TEST BIOGRAPHIES 1 4. 1 - 3: For these questions, choose the best option to fill in the blanks. I got up at 9 a.m. yesterday. Then, I had breakfast with my family. After breakfast, I tidied 1. my room. I didn’t go to the school yesterday because it was Saturday. At half past eleven, I met with my friends at the park. We had a walk and went to the cafe at half past one. We had lunch together. Then, we went to the cinema and watched a film. It was 6 p.m. when I came home. It was a nice Saturday. Rose Where did Rose and her friends go after the Jane : What do you know about Salvador Dali? park? Martin : He .............................. famous for his long A) curly moustache. A) were B) was C) do D) does B) 2. Fatih : What did you do yesterday afternoon? Zeka Küpü Yayınları Küpü Zeka Jenny : I .............................. with my friends and we .............................. to the cinema. A) meet / go B) meet / went C) met / go D) met / went C) 3. Reporter : Can I ask you a few questions, Mrs. Jason? Mrs. Jason : Yes, of course. D) Reporter : Where and when were you born? Mrs. Jason : I was born ................................. A) in Paris in 1980 B) with my family C) two years ago D) I lived in Rome 7. Sınıf 29 İngilizce 1 BIOGRAPHIES TEST 5. Baraj Sorusu 8. Jamie graduated from the university as a teacher in 2001. She started to work in a school. She decided to join a cycling competition and she won a prize. Which of the following pictures is NOT described above? A) Arthur : Who was behind the invention of paper and compass? Brian : ……………………………..……… Which one is the best answer of the question in the dialogue? A) Everybody used paper and compass for hundreds of years. B) Because they were so old. C) Chinese people didn’t invent them. B) D) Ancient China invented paper and compass. 6. “(1) Yesterday we went to Eskişehir. (2) It was an amazing trip for me. (3) There were beautiful parks. (4) I felt terrible. (5) The city seemed like a European city. (6) It was very attractive. (7) The weather was dark and cloudy. (8) It was a very hot day and (9) Yayınları Küpü Zeka we enjoyed every part of the city. C) Find the irrelevant sentences in the paragraph. A) 1 - 3 B) 2 - 7 C) 3 - 4 D) 4 - 7 7. • Birth & Childhood grow up • Education graduate from university D) • Family invent something • Profession & Success win a prize • Old Ages get retired Which of the following matchings is FALSE? A) Old ages - get retired B) Family - invent something C) Birth & Childhood - grow up D) Education - graduate from university İngilizce 30 7. Sınıf TEST BIOGRAPHIES 2 4. 1 - 4: For these questions, choose the best option SYNONYMS to fill in the blanks. Profession = ……………… Talented = ……………… 1. Well-known = ……………… Journey = ……………… Find the best choice to fill in the blanks respectively. A) occupation / ability / popular / invention B) job / gifted / famous / travel Sarah : In history class I learnt that Christopher Columbus …….....… America in 1492. C) work / ability / discover / invent D) scholarship / composer / popular / travel Linda : I can’t believe! As I know, it is not true. For a long time, most people …….....… that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to “discover” America - the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Answer the questions (5 - 6) according to the Atlantic. However, in recent years, as new table. evidence came to light, our understanding of history has changed. Judy’s Yesterday Activities A) invented / found 07.30 get up B) discovered / believed 08.00 have breakfast C) founded / brought 08.30 go to school D) made / talked 12.30 have lunch at school Zeka Küpü Yayınları Küpü Zeka 15.00 come back home 16.00 have a rest 17.00 play with her friends 2. Esra : What did you do .............................. ? 18.00 have dinner Tuncay : I went on a picnic with my family. 19.30 do homework Esra : How was it? Tuncay : It was great. 22.00 go to bed A) next week B) tomorrow 5. What did Judy do at 3 p.m. yesterday? C) last weekend D) at the moment A) She came back home. B) She went to school. C) She had lunch at school. D) She did homework. 3. Robin : In which cities did you live? Clark : I lived in Paris and London. Robin : When did you live in Paris? 6. Teacher : What time did she play with her friends? Clark : ........................................... Student : At .............................. A) Next year B) Two years ago A) 4 p.m. B) 5 p.m. C) At the moment D) Every weekend C) 6 p.m. D) 10 p.m. 7. Sınıf 31 İngilizce 2 BIOGRAPHIES TEST Baraj Sorusu Answer the questions (7 - 9) according to the text. He is called Yavuz Sultan Selim. He was born in Amasya in 1470. He was a very famous Ottoman Sultan. He grew up in Amasya and then went to İstanbul and became sultan. He was the 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. His father was Sultan Beyazıt the 2nd. His mother was Gülbahar Hatun. He got married to Hafsa Sultan in 1494 and he had 14 children. Kanuni was his famous son. He died on 23rd September, 1520. Yunus Emre was a very famous poet in history. He was born in Eskişehir in 1240. His father was İsmail Efendi. He didn’t get any education, but he wrote many good poems. There is not enough knowledge about him. He stayed in a madrasah and got a religious education there. He had children but we don't know how many children he had. He died in Eskişehir in 1320. Nasreddin Hoca was born in Sivrihisar in 1208. He was a very funny person. His father was the imam of his village. His father’s name was Abdullah Efendi. His mother’s name was Sıdıka Hanım. He had a madrasah education in Sivrihisar and he came back to his village after his father's death. He had three children. He died in Akşehir in 1284. 7. Read the sentences about Yavuz Sultan Selim. 9. Look at the information about the historical How many of them are TRUE? people and find the correct matching. • He wasn’t very famous. A) Name : Yavuz Sultan Selim • His son was Beyazıt the 2nd. Place of birth : Amasya • He was the father of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman. Date of birth : 1470 • He died in Amasya. Children : 3 • He was the 9th Sultan. Father : Sultan Beyazıt the 2nd • He was the son of Gülbahar Hatun. B) Name : Nasreddin Hoca A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5 Place of birth : Amasya Date of birth : 1470 Children : 14 Father : Sultan Beyazıt the 2nd C) Name : Yunus Emre 8. Read the sentences about Nasreddin Hoca. Find Yayınları Küpü Zeka Place of birth : Sivrihisar out how many of them are TRUE. Date of birth : 1208 Children : Unknown • His father was a teacher. Father : İsmail Efendi • He was a very humorous man. • He was very serious. D) Name : Yunus Emre • He was from Konya. Place of birth : Eskişehir • He was born in Sivrihisar. Date of birth : 1240 Children : Unknown • He died in Sivrihisar. Father : İsmail Efendi A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 Place of death : Eskişehir İngilizce 32 7. Sınıf TEST BIOGRAPHIES 3 1 - 2: For these questions, choose the best option Answer the questions (4 - 5) according to the to fill in the blanks. table. 1. Henry : Why did you move to London? TOM Jack : Because I needed money and they PAST NOW .............................. Student Architect Henry : Then, good luck to you in your new town. No car A car A) died in 2005 Live in Bursa Live in İstanbul B) offered me a good job No child Two children C) was born in London D) left the university 4. Which one is TRUE about the table? A) Tom was an architect. 2. Alex : I haven’t seen Alice nowadays. Do you know B) Tom lives in Bursa. where she is? C) Tom has two children. Jason : Don’t you know? She moved to the USA D) Tom had a car. last weekend. Alex : Really? Why did she move there? Jason : ………………………… . I hope she gets well soon. A) Because she failed her driving test B) Because of her illness, she had to move 5. Tom .......... an architect. In the past, he was a C) She was born 20 years ago Yayınları Küpü Zeka .......... D) She didn’t study at a university A) is / Bursa B) is / student C) was / writer 3. D) is / car 6. Grow Win IRREGULAR Albert Einstein / Germany / 1879 / VERBS scientist / clever Spend ? Which of the following is WRONG? Which of the following should be placed to the A) He was a scientist. blank above? B) He was born in eighteen seventy eight. C) He was from Germany. A) Step B) Last D) He was a genius man. C) Visit D) Begin 7. Sınıf 33 İngilizce 3 BIOGRAPHIES TEST Answer the questions (7 - 9) according to the text. Wolfgang Amodeus Mozart ................ (I) an Austrian ................(II) and composer. He was born in 1756. He started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of songs. He was only 35 years old when he died. 7. (I) ................................ A) were B) did C) was D) is 8. (II) ................................ A) painter B) teacher C) gardener D) musician 9. Mozart started composing music when he was ............................. A) 5 years old B) a student C) a teacher D) a worker Baraj Sorusu Answer the questions (10 - 12) according to the text.