АКТ

на содержательную валидность банка тестовых заданий

по дисциплине «Страноведение»

Для студентов 1 курса очного отделения Количество кредитов – 2

Специальность шифр «Иностранная филология» 5В021000

Факультет: Гуманитарный

Ф.И.О автор-составитель: Маликова Р.С.

Ученая степень, ученое звание, должность авторов: ст. преподаватель кафедры иностранной филологии.

Количество вопросов банка тестовых заданий: 400 (четыреста)

Рассмотрев тестовые задания по дисциплине «Страноведение»,

составленные ст. преподавателем Маликовой Р.С. аттестационная комиссия пришла к заключению, что банк тестовых заданий

• соответствует государственному стандарту по дисциплине;

• соответствует содержанию рабочей программы курса;

• сформирован в соответствии с технологией составления тестовых заданий и может быть использован в целях проведения экзамена по данной дисциплине.

Декан факультета ___________________________ Еспенбетов А.С.

Зав. кафедрой _______________________________ Исмаилова Г.К.

Қазақстан Республикасы Білім және Ғылым министрлігі

Министерство образования и науки Республики Казахстан

Шәкәрім атындағы Семей Мемлекеттік университеті

Семипалатинский Государственный университет им. Шакарима

Шетел филологиясы кафедрасы

Кафедра иностранной филологии

Тестовые задания по «страноведению»

для студентов 1 курса специальности 5В021000-

«Иностранная филология»

Количество кредитов-2

Семестр-1

Семей

2010

@@@Geography of the UK & the USA

$$$ 1 B

What contries does the United Kingdom consist of?

A. England, Scotland, Wales

B. Great Britain & Northern Ireland

C. England & Scotland

D. Great Britain, Northern Ireland and The Irish Republic.

E. England, Wales

$$$ 2 E

What countries does Britain include?

A. England & Scotland

B. Great Britain and Northern Ireland

C. Wales, Scotland

D. England, Wales

E. England, Scotland, Wales

$$$ 3 C

Which is the most densely – populated country of the United Kingdom?

A. Great Britain

B. Wales

C. England

D. Northern Ireland

E. Scotland

$$$ 4 C

What does England consist of?

A. districts

B. states

C. counties

D. regions

E. districts, regions

$$$ 5 A

What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?

A. Ben Nevis

B. Snowdon

C. the Adirondack Mountains

D. the Ozark Mountain Range

E. The Mourne mountains

$$$ 6 D

What is the highest mountain in England & Wales?

A. The Mourne mountains

B. Ben Nevis

C. The Cheviot Hills Mountains

D. Snowdon

E. the Adirondack Mountains

$$$ 7 B

Where is the mountain Snowdon situated?

A. England

B. Wales

C. in Ireland

D. in Scotland

E. Northern Ireland

$$$ 8 D

What range of hills is known as the “backbone of England”?

A. the Adirondack Mountains

B. the Ozark Mountain Range

C. the Appalachian Mountains

D. the Pennine Chain

E. The Cheviot Hills Mountains

$$$ 9 B

What river is the longest in Britain?

A. The Thames

B. the Severn

C. the Tay

D. the Tweed

E. The Loch Ness

$$$ 10 C

What river is Glasgow situated on?

A. The Severn

B. the Taff

C. the Clyde

D. the Shannon

E. The Thames

$$$ 11 B

What is the Loch?

A. A person who is not clever

B. a lake

C. a valley

D. a dale

E. a river

$$$ 12 A

What is the currency of the country?

A. pound, consisting of 100 pence

B. dollar, consisting of 100 nickels

C. pound, consisting of 100 cents

D. pound, consisting of 100 nickels

E. dollar, consisting of 100 nickels

$$$ 13 D

Where is the Lake District in the U.K.?

A. in the north-east of Scotland

B. in the north-east of Wales

C. in the west of Northern Ireland

D. in the north-east of England

E. in the east of Scotland

$$$ 14 A

What country in Britain is called a “Land of Song”?

A. Wales

B. England

C. Scotland

D. Northern Ireland

E. Great Britain

$$$ 15 C

What is the emblem of Scotland?

A. the Leek

B. the Rose

C. the Thistle

D. the Shamrock

E. the Thistle & the Rose

$$$ 16 C

What do Welshmen wear on St. David’s Day?

A. a rose or a daffodil

B. a shamrock

C. a leek or a daffodil

D. a thistle or a leek

E. a daffodil or a rose

$$$ 17 B

What is the Union Jack?

A. the prince

B. the flag of Britain

C. the king of Britain

D. one of the towers in Westminster

E. the princes

$$$ 18 С

What can we see on the Welsh flag?

A. 3 crosses

B. a leek

C. a dragon

D. a daffodil

E. a dragon & 3 crosses

$$$ 19 A

When did Caesar come from Rome to Isles?

A. 55 B.C.

B. 55 A.D.

C. 43 A.D.

D. 43 B.C.

E. 47 B.C.

$$$ 20 B

Who came to the British Isles after the Romans had left Britain?

A. the Normans

B. Anglo-Saxons

C. the Britons

D. the Danes

E. the Indians

$$$ 21 A

Who brought Latin and French civilization to Britain?

A. the Normans

B. the Saxons

C. the Danes

D. the Romans

E. the Britons

$$$ 22 D

Who was the 1^st king to be crowned in Westminster Abbey?

A. King Alfred

B. Henry VII

C. Henry VIII

D. William the Conqueror

E. Henry III

$$$ 23 B

What misfortune fell upon London in 1665?

A. the Great Flood

B. the Plague

C. the Great Fire

D. the Great Earthquake

E. the Great Fire

$$$ 24 C

Who is the head of the state in the U.K.?

A. Prime Minister

B. Major

C. Queen

D. Speaker

E. Prince

$$$ 25 D

Who is the head of the government in the U.K.?

A. Lord Chancellor

B. Speaker

C. Prince

D. Prime Minister

E. Queen

$$$ 26 A

Who presides over the House of Commons?

A. Speaker

B. Prime Minister

C. Lord Chancellor

D. Major

E. Queen

$$$ 27 C

The Speaker occupies the central place in the House of Commons. Who sits on his right?

A. the Opposition

B. Independent members

C. Government supporters

D. the Queen

E. Prime Minister

$$$ 28 B

Which statement is the right one? The Queen …

A. rules and governs

B. reigns but does not rule

C. reigns and rules

D. rules but does not reign

E. governs and rules

$$$ 29 D

What kind of body is British Parliament?

A. judicial

B. social

C. executive

D. legislative

E. political

$$$ 30 C

Who elects the members of the House of Commons?

A. Queen

B. Prime Minister

C. electors

B. House of Lords

E. prince

$$$ 31 A

How often are elections held in the U.K.?

A. once in five years

B. once in four years

C. once in three years

D. once in six years

E. once in seven years

$$$ 32 A

Which part of London is the heart of business & commercial life of London?

A. the City

B. the East End

C. the West End

D. Westminster

E. the South End

$$$ 33 C

What is the Mansion House?

A. the residence of the Queen

B. the residence of the Speaker

C. the residence of the Lord Mayor

D. the residence of the Prime-Minister

E. the residence of the Prince

$$$ 34 B

What monument can we see in the center of Trafalgar Square?

A. the Statue of Eros

B. the Nelson’s Column

C. the Monument to Queen Victoria

D. the Monument to Peter Pan.

E. the monument of women

$$$ 35 B

What is the financial centre of London?

A. the West End

B. the City

C. the East End

D. Westminster

E. the East End

$$$ 36 A

What is the crowing place of British monarchs?

A. Westminster Abbey

B. St. Paul’s Cathedral

C. the Tower

D. Buckingham Palace

E. House of Lords

$$$ 37 E

Where are many famous people buried?

A. St. Paul’s Cathedral

B. House of Lords

C. the Tower

D. Westminster.

E. Westminster Abbey

$$$ 38 C

What is the Tower nowadays?

A. a palace

B. a prison

C. a museum

D. a church

E. a college

$$$ 39 D

The Whispering Gallery is situated in…

A. the Tower

B. Westminster Abbey

C. Covent Garden

D. St. Paul’s Cathedral

E. Westminster.

$$$ 40 D

What is the name of the most famous clock in Britain?

A. Big Clock

B. Big John

C. Big Apple

D. Big Ben

E. Big Pen

$$$ 41 C

What is the Barbican?

A. a river

B. a fish

C. an art gallery

D. a hotel

E. a lake

$$$ 42 C

What park is Speaker’s Corner in?

A. Kensington Gardens

B. St. James’s Park

C. Hyde Park

D. Green Park

E. Yellow Park

$$$ 43 A

What London street is famous for shops?

A. Oxford Street

B. Whitehall

C. Soho

D. Bloomsbеry

E. Central Street

$$$ 44 C

What London Street is famous as the centre of journalists?

A. Leicester Square

B. Piccadilly Circus

C. Fleet Street

D. Bond Street

E. Oxford Street

$$$ 45 C

What is the name of the London Royal Opera House?

A. The National Theater

B. Old Vic Theater

C. Covent Garden

D. the Barbican

E. The central theater

$$$ 46 B

What is Whitehall?

A. a financial center

B. a street where government offices are situated

C. a street of beautiful shops

D. a palace

E. a park

$$$ 47 D

A statue of Eros is situated…

A. in Trafalgar Square

B. in Leicester Square

C. in Bond Street

D. in Piccadilly Circus

E. in Central Square

$$$ 48 A

What is Soho?

A. The district of cinema – producers

B. a loading house district

C. a street where the prominent representatives of medical profession live

D. the centre of government offices

E. the center of fashion

$$$ 49 B

What is Eisteddfod?

A. a city

B. a festival

C. a dance

D. a country

E. a song

$$$ 50 D

What is haggis?

A. a dress

B. a toy

C. a drink

D. a dish

E. a milk

$$$ 51 C

Christopher Columbus landed in America in:

A. 1620

B. 1942

C. 1492

D. 1547

E. 1494

$$$ 52 C

Washington, D.C., is a:

A. state

B. country

C. district

D. city

E. region

$$$ 53 A

How many states are there in America?

1. 50

B.52

C.25

D.13

E.52

$$$ 54 B

Who arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620?

A. the Indians

B. the pilgrims

C. the French

D. the Spaniards

E. the Americans

$$$ 55 C

In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?

A. December

B. February

C. November

D. August

E. April

$$$ 56 C

Who built the first car?

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Alexander Graham Bell

C. Henry Ford

D. Harriet Tubman

E. Bill Ford

$$$ 57 A

What is the capital of Georgia?

A. Atlanta

B. San Francisco

C. Los Angeles

D. Boston

E. New -York

$$$ 58 B

What is the tallest building in the world?

A. the Empire State Building

B. the Sears Tower

C. the Washington Monument

D. the Capitol

E. The Statue of Liberty

$$$ 59 A

Who fought against racial discrimination in the 1960’s?

A. Martin Luther King, Jr

B. Frank Lloyd Wright

C. Emily Dickson

D. Abraham Lincoln

E. Thomas Jefferson

$$$ 60 C

The statue of Liberty was a gift from…

A. Italy

B. England

C. France

D. Russia

E. Japan

$$$ 61 C

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

A. St Louis

B. Memphis

C. Boston

D. Atlanta

E. New-York

$$$ 62 A

A famous American artist is:

A. Norman Rockwell

B. Jack London

C. Robert Lee Frost

D. Elvis Presley

E. Emily Dickson

$$$ 63 B

The first university in America was:

A. Boston University

B. Harvard

C. MIT

D. Oxford

E. Cambridge

$$$ 64 C

Who was the first president of the United States?

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. George Washington

D. George Bush

E. Jack London

$$$ 65 A

A popular American food is:

A. barbecue ribs

B. haggis

C. fish and chips

D. barbecued chicken

E. hambugger

$$$ 66 A

Who discovered America?

A. Christopher Columbus

B. George Washington

C. The pilgrims

D. Amerigo Vespucci

E. Abraham Lincoln

$$$ 67 B

What is the national symbol of America?

A. The rose

B. The bald eagle

C. The shamrock

D. The Statue of Liberty

E. The dragon

$$$ 68 A

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A. In New York

B. In Massachusetts

C. In California

D. In Washington

E. In Canada

$$$ 69 A

The American flag has…

A. thirteen stripes

B. thirty stripes

C. fifty stripes

D. ten stripes

E. forty stripes

$$$ 70 B

Where is the tallest building (skyscraper) in the world?

A. In New York City

B. In Chicago

C. In San Francisco

D. In Atlanta

E. In California

$$$ 71 A

When do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

1. July 4

2. December 25

3. February 14

4. January 1

5. July 5

$$$ 72 C

What is the national sport in America?

A. football

B. soccer

C. baseball

D. softball

E. basketball

$$$ 73 C

Who was the first man on the Moon?

1. Yuri Gagarin

2. John Glenn

3. Neil Armstrong

4. Abraham Lincoln

5. Henry Ford

$$$ 74 C

How many chambers does the American parliament consist of?

A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

D. 6

E. 7

$$$ 75 D

What is the second largest city in the United States?

1. New York

2. San Francisco

3. Washington

4. Chicago

5. Texas

$$$ 76 C

Vermont is generally translated as “Green Mountain State” from

A. Spanish

B. Italian

C. French

D. German

E. Indian

$$$ 77 B

What state has these nicknames: the “Alligator State”, the Everglade State, the “Land of Flowers”, “the Mocking – Bird State”, the “Orange State”.

1. Virginia

2. Florida

3. Vermont

4. Caroline

5. California

$$$ 78 C

Where does cactus grow?

A. in Northwest

B. in the lower Mississippi River valley

C. in Southwest

D. in Upper Great Lakes region

E. in Southeast

$$$ 79 B

“Yankee” may mean …

1. a Northerner

2. an American

3. people who live in England

4. an Indian

5. a German

$$$ 80 A

Who were the first Europeans to settle Manhattan?

A. The Dutch

B. The Spaniards

C. The English

D. The Italians

E. The French

$$$ 81 B

Manhattan was bought from the Indians for the price of … dollars worth

1. 100 dollars

2. 24 dollars

3. 42 dollars

4. 1 500 dollars

5. 10 dollars

$$$ 82 A

Chinatown has nearly … restaurants

A. 200

B. 50

C. 250

D. 100

E. 220

$$$ 83 C

What is the single largest religious group in the USA?

1. Protestants

2. Lutherans

3. Catholics

4. Moslem

5. No variant

$$$ 84 A

How many basic levels are there in the USA educational system?

A. three

B. six

C. four

D. five

E. seven

$$$ 85 D

On what day will you see many Jack - 0’ – lanterns?

1. New Year’s Day

2. Christmas

3. Columbus Day

4. Halloween

5. Thanksgiving day

$$$ 86 A

What was the reason for the first Thanksgiving Day?

A. Thanks God for good harvest

B. Thanks Indians for help

C. Thanks King James I

D. Thanks good and warm weather

E. Thanks God for warm weather

$$$ 87 A

What is the largest river in Alaska?

1. The Yukon

2. The Snake

3. The Wailuku

4. The Savannah

5. The Nil

$$$ 88 B

The first inhabitants of North America were

A. Indians & Dutch

B. Indians & Eskimos

C. Indians & Spaniards

D. Indians & Englishmen

E. Indians & Frenchmen

$$$ 89 A

What is the English for “исполнительная власть в США”?

A. legislative power

B. judicial power

C. executive power

D. separation of powers

E. political powers

$$$ 90 C

What is the residence of the president of the USA?

A. Executive Office

B. White House Office

C. Executive Mansion

D. Administration

E. Central Office

$$$ 91 C

Do you know how to say “Нью-Йоркский диалект”?

A. New Yorkish

B. New Yorker

C. New Yorkise

D. New Yorkize

E. New York

$$$ 92 D

What is the symbol of American advertising business?

A. Fifth Avenue

B. Park Avenue

C. Broadway

D. Madison Avenue

E. Subway

$$$ 93 B