"США" - от открытия Америки до наших дней

Самостоятельная работа по английскому языку 6 класс

1. Answer the questions about America.

1. Who discovered America?

a) John Lennon; b) Barack Obama; c) Christopher Columbus; d) Michel de Nostredame.

2. When was America discovered?

a) October 16, 1940; b) October 12, 1492; c) May 15, 1785; d) September 28, 1492.

3. How was America discovered?

a) The seamen sailed south to get to India; b) The seamen sailed north to get to India;

c) The seamen sailed west to get to India; d) The seamen sailed east to get to India.

4. How many voyages did the discoverer make to America?

a) 2; b) 6; c) 4; d) 5.

5. What is the second name of America?

a) the New York; b) the New Continent; c) the New Sea; d) the New World.

6. Who are Native Americans?

a) Indians; b) Eskimos; c) Incas; d) Maya people.

7. What groups of people did they live in?

a) nests; b) packs; c) herds; d) tribes.

8. What were their houses called?

a) tents; b) wigwams; c) caves; d) igloos.

9. What could bring them success as they believed?

a) bonfires; b) spirits; c) incense; d) monsters.

10. What are places where the Native Americans lived, hunted and fished?

a) recreations; b) reservations; c) researchings; d) receptions.

11. What are the neighbors of the USA?

a) Canada and Italy; b) Brazil and Canada; c) France and Japan; d) Canada and Mexico.

12. What oceans do wash the USA?

a) Pacific and Atlantic; b) Arctic and Pacific; c) Pacific and Indian; d) Atlantic and Indian.

13. What is the longest river in the USA?

a) Missouri; b) Amazon; c) Mississippi; d) Potomac.

14. How many states has the country?

a) 26; b) 27; c) 50; d) 51.

15. What state has the capital of the USA Washington?

a) Florida; b) Arizona; c) Arkansas; d) District of Columbia.

16. What street is the most popular in New York?

a) Trafalgar Square; b) Central park; c) the 4^th Avenue; d) the 5^th Avenue.

17. What was the present of French people to Americans?

a) the Lincoln’s Memorial; b) the Eiffel Tower; c) the Statue of Liberty; d) the Big Ben.

18. Why is the second name of New York?

a) «Small America»; b) «Big Apple»; c) «Green Park»; d) «Liberty City».