Тест для 5 класса
тест по английскому языку (5 класс) на тему

1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

                        How animals  learned to do something

     Many years ago, in the early days of man’s history a man called all the animals together. He got on a large stone and began to speak:

     “My dear friends! Listen to me! You are very lazy, you don’t do anything. It’s time for you to learn to do something. I am sure you can learn a lot of things if you want to”.

     The animals thought and thought, they thought from early morning till late at night. Each animal began to learn to do something.

     The horse began to learn to run quickly. He wanted to carry the man  because at that time there were neither cars no buses.

     The dog learned to bark. It wanted to help the man to watch his animals.

     The cow began to give milk. Many birds learned to sing beautiful songs. They had their Singing lessons every day.

     The cock learned to sing early in the morning to tell everybody of the coming day. It was very good because at that time there were no alarm-clocks to wake the man up. The cock’s wife, the hen, began to lay eggs. The bee learned to make honey.

     The monkey learned to jump from tree to tree and get fruit from high trees. And what is more, the monkey learned to make faces – he wanted the man to laugh at him, because there were neither cinemas nor theatres at that time.

     A month passed and the man again called all the animals together. “It’s time for you to show me what you have learned,”- he said.

     The bee began to make honey, the hen laid eggs, the cow gave milk, the horse ran quickly, the birds began to sing beautiful songs.

     The man was very pleased with them all. It was wonderful! The man thanked all the animals. Suddenly he saw a fish. “And what about you?”- he asked. The fish stood behind the other animals and didn’t do anything. It could only  open and shut its mouth – it didn’t know what to say.

     “So you haven’t learned to do anything and you cannot say a word”,- said the man angrily. “I don’t want to see you again. You must live in the sea! Go away!”

     And from that day on the fish hasn’t said a word and has lived in the sea where nobody can see it.

1. The … began to learn to run quickly.

a) hen;

b) dog;

3. horse;

2. At that time there were no … to wake the man up.

1. telephones;
2. alarm-clocks;
3. computers;

3. The bee learned to make … .

1. butter;
2. honey;
3. ice-cream;

4. The birds had their …lessons every day.

1. Maths;
2. English;
3. Singing;

5. And from that day on the fish has lived in the … where nobody can see it.

1. sea;
2. ocean;
3. lake.

2. Choose opposites:

1) old;                                                    a) weak;

2) new;

                                                              b) ugly;

3) big;

                                                              c) slow;

4) dirty;

                                                              d) good;

5) long;

                                                              e) young;

6) beautiful;

                                                              f) small;

7) strong;

                                                              g) old;

8) hot;

                                                              h) clean;

9) bad;

                                                               i) cold;

10) fast;                                                  j) short

3. What American holiday is it? Match the description with the holiday. One holiday is extra.

1. This is the biggest holiday of the year. People send Christmas cards with best wishes to each other. Almost every home has a Christmas tree. And all the children wait for Santa Claus.

2. On July 4th 1776 the United States became independent from England. It was the beginning of a new life. Families and friends celebrate this day.

3. It’s a Christian holiday which celebrates the day when Jesus came back from the dead. On this day people give coloured or chocolate eggs to each other and send cards.

4. Every four years February has an extra day. Tradition says that on this day girls can ask boys to go to the cinema together. A girl can even ask to marry her!

5. This is one of the most favourite  holidays in America. It is celebrated on the 31st of October. Children dress up like witches, skeletons and cats. People have pumpkins with candles in their windows.

1. Mother’s Day;
2. Halloween;
3. Christmas;
4. Independence Day;
5. February 29th;
6. Easter.

4. Fill in the right preposition (where necessary).

1. … Sunday we usually go to the seaside.
2. What happened … him after school?
3. Let’s meet … half past two.
4. My Granny doesn’t like to travel … plane.
5. Turn … the TV set, please. I want to watch cartoons.

1. a) on;                  b) at;                          c) in;
2. a) with;               b) to;                          c) -;
3. a) on;                  b) at;                           c) in;
4. a) by;                  b) on;                          c) in;
5. a) off;                 b) over;                        c) on.

Keys:

1.                  

1.c

2.b

3.b

4.c

5.a

2.

1)e

2)g

3)f

4)h

5)j

6)b

7)a

8)i

9)d

10)c

3.

1.c

2.d

3.f

4.e

5.b     a-extra.

4.

1.a

2.b

3.b

4.a

5.c