РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ НАУЧНО-ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЙ ЦЕНТР
«ДАРЫН»
ВТОРОЙ (РАЙОННЫЙ/ГОРОДСКОЙ) ЭТАП РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКОЙ
ОЛИМПИАДЫ ПО ПРЕДМЕТУ АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК (2022-2023
УЧЕБНЫЙ ГОД)
___10___ класс, __1_ тур
Время работы: 120 минут, общий балл - 100
I.
II.
III.

Use of English – 30 минут, общий балл - 25
Reading – 40 минут, общий балл - 25
Writing – 50 минут, общий балл - 50

«ДАРЫН» РЕСПУБЛИКАЛЫҚ ҒЫЛЫМИ-ПРАКТИКАЛЫҚ
ОРТАЛЫҒЫ
АҒЫЛШЫН ТІЛІ ПӘНІ БОЙЫНША РЕСПУБЛИКАЛЫҚ
ОЛИМПИАДАНЫҢ ЕКІНШІ (АУДАНДЫҚ/ҚАЛАЛЫҚ) КЕЗЕҢІ
(2022-2023 ОҚУ ЖЫЛЫ)
___10___ сынып, ____1____тур
Жұмыс уақыты: 120 минут, жалпы 100 ұпай
I.
II.
III.

Use of English – 30 минут, жалпы 25 ұпай
Reading – 40 минут, жалпы 25 ұпай
Writing – 50 минут, жалпы 50 ұпай

10 Grade
Maximum score – 100 points / Total time - 120 minutes
I. Use of English
Maximum score – 25 points / Time – 30 minutes
Task 1. Place the words on the right alongside their correct definition on the left. There are
extra words in the right box. You need to choose one option for one answer. Eg.0-station
0 one's social rank or position
1 head of school …
2 fundamental truth …
3 standing still …
4 writing materials …
5 smaller in amount …
6 smaller in number …

stantionary, stationary, less,
stationery, principal, fewer,
principle, small, principe,
station

Task 2. Complete sentences with phrasal verbs that have similar meaning to explanations
in brackets. Use verbs from the left + preposition(s) from the right column. Use the correct
tense. Eg. 0 – go on
set; point; keep; break; go; stand; put;
off; by; up with; up; on; up with; out;
0. Please … (continue any action) playing; I like it.
7. They (start a journey) at six and hoped to arrive before dark
8. No matter what happened he (support and help) you, so be grateful.
9. We had to (bear patiently) a lot of noise when the children were at home.
10. As we drove through the city the guide (indicate, show) the most important buildings
11. The work that the class is doing is too difficult for me. I won't be able to (to be at the same
pace).
12. If that ship stays there, she will be (disintegrate) by the waves.
Task 3. Match example sentences with suitable explanation of grammar case. Eg. 0 –K
0. We can use be able to instead of can to talk about an ability that someone has or had.
13. Habits in the present are normally expressed by the simple present tense; but will + infinitive
can be used instead when we wish to emphasize the characteristics of the performer rather than the
action performed. It is chiefly used in general statements.
14. The verb in the if-clause is in the past tense; the verb in the main clause is in the conditional
tense.
15. This type of sentence implies that the action in the if-clause is quite probable.
16. The past perfect is used after when when we wish to emphasize that the first action was
completed before the second one started.
17. There is approximately the same difference between will + infinitive and the future continuous
as between will + infinitive and the present continuous, will + infinitive expresses future with
intention. The future continuous expresses future without intention.
18. We can sometimes use to instead of a clause beginning with a to-infinitive when it is clear
from
the context what we are talking about.
19. If there is more than one auxiliary verb in the previous clause or sentence, we leave out all the
auxiliary verbs except the first instead of repeating the main verb.
20. We can use an -ing form of a verb or the past participle in a clause which has an adverbial
meaning. A clause like this often gives information about TIME or REASONS and RESULTS:
21. We can use get or have followed by an object + past participle when we want to say that
somebody arranges for something to be done by someone else:

22. A common way of reporting what is said by people in general or by an unspecified group of
people is to use it + passive verb + that-clause
A When he had shut the window we opened the door of the cage
B. An Englishman will usually show you the way in the street.
C. If I had a map I would lend it to you
D. I'll write to Mr Pitt and tell him about Tom's new house
E. If the fog gets thicker the plane might be diverted.
F. I wanted to come with you, but I won't be able to.
G. Opening her eyes, the baby began to cry.
H. Alex hadn't been invited to the meal, although his wife had.
I. We had the car delivered to the airport.
J. It can be seen that prices rose sharply in September.
K. Helen is able to read well, even though she's only three.
Task 3. Common spoken responses. Choose the most appropriate word in bold to complete
the second sentence in each sentence pair. Eg. 0 – sorry
0. - My pet hamster died last night."
- "Oh dear, I am sorry / apologetic."
23. - "How are you?"
- "I'm a bit under the clouds / weather today."
24. - "I've just won £10,000 on the lottery."
- "No way! You're pulling my arm / leg!"
25. - "Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?"
- "No, I just watched TV. I really must get a life / living."
1 point for each correct answer
Total maximum score for this section - 25

II. Reading
Maximum score -25 points / Time – 40 minutes
Task 1. Read the passage and complete the following sentences with details from the
passage. Write no more than 3 words. Eg. 0 – hair styles
People have been concerned with their hair since ancient times. In 1500 B.C., the
Assyrians, inhabiting the area known today as Northern Iraq, were the world's first true hair
stylists. Their skills at cutting, curling, layering and dyeing hair were known throughout the Middle
East. In fact, they were obsessed with their hair, which was oiled, perfumed, and tinted. A
fashionable courtier wore his hair cut in neat geometric layers. Kings, soldiers and noblewomen
had their hair curled with a fire-heated iron bar, probably the world's first curling iron. So important
was hair styling in Assyria that law dictated certain types of hair styles according to a person's
position and employment. Facial hair was also important. Men grew beards down to their chests
and had them clipped in layers. High-ranking women in both Egypt and Assyria wore fake beards
during official court business to show their equal authority with men.
Like the Assyrians, the early Greeks liked long, scented, curly hair. Fair hair was favored
over dark, so those who were not "natural blonds" lightened or reddened their hair with soaps and
bleaches. The Romans, on the other hand, favored dark hair for men for high social or political
rank. Early Saxon men were neither blonds nor brunets but dyed their hair and beards blue, red,
green, and orange.
Over the centuries, societies have combed, curled, waved, powdered, dyed, cut, coiffed,
and sculpted their hair, or someone else's during times of wig crazes. Churches and lawmakers

have sometimes tried to put a stop to the human obsession with hair, but with little success. It
seems hair styling is here to stay, and the future will likely prove no exception.
0.The passage is about the … … in ancient times.
1. The hair styling skills of the Assyrians were known all over the … …
2. An Assyrian fashionista had his hair cut in … … ….
3. The Assyrian types of hair styles depended on people's … and ….
4. Some ancient women participating in official legal events wore … ….
5. … … … preferred fair hair.
6. … … preferred dark hair for high ranked men.
7. … … with hair styles was not welcome by religion and legislation.
8. Women had fake facial hair as a symbol of … … with men.
9. … … men had their hair in various colors.
10. … and … were used to make hair change its color.
Task 2. Read the passage and decide if the statements are true or false.
The mid-1950s saw the growth of a new kind of popular music that was first called ''rock
'n' roll" and then simply "rock." Although quite diverse in style, rock music tends to be vocal music
with a hard, driving beat often featuring electric guitar accompaniment and heavily amplified
sound. Early rock grew mainly out of rhythm and blues, a dance music of African Americans that
combined blues, jazz, and gospel styles. Rock also drew upon country and western music, a folk
like, simply guitar-based style associated with rural Americans and the Nashville Grand Ole Opry.
In little more than a decade, rock evolved from a simple, dance-oriented style to a music highly
varied in its tones, lyrics, and electronic technology.
11. Rock was the first form of popular music.
12. There is basically one style of rock music.
13. Rock music is often loud.
14. Several types of music influenced the development of rock.
15. Rock has always been a complicated style of music.
16. Folk music is popular in urban areas mostly.
17. The evolution of rock music occurred relatively quickly.
18. The African American dance music gave rise to the development of Rock.
19. At the beginning Rock was less dance-oriented style of music than it is now. .
20. A real Rock hardly tolerates electronic sounds.
Task 3. Read the lines and choose the words closest in meaning to the words in bold in each
passage.
21. The impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological
evolution. Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth.
A) claim
B) model
C) assume
D) present
22. The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of
more than a trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers. This impact released an enormous
amount of energy, excavating a crater about twice as large as the lunar crater Tycho.
A) digging out
B) extending
C) destroying
D) covering up
23. The explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric acid and melted rock
that sprayed out over much of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have consumed most
terrestrial forests and grassland.
A) changed
B) exposed
C) destroyed
D) covered
24. Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with
large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event.
A) identified after careful study
B) identified without certainty
C) occasionally identified
D) easily identified

25. Those impacts, together with volcanic eruptions, probably explain the majority of all extinctions
of species. Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution
A) sense of values
B) point of view
C) calculation
D) complication

1 point for each correct answer
Total maximum score for this section - 25

III. Writing
Maximum score – 50 points / Time - 50 minutes
Write an answer to ONE of questions A-H. Write between 150-160 words in an appropriate
style. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

A) You have had a class discussion about working teenagers. Now your teacher asked you to
write an essay expressing your opinion on the following: Should teenagers go to work?
Write your essay giving reasons to support your opinion.
B) Websites review for Teen Magazine: We are looking for reviews of your favourite
educational websites for our new English-language magazine for young people. Your
review should include the description of the website, its focus and style of teaching, target
audience, etc and your recommendations.
C) This is an extract from an email you received from your English-speaking friend Mary:
I’m so afraid of dogs! I can’t even go to friends’ homes if they have dogs, and I feel terrified
every time I see one in the street. What can I do?” – write Mary an email giving her advice
about what to do.
D) You have had a class discussion about famous female scientists. Your teacher has asked
you to write an article about one. Include when and where she was born, her achievements
and her legacy. Write your article.
E) You have had a class discussion about the following statement: mobile games are the best
option for the current teenagers. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay giving your
opinion with reasons to support your opinion.
F) Your teacher has asked you to write an article entitled: Narrow Escape. Write your article
for a school online journal.
G) You have seen the following announcement in an environmental magazine: “How to
encourage recycling in your town or village”. Send us an essay discussing options how to
inspire people to recycle.
H) Your English friend is having trouble studying online. He has written an email to you
asking for your advice about how to study better and increase motivation while attending
school online. Write an email and give advice, reasoning and examples.
Total maximum score for this section – 50 points