Тест з Країнознавства

Н.Д. Карагяур

Завдання з країнознавства (англійська мова) до олімпіади з кращого знавця географії, історії, культури англомовних країн (США) серед учнів 8 класів

Fill in the gaps. Circle the correct answer.

1. The United States of America is the _____ largest country in the world.

  a) third              b) fourth              c) second

2. The USA is a _______

a) monarchy           b) federal republic            c) parliamentary republic

3. It consists of________ states and the District of Columbia.

a) 51          b) 50        c) 55

4. There are _______ colours on the flag of the USA.

a) 3            b) 2           c) 4

5. There are _______ stars on the flag of the USA.

a) 48             b) 49             c) 50

6. There are _______ stripes on the flag of the USA.

a) 12             b) 13               c) 15

7a.  The eagle, as the official national symbol, holds an olive branch as a _______

a) symbol of peace         b) symbol of wealth         c) symbol of wisdom

7b.  … and arrows in its paws as________

a) symbols of force          b) symbols of strength       c) symbols of leadership

8. Over 20000 years ago Indians came from Asia to America across the _________

a) ocean            b) Bering Strait            c) the land

9. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in _______

a) Italy          b) Spain           c) Portugal

10. In the 15^th century people thought that the land was________

a) round            b) square              c) flat

11. Christopher Columbus believed that our planet was________

a) round           b) square            c) flat

12. Columbus thought that he opened _______

a) India           b) America              c) Africa

13. Columbus was a _________

a) traveller            b) great explorer             c) simple captain

14. Washington is ________ of the USA

a) a largest city          b) a new built city            c) capital

15. New York is situated at the mouth of the ________ river

a) Hudson             b) Mississippi            c) Colorado

16. New York is a city of _________

a) ancient buildings          b) high buildings         c) skyscrapers

17. _________ is a symbol of New York

a) The Empire State Building           b) The Statue of Liberty         c) Richmond

Underline the right information.

1. There are some American holidays from: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Day, President’s Day, St Valentine’s Day, Columbus Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving.
2. President’s Day is celebrated in February, on which George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Queen Elisabeth, Abraham Lincoln are honoured.
3.   Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October when Americans mark the anniversary of Columbus’s Birthday, the coming of Columbus’s ship to America.
4. Thanksgiving Day was first devoted to thank Lord for the good health and well-being, for the good harvest.

Complete the sentences.

1. The USA lies in the central part of ……
2. It’s western coast is washed by the…… and it’s eastern coast is washed with……
3. It has a sea-border with…..
4. The flag of USA is called ……
5. The colours on the flag are…..
6. The most important…… are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Colorado, the Sacramento.
7. The main …… are Great ones in the north.
8. The highest…… are Rocky, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada.
9. In 1492 …… discovered America to the whole world.
10.  America was named after another explorer ……, because he was the first man who understood that it was the new continent.
11. In 1789 on the 6^th of April Americans elected the first …… George Washington.
12.  Washington was named after the first US president of the USA because he …….
13. The Capitol is the seat of American ……
14. …….. is the residence of the US Military department.
15. In early times the New York was populated by ……
16. In 1626 the Dutch Trade Company bought Manhattan Island from the local Indians for ……. dollars.
17. Manhattan is an ……
18. Manhattan is divided into the …… Side and …… Side.
19. The dividing line is ……