Тест з контролю навичок читання на тему "Holidays and celebrations" .

Reading comprehension test

My name is Maria. I live in Ukraine. We celebrate many holidays in our country. I like them all. I love greeting guests at my home. I like helping mum to cook tasty things. Guests come to share the happiness of the day. Sometimes we make presents or surprise parties for each other. We decorate the rooms with beautiful flowers and balloons. But my favorite holiday is Christmas. I like to decorate the Christmas tree with toys, glass balls and lights. There are nice decorations in the shops and streets. People make or buy Christmas presents and cards. All people are very busy before this holiday but they are really happy.

Task 1. Read the text and chose the correct variant:

1. Maria doesn’t live in Ukraine. (true/false)
2. In our country people have a lot of holidays. (true/false)
3. They often do surprise parties for each other. (true/false)
4. Maria’s favorite holiday is New Year. (true/false)
5. She likes to help her mom with cooking. (true/false)
6. The streets and supermarkets are beautifully decorated at the holiday. (true/false)

Task 2. Chose the correct variant

1. Maria likes

1. writing greeting cards; b) greeting guests; c) cooking nice dishes:

2. Maria and her family sometimes

1. make presents and parties; b) send balloons as the presents; c)buy toys and lights;

3. In Ukraine people like celebrating

1. Christmas and other holidays; b) when they are happy; c) only birthdays and surprise parties;

4. Guests come to

1. bring flowers and presents; b) help with cooking; c) share the happiness of the day;

5. Maria loves

1. all the holidays; b) Christmas holidays; c) decorating rooms on holidays;

Reading comprehension test

Hello! I’m John from Liverpool. It’s in England. Christmas is my favorite holiday. It is in December in England. You may ask, “What do you like about Christmas?” Well, my answer is “Santa Claus, presents, Christmas tree, parties and many other things.”  Every year there is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square. It is a present from Norway people.  On Christmas people wish a merry Christmas to each other. They eat Christmas turkey, potatoes and green vegetables for dinner. And they have the Christmas pudding for the dessert. On Christmas morning they open their presents and visit their relatives and friends.

Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct variant:

1. John is from Great Britain. (true/false)
2. His favorite holiday is on December, 25th. (true/false)
3. The Christmas tree is in the centre of Norway. (true/false)
4. English people cook turkey and pudding for Christmas dinner. (true/false)
5. They usually open the presents after dinner. (true/false)
6. They don’t usually visit friends and relatives on this day. (true/false)

Task 2. Choose the correct variant:

1.               John loves

a) presents, parties and other things; b) trees and other things; c) to ask about Christmas;

2) People from Norway

a) put a tree in London; b) send a tree from London; c) present a tree to Londoners;

3)  On Christmas people

a) go to buy presents and cards; b)have Christmas dinner; c) decorate the tree;

4) They wish………. each other.

a) happy birthday; b) merry Christmas; c)happy New Year;

5) People usually ……………. in the morning.

a) stay at home; b) visit friends and relatives; c) open presents;