Task 3 TEST

1. What is the official name of Great Britain now?

a) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland. b) Great Britain

c) The United Kingdom of Great Britain

2. What parts does Great Britain consist of and what are their capitals?

a) England (London); Scotland(Cardiff); Wales(Edinburgh); Northern Ireland (Belfast).

b) England (London); Scotland (Edinburgh); Wales (Cardiff); Northern Ireland (Belfast).

c) Britain (London); Wales (Cardiff); Scotland(Edinburgh); Ireland (Belfast). 3. Britain’s population is more than… million people.

a) 56; b) 560; c) 5,6;

4. Great Britain is separated from the continent by…

a) The Pacific Ocean; b) the Irish Sea;; c) the English Channel.

5. The head of State in Britain is ....

a) The Prime Minister; b) the President; c) the Queen;

6. The National Gallery is in …

a) Piccadily Circus; b) Parliament Square; c) Trafalgar Square;

7. The Great Fire of London broke out in…

a)  1066; b) 1106; c) 1666.

8. The population of London is about

a) 10 million

b) 5 million

c) 8 million

9. The oldest part of London is

a) The City

b) Westminster

c) The East-End

10.The Queen of England lives in

a)Hampton Court Palace

b)Buckingham Palace

c)The Tower of London

11. In front of Buckingham Palace there is

a)Nelson's Column

b)Albert Memorial

c)the Queen Victoria Memorial

12.The Prime Minister lives in

a)No 10 Downing Street

b)Parliament Square

c)Whitehall

13. Whitehall is

a)fine building

b)wide street leading to Parliament Square

c)famous museum

14. The Tower of London …. .

a) is where the Queen lives.

b) is London's biggest art museum.

c) was a fortress, a palace, a prison, a zoo, and now it is a museum.

15. Buckingham Palace

a)was built after the Great Fire of London.

b)was built to remember the battle of Trafalgar.

c)is where the Queen lives.

16. Trafalgar Square

a) is Britain's main banking centre.

b) is London's main shopping centre.

c) was built to remember the battle of Trafalgar.

17. Royal Opera House

a) is in Covent Garden.

b) is famous for the Poet's Corner.

c) is one of the most famous libraries in the world.

18. St Paul's Cathedral

a) was built after the Great Fire of London.

b) is for Queen Elizabeth ' home where she often stays at Christmas and Easter.

c) is in Covent Garden.

19. Oxford Street

a) is Britain's main banking centre.

b) is London's main shopping centre.

c) is famous for the Poet's Corner.

20. The National Gallery

a) is London's biggest art museum.

b) is one of the most famous libraries in the world.

c) is the largest private collection in the world.

21. Windsor Castle

a) is for Queen Elizabeth ' home where she often stays at Christmas and Easter.

b) was a fortress, a palace, a prison, a zoo, and now it is a museum.

c) is where the Queen lives.

22. Westminster Abbey

a) was built after the Great Fire of London.

b) is famous for the Poet's Corner.

c) is one of the most famous libraries in the world.

23. The City of London

a) is Britain's main banking centre.

b) is London's main shopping centre.

c) is famous for the Poet's Corner.

24. The Speaker's Corner

a) is in Hyde Park where anyone can make a speech.

b) is famous for the Poet's Corner.

c) is one of the most famous libraries in the world.

25. The Serpentine

a) is the lake in the middle of Hyde Park.

b) is the river in the center of London.

c) is in Covent Garden.