Външно оценяване по английски език, май 2014

7^и клас - Английски език - Външно оценяване

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following text and circle the correct answer A, B or C for questions 1
to 11. The answers could be a word only or a phrase.

The Story of the Round Table

King Arthur ruled more than thirty kingdoms. During these years, Arthur did much for his
people. There are lots of interesting legends about Arthur and his knights. Here is how the
story of the Round Table began.
On Easter Day, Arthur invited all his knights and aristocrats from his many kingdoms to a
great dinner. Kings, barons and knights came from far and near.
When they arrived they saw the tables were ready with silver baskets, golden bowls and cups
full of wine. As the knights and aristocrats talked and waited for Arthur, they began to choose
where to sit. All of them wanted places at the top of the table, near the King, because secretly
each man thought himself better and more important than any of the others. So they began to
push each other aside and say,
‘Make a way, this is my seat.’
‘No, I am more honourable than you. You must sit below me.’
‘My name is more popular than yours.’
At first it was only words but soon it became worse. Because they were not allowed to bring
weapons into the dining hall, the knights and aristocrats had only their hands to fight with.
The wine was spilled, the loaves of bread, the golden cups and silver baskets were thrown
around, the tables and benches were overturned, shouting and cries filled the hall. When the
noise was at its worst, the door opened and King Arthur entered.
‘Every man, sit in the place where he is, or he will be dead,’ he cried angrily.
Silently the aristocrats sat down. But Arthur was sad. While he was thinking what he could
do, Merlin came to him.
‘Don’t be sad, O King,’ he said, ‘listen to my advice. Tell your servants to make a great round
table at which there will be a place for every knight. A round table has neither top nor bottom,
so no knight can say that he sits above or below another. All will be equal.’
King Arthur did as Merlin advised. There were 150 places at the round table and each knight
had his own place. People called them The Knights of the Round Table.

1. King Arthur invited … to dinner.
all important people from his kingdoms
only knights from other kingdoms
all the people from his many kingdoms

2. When the guests arrived, they saw that … .
the cups were still empty
the food was on the floor
the dinner tables were already laid

3. Each of the knights and aristocrats wanted to … .
sit next to the King
take the King’s seat
sit opposite the King

4. The King’s guests were not allowed … that night.
to carry weapons
to shout and cry
to fight with hands

5. When the King saw the fighting men and the mess … .
he sat quietly down
he began to cry
he became angry

6. What did each of the guests think about himself?

7. What did Arthur order his men to do when he came into the dining hall?

8. Who told Arthur to make a round table for the knights?

9. Who had to make the great Round Table?

10. What name did people give Arthur’s knights and aristocrats after that day?

11. Frozen is … exciting computer-animated film! I’ve seen it three times.
such an
such
so

12. I can’t come with you to the cinema because we … volleyball with some friends later
this afternoon.
are going to play
playing
play

13. Does your mum … wear special clothes at work?
must
have to
has to

14. We … a Geography test when the storm started.
have done
were doing
are doing

15. Nobody … that dangerous mountain.
have never climbed
is ever climbed
has ever climbed

Frozen

Frozen is an amazing animated fairy tale. The (16) … is about two young princesses
growing up in a small kingdom. For (17) … and unexplained reasons Elsa, the older of the
two sisters, has the power to freeze things around her, including people and even nature. After
an accident in which she almost kills her younger sister Anna, their parents have to separate
them. Anna is really (18) … because she misses her sister’s company. She grows up (19) …
and bored in the large and empty castle.
The friendliest and the funniest character is maybe Olaf, the snowman, created by Elsa’s
magic powers. Strangely, he likes warm hugs and dreams of summer, but he has no idea what
will (20) … to him then.

16. ___
conversation
history
story

17. ___
unlucky
unable
unknown

18. ___
tired
sad
happy

19. ___
excited
alone
kind

20. ___
become
appear
happen