Monitoring for 9th grade

Variant A

NAME_________________________ SURNAME ____________________________

Sual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Standart 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.1 1.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1
Bal 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
level I I I II IV IV III III I I I II II II II

Sual 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Standart 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 4.1.2 3.1.4 3.1.1 4.1.2 3.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3
Bal 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7
level III II II II II III III III IV III III III IV IV IV
1.1.1. Expresses his/her attitude/opinions to the requests
1.1.2. Comments (or gives comments) on the content of the text he/she listened to.
3.1.1. Explains the grammatical-semantic features of words and phrases.
3.1.4. Expresses his/her attitude to the content of the text he reads.
4.1.2. Expresses a written attitude to facts and events.
4.1.3. Writes sentences of various constructions correctly.

1. What Is the passage mainly about? 6. Write your answer to the question according to
A) the two rail tunnels the passage
B) the Channel Tunnel Which two countries does the Channel Tunnel
C) the English Channel connect?
D) the travellers ___________________________________
E) the underground
7. Choose the correct variant.
2. Which statements are true according to There ... a lot of cherry trees and some pear trees
the passage? in our orchard.
The Channel Tunnel… . A) have B) is C) are D) was E) has
1. connects two countries
2. carries 12,000 people every day 8. Choose the correct variant.
3. Is the longest underwater tunnel in the 1. the men’s hats 2. the mans’ suits
world 3. a days’ holiday 4. the doctor’s car
4. was started in 1994, A) 1, 4 B) 1, 2 C) 1, 3 D) 2, 4 E) 3, 4
A) 3.4 B) 1.2 C) 2, 3
D) 2.4 E) 1.3 9. Choose the correct variant.
His parents are proud ... their son, he is a
3. Choose the correct answer to the question champion.
How long did it take to build the Channe! Tunnel? A) of B) on C) in D) with E) by
A) six years
B) ten years 10. Choose the correct variant.
C) twelve years Look! David ... with scissors, he may cut himself.
D) three years A) plays B) is playing C) has played
El eleven years D) was played E) played

4. Write one adjective from the passage that 11. Choose the correct exclamatory sentence.
describes “tunnel" A) What a beautiful city it is!
_________________________________ B) What is a beautiful city it!
C) What beautiful city is!
5 Complete the sentence according to the passage D) How a beautiful it is!
The two rail tunnels have a length of E) How a beautiful city it is
____________________________________
12. Choose the correct article. My brother doesn’t spend much time in front of TV.
It’s … perfect day. Look at … Moon. He watches ... series on TV.
A) the, - B) a, the C) -, a 1. only a few 2. a little
D) a, a E) the, a 3. few 4. many
A) 1, 3 B) 1, 2 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4 E) 2, 3
13. Choose the correct pronoun.
... can take this box. It’s too heavy. 22. Choose the correct variant.
A) Everything B) Nothing The man … left the hospital was Gerald.
C) No one D) Anybody A) who B) whom C) which
E) Anything D) what E) when

14. Choose the correct variant. Read the text and answer the questions.
I’m interested in ... part in this conference.
A) took B) taking C) take The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world.
D) takes E) to take People constructed it in Britain. It sailed out of
Southampton on its first trip to New York in 1912.
15. Choose the correct variant. Many people didn`t believe it was possible to sink
I made my mum ... a cake for the party. it.
A) bought B) to buy C) buying Rich people travelled in wonderful cabins. They
D) buy E) buys danced in the beautiful lounges and they used
plates and glasses decorated with gold.
16. Choose the correct degree of the adjective. The poor people didn`t have these beautiful things.
Love is ... than money. They stayed in smaller cabins, danced, smoked and
A) so important B) important laughed.
C) most important D) more important Then on April 15th, it was very foggy. The ship
E) the important crashed into an iceberg. They didn`t have many
lifeboats and more than 1500 people died.
17. Change the sentence into Passive Voice. The Titanic sank at 2:20 a.m. on 15th April 1912.
I ate all of the sweets the day before yesterday. The ship was 882 feet long (approximately the
A) A lot of sweets eaten by I. length of three football fields) and 92,5 feet wide.
B) A lot of sweets were been eaten by I. It dropped more than 2,5 miles to the ocean floor.
C) A lot of sweets were eaten by me. There were only 16 lifeboats on board, instead of
D) A lot of sweets was eaten by me. the 64 lifeboats of the original design.
E) A lot of sweets are eaten by me. When the Titanic sank, there were approximately
2222 people on board (included passengers and
18. Make up a sentence. crew), and only 705 survived.
1. workers 2. the plants 3. cut
4. can 5. And 6. collect 23. Which answer best fits to the passage?
A) 1, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2 B) 3, 1, 2, 6, 4, 5 How could the people survive that night?
C) 2, 3, 6, 5, 1, 4 D) 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3 A) The crew couldn`t turn the ship.
E) 2, 3, 6, 5, 4, 1 B) They asked help.
C) Crew shot fireworks.
19. Choose the correct modal verb. D) They used lifeboats.
It’s raining. You ... to take an umbrella with you. E) Nobody survived.
A) can B) haven’t C) may
D) have E) should 24. The underlined word “it’’ in the passage refers
to …
20. Which word doesn't go with the others? A) the cabin B) the ship C) the world
A) trip B) journey C) face D) iceberg E) the lifeboat
D) voyage E) travel
25. Which statements are true according to the
21. Choose the correct variant. passage?
1. Only crew dead after the ship crashed into an
iceberg.
2. When the ship crashed into an iceberg, it was
very
foggy.
3. Most people were afraid of that the Titanic could
sink.
4. There were more than 2000 people on board.
A) 2, 4 B) 1, 2 C) 1, 4 D) 1, 3 E) 2, 3

26. What is not mentioned according to the

passage.
A) The weather was very foggy at that night.
B) There were 16 lifeboats on board.
C) People enjoyed their life in "Titanic".
D) Poorer people stayed in small cabins.
E) More than 2000 workers constructed the ship.

27. What is the passage mainly about?

A) The biggest ship in the world.
B) A huge iceberg.
C) Poorer people`s life.
D) Reach people on a ship.
E) Life in the sea.

28. Complete the sentence according to the passage

with your own words.
Because …, a lot of people dead after the ship
crashed
into an iceberg.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

29. Write the opposite meaning of the word “cry’

_________________________________________

30. Write an adjective that characterizes the word

“people”.
________________________________________
 Monitoring for 9th grade
Variant B

NAME_________________________ SURNAME ____________________________

Sual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Standart 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.1 1.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1
Bal 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Level I I I II IV IV III III I I I II II II II

Sual 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Standart 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.1.1 4.1.2 3.1.4 3.1.1 4.1.2 3.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3
Bal 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7
level III II II II II III III III IV III III III IV IV IV
1.1.1. Expresses his/her attitude/opinions to the requests
1.1.2. Comments (or gives comments) on the content of the text he/she listened to.
3.1.1. Explains the grammatical-semantic features of words and phrases.
3.1.4. Expresses his/her attitude to the content of the text he reads.
4.1.2. Expresses a written attitude to facts and events.
4.1.3. Writes sentences of various constructions correctly.
The two rail tunnels have a width of
1. What Is the passage mainly about? ____________________________________
A) the Channel Tunnel 6. Write your answer to the question according to
B) the two rail tunnels the passage
C) the underground
D) the English Channel How many people travel through the channel every
E) the travellers day?
___________________________________
2. Which statements are true according to
the passage? 7. Choose the correct variant.
The Channel Tunnel… . … police in front of the police station.
1. carries 12,000 people every day A) There is
2. connects two countries B) There was
3. Is the longest underwater tunnel in the C) There has been
world D) There are
4. was started in 1994 E) There will
A) 3.4 B) 1.2 C) 2, 3
D) 2.4 E) 1.3 8. Choose the correct variant.
1. An hours' meeting 2. The Ford's children
3. Choose the correct answer to the question 3. Five months' holiday 4. The deers' tracks
How long did it take to build the Channe! Tunnel? 5. Several months' course
A) twelve years A) 3, 5 B) 2, 4 C) 1, 3
B) ten years D) 1, 4 E) 2, 3
C) three years
D) six years 9. Choose the correct variant.
E) eleven years I was very surprised... Ann's visit ... Paris.
A) at,- B) at, to C) to
4. Write one adjective from the passage that D) in, to E) at, in
describes “tunnel"
_________________________________ 10. Choose the correct tense form.
Sue … a lot of money yesterday.
5 Complete the sentence according to the passage A) has spend B) spend C) spent
D) spends E) will spend E) His car was washed Matt last night.

11. Choose the correct variant. 18. Make up a sentence.

1. How soft the tomatoes are! 1. me
2. What soft the tomatoes are they! 2. beautiful
3. How soft are tomatoes! 3. he
4. What soft tomatoes they are! 4. on my birthday
A) 1, 4 B) 2, 3 C) 1,3 5. gave
D) 2, 4 E) 1,2 6. flowers
A) 1,2,3,4,5,6
12. Choose the correct variant. B) 3,4,1,2,5,6
… Scotland is a country in … UK to … north of C) 3,5,6,2,1,4
England. D) 4,3,1,2,5,6
A) -, the, the B) The, the, the C) The, the, a E) 3,5,1,2,6,4
D) -, the, a E) -, a, the
19. Choose the correct modal verb.
13. Choose the correct variant. Her nephews tried not to be late for class but they
I can hardly see...without my glasses. … catch the bus.
A) anything A) can B) wasn't able to C) hadn't to
B) any D) could E) was able to
C) some
D) nothing 20. Choose the correct variant.
E) something That flower smells … .
1. well 2. nice 3. badly 4. good
14. Choose the correct variant. A) 1, 2 B) 3, 4 C) 1, 3
He sometimes thinks of ... his job. D) 2, 4 E) 1, 4
A) to change
B) changed 21. Choose the correct variant.
C) will change 1. Much air pollution 2. A few slice of cheese
D) changing 3. Lots of lumps of sugar 4. Many tomato soup
E) changes A) 1, 3 B) 2, 4 C) 1, 4
D) 2, 3 E) 1, 2
15. Choose the correct form of the verb.
The trainer made us … till 6 o'clock. 22. Choose the correct variant. … did you arrive?
A) works B) to work C) work 1. How 2. When 3. What 4. Which 5. Who
D) working E) worked A) 1, 3 B) 1, 2 C) 2, 4
D) 3, 5 E) 1, 4
16. Choose the correct degree of adjective.
Paul is … boy than his … brother. Read the passage and answer the questions.
A) a more diligent, elder
B) diligent, elder I. Stephen Wiltshire was born in London in 1974.
C) more diligent, the eldest He was mute and at the age of 3 he was diagnosed
D) a diligent, an elder with autism. He had troubles with communicating
E) a more diligent, the eldest with other people. However, Stephen had a
remarkable talent and could create the most
17. Choose the correct sentence in the Passive amazing drawings.
Voice. II. His mother sent him to Queensmill School in
Matt washed his car last night. London. Stephen's teacher realized that Stephen
A) His car is washed last night. could communicate through his drawings. With
B) His car has been washed last night. their help Stephen started talking at the age of 9.
C) His car was washed last night. At the age of 8 he drew detailed pictures of
D) Matt was washed last night. architecture, cars and imaginary post-earthquake of
cities. When he was 10, he produced a series of D) an autistic savant
pictures which he called "London Alphabet. Each E) London Alphabet
drawing featured the London landmark - one for
each letter of the alphabet. 28. Complete the sentence according to the
III. Stephen became an extremely popular artist passage.
and published a number of books of his drawings Stephen produced a series of pictures which he
and paintings. He is an "autistic savant? - a person called "London Alphabet" …
who, in spite of his autism has an extraordinary A) in 1974
ability in a certain area. Stephen is quite famous B) at the age of 8
these days. C) at the age of 3
D) at the age of 9
E) at the age of 10
23. Choose the correct statement according to the
passage. 29. Which word from paragraph II in the passage
A) Stephen had troubles with communicating with means “the art or practice of designing and
other people. constructing buildings”?
B) At the age of 3 with his teacher’s help Stephen _________________________________________
started talking.
C) Stephen is not famous these days. 30. Write one adjective from Paragraph 1 in the
D) Stephen's father realized that Stephen could passage which characterizes "talent"?
communicate through his drawings. _________________________________________
E) Stephen couldn’t create the most amazing
drawings.

24. The underlined word “their’’ in the passage

refers to …
A) teachers B) drawings C) troubles
D) books E) letters

25 . Choose the wrong statements from the

passage.
1. He was blind and at the age of 3 he was
diagnosed with autism
2. Stephen’s friend helped him talking
3. Stephen became an extremely popular artist
4. Stephen’s mother sent him to Queensmill School
in London
A) 1, 2 B) 2, 3 C) 3, 4
D) 2, 4 E) 1, 4

26. Which of the following questions has no

answer?
A) When was Stephen born?
B) Where did Stephen's mother send him?
C) When was Stephen diagnosed with autism?
D) What did Stephen publish?
E) What was the name of Stephen's teacher?

27. The passage is mainly about …

A) the most amazing drawings
B) the pictures of architecture
C) a talented woman