Тексти з тестовими завданнями для учнів 4-6 класів

Text 1

                    Read the text and choose a or b to answer the questions.

                                     Monkey Keeps Quiet

Lion loved bananas. But he didn't want the other animals to know. After all, lions eat meat. Not bananas.

Each day Monkey picked some bananas. He would climb on Lion's back. They would run off and hide in the tall grass. There they would eat the bananas.

But Monkey always talked too much. Monkey would cry,” Lion, you're too fast! Help, I'll fall! I can't stay on. Please slow down."

Lion couldn't stand all this noise. One day he said, "Don't talk today."

"But…"

"Not a word," Lion said. So Monkey didn't talk.

Lion went on. At last they reached a good hiding place.

"That's good Monkey," Lion said. "You didn't say a word."

"I wanted to,” Monkey said. "I wanted to say something when I dropped the bananas back there."

1. What did Lion learn in this story?

1. that sometimes it pays to listen
2. that sometimes it’s fun to laugh

2. What did monkey do in this story?

1. he told the other animals about Lion
2. he did just what Lion told him to do

3. What was Lion’s secret?

1. that Monkey was his friend
2. that he liked to eat bananas

4. What happened because Monkey didn’t talk?

1. Lion had no bananas to eat
2. Lion and Monkey got lost

5. What kind of story is this?

1. a funny story
2. a sad story

Text 2

Read the text and choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

                       Pogo Leaves the Circus

       Pogo was a clown in a circus. Every day he rode an

elephant. Her name was Mabel.   At last Pogo got too old to be a clown. He had to leave the circus. He was very sad. He didn`t want to leave Mabel. Maybe I can buy Mabel, Pogo thought. Then I can take her with me.  Pogo went to see Mr. James. He owned the circus.
      "Could I buy Mabel?" Pogo asked.
      "I'm sorry," Mr. James said. "I can't sell her." Pogo was very sad.
       That night Pogo went to Mabel's tent. He went to say goodbye.  All at once the lights on. There were all Pogo's friends. "Surprise!" they shouted.
         And there was Mabel. She was wearing a sign. It said” to Pogo”.
         Mr. James said, "This is why I couldn't sell Mabel to you, Pogo. Your friends bought her for you."
        Pogo said, "What a fine surprise!" 
        Mabel didn't say anything. She just winked one little eye.
 

1.              This story shows

1. how important good friends can be to everyone
2. how important elephants are to a circus
3. how difficult is to be a clown

2.              Pogo felt that Mabel was

1. just a circus animal
2. a very good friend
3. very similar to her mother

3.              Pogo and Mabel got to know each other well because

1. they lived in the same tent
2. they worked together every day
3. they came from the same country

4.              The circus people bought Mabel for Pogo because

1. they wanted to make him happy
2. they wanted Mabel to leave the circus
3. they wanted to buy another elephant for the circus

5.              Mabel winked at the end of the story because

1. she knew about the surprise
2. she already belonged to Pogo
3. she loved Mr. James.

Text 3

Read the text and choose a, b or c to answer the questions.

  From Rocks to Books

 Once there was no paper. There were no books.

People made pictures on rocks. Or they made marks

on wet mud.

 But rocks and mud are hard to pick up. What else

did  people write on?

 For a long time they wrote on plant leaves. They

rolled them up to make books.

 Much more time went by. Then people found out

how to make paper. Now they could make lots of

books. These books tell us what happened long, long

ago.

 You can read these books. You don’t have to read

rocks or hard mud or leaves. Aren’t you glad?

1. What does this story show?

1. why people do not like to read books now
2. how people started making real books
3. how make children read more

2. Why did people stop writing on rocks and mud?

1. because they found better things to write on
2. because rocks and mud were too hard
3. because they didn’t want to write at all

3. Why were  plant leaves better then rocks?

1. because they were bigger than most rocks
2. because they could be rolled up
3. because they were cheaper

4. How are mud, leaves and paper the same?

1. they were all used to make books
2. they were all used for writing
3. they were all used to wrap presents

5. Why is it good that people made books?

1. so people will watch more TV
2. so people can find out new things
3. so people can communicate more