Тест по предмету «Английский язык» на тему «The Railway children»

1. Who wrote the novel "The Railway Children"? A) Beatrix Potter B) Edith Nesbit C) Frances Hodgson Burnett D) Louisa May Alcott

2. What are the names of the three children in the novel? A) Roberta, Peter and Phyllis B) Bobbie, Peter and Jane C) Roberta, Paul and Phoebe D) Bobbie, Peter and Mary

3. Why does the family have to move from London to a cottage in the country? A) The father gets a job as a station master there. B) The mother wants to open a small school in the village. C) The father is arrested and the family has very little money. D) The children dream of living near a railway line.

4. What is the name of the cottage where the family begins to live? A) Green Gables B) The Laurels C) Hillcrest D) Three Chimneys

5. Who is Mr. Perks in the novel? A) The station porter B) A train driver C) The village doctor D) A farmer from the next village

6. Whom do the children call "the Old Gentleman"? A) Perks's father, who lives near the station B) The station master who gives them coal C) A kind passenger who travels by the 9:15 train D) An old man who lives in the tunnel

7. Why do the children wave red flags in front of the train one day? A) They want to greet the Old Gentleman. B) A landslide has blocked the line and they want to stop the train. C) They are playing a game with Perks. D) They want to show their mother the flags they have made.

8. What happens to Jim in the tunnel? A) He breaks his leg. B) He loses his ticket and cannot leave. C) He gets locked in a carriage. D) He finds a lost dog.

9. Who is Mr. Szczepansky? A) A railway engineer from the nearest town B) A Russian writer whom the children help C) Bobbie's teacher at the village school D) A doctor who treats Mother

10. What was the children's father accused of? A) Stealing coal from the station B) Breaking a railway signal C) Being a spy D) Lying to the police

11. How does Mother earn money for the family? A) She writes stories and poems for magazines. B) She teaches at the village school. C) She works at the station. D) She sells flowers at the market.

12. What happens at the end of the novel? A) The family moves back to London. B) The children go to a boarding school. C) Perks leaves the railway. D) The father comes home and the family is together again.

Ответы

1. B — Edith Nesbit
2. A — Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis
3. C — отца арестовали, и семье пришлось жить скромнее
4. D — Three Chimneys
5. A — станционный носильщик
6. C — добрый пассажир поезда 9:15
7. B — из-за оползня, перекрывшего путь
8. A — он сломал ногу
9. B — русский писатель, которому помогают дети
10. C — в шпионаже
11. A — она пишет рассказы и стихи для журналов
12. D — отец возвращается домой