A. indoors 

B. outdoors 

C. within 

D. homewards

2.  I cut my finger on a rusty tin and it became badly………..

A. infected 

B. affected 

C. effected 

D. diseased

3.  Violent programmers on television may have a bad……..on children.

A. affection 

B. pressure 

C. influence 

D.  control

4.  He has always gone………strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes.

A. into 

B. by 

C. in for 

D. through

10.  The local tourist bureau will send you………about hotels in the area.

A. knowledge 

B. information 

C. news 

D. notice

Questions for 20 points – Phrasal verbs:

1. He will work as a janitor until better job ... .

1. turns up

2. turns in

3. turns off

4. turns away

2. What were you doing yesterday on the phone so long? I called you several time, but couldn’t ... .

1. put up

2. put in

3. put through

4. put away

3. The scientist ... an experiment on animals.

1. carried out

2. carried on with

3. carried in

4. carried up

4. I am not going to ... with your outrageous behavior.

1. put on

2. put up

3. put off

4. put forward

5. Doctors failed to ... the epidemic ... . It spread throughout the country soon.

1. keep / in

2. keep / up

3. keep / under

4. keep / off

Questions for 30 points – Idioms:

1. We are halfway through our exams now, so we can see the light at the end of the _____.

A: tunnel

B: street

C: road

2. I won't do it-not for all the _____ in China.

A: coffee

B: sweets

C: tea

3. I know it's true. I heard it straight from the _____ mouth.

A: dog's

B: bird's

C: horse's

4. The teacher decided to give his students a second bite of the _____ by allowing them to take the test again.

A: cherry

B: strawberry

C: apple

5. Tom was not born with a silver _____ in his mouth. He came from a poor family and earned his success through hard work.

A: coin

B: spoon

C: tooth

“GRAMMAR”

Questions for 10 points

1. The general question:

A) Aziz has got a new car, hasn't he?

B) Where does your sister go?

C) Does his sister live in Paris or Rome?

D) Your sister lives in Rome, doesn't she?

E) Does your sister live in Astana?

2. Choose the correct form: The room .. .by my sister.

A) is clean

B) have been cleaned

C) cleaned

D) cleans

E) was cleaned

3. Choose the ordinal number:

A) the four

B) fourteen

C) the sixteenth

D) nineteen

E) six

Questions for 20 points:

1. Choose Complex Object:

A) My cousin Ann is known to have won the singers contest

B) She is said to speak English fluently.

C) I watched her appear.

D) The students are supposed to come in time for their lesson

E) He is considered to be a loyal person.

2. The comparative comparison of adjectives in the sentences:

A) He lives farther than me.

B) I think it will be gooder for you.

C) He lives father than me.

D) I think it will be better for you.

E) She was much most beautifuler than her cousin.

3. Choose the Gerund:

A) I swim every day.

B) I am doing my homework.

C) He is going to read the book.

D) We are watching TV now.

E) 1 enjoy travelling in summer.

Questions for 30 points

1. Find the sentence with the Complex Subject.

A) Please put on a thicker coat .

B) She was the best in her group.

C) We are sure to come to the heart of the matter.

D) I saw him entering the shop.

E) He was in love with another woman.

2. Complete the sentence:

... are starving in the world today.

A) Thousands peoples

B) Thousand peoples

C) Thousands of people

D) Thousands people

E) Thousand and people

3. Find Zero Conditional sentences.

A) If I hadn't missed my classes, I wouldn't have failed the exam.

B) I could find a good job if I spoke English fluently.

C) If I hadn't fallen ill, I would have gone to the party.

D) If you lose your passport, you have to go to the police.

E) If I find time, I'll try to help you.

“COUNTRY STUDYING”

Questions for 10 points:

1. What does the capital of the USA Washington belong to?

A) the District of Columbia

B) the state of New Jersey

C) the state of Pennsylvania

D) the state of Alaska

E) the state of Maryland

2. The symbol of the US is…

A) Union Jack   

B) Uncle Sam   

C) Big Ben  

D) Pall Mall

E) Jingle Bell

Questions for 20 points:

1. The Colorado is …

A) in Africa    B) in North America   C) in South America   D) in Brazil E) in Antarctic

2. In the United States “downtown” means…

A) away from the center   B) in the centre      C) in a suburb    D) a  small town E) a village

Questions for 30 points

1. The English colonization of the American continent began in the …

 A) 15^th century     B) 16^th century    C) 17^th century    D) 18^th century E) 19^th century

2. The first colonists in America started the tradition of…

A) Independence Day     B) Halloween      

C) Thanksgiving Day 

D) Memorial Day  

E) St. Patrick’s Day     

BLITZ TOURNAMENT FOR THE 10^TH GRADE

ANSWERS:

“VOCABULARY”

Questions for 10 points – Words:

Choose the best answer

1.  Tell your brother to come……..because it’s going rain in a minute or two.

A. indoors 

B. outdoors 

C. within 

D. homewards

2.  I cut my finger on a rusty tin and it became badly………..

A. infected 

B. affected 

C. effected 

D. diseased

3.  Violent programmers on television may have a bad……..on children.

A. affection 

B. pressure 

C. influence 

D.  control

4.  He has always gone………strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes.

A. into 

B. by 

C. in for 

D. through

10.  The local tourist bureau will send you………about hotels in the area.

A. knowledge 

B. information 

C. news 

D. notice

Questions for 20 points – Phrasal verbs:

1. He will work as a janitor until better job ... .

5. turns up

6. turns in

7. turns off

8. turns away

2. What were you doing yesterday on the phone so long? I called you several time, but couldn’t ... .

5. put up

6. put in

7. put through

8. put away

3. The scientist ... an experiment on animals.

5. carried out

6. carried on with

7. carried in

8. carried up

4. I am not going to ... with your outrageous behavior.

5. put on

6. put up

7. put off

8. put forward

5. Doctors failed to ... the epidemic ... . It spread throughout the country soon.

5. keep / in

6. keep / up

7. keep / under

8. keep / off

Questions for 30 points – Idioms:

1. We are halfway through our exams now, so we can see the light at the end of the _____.

A: tunnel

B: street

C: road

2. I won't do it-not for all the _____ in China.

A: coffee

B: sweets

C: tea

3. I know it's true. I heard it straight from the _____ mouth.

A: dog's

B: bird's

C: horse's

4. The teacher decided to give his students a second bite of the _____ by allowing them to take the test again.

A: cherry

B: strawberry

C: apple

5. Tom was not born with a silver _____ in his mouth. He came from a poor family and earned his success through hard work.

A: coin

B: spoon

C: tooth

“GRAMMAR”

Questions for 10 points

1. The general question:

A) Aziz has got a new car, hasn't he?

B) Where does your sister go?

C) Does his sister live in Paris or Rome?

D) Your sister lives in Rome, doesn't she?

E) Does your sister live in Astana?

2. Choose the correct form: The room .. .by my sister.