DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

DONETSK REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION

DONETSK REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
STUDENTS CONTEST IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ROUND I Listening Comprehension Test For 10th form Students

Directions:
In this Test you will carefully listen to a text read aloud twice. The text is followed
by 20 tasks. You should do tasks 1 through 10 following the first reading of the text
on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. The text will be read a second
time, and you should do tasks 11 through 20 following the second reading of the text
on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. For each task you will choose
from four possible answers (A, B, C or D), or two letters (T or F) as specified prior to
each task. Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the Answer
Sheet.

Questions 1 through 10 (on your answer sheet write T if the statement is true, F
if it is false).

1 Many of these festivals are actually races or competitions. T F

2 The Burning of the Clavie brings good luck for the new year. T F

3 On Shrove Tuesday in Scarborough people dance with ropes. T F

4 Cheese rolling involves running away from a big, round cheese. T F

5 Snail racing started in the UK. T F

6 The competition to pull the ugliest face is an old tradition. T F

7 The Gurning Championship has much fun. T F

8 The Burning of the Clocks festival marks the summer solstice. T F

9 The Burning of the Clocks festival ends with people throwing T F

water.

10 In Brighton people watch a firework display in the city centre. T F

STOP. WAIT FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE TEXT

Questions 11 through 20 (choose the correct letter A, B, C or D)

11. The Clavie is

A. a whisky container
B. a wooden cross
C. a bonfire made of things people don’t need
D. a Scottish plant
12. In the Up Helly Aa festival, they burn
A. a wooden man
B. a Shetland haystack
C. a line in the grass
D. a Viking boat
13. The Up Helly Aa festival is celebrated
A. in summer
B. in winter
C. in every season
D. in autumn
14. During a pancake race, you have to
A. eat as many pancakes as possible
B. run as fast as possible while tossing a pancake in a pan
C. run and jump over the ropes without dropping the pancake
D. cook as many pancakes as possible
15. Nowadays, the people who win the cheese rolling competition are usually
A. top athletes
B. cheese makers
C. visitors from all over the world
D. people from the village
16. The fastest snail in the Snail Racing is
A. cooked with garlic and butter
B. rescued from the barbecue
C. given a prize of extra lettuce
D. served as a dish with a lot of lettuce
17. After the Snail Racing there is a party
A. for the snail owners
B. for the observers
C. for the winners
D. for the snail owners and for the observers
18. Black pudding throwing is similar to
A. pancake tossing
B. Olympic sports like javelin and shotput
C. bowling
D. golf
19. To win the best gurner competition, one man
A. had all his teeth removed
B. grew a really long beard
C. had a lot of facial piercings
D. showed his set of false teeth
20. The Burning of the Clocks festival is
A. 2 years old
B. 22 years old
C. 200 years old
D. 20 years old