Тест по теме "Страноведение Великобритании"
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Тест по теме «Великобритания»: 8 класс

1. What is the official name of Britain?

a) The United Kingdom b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland c) Great Britain

2. Where is the UK situated?

a) On Victoria Island b) On New Zealand Island c) On the British Isles

3. What parts does the UK consist of?

a) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland b) England, Scotland, Wales c) England, Wales, Northern Ireland

4. What is the capital of Britain?

a) Washington b ) Edinburgh c) London

5. What is the oldest part of London?

a) The City b) The West End c) The East End

6. What river is the British capital situated on?

a) On the Severn b) on the Thames c) on the Mississippi

7. What is the capital of Scotland?

a) Belfast b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff

8. What is the capital of Wales?

a) Belfast b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff

9. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

a) Belfast b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff

10. What is the symbol of England?

a) The thistle b) The daffodil c) The red rose

11. What is the symbol of Scotland?

a) The thistle b) The daffodil c) The red rose

12. What is the symbol of Wales?

a) The thistle b) The daffodil c) The red rose

13. What is the symbol of Northern Ireland?

a) The red hand and the shamrock b) The daffodil c) The thistle

14. What is Edinburgh famous for?

a) for its art galleries b) for its music and theatre festivals c) for its monuments

15. What is Wales called?

a) A “Land of Song” b) A “Land of Music” c) A “Land of Art”

16. When do British people celebrate Christmas?

a) On the 7th of January b) On the 25th of December c) On the 19th of January

17. What is the traditional Christmas meal in Britain?

a) Roast chicken and apple pie b) Roast potato and cherry pie c) Roast turkey and pudding

18. What is the longest river in Britain?

a) The Severn b) The Thames c) The Tay

19. What is the deepest river in Britain?

a) The Thames b) The Severn c) The Tweed

20. Why is it never too hot or too cold in Britain?

a) It is because of the wind b) It is because of the high mountains c) It is because of the sea

21. What is the best and driest season in Britain?

a) Spring b) Summer c) Autumn

22. What is the London home of the Queen?

a) Buckingham Palace b) Westminster Palace c)The Houses of Parliament

23. What is the official name of the parliament building?

a) Buckingham Palace b) Westminster Palace c)The Houses of Parliament

24. What was the Tower of London?

a) A palace, a fortress, a shop b) A palace, a prison, a fortress c) A prison, a fortress, a library

25. What is the Tower of London now?

A) It is a palace b) It is a library c) It is a museum

26. What birds live in the Tower of London?

a) Sparrows b) Woodpeckers c) Ravens

27. What is in the centre of Trafalgar Square?

a) Nelson’s Column b) the Monument to Queen c) the Monument to Peter Pan

28. Who was the architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral?

a) Charles Barry b) Christopher Wren c) Charles Mackintosh

29. What is the national drink in Britain?

a) Tea b) Coca-cola c) Beer

30. What is the national sport of Britain?

a) Cricket b) Football c) Rugby

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