THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTEST – KONKURS JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO

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Filologii Angielskiej
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Regionalny Ośrodek Doskonalenia Nauczycieli „WOM”
w Bielsku-Białej
DUCKS
Klasy VII i VIII szkół podstawowych.
Czas trwania konkursu – 75 minut.
Podczas konkursu nie wolno używać żadnych pomocy naukowych!

Good Luck!
Zadania po 3 punkty
1. Harry: How long does it take to get there?
Thomas: It takes about ….. hour.
A) a B) an C) the D) –

2. “Thomas, …… that Anna won the lottery?”

A) did you hear B) have you heard C) you heard D) were you hearing

3. Find pairs that you read the same way.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

A) 1 – 2, 3 – 5, 4 – 6, 7 – 8 C) 1 – 3, 2 – 6, 4 – 8, 5 – 7
B) 1 – 3, 2 – 6, 4 – 7, 5 – 8 D) 1 – 8, 2 – 6, 3 – 7, 4 – 5
4. Match:
1. online a. phone A) 1-a, 2-e, 3-b, 4-c, 5-d
2. mobile b. chat B) 1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-c
3. video c. entries C) 1-b, 2-e, 3-a, 4-c, 5-d
4. blog d. network D) 1-e, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c, 5-d
5. social e. banking

5. The order of the words in a dictionary is:

A) knife, kettle, know, king C) kettle, king, knife, know
B) king, knife, kettle, know D) kettle, king, know, knife

6. Willy: “Robin is in love with our Toby, wink-wink.”

A) Robin is in love with Toby C) Toby is in love with Robin
B) Robin is not in love with Toby D) Toby is not in love with Robin
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7. If you have already registered, you need only to ..... .
A) sign in B) sign up C) sign here D) design

8. Traditionally, Americans have ..... for their Thanksgiving meal.

A) pudding B) turkey C) muffins D) vanilla ice-cream

9. According to The Mysterious Island, match:

1. Cyrus Smith a) a sailor A) 1-d, 2-b, 3-g, 4-a, 5-c, 6-f, 7-g
2. Gideon Spilett b) a reporter B) 1-d, 2-b, 3-f, 4-a, 5-c, 6-g, 7-e
3. Top c) Pencroff’s friend C) 1-d, 2-b, 3-g, 4-a, 5-c, 6-e, 7-f
4. Pencroff d) an engineer D) 1-b, 2-d, 3-f, 4-g, 5-a, 6-e, 7-c
5. Harbert e) Smith’s servant
6. Neb f) the ape
7. Joop g) Smith’s dog

10. According to The Mysterious Island, the men managed to settle on the island, because they
had ..... .
A) experience C) sheepfold
B) knowledge and skills D) rich friends

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11. I did it one time too many.
A) not enough C) only once
B) more than necessary D) twice
12. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity ..... charitable collection for 29 years now. The
Grand Finale, traditionally held on a Sunday in January, this year ..... place on 29th of
January. So far the Foundation ..... over one billion PLN.
A) has been organizing, took, has raised C) organized, took, has raised
B) has organized, took, has been raising D) has been organizing, has taken, has raised
13. The cartoon character Bugs Bunny is known for his ..... “What’s up doc?”
A) blockbuster B) catchphrase C) screen D) token
14. Sam showed his shame of not knowing the answer by sending a ….. icon.
A) winking face B) handraising C) person shrugging D) facepalm

15. Because of the virus, we cannot shake hands, we can only elbow ..... .
A) bump B) click C) hit D) strike

16. Emergency service operator: “Hello, What’s your emergency?”

Calling person: “……”
A) The ambulance service.
B) There’s a fire in my house.
C) I need help with shopping as quickly as possible.
D) I don’t know the number.

17. The aircraft that transports the President of the USA is called:
A) Plane Number One B) High Jet C) President Airlift D) Air Force One

18. ..... walked around his back garden 100 times to get money for hospitals during the pandemic.
A) Captain Sir Thomas Moore C) The Queen
B) Ed Sheeran D) Prince William

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19. According to The Mysterious Island, match the characters to the facts about them.
1. He had taken a young orphan under his protection.
2. He knew a lot about different kinds of plants and animals.
3. He knew how to light a fire using the sun.
4. He was reporting on the war between Northerners and Southerners.
5. He was born in a slave family but later he was set free.
6. He was an Indian prince who fought against the British.
a) Captain Nemo
b) Gideon Spilett
c) Neb
d) Harbert
e) Pencroff
f) Cyrus Smith
A) 1-e, 2-c, 3-f, 4-b, 5-d, 6-a C) 1-d, 2-a, 3-f, 4-b, 5-c, 6-e
B) 1-f, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-d, 6-e D) 1-e, 2-d, 3-f, 4-b, 5-c, 6-a

20. According to The Mysterious Island, there are ..... true facts.
1. The Northerners were against slavery.
2. According to the map, there were a few islands not far from the Lincoln Island.
3. Pencroff built the telegraph on the island.
4. Harbert was the son of Pencroff’s captain.
5. The colonists named the island after the American president.
6. The men were on the island for 5 years.
7. Prince Dakkar started a war against England.
8.After the men returned to America, they bought an island to live together there.
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

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21. The number of possible unique chess games is ….. greater than the number of electrons in the
universe.
A) much B) more C) many D) lot

22. Sam: “Where’s Susan, Mum?”

Mum: “.....”
A) She was in the hairdresser’s.
B) She’s gone to the hairdresser’s.
C) She’s been to the hairdresser’s now.
D) She’s visited the hairdresser’s again.

23. Plain does not go with:

A) yoghurt B) clothes C) colour D) temperature

24. The Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines is about:

A) crime B) religion C) math D) pirates

25. A: ‘So, Annie is off on holiday?’

B: ‘Yes, without a backward glance!”
Annie ..... .
A) didn’t want to go on holiday C) was sorry to go on holiday
B) was happy to go on holiday D) went without saying goodbye

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26. Nigel kept jiggling his foot under the desk and glancing at the clock.
Nigel was feeling:
A) surprised B) happy C) impatient D) curious

27. The capital of the state of New York is:

A) New York B) Washington DC C) Albany D) Los Angeles

28. The Shard is ..... .

A) the tallest building in London C) another name for English Parliament
B) the biggest shopping centre in London D) the Queen’s favourite rock group

29. According to The Mysterious Island, match the characters to what they said in the given
order:
1. “I’m a sailor from the North”
2. “I just wish I had a newspaper, to know what is happening in America.”
3. “The British wanted me dead’
4. You’ve been kind to me, and I must do something in return.”
5. “ I used the sun. I put the crystals from our watches together, like a magnifying glass. The
sun shone through them and started a fire.”
6. ‘I will only eat if we find Master Cyrus”.
A) Pencroff, Gideon Spilett, Captain Nemo, Ayrton, Cyrus Smith, Neb
B) Captain Nemo, Gideon Spilett, Neb, Ayrton, Cyrus Smith, Pencroff
C) Neb, Gideon Spilett, Captain Nemo, Ayrton, Cyrus Smith, Pencroff
D) Pencroff, Gideon Spilett, Neb, Captain Nemo, Cyrus Smith, Ayrton

30. According to The Mysterious Island, the word down is:

1. Benjamin, “The First American”
2. A yearly celebration of the date of an event that happened in the past
3. A drug for treating malaria
4. The grain that bread is made from
5. Find out
6. The place a person is from
7. A ship that can stay under water

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

A) a kind of ship C) the right to do what you want

B) a king of fish D) imaginings

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