Задания на отработку читательской грамотности по английскому языку

#1. My New School Is Fantastic

Rita Nelson is fourteen, and she has changed her school because her parents moved to another town this summer.

“Let me tell you about my new school. I’m having a great time. All pupils are very friendly, but it’s very different from my old school. I can tell you! First of all school starts at 8.00 here, a whole, hour before it did in that school. This morning I forgot about it and got to school ten minutes late, so the teacher put a note into my record-book. I was really angry!

There are a lot of other differences in this school, of course. We have seven lessons here almost every day. What else? The school day is different, too. In my former school we finished school at 3.00, and then most pupils went home. Here we finish lessons at 3.30, and then most pupils go to sports practice. Well, they love sports here.

I joined gymnastics and football clubs here. A lot of girls play football in this school. I had my first practice yesterday, and I feel tired today.

Another important thing here is learning to do practical things. Their metal and wood shops are like small factories, and we are taught to drive as well. It’s fantastic. I had my first lesson in driving a tractor yesterday.”

Задания к тексту.

Exercise 1. Choose the right answer.

Rita Nelson is _______

a) 13    b) 14         c) 15

Lessons in Rita’s previous school started at

a) 7 o’clock      b) 8 o’clock    c) 9 o’clock

Rita has _______ lessons every day.

a) 5            b) 6               c) 7

Rita’s lessons are over at

a) 3. 00       b) 3.30       c) 4.00

After lessons most pupils go

a) to sports practice b) home     c) for a walk

Exercise 2. Name the things in Rita’s new school that are different from her previous school.

1. Number of pupils in Rita’s class.
2. Time when the lessons begin
3. Time when the lessons end
4. Number of subjects in the curriculum (расписание)
5. Number of lessons every day

Exercise 3. True or false?

1. Rita doesn’t like her new school.
2. Today Rita came to school in time.
3. Student don’t love sports in the new school.
4. Many girls play football in the new school.
5. Rita likes to drive a tractor.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions on the text "My New School Is Fantastic”.

1. Why has Rita changed her school?
2. When do the lessons begin?
3. Why did the teacher put a note into Rita’s record-book?
4. What clubs did she join?
5. What games do girls play in her new school?
6. What practical things are the children taught?

#2 — Mysterious Monster

At different times, thousands of people say that they have seen a large animal in the famous lake called Loch Ness in Scotland. For many centuries, people have tried to catch it. People who live there always talk about the mysterious animal in the lake, and many of them believe that it is still there today.

In 1933, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble, and a huge animal with two humps came out of it.

After that, scientists examined the lake with underwater equipment and tried to find out what kind of animal lived there. Of course, they haven’t found it yet, because the lake is so deep and so dark.

Tourists from all over the world have visited Loch Ness, they hope to see the monster. They have even given it a nickname “Nessie”. Many people even show photos of the monster, but they are usually photos of the pictures of the monster. Scientists suppose that the Loch Ness monster is a dinosaur, which has survived since the Ice Age.

Here is a description of the monster:

• Length: About 50 metres.
• Body: With two humps.
• Half horse, half snake and quite small.
• Long and thin, like a giraffe.
• Yellow-brown.
• People think that it eats sheep on land and underwater plants.
• Shy, doesn’t want to be seen.
• Lives in the deepest and coldest parts of the lake about 1 km from the surface.

Задания к тексту.

Exercise 1. Insert the words according to the text.

have visited,      haven’t found,      tried,      so deep and so dark,      came out of it

1. For many centuries people ... to catch it.
2. The lake began to bubble and a huge animal...
3. Of course they ... it yet.
4. The lake is …...
5. Tourists from all over the world ... Loch Ness.

Exercise 2. Выберите правильную концовку для предложений.

1. Loch Ness is in …

a)       England      b) Scotland     c) Wales

2. Loch Ness is …

      a) lake        b) a river        c) a village

3. Scientists examined the lake with

      a) underwater equipment       b) computers    c) special ultrasound gadgets

4. Tourists have given the monster a nickname

      a)Locky      b) Nessie         c) Lohnessi

Exercise 3. True or false.

1. For many centuries, people have tried to catch the Loch Ness monster.
2. No one believes that the Loch Ness monster is still in the lake today.
3. In 1956, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble.
4. The lake is very deep.
5. Many people show photos of the monster.

Exercise 4. Дополните описание Лохнесского чудовища.

• Length: About _______ (1)
• Body: With two humps.
• Half __________ (2), half snake and quite small.
• Long and thin, like a giraffe.
• Yellow-brown.
• People think that it eats __________ (3) on land and underwater ________ (4).
• Shy, doesn’t want to be seen.
• Lives in the deepest and __________ (5) parts of the lake about 1 km from the surface.

#3. — Music in the Streets

As you go home after a hard day’s work, and you get off the metro train, you sometimes have to walk a long way to the exit or to change trains. Suddenly in the noise, some music is heard. Those are street musicians. You take out a coin from your pocket and throw it into their hat or instrument case. These musicians bring color and life to the city streets. Street musicians are aged between 17 and 30 years. Some of them are men, some women. They play classical music, pop or folk music, old and new songs. Many musicians are former university students or professional musicians.

Andrew Hain, for example, was once a music student, but he gave up music and became a painter. Now he plays in the underground because he doesn’t want to forget how to play. His girlfriend is a painter, too. She helps him to collect the money. Another street musician, David MacNell, tells new players:

“Learn new songs all the time, or else you’ll have fewer and fewer listeners. Wear bright clothes to attract attention. Make sure that the places where you choose to play are warm. The best places are bridges and certainly the underground.”

On Sundays, Hyde Park is the best place, as the speakers here address the people. The street musicians are doing their business with the many tourists who visit the park. The weather is one of the worst problems. It is not so easy to play the violin or the guitar on a rainy November day in London and try to smile.

A much worse problem is the police. From time to time, they come, and the musicians are moved to a different place. True, they are not often fined. One musician told me:

“The policeman asked me what I was doing. I said I was just practising. Some money just fell out of my pocket into the guitar case, and I was told to leave my place. I think it’s not fair. People love street music. It makes the city more attractive.”

Задания к тексту.

Exercise 1. Read the text «Music in the Streets» again and complete the sentences according to the text.

1. Street musicians are

         a) men        b)  women           c)  men and women

2. According to the text, street musicians

a) bring color and life to city streets.

b) make more noise in the streets.

c) make traffic more difficult

3. Street musicians play

         a) old songs          b)  new songs.          c)  old and new songs.

4. Andrew Hain plays in the streets because he

a) needs money.

b) does not want to forget how to play.

c) wants to become famous.

5. The worst problem for the musicians is

          a) weather         b)  the police           c) no problem

Exercise 2. Say true or false.

1. Street musicians are aged between 17 and 30 years.
2. Andrew Hain, for example, was once a music professor.
3. On Mondays, Hyde Park is the best place for street musicians.
4. The weather is one of the worst problems for street musicians.
5. Street musicians are very often fined.

Exercise 3. Вставьте слова по смыслу.

1. Andrew Hain gave up music and became a ____________.
2. The street musicians are doing their business with the many __________ who visit the Hyde Park.
3. It is not so easy to play the violin or the _________ on a rainy November day in London
4. Make sure that the places where you choose to play are _________.

Exercise 4. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why should street musicians wear bright clothes?
2. What are the best places for street musicians?
3. Which is worse for street musicians – the weather or the police?
4. Why do street musicians need to learn new songs all the time?

Ответы к тестам по чтению для 7 класса.

Ответы к тексту My New School Is Fantastic

Упражнение 1.  1b, 2c, 3c, 4b, 5a

Упражнение 2.  2,3,5

Упражнение 3.

1 false

2 false

3 false

4 true

5 true

Упражнение 4.

Варианты ответов:

1. Rita has changed her school because her parents moved to another town
2. The lessons begin at 8 o’clock
3. The teacher put a note into Rita’s record-book because Rita was late for school.
4. She joined gymnastics and football clubs
5. A lot of girls play football in this school.
6. There are metal and wood shops, and the children are taught to drive as well.

Упражнение 5. Ваши варианты ответов.

Ответы к тексту Mysterious Monster

Упражнение 1.

• Tried, 2) came out of it, 3) haven’t found, 4) so deep and so dark, 5) have visited

Упражнение 2. 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – a, 4 — b

Упражнение 3.

1. true
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true

Упражнение 4.  1 – 50, 2 – horse, 3 – sheep, 4 – plants, 5 – coldest

Упражнение 5. Ваши варианты описания.

Ответы к тексту Music in the Streets

Упражнение 1. 1 – с, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 — b, 5 – b

Упражнение 2. 1 true, 2 false, 3 false. 4 true, 5 false

Упражнение 3. 1 painter, 2 tourists, 3 guitar 4. warm

Упражнение 4.

Possible answers.

1. Street musicians should wear bright clothes to attract attention.
2. The best places for street musicians are warm places – such as bridges and the underground.
3. The police is a much worse problem.
4. Street musicians need to learn new songs all the time to have more listeners.

Упражнение 5. Your own answers.