Тест по теме "Семья"

TEST

FAMILY

1.      Match the definitions with the family members. There are two extra words.

grandfather      grandson      mother-in-law     nephew      niece      stepfather      stepmother

1 my father’s father __________________

2 my sister’s daughter __________________

3 my wife’s mum __________________

4 my mother’s husband from a remarriage __________________

5 my daughter’s son __________________

2.      Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 My brother’s wife is my stepsister / sister-in-law.

2 My sister’s son is my nephew / niece.

3 My mother’s brother is my aunt / uncle.

4 My father’s wife’s son is my cousin / stepbrother.

5 My aunt’s daughter is my niece / cousin.

3.     Complete the names of the family members. Then match the people with the personality adjectives below.

creative      friendly      hard-working      patient      sensible

1 My _ _ _ _ _ _ (aunt’s daughter) waits for me after school for an hour every day. ____________________

2 My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (mum’s mother) cooks and cleans for the family. ____________________

3 My _ _ _ _ _ _ (sister’s son) likes to help people. ____________________

4 My _ _ _ _ _ _ _-_ _-_ _ _ (wife’s brother) loves making things. ____________________

5 My five-year-old _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (son’s son) knows how to cross the road. ____________________

4.      Read the text. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–5.

One child families – are they good for us?

1___ Or are you an only child? Parents in China are excited about the news that now they can

have more than one child. So how are family sizes different around the world?

2___ In Turkey, parents usually have three children. Four out of five children in the USA have

brothers or sisters. Most American families have two children. But the American actors

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are famous for their very big family. They have three children and

three other children from different countries. Zahara comes from Ethiopia, Pax comes from

Vietnam and Maddox comes from Cambodia.

3___ You can talk to your brother or sister when you are worried about your problems. You

can learn lots of things from your siblings. They can teach you new facts. And learning how to

get on with each other can teach you life skills too.

What about only children? 4___ Many of the parents of only children worry about this. People

say that only children can’t share and are not friendly.

However, according to lots of studies, only children are no different from children with siblings.

They learn to share in the classroom, or with cousins, step-brothers and step-sisters and their

friends. So do only children get benefits? 5___ Only children usually get on very well with their

parents and they are very independent.

A.      In Europe, the average family has two children.

B.      They don’t have brothers or sisters to learn from or share with.

C.     Have you got any brothers or sisters?

D.     The answer is yes.

E.      According to research, a sister or brother is an advantage.

F.