Бесплатный фрагмент - The Noun and the Article in the English Language
300 tests & Grammar
Данное пособие посвящено такой части речи английского языка, как существительное.
Содержит ключевые теоретические разделы по теме the English Noun и the English Article. Тестовые задания охватывают лексику разного уровня, содержат достаточно материала для запоминания основных существительных английского языка, способствуют увеличению словарного запаса.
Пособие в основном предназначено для учащихся школ с базовым уровнем изучения английского языка, а также для слушателей курсов, начинающих и продолжающих изучать английский язык.
Из собственного многолетнего опыта преподавательской работы составитель сборника знает, что упражнений и тестов, предлагаемых любым учебником, много не бывает, а учитель всегда испытывает потребность в дополнительных заданиях. Поэтому предлагаемое пособие может оказаться уместным и полезным для работы с любой аудиторией.
1. Тестовая часть
Логический ряд существительных
1. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) Moscow B) Ankara C) London D) Washington E) New York
2. State the word which is out of the logic list.
A) the USA B) Australia C) Great Britain D) Turkey E) Canada
3. State the word which is out of the logic list.
A) England B) Scotland C) New Zealand D) Northern Ireland E) Wales
4. Choose the appropriate word logically out
A) Africa B) Australia C) Alaska D) North America E) Eurasia
5. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) Manchester B) Los Angeles C) Glasgow D) Birmingham E) Liverpool
6. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) Halloween B) Harvest Festival C) Christmas D) New Year’s Day
E) the British Museum
7. Choose the name which is logically out of the group.
A) the Tate Gallery B) the British Museum C) Westminster Abbey D) the Bolshoi Theatre E) St. Paul’s Cathedral
8. Choose the word out of the logic list.
A) a kitchen B) a bedroom C) a garage D) a dining-room E) a hall
9. Choose the word which is logically out of the group.
A) gymnastics B) a photographer C) cricket D) judo E) football
10. Choose the word logically out.
A) rain B) an umbrella C) snow D) a storm E) wind
11. State the word which is out of the logic list.
A) a cat B) a cake C) a dog D) a cow E) a sheep
12. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a table B) a bookcase C) a boy D) a sofa E) furniture
13. Choose the word logically out.
A) a train B) a ship C) a boat D) a captain E) a plane
14. Choose the word logically out.
A) a performance B) a concert C) a flight D) a film E) a play
15. Choose the word which is out of the logic group.
A) a goldfish B) a horse C) a fox D) a tree E) a mouse
16. Choose the word logically out.
A) a bridge B) a chair C) a table D) a bench E) a desk
17. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a dress B) a suit C) a shirt D) a tailor E) a skirt
18. Choose the word logically out of the group of words.
A) beer B) lemonade C) gin D) vodka E) whiskey
19. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) cotton B) butter C) cheese D) bread E) milk
20. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) a fruit B) grass C) a flower D) a plant E) an egg
21. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a cousin B) a niece C) an aunt D) a nurse E) an uncle
22. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a raincoat B) a ticket C) a suit D) a tie E) a hat
23. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) youth B) a farmer C) an adult D) a child E) a teenager
24. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) a postman B) a farmer C) a field D) a reporter E) a surgeon
25. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a scientist B) a writer C) a bakery D) an interpreter E) an economist
26. Choose the word out of the logic list.
A) an applicant B) a worker C) a painter D) an interpreter E) a builder
27. Choose the word logically out of the list.
A) a room B) a flat C) a street D) a house E) a parlour
28. Choose the word out of the logic list.
A) the tube B) a box-office C) a bank D) a ministry E) a school
29. Choose the appropriate word logically out.
A) a tree B) a flower C) a bush D) a leave E) a plant
30. Choose the appropriate word logically out.
A) a field B) a meadow C) a forest D) a wood E) a wardrobe
31. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a cucumber B) a plum C) an orange D) a cherry E) a grape
32. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a carrot B) a potato C) a pigeon D) a cabbage E) a pea
33. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) an honour B) a tomb C) a plump D) a grave E) a memory
34. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a traffic jam B) marmalade C) syrup D) confiture E) a bonbon
35. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) stone B) glass C) ink D) wood E) iron
36. Choose the word logically out.
A) a spoon B) a fork C) a mug D) a cup E) a cap
37. Choose the word which is out of the logic list.
A) beef B) lamb C) chop D) lettuce E) steak
38. Choose the word out of the logic group.
A) a suit B) a shoe C) a hat D) a pot E) a skirt
39. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) a pane B) a window sill C) a window D) a pain E) a frame
40. Choose the word logically out of the list.
A) a plate B) a knife C) a pan D) a pen E) a ladle
41. Choose the word logically out of the group.
A) soup B) soap C) hair jel D) shaving gel E) lotion
42. Choose the word logically out of the group of words.
A) a duck B) a pheasant C) a chicken D) a goose E) a berry
43. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
An editor
A) an article B) a headline C) bondage D) an interview E) paper
44. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
A businessman
A) a briefcase B) a bush C) a profit D) an exchange E) a factory
45. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
A chef
A) a spoon B) a frying-pan C) a roast D) an oven E) an edit
46. Choose the word which can’t be associated with the given profession.
A nurse
A) a rapture B) a bandage C) an X-ray D) a thermometer E) an injection
47. Continue the logic list.
A teacher, a headmaster, a form mistress, a principal…
A) a child B) a pupil C) a woman D) a teenager E) a man
48. Continue the logic list.
A sea, an ocean, a river, a lake…
A) a seaman B) a riverside C) a beach D) a pond E) a shelf
49. Continue the logic list.
A worker, a teacher, a businessman, a doctor…
A) a letter carrier B) a classroom C) a park D) weather E) a preschooler
50. Complete the logic list of the words.
A tree, a trunk, a root, a leaf…
A) paper B) a branch C) a fruit D) a roof E) a mushroom
51. Complete the logic list of the words.
An arm-chair, a coffee-table, a settee, a scatter cushion…
A) a wall-unit B) a walking stick C) a hall-mirror D) a windowsill E) an umbrella stand
52. Continue the logic list.
Wood, metal, bricks, glass…
A) ink B) clay C) sugar D) pepper E) snow
53. Complete the logic list of the words.
A shark, a carp, a catfish, a trout…
A) a salamander B) a toad C) a frog D) a herring E) a turtle
54. Continue the logic list.
An arm, a leg, a foot, a finger…
A) a corn B) a mole C) a sty D) a pimple E) a hand
55. Continue the logic list.
A hat, a cap, a scarf, a shirt…
A) an umbrella B) a shade C) trousers D) a bag E) a stick
56. Continue the logic list.
Bread, butter, sugar, cream…
A) a shark B) a scholar C) kids D) cheese E) steam
57. Complete the logic list of the words.
A piano, an organ, a bagpipe, a violin…
A) a kettle B) a kettledrum C) a violet D) a pickle E) a pin
58. Complete the logic list of the words.
An oak, a silver-birch, a poplar, a willow…
A) an ashtray B) an ash C) a seed D) a cork E) a rubber
Антонимы
59. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
A host
A) a native B) a nephew C) a guest D) a neighbour E) a visitor
60. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Misfortune
A) prosperity B) harm C) setback D) misdeed E) failure
61. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Did you come by sea?
A) land B) bed C) desk D) shop E) free
62. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
I hope we get home before sunset.
A) sunshine B) sunrise C) sunshade D) sunburst E) sunbeam
63. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined one.
It happened long after the night that I fell down into a pit.
A) darkness B) evening C) day D) dawn E) moonlight
64. Choose the appropriate antonym.
It was midnight and Cinderella ran away from the palace.
A) morning B) night C) dawn D) midday E) sundown
65. Choose the appropriate antonym.
I liked the end of the story most of all.
A) beginning B) middle C) starting D) meaning E) part
66. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Our farm is in the country.
A) street B) valley C) forest D) town E) park
67. Choose the appropriate antonym.
What is it then, my son?
A) girl B) boy C) daughter D) dear E) friend
68. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
The foreigners were very amused when they saw this place.
A) guests B) farmers C) natives D) neighbours E) aliens
69. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
He says they will go to the top of the hill next week.
A) side B) part C) bottom D) down E) center
70. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
One day my brother told the story to one of his friends.
A) advisers B) enemies C) assistants D) backers E) patrons
71. Choose the antonym to the underlined word.
Money which is spent on education and health now is an investment for the future.
A) tuition B) present C) age D) past E) youth
72. Choose the appropriate antonym.
A great many people participated in the opening of the conference.
A) closure B) beginning C) failure D) discussion E) permission
73. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
I wish you prosperity.
A) success B) luck C) happiness D) poverty E) wealth
74. Choose the appropriate antonym.
I’ll have to take the pupils into the hills.
A) teachers B) schoolchildren C) kids D) students E) boys
75. Choose the appropriate antonym.
He took an active part in the fight of Indian people for their freedom.
A) liberation B) immortality C) independence D) oppression E) invention
76. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Charles was to meet Diana at the entrance of the theatre but she didn’t come.
A) exit B) door C) corner D) wall E) crossing
77. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
Nobody knew he was leaving the country, only Ann knew the truth.
A) loyalty B) honour C) belief D) lie E) light
78. Choose the proper antonym to the underlined word.
Death is so horrible.
A) leaf B) stay C) decease D) life E) release
79. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Oh, thank you, your advice gives me confidence.
A) doubt B) association C) attachment D) agreement E) arrogance
80. Choose the appropriate antonym.
The caricaturists of the humorous and satirical “Punch” found the figure of John Bull much to their liking.
A) taste B) aversion C) mind D) preference E) attraction
81. Choose the appropriate antonym to the underlined word.
Life always breaks one’s illusion.
A) fantasy B) imagination C) dream D) contempt E) reality
Синонимы
82. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Labour
A) peace B) war C) work D) luck E) happiness
83. Choose the appropriate synonym.
It was the voice of a born orator.
A) addressee B) speaker C) talker D) order E) chatter
84. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Behaviour
A) conduct B) feeling C) lie D) fight E) treasure
85. Choose the appropriate synonym.
His holiday by the sea was like a dream.
A) vacation B) stay C) life D) mystery E) occupation
86. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Ships and aircrafts are often equipped with radio telephones.
A) planes B) trains C) railroads D) highways E) boats
87. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
A book
A) a notebook B) a library C) information D) a present E) a publication
88. Choose the appropriate synonym.
A dolphin asks for help.
A) assistance B) assistant C) support D) provision E) sponsor
89. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
The famous dramatist Bernard Shaw started his pen work as a novelist.
A) writer B) author C) playwright D) narrator E) teller
90. Choose the appropriate synonym.
A contest
A) a concert B) a competition C) a ruler D) an agreement E) a difference
91. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
What excuse do you have this time?
A) matter B) problem C) factor D) reason E) explanation
92. Choose the appropriate synonym.
He is a person who understands his obligations and attends to them.
A) restrictions B) annoyances C) observations D) hardship E) duties
93. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
— Mother, what is fatherland, is it the land belonging to my father?
— Oh, no, honey, it is the land of your birth.
A) state B) government C) homeland D) settlement E) landownership
94. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
I want you to accept the invitation of a foreign doctor.
A) paramedic B) physician C) physicist D) doctrine E) patient
95. Choose the appropriate synonym.
He carried a bunch of flowers in his hands.
A) bucket B) bundle C) packet D) flock E) banquette
96. Choose the proper synonym to the underlined word.
Boxing was his profession; people came and paid money to see the fight.
A) subject B) wish C) trade D) life E) interest
97. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
The achievements of science and technology of recent years have influenced the careers of many people.
A) marketing B) trading C) professions D) hands E) works
98. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
It was a lucky chance that he could do it.
A) business B) opportunity C) matter D) manager E) pension
99. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Puppies lived in a doghouse.
A) kennel B) barn C) cave D) box E) fold
100. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
I liked to read books about travels in my childhood.
A) rests B) walks C) plays D) journeys E) balls
101. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
You’ve made two bad mistakes in your essay.
A) wrong things B) blunders C) misprints D) an error E) blots
102. Choose the proper synonym to the underlined word.
Did you manage to stop the fight between those two boys?
A) flight B) stage C) picture D) quarrel E) struggle
103. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Our classmates often take part in different sport competitions.
A) events B) races C) meetings D) news E) things
104. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
The woman adds water to unite the flour and sugar.
A) meal B) torment C) dough D) pepper E) spice
105. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer born around 1460.
A) traveller B) scientist C) king D) ruler E) conqueror
106. Choose the appropriate synonym.
Over 4000 years ago the King of Egypt sent Harkhuf into Africa to look for rare woods and treasure.
A) excursion B) provision C) slave D) fortune E) health
107. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
In the thirteenth century Muslim Lands, as well as Russia, became a target for the dreaded Mongols.
A) reward B) prize C) task D) aim E) pride
108. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Shakespeare is sometimes called the Bard of Avon.
A) poet B) writer C) poem D) banner E) song
109. Choose the appropriate synonym.
In Sydney William Westwood was turned over to a cruel settler as an unpaid labourer.
A) navvy B) meditator C) activist D) ambassador E) chief
110. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Australian aborigines are dark skinned descendants to the people who came to the continent from Asia about 25 000 years ago.
A) predecessors B) relatives C) offsprings D) colonists E) supporters
111. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
Mount Cook, the crown of the New Zealand Southern Alps, rises to 3756 metres above the surrounding land.
A) summit B) foot C) beauty D) rock E) earth
112. Choose the proper synonym.
After Columbus’s first voyage in 1492 the news of his discovery spread across Europe.
A) death B) treason C) exploration D) recovery E) victory
113. Choose the proper synonym to the underlined word.
I can feel the faint odors of the wild flowers.
A) orders B) ado C) fits D) harmony E) fragrances
114. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
Nobody believed his vow because it wasn’t for the first time.
A) belief B) idea C) view D) oath E) opinion
Общее значение существительного
115. Choose the word contradicting the others.
A) modesty B) honesty C) cruelty D) kindness E) leave
116. Choose the word contradicting the others.
A) Easter B) religion C) church D) service E) garland
117. Choose the word contradicting the others.
A) canteen B) dining-hall C) warehouse D) kitchen E) buffet
118. Choose the continuation:
Farm, village, town, city…
A) park B) harbour C) garden D) corner E) settlement
119. Choose the appropriate word contradicting the others.
A) voyage B) trip C) travelling D) tour E) athlete
120. Choose the continuation:
Tree, plant, flower, bush…
A) field B) bird C) animal D) grass E) insect
121. Find the word with the most general meaning.
A) man B) woman C) person D) boy E) girl
122. Find the word with the most general meaning.
A) dollars B) money C) euros D) dinars E) pounds
123. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) contract B) certificate C) license D) document E) declaration
124. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) cabin B) palace C) house D) hut E) building
125. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) dancing B) drawing C) art D) acting E) singing
126. Find the word with the most general meaning.
A) stories B) novels C) poems D) books E) tales
127. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) suitcase B) rucksack C) handbag D) box E) baggage
128. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) a cow B) a horse C) a mule D) an animal E) a dog
129. Choose the word with the most general meaning.
A) apple B) fruit C) pear D) apricot E) cherry
130. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “megapolis”?
A) village B) the country C) town D) city E) estate
131. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “value”?
A) importance B) regard C) arrogance D) insignificance E) vanity
132. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “qualm”?
A) distress B) impunity C) perseverance D) scruple E) cunning
133. Choose the appropriate word.
First catch your… then cook it.
A) hare B) hair C) heir D) car E) bear
134. Choose the appropriate word.
What do working people call tea they have at 11 o’clock a.m.?
A) breakfast B) dinner C) lunch D) elevenses E) supper
135. Choose the right continuation.
I’ve got a terrible toothache, I think I must consult…
A) a surgeon B) an ophthalmologist C) a hairdresser D) a dressmaker E) a dentist
136. Which of the five countries is described here?
It’s richer than Britain but it’s not as industrialized as Japan.
A) Ireland B) Pakistan C) India D) Saudi Arabia E) Turkey
137. Every part of the UK has an emblem of its own.
Thistle is the emblem of…
A) England B) Wales C) Scotland D) Northern Ireland E) Ireland
138. The name Briton had once been a name of…
A) a ship B) a tribe C) an animal D) a river E) a place
139. A bagpipe is a musical instrument of the…
A) the English B) the Irish C) the Scotch D) the Welsh E) the Manx
140. Which of these things can you send?
A) the future B) the house C) the moon D) regards E) nonsense
141. You can buy fruit there. Where?
A) an ocean B) a market C) a college D) a forest E) an office
142. Which of these things can you send?
A) the business B) the school C) dreams D) vacations E) love
143. You can eat a piece of it. What is it?
A) salt B) soap C) cake D) paper E) rice
144. Coal is taken from…
A) mine B) floor C) lake D) roof E) sand
145. Our company is a small organization with only a few…
A) employments B) employers C) employees D) employs E) employerers
Предложения с одним артиклем
146. Choose the appropriate article.
This is … book that you’ve given me.
A) the B) a C) an D) – E) one
147. Choose the appropriate article.
This is … lion that I saw in the circus yesterday.
A) a B) – C) the D) an E) any
148. Choose the appropriate article.
They stayed only … day at the hotel.
A) a B) – C) the D) an E) any
149. Choose the appropriate article.
One day she left without … word.
A) the B) a C) on D) an E) –
150. Choose the appropriate article.
Let’s have … good breakfast and start the day right.
A) the B) – C) any D) a E) an
151. Choose the appropriate article.
Against her parents’ wish, she wants to be … journalist.
A) the B) – C) an D) on E) a
152. Choose the appropriate article.
There is no place like … home.
A) the B) a C) – D) an E) any
153. Choose the appropriate article.
Susan should learn to play … tennis better.
A) a B) – C) the D) an E) any
154. Choose the appropriate article.
I live in … Tverskaya Street.
A) – B) the C) a D) any E) an
155. Choose the appropriate article.
…Penguins live in the South Pole.
A) a B) an C) – D) the E) no
156. Choose the appropriate article.
— Where have you been all this time? – Travelling in … Urals.
A) – B) an C) a D) the E) any
157. Choose the appropriate article.
…Sahara is in the northern part of Africa.
A) – B) a C) an D) the E) any
158. Choose the appropriate article.
…Russian Federation is the largest country in the world by area.
A) a B) an C) – D) the E) some
159. Choose the appropriate article.
Man proposes, … God disposes.
A) the B) an C) – D) a E) no
160. Choose the appropriate article.
Robin was talking to … Osbaldistons.
A) an B) – C) the D) a E) on
161. Choose the appropriate article.
France covers … area of 551 595 square kilometres.
A) the B) an C) – D) a E) one
162. Choose the appropriate article.
Where is … money I gave you yesterday?
A) – B) an C) the D) a E) no
163. Choose the appropriate article.
I’ll keep … eye on you!
A) the B) an C) – D) a E) some
164. Choose the appropriate article.
Cats live on … mice.
A) the B) a C) an D) – E) any
Предложения с двумя артиклями
165. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Swiss Alps are a good place to go if you like skiing. There is usually plenty of … snow during the winter months
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/-
166. Choose the appropriate articles.
“… Queen Mary” is one of the biggest ships in … world.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
167. Choose the appropriate articles.
…Spring is the best season of … year.
A) -/a B) -/the C) -/- D) the/the E) the/a
168. Choose the appropriate articles.
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