – H

31 – A

32 – K

33– D

34 – L

35– E

36 – I  

Task 5

37 – F  38 – G  39 – A  40 – C  41 – D  42 – H  43 – B  44 - E

Task 6

45 – A 46 -  E 47 – H 48 – B 49 – J 50 – F 51 – D 52 – K 53 – C 54 – I 55 – L 56 – G 57 – M

Task 7

58 – A 59 – B 60 – A 61 – C 62 – C 63 – D 64 – B 65 – C 66 – A 67 – A 68 – B 69 – C 70 – C

71 – A 72 – D 73 – A 74 – A 75 – D 76 – B 77 – C 78 – A 79 – D 80 – A 81 – B 82 - C