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Who Knows Britain ? Grade 5

PART I

1. The centre of London is_____. a) Trafalgar Square a) Trafalgar Square b) Buckingham Palace b) Buckingham Palace c) The City c) The City

2.The National Gallery is situated in _____. a) Parliament Square a) Parliament Square b) Bloomsbury Square b) Bloomsbury Square c) Trafalgar Square c) Trafalgar Square

3. The largest park in London is _____. a) Hyde Park a) Hyde Park b) St. James’s Park b) St. James’s Park c) Regent’s Park c) Regent’s Park

4. In the centre of Trafalgar Square there is _____. a) the Nelson Column a) the Nelson Column b) Big Ben b) Big Ben c) St. Paul’s Cathedral c) St. Paul’s Cathedral

5. William the Conqueror was afraid of the people of London. That’s why he built _____. a) St. Paul’s Cathedral a) St. Paul’s Cathedral b) The White Tower b) The White Tower c) Big Ben c) Big Ben

6. Great Britain consists of _____ parts. a) 3 a) 3 b) 4 b) 4 c) 5 c) 5

7. The capital of Ireland is _____. a) Dover a) Dover b) Cardiff b) Cardiff c) Belfast c) Belfast

8. The UK is separated from the continent by _____. a) the Irish Sea a) the Irish Sea b) the English Channel b) the English Channel c) the Baltic Sea c) the Baltic Sea

9. The Union Jack is the British _____. a) emblem a) emblem b) flag b) flag c) king c) king

10. The head of the State in Britain is _____. a) the Queen a) the Queen b) the Prime Minister b) the Prime Minister c) the President c) the President

11. How many daughters has the Queen of Great Britain got? a) 3 a) 3 b) 2 b) 2 c) 1 c) 1

12. The real power in the UK belongs to _____. a) the Queen a) the Queen b) the British Parliament b) the British Parliament c) the House of Lords c) the House of Lords

13. The Commonwealth was founded in _____. a) 1949 a) 1949 b) 1959 b) 1959 c) 1952 c) 1952

14. The main cities of England are situated in the _____ of the country. a) north a) north b) south b) south c) centre c) centre

15. England is separated from Scotland by _____. a) the mountains a) the mountains b) the Thames b) the Thames c) the Strait of Dover c) the Strait of Dover

16. The nearest point to Europe in the UK is _____. a) Dover a) Dover b) London b) London c) Cardiff c) Cardiff

17. The political centre of London is _____. a) the City a) the City b) Westminster b) Westminster c) the East End c) the East End

18. The members of the royal family live in _____. a) Westminster Palace a) Westminster Palace b) Buckingham Palace b) Buckingham Palace c) at № 10 Downing Street c) at № 10 Downing Street

19. English kings & queens are buried in _____. a) Trafalgar Square a) Trafalgar Square b) Westminster Abbey b) Westminster Abbey c) St. Paul’s Cathedral c) St. Paul’s Cathedral

20. How many ravens live in the Tower of London? a) 10 a) 10 b) 11 b) 11 c) 12 c) 12

21. This is _____. a) Buckingham Palace a) Buckingham Palace b) the Tower of London b) the Tower of London c) the Houses of Parliament c) the Houses of Parliament

22. This is Stonehenge. a) Yes a) Yes b) No b) No c) Sorry, I don’t know c) Sorry, I don’t know

23. In this picture you see _____. a) Buckingham Palace a) Buckingham Palace b) the Tower of London b) the Tower of London c) the Houses of Parliament c) the Houses of Parliament

24. In this picture you see _____. a) the Houses of Parliament, where the British Government works a) the Houses of Parliament, where the British Government works b) Harrods – the shop where you can buy nearly anything you want b) Harrods – the shop where you can buy nearly anything you want c) the National Gallery – the most famous picture gallery in Britain c) the National Gallery – the most famous picture gallery in Britain

25. This is “double-decker”. a) Yes a) Yes b) No b) No c) Sorry, I don’t know c) Sorry, I don’t know

26. The shopping centre of London is _____. a) Downing Street a) Downing Street b) Baker Street b) Baker Street c) Oxford Street c) Oxford Street

PART II (for those bravest & cleverest)

27. What English cities are famous for their universities?

28. What flower is the symbol of England?

29. When was the Great Fire of London?

30. What sea lies between the island of Great Britain and Ireland?

31. Which part of the UK is situated closer to Europe?

32. Which part of Great Britain is the smallest?

33. Where do the Welsh live?

34. Which part of the UK is situated in the North?

35. How do the British call their flag?

Now let’s check your answers

PART I

1. The centre of London is_____. a) Trafalgar Square a) Trafalgar Square b) Buckingham Palace b) Buckingham Palace c) The City c) The City

2.The National Gallery is situated in _____. a) Parliament Square a) Parliament Square b) Bloomsbury Square b) Bloomsbury Square c) Trafalgar Square c) Trafalgar Square

3. The largest park in London is _____. a) Hyde Park a) Hyde Park b) St. James’s Park b) St. James’s Park c) Regent’s Park c) Regent’s Park

4. In the centre of Trafalgar Square there is _____. a) the Nelson Column a) the Nelson Column b) Big Ben b) Big Ben c) St. Paul’s Cathedral c) St. Paul’s Cathedral

5. William the Conqueror was afraid of the people of London. That’s why he built _____. a) St. Paul’s Cathedral a) St. Paul’s Cathedral b) The White Tower b) The White Tower c) Big Ben c) Big Ben

6. Great Britain consists of _____ parts. a) 3 a) 3 b) 4 b) 4 c) 5 c) 5

7. The capital of Ireland is _____. a) Dover a) Dover b) Cardiff b) Cardiff c) Belfast c) Belfast

8. The UK is separated from the continent by _____. a) the Irish Sea a) the Irish Sea b) the English Channel b) the English Channel c) the Baltic Sea c) the Baltic Sea

9. The Union Jack is the British _____. a) emblem a) emblem b) flag b) flag c) king c) king

10. The head of the State in Britain is _____. a) the Queen a) the Queen b) the Prime Minister b) the Prime Minister c) the President c) the President

11. The Queen of Great Britain has got _____ daughter. a) 3 a) 3 b) 2 b) 2 c) 1 c) 1

12. The real power in the UK belongs to _____. a) the Queen a) the Queen b) the British Parliament b) the British Parliament c) the House of Lords c) the House of Lords

13. The Commonwealth was founded in _____. a) 1949 a) 1949 b) 1959 b) 1959 c) 1952 c) 1952

14. The main cities of England are situated in the _____ of the country. a) north a) north b) south b) south c) centre c) centre

15. England is separated from Scotland by _____. a) the mountains a) the mountains b) the Thames b) the Thames c) the Strait of Dover c) the Strait of Dover

16. The nearest point to Europe in the UK is _____. a) Dover a) Dover b) London b) London c) Cardiff c) Cardiff

17. The political centre of London is _____. a) the City a) the City b) Westminster b) Westminster c) the East End c) the East End

18. The members of the royal family live in _____. a) Westminster Palace a) Westminster Palace b) Buckingham Palace b) Buckingham Palace c) at № 10 Downing Street c) at № 10 Downing Street

19. English kings & queens are buried in _____. a) Trafalgar Square a) Trafalgar Square b) Westminster Abbey b) Westminster Abbey c) St. Paul’s Cathedral c) St. Paul’s Cathedral

20. How many ravens live in the Tower of London? a) 10 a) 10 b) 11 b) 11 c) 12 c) 12

21. This is _____. a) Buckingham Palace a) Buckingham Palace b) the Tower of London b) the Tower of London c) the Houses of Parliament c) the Houses of Parliament

22. This is Stonehenge. a) Yes a) Yes b) No b) No c) Sorry, I don’t know c) Sorry, I don’t know

23. In this picture you see _____. a) Buckingham Palace a) Buckingham Palace b) the Tower of London b) the Tower of London c) the Houses of Parliament c) the Houses of Parliament

24.In this picture you see _____. a) the Houses of Parliament, where the British Government works a) the Houses of Parliament, where the British Government works b) Harrods – the shop where you can buy nearly anything you want b) Harrods – the shop where you can buy nearly anything you want c) the National Gallery – the most famous picture gallery in Britain c) the National Gallery – the most famous picture gallery in Britain

25. This is “double-decker”. a) Yes a) Yes b) No b) No c) Sorry, I don’t know c) Sorry, I don’t know

26. The shopping centre of London is _____. a) Downing Street a) Downing Street b) Baker Street b) Baker Street c) Oxford Street c) Oxford Street

PART II

27. What English cities are famous for their universities? Oxford Oxford Cambridge Cambridge

28. What flower is the symbol of England? The rose The rose

29. When was the Great Fire of London? In 1666 In 1666

30. What sea lies between the island of Great Britain and Ireland? The Irish Sea The Irish Sea

31. Which part of the UK is situated closer to Europe? England England

32. Which part of Great Britain is the smallest? Wales Wales

33. Where do the Welsh live? In Wales In Wales

34. Which part of the UK is situated in the North? Scotland Scotland

35. How do the British call their flag? The Union Jack The Union Jack

Your score is Congratulations! Congratulations! Close your textbook and have a nice rest. You studied hard during the school year. Now it’s time for you to relax. Close your textbook and have a nice rest. You studied hard during the school year. Now it’s time for you to relax.

Your score is You won’t get lost in the streets of London. But you definitely can’t tell St. Paul’s Cathedral from Westminster Abbey. How about going to Britain this summer? You won’t get lost in the streets of London. But you definitely can’t tell St. Paul’s Cathedral from Westminster Abbey. How about going to Britain this summer?

Your score is under 22 Say “good bye” to your luckier classmates, open your textbook and let’s begin from the very beginning… Say “good bye” to your luckier classmates, open your textbook and let’s begin from the very beginning…