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region open contest for 3-12 year old children
“I am the best -2017”
Preliminary step
Nomination: Drivers 11-12, reading & writing
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Part 1
- 10 questions -
Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. There is one example.
Buckingham Palace an adventure film a musician an uniform France Literature a journey a rhino a newspaper a party a capital Antarctic a rainbow an aunt a post office a turkey
Example
The capital of this country is Paris.
People speak French there. _______ France ___________
Questions
1. It’s a huge animal. It usually lives in Africa.
It has got one big horn instead of a nose. ___________________________
2. This palace is the official London residence
of the Queen, Elizabeth II. __________________________
3. It often appears after the rain in the sky.
It contains seven colours. _____________________________
4. This person plays the musical instruments.
He is fond of music. It’s his job. ____________________________
5. People go there to send or receive some
letters or parcels to different cities or countries. _______________________
6. It’s a continent. This cold land is situated
far from other countries. There are a lot of
penguins there . ______________________
7. It’s a bird. Americans usually cook it
for Thanksgiving Day. ______________________
8. This woman is your father’s or mother’s sister. ______________________
9. It’s a kind of clothes. Nurses, policemen
and fire-fighters wear it at work. ______________________
10. It’s a time when young people have fun
together. You can have it on your birthday
or Halloween. ______________________
Part 2 - 7 questions -
Look and read. Write YES or NO.
Example
There are four children in the picture. YES
Two boys are playing chess. NO
Questions
1. The boy has caught three small fish. ___________
2. There is a big bike near the tree. ___________
3. Two children are playing with a ball in the river. ___________
4. The girl is cooking something on the fire. ___________
5. There are four backpacks on the grass. ___________
6. The boy is running along the river. ___________
7. There is a tent in front of the trees. ___________
Part 3 - 5 questions -
Read the text, choose and underline the best answer.
Example
Father: It’s a nice day today, dear, isn’t it?
Son: A Yes, it is.
B Yes, I am.
C Yes, it was.
Questions
1. Father: Have you ever been to the zoo?
Son: A Yes, I could.
B No, you haven’t.
C No, you haven’t.
2. Father: Oh, let’s go there in the afternoon!
Son: A Here you are.
B Thanks, I am fine.
C With great pleasure!
3. Son: Shall we go with our mother?
Father: A Yes, we did.
B It would be great!
C You are welcome.
4. Father: What kind of animals and birds would you like to see?
Son: A My favourite animal is an ostrich.
B I don’t like to have a snack.
C I see a lot of flowers.
5. Son: Are we going to take a bus?
Father: A No, we didn’t.
B Yes, lots.
C Of course, we are.
Part 4 - 9 questions -
Read the story. Look at the pictures and the example. Write one-word answer instead of the picture. Choose the best name of the story.
My neighbour Jack was a b a k e r . He was very busy and his
work was very hard. He woke up at 5 o’clock in the morning. He had breakfast
and then he drove his ( _ _ _) to the bakery.
He started to make ( _ _ _ _ _ ) in the large and clean
( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ).
Yesterday Jack cooked a special pie for his friends.
He took some fresh ( _ _ _ _) , some flour and an orange
(_ _ _ _ _ _ _).
He mixed them together in a metal bowl. Ten Jack added a little (_ _ _ _ _ _)
and (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) .
But the most delicious pastry was the ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) cake for
Jack’s daughter.
Of course, Jack was very tired in the evening. But he was the happiest father in the city.
His daughter, Mary, was (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) years old that day!”
What’s the best name for this story?
Underline one box.
Happy breakfast.
Baker’s weekend.
The busy day.