Діагностувальна робота 6 клас ІІ півріччя Reading

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians. 

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country. 

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

1) The people in Laconia were

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians. 

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country. 

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

2) They didn’t like

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians. 

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country. 

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

3) Any short answer can be called

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians. 

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country. 

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

4) The people of Laconia lived

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians. 

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country. 

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

5) The king of Macedonia decided

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant.

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians. 

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country. 

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

6) The answer to the king’s letter was

 Correct the wrong sentences.

1) The people in Laconia were bad hunters, bad builders and workmen.

 Correct the wrong sentences.

2) They didn’t like to ride horses much.

 Correct the wrong sentences.

3) The king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful navy.

 Correct the wrong sentences.

4) He planned to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia.

 Correct the wrong sentences.

5) The king sent the telegramme to the people of Laconia.

 Correct the wrong sentences.

6) The answer was very, very long.

3. Complete the dialogue with phrases a-e. 

a. But they are ready to do it.

b. Environment? What does this word mean?

с. Don’t you know April 22 is Earth Day?

d. We must help our planet.

e. We can do it in our own way.

f. They say our planet is in danger.

Ken: April 22 is soon.

Jim: What about it?

Ken: (1) __________. People all over the world think about our planet.

Jim: (2) __________.

Ken: Many people don’t know how to protect animals and plants, how to keep the  

  waters clean and the air fresh. (3) __________. 

Jim: What way can we help nature? 

Ken: (4) __________. We can discuss the problems of the environment at the nature 

studies lesson. 

Jim: (5) __________. 

Ken: Environment is everything that is around us: water and air, animals and plants. 

(6) __________.

Jim: We should plant trees and flowers, clean up our school territory, recycle old 

  magazines, save electricity, not litter.