Дистанционная билингвальная олимпиада 2012 – 2013 гг.

Второй тур. 8-9 классы.
Русский язык

1. 
   Какое слово является лишним в этом списке?
   

А. Редька

Б. Усадьба

В. Зодчий

Г. След

2. 
   В каких словах выделяется окончание «-ий»?
   

А. Акулий

Б. Свежий

В. Гений

Г. Не убий

3. 
   Что общего в этих словах – квадрат, тетраэдр, тетрадь?
   

А. В них нет окончаний

Б. У них корни с одним и тем же значением

В. Это примеры сложных слов

Г. Это заимствования из французского языка

4. 
   Какие слова из этого списка никогда не бывают вводными?
   

А. Между прочим

Б. Авось

В. Наконец

Г. Решительно

5. 
   Укажите, в каком предложении на месте пропуска пишется НН?
   

А. Продукты в магазине заблаговременно развеше..ы.

Б. Шторм усиливался, и лица моряков были озабоче..ы.

В. Мировая общественность была взволнова..а новыми сообщениями о политическом кризисе.

Г. Игра актера была проникнове..а и взволнова..а.

Д. Ни в каком.

Word Building

6. 
   How are two vowels spelling a single sound called?
   

A. A consonant diagraph

B. Diagraph

C. A vowel diagraph

D. Complex diagraph
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

7. 
   Another word for charity might be ______________.
   

A. sorrow

B. love

C. character

D. tenderness

8. 
   If something is original, there are ______________.
   

A. few

B. many

C. none exactly like it

D. not many
Choose an antonym for each word below.

9. 
   Disadvantage A. volunteer
   
10. 
    Unclear B. liberal
    
11. 
    Selfish C. minimum
    
12. 
    Friendly D. hostile
    
13. 
    Most E. benefit
    
14. 
    Reject F. definite
    

With the information given, write the correct word on the line.

15. 
    Latin ob (against) + ponere (to place) A. congratulations
    
16. 
    Latin re (again) + cognoscere (to know) B. separate
    
17. 
    Latin in (to) + dicare (to make known) C. opposite
    
18. 
    Latin com (with) + gratus (pleasing) D. indicate
    
19. 
    Latin pro (forth) + clamare (to shout) E. proclaim
    
20. 
    Latin se (apart) + parare (to prepare) F. recognize
    

Write the spelling words formed from the Greek word parts.

21. 
    Hemi (half) + sphaira (ball) = A. telephone
    
22. 
    Pro (for) + phanai (to speak) = B. paragraph
    
23. 
    Para (beside; near) + graphia (writing) = C. hyphen
    
24. 
    Tele (far) + phone (voice) = D. prophet
    
25. 
    Ge (earth) + graphia (writing) = E. hemisphere
    
26. 
    Hypo (under) + hen (one) = F. geography
    

Social Studies

27. 
    When did Christopher Columbus discover America?
    

1. 
   1494
   
2. 
   1492
   
3. 
   1493
   
4. 
   1491
   

28. 
    Who discovered the Mississippi River?
    

1. 
   Hernando de Soto
   
2. 
   Pedro Cabral
   
3. 
   Fernand Magelan
   
4. 
   Amerigo Vespucci
   

29. 
    Who is known as the “Father of Massachusetts”?
    

A. John Winthrop

B. Thomas Hooker

C. Roger Williams

D. William Penn

30. 
    Who was the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence?
    

1. 
   Nathan Hale
   
2. 
   Paul Revere
   
3. 
   Horatio Gates
   
4. 
   Thomas Jefferson
   

31. 
    Who was the second Vice-President of the United States?
    

1. 
   James Madison
   
2. 
   Thomas Jefferson
   
3. 
   George Washington
   
4. 
   John Adams
   

32. 
    When did Alaska officially became a territory of the United States?
    

1. 
   1866
   
2. 
   1867
   
3. 
   1868
   
4. 
   1869
   

33. 
    The complete name of the Statue of Liberty is Liberty ______ the World.
    

1. 
   Educating
   
2. 
   Enlightening
   
3. 
   Helping
   
4. 
   Ministering
   

34. 
    Who was the leader of Soviet Socialistic Revolution?
    

1. 
   V.I.Lenin
   
2. 
   L.I. Brezhnev
   
3. 
   M.S. Gorbachov
   
4. 
   I.V. Stalin
   

Science

35. 
    Which body temperature do the birds maintain?
    

A. 30-34 C ˚

B. 35-39 C ˚

C. 40-44 C ˚

D. 45-49 C ˚

36. 
    How long does an anteater incubate the eggs inside a pouch on its belly?
    

1. 
   about 1 day
   
2. 
   about 1 week
   
3. 
   about 1 month
   
4. 
   about 1 year
   

37. 
    How many pairs of gill openings does a lamprey have?
    

1. 
   1
   
2. 
   3
   
3. 
   5
   
4. 
   7
   

38. 
    Which word was created from the Greek words meaning “terrible” and “lizard”?
    

1. 
   dinosaur
   
2. 
   antelope
   
3. 
   hippopotamus
   
4. 
   anteater
   

39. 
    How many major phyla are all fungi classified as?
    

1. 
   2
   
2. 
   4
   
3. 
   6
   
4. 
   8
   

40. 
    How many bones does appendicular skeleton include?
    

1. 
   126
   
2. 
   152
   
3. 
   208
   
4. 
   258
   

41. 
    What kind of cells can be called “soldiers” in the body?
    

1. 
   corpuscles
   
2. 
   red corpuscles
   
3. 
   white corpuscles
   
4. 
   blood corpuscles
   

42. 
    What do the plant leaves use to transform raw materials into plant food?
    

1. 
   Sun’s energy
   
2. 
   Water
   
3. 
   Light
   
4. 
   Soil
   

43. 
    What do coelenterates breathe with?
    

1. 
   Nose
   
2. 
   Mouth
   
3. 
   Lungs
   
4. 
   Body cells
   

44. 
    What is the color of hair determined by?
    

1. 
   age of the person
   
2. 
   amount of melanin
   
3. 
   amount of sunlight
   
4. 
   territory where the person lives
   

45. 
    Who has the more number of bones an adult or a child?
    

1. 
   adult
   
2. 
   child
   
3. 
   same