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11 Grade
Maximum score – 100 points
Total time - 120 minutes
I. Listening
Maximum score -20 points / Time – 20 minutes
You will hear the recording twice!
Task 1. You will hear people talking in four different situations. For questions 1-10 choose the
best answer (A,B,C or D):
Speaker 1. Questions 1-3
1. According to the audio Ellie travelled to London because of:
a) Vocation
b) Job
c) Relatives
d) New experience
2. Ellie travelled much to:
a) The United States
b) Greece
c) The South Korea
d) many places
3. Why did family travel a lot?
a) Because parents could afford it
b) Because parents had a job in another country
c) Because Ellie came to travel with family
d) Because Ellie helped much to parents
Speaker 2. Questions 4-6
4. Why Tom started to work as a gardener?
a) he wanted to work outside
b) he wanted to earn money
c) he liked gardening
d) he wanted to save money
5. what was the main problem of his quitting?
a) He didn’t like people
b) He was bored
c) He didn’t like plants
d) It took long hours
6. According to the audio what Tom found out?
a) He liked gardening
b) He wants to work with people
c) He doesn’t want to work long hours
d) He will work as a gardener again
Speaker 3. Questions 7-8
7. When did Katie start her work with children?
a) In the morning
b) In the evening
c) In the afternoon
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d) At lunchtime
8. What was the atmosphere among all of them?
a) All got along with each other
b) They couldn’t stand each other
c) Nobody helped each other
d) They argued with each other
Speaker 4. Questions 9-10
9. How long did Fynn spend working as charity fundraiser?
a) Two months
b) One month
c) Three months
d) Four months
10. Why Fynn didn’t enjoy the work?
a) Because he was worried a lot
b) Because it was small salary
c) Because his boss was rude
d) Because it was long hours

Task 2. You will hear a research about video games. Decide if each sentence is CORRECT or
INCORRECT.
STATEMENTS CORRECT /
INCORRECT
11. All people believe that video games have negative impact
12. Many people assume that video games give a negative impact on physical and
mental health
13. According to the audio active games cause the violence in future
14. According to the audio, some video games are useful for developing children
15. The games are believed to contribute learning skills for technology, engineering
and physics as well as science
16. In 2013 scientists discovered effect of the role-playing games on adults
17. according to the research children who played RPGs did better at school than
those who didn’t.
18. According to the research even violent games develop children’s imagination
19. Failures in the games make children more aggressive in future
20. According to the audio, we should take seriously everything we learn from
newspapers.
1 point for each correct answer
Total maximum score for this section - 20

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II. Reading
Maximum score – 20 points / Time – 30 minutes
Task 1. Read a page from the Encyclopedia on history of literature. Match questions 1-10 with the
correct answers A-M. There are some extra answers.
Questions 1-10 Answers A-M
1. When did writing first emerge in A: Orally, in a form that combined history and
Mesopotamia? mythology.
2. What was the initial function of the B: To record commercial deals.
ancient script? C: To punish Gilgamesh for his arrogance.
3. Who discovered tablets with tales of King D: Uruk, the Mesopotamian city.
Gilgamesh in 1853? E: Tablets, in the Sumerian language.
4. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh? F: A collection of tales about the legendary King
5. In what form were the stories of Gilgamesh.
Gilgamesh likely passed down initially? G: At the beginning of the Bronze Age (3300–1200 bce).
6. Why did the gods send Enkidu to torment H: They become friends and embark on monster-slaying
Gilgamesh? adventures.
7. What happens after the fight between I: Due to the turn of events and the friendship between
Gilgamesh and Enkidu? Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
8. Why are the gods angered in the Epic of J: Enkidu is sentenced to death.
Gilgamesh? K: He embarks on a quest for the secret of eternal life and
9. What is the consequence of the gods' returns as a wiser and more noble ruler.
anger towards Enkidu? L: Initially devised for recording prayers.
10. How does Gilgamesh change in the M: Assyrian archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam.
second half of the tale? N: Gilgamesh lost the last battle
Bronze Age literature
Writing first appeared in Mesopotamia at the beginning of what is now known as the Bronze Age
(c.3300–1200 bce). The ancient script symbols, originally devised as a means of recording commercial
transactions, had evolved from numerals into representations of sounds, which offered a means of
writing down the Sumerian and Akkadian languages.
Among the fragments of texts discovered in 1853 by the Assyrian archaeologist Hormuzd Rassan are
tablets inscribed with a set of tales anout the legendary King Gilgamesh of Uruk, which are some of the
earliest examples of written literature.
The stories had probably been passed down orally in a form that combined history and mythology. The
Epic of Gilgamesh, as the collected tales are known, tells how the oppressive ruler of the Mesopotamian
city of Uruk is taught a lesson, and goes on to become a local hero. To punish Gilgamesh for his
arrogance, the gods send the “wild man” Enkidu, formed from clay, to torment him. After a fight,
however, they become friends, and embark on a series of monster-slaying adventures. Angered by this
turn of events, the gods sentence Enkidu to death. Gilgamesh is distraught at the loss of his companion,
but also becomes aware of his own mortality. The second half of the tale tells of Gilgamesh’s quest for
the secret of eternal life and of his return to Uruk—still a mortal, but a wiser man and more noble ruler.

Task 2 Read the text and decide if sentences 11-20 are TRUE or FALSE.
11. Arthur Mowbrew claims that before Mac was invented British people had their own fast food.
12. Before they wrapped the food in paper because they didn’t want to get dirty.
13. Lizzy suppose that eating fish and chips are trendy now.
14. According to the text, last hamburger which Lizzy ate was three weeks ago.
15. Millions of chip-shops have developed in the last 25 years.

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16. One of the reasons why people continue to sell and eat fish and chips at the seaside places is a
tradition.
17. Britain and Europe do not allow to wrap fast food in old paper any longer.
18. One of problems of disappearing fish and chips from market is extinction of the fish.
19. According to text, soon fish can become a cheap product.
20. Fish is protein containing product.
No more fish ‘n’ chips
Long before the Big Mac was invented, Britain had its own national form of fast food. "When I was a
young man, it was the sort of thing you'd have once or twice a week," remembers 82-year old Arthur
Mowbrey. "Sixty years ago, you'd get a full size portion of cod and chips for sixpence. It was cheap, and
good."
Fish 'n' chips was nourishing too. It was a proper meal, that you could eat in the street on your way
home from work, or during the lunch-break. Wrapped in newspaper, it would keep warm to the last
chip, even on the coldest days of the year.
In the last quarter of a century, things have changed. "It's not so popular with young people these
days," says Lizzie, a teenager. "Most of the time, if young people want to eat out, they'll go for a
hamburger or something like that, or a Chinese take-away. Fish 'n' chips is a bit old-fashioned really, I
suppose. But there are still cheap chip shops around. I had fish 'n' chips about three weeks ago. We
sometimes have it at home, and we go and get it from the chip shop. It saves cooking!"
Thousands of chip shops, however, have closed in the last twenty-five years. Some have been turned
into Chinese or Indian take-aways, others have just closed. They have survived best in seaside towns,
where the fish is really fresh, and people visit them more as a tradition than for any other reason.
Yet nothing, perhaps, can save the classic fish 'n' chip shop from extinction. Fish 'n' chips wrapped in
newspaper is already just a memory of the past. British and European hygiene rules no longer allow
food to be wrapped in old papers, so today's carry-out chip shops use new paper or styrofoam cartons.
Of course, you can still eat fish and chips with your fingers if you want, but there are now plastic throw-
away forks for those who don't want to get greasy fingers!
Yet in spite of these changes, the classic fish 'n' chip shop could disappear from British streets in a few
years' time, for a completely different reason; lack of fish.
For over twenty years, European agriculture ministers have been trying to solve the fish problem, but
with little success. As a result of modern industrial fishing, some types of fish are facing extinction in
the North Sea and Atlantic. "Overfishing in the North Sea has reached crisis levels," say Greenpeace.
Quotas have been introduced, but each time there are new restrictions, fishermen in Britain, France,
Spain and other countries protest, because jobs are lost.
Sadly, this is inevitable; and unless strict quotas are applied, thousands of European fishermen could
lose their jobs, as there will be few fish left to catch (at least, few of the kinds of fish that people want to
eat). One way or the other, sea fish will become rarer, and therefore more expensive.
The gradual disappearance of the traditional British fish 'n' chips shop is therefore bound to continue.
Fish and chips, however, will survive as a speciality in pubs and restaurants, and in new up-market fish
restaurants. Comfortable, more expensive fish restaurants, with chairs and tables, have existed for a long
time of course, alongside stand-up carry-out fish 'n' chip shops. In the years to come, they may be the
only type of fish 'n' chip restaurant to survive.
Every town in Britain had its fish 'n' chip shops. No British town is more than 150 km. from a sea port,
and most are much closer; once railways were built in the nineteenth century, fresh sea fish could easily
be bought in all British towns. Cheaper than meat, sea fish became a popular source of protein ; by
1870, "fish and chip shops" were springing up all over the country. For a hundred years, they were the
classic popular restaurant, British style.

III. Use of English

Maximum score – 20 points / Time – 30 minutes

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For questions 1-10 read the text below. Use the word given in the capitals to form a word that fits
the gap. Eg. 0 - SUNNY
Once upon a … (0- SUN ) day in a small town, Emma, a cheerful girl with a backpack full of curiosity,
1… (DECIDE) to embark on an adventure to make new friends. She believed that the best friendships
often began with simple gestures and shared experiences.
As Emma strolled through the park, she noticed a group of kids playing a … (2 - LIVE) game of
frisbee. With a smile on her face, she approached them and asked if she could join in. The kids
welcomed her … (3 - WARMTH), and soon, laughter echoed through the air as they tossed the frisbee
back and forth.
After the game, Emma spotted a girl reading a … (4- CAPTIVITY) book on a park bench. Intrigued,
Emma decided to strike up a … (5- CONVERSE). They began talking about their favorite books,
discovering common interests and shared excitement for stories.
As the day 6…(FOLD), Emma encountered more opportunities to connect. At the ice cream stand, she
offered to share her cone with a shy boy who was ______ (7- EYE) the same flavor. They laughed
together, … (8- DISCOVERY) that they both loved chocolate sprinkles.
The adventure continued, leading Emma to a colorful playground where a group of kids were building a
… (9- MAGNIFICATION) sandcastle. Eager to join the fun, Emma contributed shells and seaweed to
their creation, fostering teamwork and laughter.
By the end of the day, Emma had a new circle of friends. The park, once a place of 10… (STRANGE),
had transformed into a haven of laughter, shared experiences, and budding friendships. As the sun set,
Emma walked home, grateful for the simple joys of making friends and the exciting adventures that
awaited her in the world of new connections.

Task 2. For questions 1-10, read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C, or D) best fits
each gap. Eg.: 0 -A

The History of Shoes

In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These early foot
coverings were probably animal skins, (11)… people tied round their ankles during cold (12) … We still
use leather today, but (13) … . materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, (14) … on what
is in fashion.
It was only one hundred and fifty years (15) … that people began to wear a different shoe on each foot.
Formerly, the two shoes had been straight instead of shaped and (16) … be worn on the left or the right
foot. All shoes used to be made by hand, but now, (17) … there are shoemakers still using their (18) …
skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories. The introduction of sewing machines (19)
… the shoe industry to produce large (20) … of cheaper shoes for a
wider range of buyers.
A B C D
11 who why which where
12 weather climate temperature condition
13 either both another other
14 turning depending resting taking
15 before beyond ago after
16 must could ought might
17 although if unless since
18 typical usual model traditional
19 let allowed gave got
20 quantities totals sums sizes

10 points / 1 point for each correct answer

Total maximum score for this section - 20
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IV. Writing
Maximum score – 40 points
Time - 40 minutes
Write an essay on ONE of the tasks. Write approximately 170 words.

A. Informal Letter (Topic - "A Memorable Trip"): Write a letter to a friend describing a memorable trip
you took recently. Include details about the destination, the activities you enjoyed, and any unexpected
experiences. Share your favorite moments and why the trip was meaningful to you.

B. Informal Letter (Topic - "Career Goals"): Write a letter to a relative or friend discussing your career
goals. Explain what career you aspire to pursue, why it interests you, and any steps you are taking to
achieve your goals. Seek advice or share any concerns you may have about your future career path.

C. Essay (Topic - "Balancing Academic and Extracurricular Activities"): Compose a 170-word essay
discussing the challenges and benefits of balancing academic commitments with extracurricular
activities and household chores. Share personal experiences or observations and provide advice for
maintaining a healthy balance between school and other interests.

D. Informal Letter (Topic - "Advice to Younger Siblings"): Write a letter to your younger sibling
offering advice on navigating high school. Share insights, tips, and encouragement based on your own
experiences. Offer guidance on academics, friendships, and making the most of their time in high
school.

E. Essay (Topic - "The Impact of Technology on Education"): Compose a 170-word essay discussing
the impact of technology on education. Consider both positive and negative aspects, addressing how
technology has changed the way students learn and teachers teach. Share your opinion on whether you
believe technology has improved or hindered the education system and provide reasons to support your
viewpoint

F. Informal Letter (Topic - "Advice to Your Future Self"): Write a letter to your future self, offering
advice and reflections on your current aspirations, goals, and challenges. Discuss what you hope to
achieve, any concerns you have, and the steps you plan to take to overcome obstacles. Reflect on your
personal growth and the person you aim to become.

Total maximum score for this section - 40