ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTEST
Sponsored by:
FOX
2015
International English FOX competition
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Primary school, grades 5 & 6. The duration of the competition is 75 minutes.
The answers must reflect the competitors own work and during the competition, no help is allowed.
Good Luck!
3 point questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
We go to the cinema ….. Sundays.
A) in
B) on
A) It’s half past seven.
B) It’s past seven half.
C) It’s seven past half.
D) It’s seven half past.
C) at
7:30
There are….. drinks in the diagram.
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
At the train station, there is no:
platform
ticket office
square
train
passenger
A) platform
5.
6.
B) square
You shake your head for ….. .
A) yes
B) no
- Excuse me, can I sit here?
- …..
A) Yes, please.
B) Here you are!
D) –
C
A
V
R
R
D
F
Y
C
O
I
A
A
M G
I
X
I
U
Z
C
A
L
G
E
L
A
H
C
V
E
A
Q
R
T
K
S
S
M
A
T
H
C
O
F
F
E
E
R
N
E
D
W
O
D
O
G
J
B
W
A
T
E
R
L
K
X
U
B
P
O
O
R
D
U
A
A
I
E
L
E
M
O
N
A
D
E
C
C
I
G
R
O
N
X
F
V
E
C) ticket office
D) train
C) a question
D) a drink
C) A little bit!
D) I’m sorry!
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7.
Match.
1.
2.
A) 1-L, 2-M, 3-XL, 4-S
B) 1-S, 2-M, 3-L, 4-XL
8.
3.
4.
C) 1-XL, 2-L, 3-M, 4-S
D) 1-S, 2-L, 3-M, 4-XL
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A) 1- Wales, 2- Scotland, 3- England, 4- Northern Ireland
B) 1- Scotland, 2- England, 3- Northern Ireland, 4- Wales
C) 1- England, 2- Northern Ireland, 3- Wales, 4- Scotland
D) 1- Northern Ireland, 2- Wales, 3- Scotland, 4- England
9.
In Theseus and the Minotaur, the last words of the story are:
A) Long live the king!
B) Long life for the king!
C) Let live the king!
D) Live and rule the king!
10. According to Theseus and the Minotaur, Minotaur looks:
A)
B)
C)
D)
4 point questions
11. I am absent from school ….. every month.
A) one time or two
B) once or twice
C) one or two times
D) ones or twos
12. The correct sentence is:
A) He eats his lunch quickly in the classroom every day.
B) He eats quickly in the classroom his lunch every day.
C) He every day quickly his lunch eats in the classroom.
D) In the classroom he every quickly day eats his lunch.
13. There are …..words that do not belong to any of these groups: LOOKS, FEELINGS or WEATHER
sunny, easy, interactive, attractive, bad, handsome, clouds, cold, wet, cool, sad, artistic, pretty,
hot, flat, mad, fat, cheap, rainy, worried, fridge, noisy, plant
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
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D) 12
14. Match:
1. walk
2. go
3. sail
4. fly
5. ride
6. drive
7. go
8. travel
a. by plane
b. a bike
c. a kite
d. a dog
e. a car
f. a boat
g. on foot
h. by ship
A) 1-g, 2-a, 3-f, 4-c, 5-b, 6-e, 7-d, 8-h
B) 1-d, 2-h, 3-f, 4-a, 5-b, 6-e, 7-c, 8-g
C) 1-d, 2-g, 3-f, 4-c, 5-b, 6-e, 7-h, 8-a
D) 1-g, 2-h, 3-f, 4-c, 5-b , 6-e, 7-d, 8-a
15. The wrong answer is:
Matt: Neil, you’ve got a temperature and you can’t go to the concert.
Neil: I’m fine and I want to go! Help me with my jacket, Matt.
Matt: ….. . You’re too weak.
A) Cheer up!
B) Forget it.
C) Oh, Neil!
16.
D) You’re joking!
“I hope you will grow up gentle and good and never learn bad ways. Do your work well, lift up your
feet when you trot, and never bite or kick, even when you are just playing”
– said ….. mother.
A) dog’s
B) horse’s
C) wolf’s
D) bull’s
17. When you talk to the Queen, you say:
A) Your Majesty
B) Your Highness
18.
C) My Queen
D) My Fair Lady
at the end of the letter means:
A) see you
B) hugs and kisses
C) good-bye
D) hello
19. In Theseus and the Minotaur, Ariadne gave Theseus:
a. a ball of thread
e. a torch
b. a magic box
f. a sword
c. a map
g. an olive wreath
d. sandals
h. a gown
A) c, e, f
B) a, e, f
C) b, f, h
20. Match according to Theseus and the Minotaur,
1. Theseus
2. Ariadne
3. Phaedra
4. Aethra
5. Apollo
6. Minos
7. Androgeus
A)1-e, 2-b, 3-d, 4-f, 5-a, 6-c, 7-g
B)1-c, 2-f, 3-d, 4-b, 5-a, 6-g, 7-e
D) d, e, g
a. the god of light
b. Theseus’ mother
c. king of Crete
d. King’s Mino’s daughter
e. Mino’s son
f. King’s Mino’s daughter
g. the son of King Aegeus
C) 1-g, 2-d, 3-f, 4-b, 5-a, 6-e, 7-c
D) 1-g, 2-f, 3-d, 4-b, 5-a, 6-c, 7-e
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21. There are ….. pairs of words that rhyme:
hour our
ready teddy
dear hear
pair pear
wait eight
like bike
A) 8
B) 7
C) 6
22. There are ….. correct questions.
Who gave it to you?
Who meet you?
Who did see you?
Who did you help?
A) 1
B) 2
bless chess
course curse
D) 5
C) 3
D) 4
23. Comedian, Jack Hope, is the star of the @midnight TV show.
A) Comedian, Jack Hope, is the star of the monkey midnight TV show.
B) Comedian, Jack Hope, is the star of the all midnight TV show.
C) Comedian, Jack Hope, is the star of the by midnight TV show.
D) Comedian, Jack Hope, is the star of the at midnight TV show.
24. Match:
1. nod
2. shrug
3. shake
4. frown
A) 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
a. shoulders
b. forehead
c. head
d. hands
C) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
D) 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b
25.
“You can’t possibly want to watch that, Granny!” - Stella said.
“Why not? All of them funny clothes and funny dancing. Best programme on the box.”
A) Granny is at the cinema.
C) Granny is at a party.
B) Granny is watching TV.
D) Granny is reading an e-book.
26.
….. Go away! We don’t want you here!
A) Sh!
B) Boo!
C) Shoo!
27. Tony Stark is the real name of:
A) Spider Man
B) Iron Man
C) Batman
28. The money in Ireland is:
A) pound
C) euro
B) dollar
D) Phew!
D) Super Man
D) crown
.....
29. In Theseus and the Minotaur,
A) I curse you, Theseus!
B) Listen to me, Theseus!
C) I bless you, Theseus!
D) I warn you, Theseus!
Tragedy is
waiting for
you in Athens!
Be unhappy as
I am now!
30. According to Theseus and the Minotaur,
the way that Theseus followed is:
A)
Trozen
Athens
Crete
Naxos
Cape Sounio
B)
Trozen
Naxos
Athens
Crete
Cape Sounio
C)
Crete
Naxos
Cape Sounio
Athens
Trozen
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D)
Trozen
Crete
Athens
Naxos
Cape Sounio