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11th grade (11th grade. Unit 4. Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Quiz on 11th grade. Unit 4. Lesson 5. The Land down under (New book), created by Veronika Bebekh on 04/04/2022.

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11th grade. Unit 4. Lesson 5. The Land down under (New book)

Question 1 of 14

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- a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants.
- a large Australian bird that can run fast but cannot fly
- the area of Australia that is a long way from the coast and the towns, where few people live
- belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else, synonym – native
- a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons
- a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
- various, different
- connected with or used for punishment, especially by law
- (of land) without any mountains or hills

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    species
    emu
    the outback
    indigenous
    refugee
    convict
    diverse
    penal
    flat

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Question 2 of 14

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The official name of Australia is ...

Select one of the following:

  • the Federation of Australian states;

  • the Commonwealth of Australia;

  • the Republic of Australia.

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Question 3 of 14

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The name “Australia” comes from ...

Select one of the following:

  • the Latin word meaning “southern”

  • the Latin word meaning “star”

  • the Latin word meaning “far away”

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Question 4 of 14

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Which of these territories are / is not part of Australia?

Select one of the following:

  • New South Wales

  • Tasmania

  • Victoria

  • Wales

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Question 5 of 14

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The capital of Australia is ...

Select one of the following:

  • Melbourne

  • Canberra

  • Sydney

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Question 6 of 14

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Which of the following statements are true:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Australia is the hottest continent

  • Australia is the most inhabited continent

  • Australia is the flattest (ровный, плоский) continent

  • Australians celebrate Christmas in summer

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Question 7 of 14

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Australia is ... largest country in the world.

Select one of the following:

  • the fifth

  • the sixth

  • the fourth

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Question 8 of 14

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The highest point of Australia is ...

Select one of the following:

  • Mountain Kosciuszko

  • Queensland Mountain

  • Uluru (Ayers Rock)

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Question 9 of 14

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The first European discoverers of Australia were ...

Select one of the following:

  • Portuguese

  • British

  • Dutch

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Question 10 of 14

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Australia was developed at first as a British ...

Select one of the following:

  • penal colony

  • colony for political refugees

  • colony for the poor

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Question 11 of 14

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There are about ... species of the kangaroo.

Select one of the following:

  • 40

  • 50

  • 10

  • 60

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Question 12 of 14

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Australia leads the world in the production of ...

Select one of the following:

  • silk

  • wool

  • leather

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Question 13 of 14

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Australia was called “the land of ...” by one of the early navigators.

Select one of the following:

  • parrots

  • venomous snakes

  • marsupials (сумчатое животное)

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Question 14 of 14

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Of Australia’s million inhabitants, about per cent were born elsewhere, and per cent are of aboriginal descent. Over per cent of Australia’s people live in cities, yet only per cent of its area is cultivated. Australia enjoys one of the world’s highest standards of living – it is the among the industrialised nations.

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    17.7
    23
    1.5
    86
    10
    16th

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