My country 1–5: Vocabulary and Grammar Test A1

Name: ___________________________________________

Vocabulary
1 Write the names of the shapes.

1 s________ 2 s________ 3 t________ 4 c________ 5 r________

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2 Complete the sentences with nouns formed from the verbs in brackets.
1 When does the ____________ (celebrate) start?
2 We need to buy some Christmas ____________ (decorate).
3 There are a lot of ____________ (give) for all the children.
4 What is your favourite Bulgarian folk ____________ (sing)?
5 We’re making the final ____________ (prepare) for the party.

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3 Match the words with the definitions. There is one word that you do not need.
Rhodope tulip rose geranium dandelion edelweiss snowdrop
1 a small star-shaped flower that grows in the mountains: ____________
2 a beautiful plant, which is used to make perfume: ____________
3 a white flower which grows in spring and is used in medicine: ____________
4 a dark red plant which grows only in Bulgaria: ____________
5 a bright yellow flower that can be used for food: ____________

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4 Choose the correct prepositions.

1 One of the poems in Ivan Vazov’s poetic saga Epic of the Forgotten is dedicated in / to / of
Vasil Levski.
2 Stefan Stambolov studied in Odessa for two years, but in 1872 he returned for / in / to his
hometown, Veliko Tarnovo.
3 More than 10,000 Bulgarian revolutionaries took part of / after / in the April Uprising.
4 After the revolutionaries recovered after / from / for the unsuccessful 1975 uprising, they started
preparing for the 1976 uprising.
5 The town of Asenovgrad was named for / in / after Tsar Ivan Asen II.

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5 Choose the correct words.
1 A ____________ cooks food in a restaurant.
a waiter b chef c biologist d policeman
2 A ____________ looks after sick animals.
a scientist b fisherman c vet d biologist
3 A ____________ flies a plane.
a chef b waitress c policewoman d pilot
4 A ____________ studies physics, chemistry or biology.
a chef b scientist c biologist d fisherman
5 A ____________ arrests criminals.
a fisherman b vet c policeman d waiter
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Grammar
6 Choose the correct words.
1 To open / Open your books at page fifty.
2 Don’t / Doesn’t forget your keys.
3 Never / Not tell anyone your password.
4 Closes / Close the door, please.
5 Don’t be / Aren’t late for class!

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7 Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
Easter Sunday is my favourite holiday. We always 1___________ (celebrate) it in spring, in
March or April. We usually start the preparations on Thursday or Saturday. So, it’s Saturday
today and my mum 2___________ (make) kozunak – a traditional Easter bread. At the moment,
I 3___________ (help) my sister to paint the Easter eggs. My sister 4___________ (prefer)
chocolate eggs, but I 5___________ (think) the traditional chicken eggs are much better. You
can’t have an Easter egg fight with chocolate eggs!
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8 Complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets and ’s or of.

1 When is ________________________ (your best friend / name day)?
2 There are ________________________ (millions / roses) in the fields around Karlovo.
3 I think the snowdrop is ________________________ (one / the most beautiful) plants.
4 What is ________________________ (the colour / the Rhodope tulip)?
5 There are no geraniums in ________________________ (my grandmother / garden).

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9 Complete the sentences with possessive pronouns.
1 I’ve got my history book, but Ivan hasn’t got ____________.
2 Is this dictionary ____________, Milena?
3 This isn’t Petar and Nelly’s house. ____________ is much bigger.
4 Gergana has got a new bike. I want one like ____________, too!
5 She gave me her phone number and I gave her ____________.

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10 Complete the text with will or shall.

1 ____________ you close the window, please? It’s cold in here.
2 ____________ we go for a walk after lunch?
3 ____________ you give this to Yana when you see her, please?
4 You look tired. ____________ we go home now?
5 Are you hungry? ____________ I make you a sandwich?

Mark: ___ / 5
TOTAL MARKS: ___ / 50