Mid test

This test is aimed at checking students' vocabulary and reading skills on the topic "Family and Friends".

Задание 1

Match the words to their definitions.

Задание 2

Read the description and the questions. Choose one question to match the description. In Britain, most families are 'nuclear families' consisting of parents and children, while relatives often live far away and are not involved in raising children. In other countries, 'extended families' are common, where relatives live close by and have close relationships.

Задание 3

Read the description and the questions. Choose one question to match the description. The phrases 'a chip off the old block' and 'like father, like son' show similarities between parents and children in appearance, behaviour, or interests.

Задание 4

Read the description and the questions. Choose one question to match the description. 'Latchkey kids' are children who have a key to their home and are often alone at home after school has finished for the day because their parents are still out at work, which causes problems.

Задание 5

Read the description and the questions. Choose one question to match the description. The idea of 'quality time' emphasises that what parents do with their children is more important than how much time they spend together.

Задание 6

Read the description and the questions. Choose one question to match the description. Bringing up a child involves love, safety, providing food and warmth, teaching right from wrong, and passing on family, religious, and social values.

Задание 7

Read the description and the questions. Choose one question to match the description. Teenagers often say they will give their children more freedom than they had, but when they become parents, they realise that too much freedom is not always the best.