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Testing Modules, Alphabet Unit

Golosa

Alphabet Pronunciation, Version 1

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian letter with the explanation of its sound.

1. Аа _____

2. Гг _____

3. Дд _____

4. Ёё _____

5. Зз _____

6. Ии _____

7. Йй _____

8. Мм _____

9. Оо _____

10. Пп _____

11. Сс _____

12.Фф _____

13. Цц _____

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14. Чч _____

15. Шш _____

16. ь _____

17. Ээ _____

а. like y in boy or gray

b. like i in machine

c. like s in sail (never like k)

d. like p in spot (looks like Greek pi)

e. like f in fun (looks like Greek phi)

f. when stressed, like a in father

g. like m in mother

h. like z in zebra

i. like sh sound in sure, but with tongue farther back

j. like yo in New York; always stressed

k. when stressed, between the o in mole and the vowel sound in talk

l. like ch in cheer

m. like d in delta, but with tongue against upper teeth

n. soft sign

o. like g in gamma

p. like ts in cats

q. like e in set

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Alphabet Pronunciation, Version 2

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian letter with the explanation of its sound.

1. Бб _____

2. Вв _____

3. Ее _____

4. Жж _____

5. Кк _____

6. Лл _____

7. Нн _____

8. Рр _____

9. Тт _____

10. Уу _____

11. Хх _____

12. Щщ _____

13. ъ _____

14. ы _____

15. Юю _____

16. Яя _____

a. flap r, similar to trilled r in Spanish; similar to tt in better and butter (looks like Greek rho)

b. like t in stay, but tongue against upper teeth

c. when stressed, like ya in yacht

d. like b in boy

e. like oo in shoot, but with extreme lip rounding

f. like long sh sound in fresh sherbet, but with tongue farther forward

g. hard sign

h. like yu in yule

i. like l in lambda, but tongue against upper teeth

j. when stressed, like ye in yesterday

k. like s in measure, but with tongue farther back

l. like k in skit, but without aspiration or breath

m. like ch in Bach (looks like Greek chi)

n. like n in no, but with tongue against upper teeth

o. between the a in about and the ee in see

p. like v in volcano

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Stress

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Stress

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Identify the following statements as true or false.

1. Stress is the “strong” syllable in a word. True False

2. Stressed and unstressed a sound the same. True False

3. The change in sound of an unstressed vowel letter is called vowel reduction. True False

4. The change in sound of an unstressed o is quite noticeable. True False

5. Russian publications always mark stress. True False

6. In your textbook, if a word has only one syllable, stress will not be marked. True False

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Hard and Soft Indicators

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Palatalized and Unpalatalized Consonants

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

The following letters all indicate that the consonant before them is either hard or soft. Indicate

which.

1. е Hard Soft

2. у Hard Soft

3. и Hard Soft

4. ю Hard Soft

5. ь Hard Soft

6. а Hard Soft

7. ы Hard Soft

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8. о Hard Soft

9. я Hard Soft

10. ё Hard Soft

11. э Hard Soft

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Palatalized and Unpalatalized Consonants

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Palatalized and Unpalatalized Consonants

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Indicate whether the letters in the following words would be pronounced hard or soft.

1. л in только Hard Soft

2. м in роман Hard Soft

3. с in часы Hard Soft

4. ч in дочь Hard Soft

5. л in Валя Hard Soft

6. в in Москва Hard Soft

7. д in год Hard Soft

8. в in живёт Hard Soft

9. м in мэр Hard Soft

10. д in дядя Hard Soft

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Vowel Reduction of o, а—Speaking

● Assessment Goal: Speaking, Pronunciation

● Topic: Vowel Reduction

● Response Type: Voice recording

● Machine Gradable: No

Pronounce the following words, keeping in mind vowel reduction.

1. Москва́

2. го́род

3. хорошо́

4. подру́га

5. телеви́зор

6. шокола́д

7. панора́ма

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Vowel Reduction of е, я—Speaking

● Assessment Goal: Speaking, Pronunciation

● Topic: Vowel reduction of е, я

● Response Type: Voice recording

● Machine Gradable: No

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Pronounce the following words, keeping in mind vowel reduction.

1. Петербу́рг

2. Фра́нция

3. пла́тье

4. сви́тер

5. о́чень

6. фами́лия

7. кана́дец

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Voiced and Voiceless Consonants—Identification

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Voiced and Voiceless Consonants

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Identify the following consonants as voiced or voiceless.

1. б Voiced Voiceless

2. г Voiced Voiceless

3. ш Voiced Voiceless

4. т Voiced Voiceless

5. ф Voiced Voiceless

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6. с Voiced Voiceless

7. ж Voiced Voiceless

8. к Voiced Voiceless

9. д Voiced Voiceless

10. п Voiced Voiceless

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Voiced and Voiceless Consonants—Pronunciation in Context

● Assessment Goal: Speaking, Pronunciation

● Topic: Voiced and Voiceless Consonants

● Response Type: Voice recording

● Machine Gradable: No

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Pronounce the following words or phrases, keeping in mind voiced and voiceless consonants, as

well as the rules for voiced/voiceless assimilation and final devoicing.

1. го́род

2. Как вас зову́т?

3. во́дка

4. эта́ж

5. хле́б

6. Че́хов

7. сне́г

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Voiced and Voiceless Consonants—in Context

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Voiced and Voiceless Consonants

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Decide what the letters in the following words should sound like.

1. first с in шестьдесят с з

2. д in сосед т д

3. в in Киев ф в

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4. д in редко т д

5. т in отдыхать т д

6. ж in муж ш ж

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Listening—Questions and Answers, Version 1—Multiple Response

● Assessment Goal: Listening

● Topic: Listening

● Response Type: Multiple response

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Choose all possible correct answers.

1. Who is mentioned in the answer to the first question?

Boris Yeltsin Boris Grebenshchikov Boris Nemtsov

2. What profession or professions are mentioned?

politicians lawyers or jurists musicians

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3. Which writers are mentioned?

Lev Tolstoy Fyodor Dostoevsky Alexander Pushkin

4. Which musical instruments are mentioned?

saxophone flute guitar

5. Which cities are mentioned?

Los Angeles San Francisco Washington

6. What is the name of the person who answers the question?

Zhanna Irina Pasha

7. Where does he/she live?

New York Moscow Petersburg

8. What is his/her profession?

lawyer professor student

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Audio script:

— Кто это?

— Борис Гребенщиков

— Это юристы и музыканты.

Вот Лев Толстой и Александр Пушкин

— Вот гитара, флейта, саксофон.

Вашингтон и Сан–Франциско

— Здравствуйте! Как вас зовут?

— Меня? Жанна.

— Очень приятно познакомиться!

— Где вы живёте?

— В Нью–Йорке.

— А я живу в Москве.

— Правда?

— Вы студентка?

Listening—Questions and Answers, Version 2—Multiple Response

● Assessment Goal: Listening

● Topic: Listening

● Response Type: Multiple response

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Choose all possible correct answers.

1. Which writers are mentioned in the answer to the first question?

Alexander Pushkin Fyodor Dostoevsky Lev Tolstoy

2. Which professions are mentioned?

teachers lawyers musicians

3. Which Russian leader is mentioned?

Vladimir Putin Iosif Stalin Nikita Khrushchev

4. Which musical instruments are mentioned?

guitar saxophone piano

5. Which state is mentioned?

Louisiana Texas Idaho

6. What is the name of the person who answers the question?

Larisa Olga Svetlana

7. Where does she live?

Moscow Sochi Ukraine

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Audio script:

— Кто это?

— Александр Пушкин и Лев Толстой.

— Это юристы и музыканты.

Вот Никита Хрущёв

— Вот гитара, флейта, саксофон.

Техас и Оклахома

— Здравствуйте! Как вас зовут?

— Ольга.

— Очень приятно!

— Где вы живёте?

— В Москве.

— А я живу в Сочи.

— Правда?

Cognates—Countries

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Cognates, Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the name of the country in Russian with its English equivalent.

1. Англия _____

2. Финляндия _____

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3. Россия _____

4. Казахстан _____

5. Канада _____

6. Аргентина _____

7. Болгария _____

8. Панама _____

9. Уганда _____

10. Польша _____

11. Непал _____

12. Литва _____

a. Panama

b. Russia

c. Lithuania

d. Uganda

e. Kazakhstan

f. Argentina

g. Bulgaria

h. England

i. Canada

j. Nepal

k. Poland

l. Finland

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Cognates—Cities

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Match the Russian name of the city with its English equivalent.

1. Даллас _____

2. Берлин _____

3. Оттава _____

4. Портленд _____

5. Рим _____

6. Новгород _____

7. Лондон _____

8. Индианаполис _____

9. Вена _____

10. Москва _____

11. Мемфис _____

12. Багдад _____

13. Хабаровск _____

14. Токио _____

15. Лас–Вегас _____

a. Memphis

b. Rome

c. Vienna

d. Moscow

e. Portland

f. Khabarovsk

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g. Ottawa

h. Baghdad

i. Berlin

j. Indianapolis

k. Las Vegas

l. Tokyo

m. Dallas

n. London

o. Novgorod

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1. m

2. i

3. g

4. e

5. b

6. o

7. n

8. j

9. c

10. d

11. a

12. h

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13. f

14. l

15. k

Cognates—Computers

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian words with their English equivalents.

1. инсталляция _____

2. драйвер _____

3. хостинг _____

4. вирус _____

5. апгрейд _____

6. клик _____

7. чат _____

8. юзер _____

9. бета _____

10. айпи _____

a. chat

b. upgrade

c. user

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d. hosting

e. driver

f. beta

g. click

h. IP address

i. installation

j. virus

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Cursive

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting

● Topic: Handwriting

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● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No

Write these words in cursive.

1. американец _____________________________________________

2. Добрый день! _____________________________________________

3. отчество _____________________________________________

4. Это наш город. _____________________________________________

5. Ты живёшь в Москве. _____________________________________________

6. здесь _____________________________________________

7. фамилия _____________________________________________

8. правда _____________________________________________

9. друг _____________________________________________

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Cursive versions of Russian words, to be visually checked by instructor.

Italics

● Assessment Goal: Italics

● Topic: Italics

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Match the words in regular print with the words in italics.

1. блузка _____

2. шапка _____

3. пиджак _____

4. телефон _____

5. костюм _____

6. часы _____

7. футболка _____

8. сумка _____

9. куртка _____

10. платье _____

11. галстук _____

12. ботинки _____

a. куртка

b. пиджак

c. блузка

d. футболка

e. часы

f. галстук

g. шапка

h. костюм

i. ботинки

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j. телефон

k. сумка

l. платье

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Reading—Signs, Fill in the Blanks

● Assessment Goal: Reading

● Topic: Reading

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Look at the signs below and decide which place you would go to in the following situations.

Write the correct number in the blank.

1. You would go here if you wanted to watch a soccer game. _____

2. You would go here to read some books. _____

3. If you needed money, you would go here. _____

4. If you needed to buy some aspirin, you would go here. _____

5. If you wanted to enjoy nature, you would go here. ______

6. If you wanted to have a beer, you would go here. ______

7. You would go here when it’s time for class. ______

8. You would go here to look at art. ______

9. You would go here if you are hungry. _____

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Reading—Advertisement, Essay

● Assessment Goal: Reading

● Topic: Reading

● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No

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Answer the questions about the advertisement in English.

СУПЕР СКИДКА!

Компьютеры, лэптопы, фото, видео, телевизоры, аудио, мобильники!

Категории ноутбуков—бизнес, геймер, дизайн, нетбук

Категории телевизоров/видео—LED телевизоры, ЖК телевизоры, плазменные телевизоры,

видеопроекторы

Категории камер—фотоаппараты, видеокамеры, фотопринтеры, аксессуары

Телефоны—мобильные телефоны, смартфоны

Аудио—iPod, музыкальные центры, наушники, док станции, кабели, аксессуары

1. What different types of electronics products are mentioned in the ad?

______________________________________________________________________________

2. Name at least three categories of notebooks given.

______________________________________________________________________________

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3. Name at least two items for sale in the camera section.

______________________________________________________________________________

4. Name at least three items for sale in the audio section.

______________________________________________________________________________

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Cognates—Professions

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Fill in the blanks with the English equivalent of the Russian word for a profession.

1. брокер __________________________

2. экономист __________________________

3. кардиолог __________________________

4. дизайнер __________________________

5. лингвист __________________________

6. эколог __________________________

7. программист __________________________

8. машинист __________________________

9. диспетчер __________________________

10. актёр __________________________

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Palatalization—Speaking

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Palatalized and Unpalatalized Consonants

● Response Type: Voice recording

● Machine Gradable: No

Pronounce the following words, keeping in mind palatalization.

1. мат мать

2. то́лком то́лько

3. мэр мер

4. быт бит

5. гото́в Гото́вь!

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Handwriting 1

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting Recognition

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Choose the cursive version of the word that is written correctly below. Fill in the blanks with the

letter of the correct version.

1. фамилия _____

2. брат _____

3. город _____

4. русский _____

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Handwriting 2

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting Recognition

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Fill in each blank with the letter of the cursive equivalent from below of the word given.

1. шоколад ______

2. машина ______

3. сын ______

4. яблоко ______

5. маска ______

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6. рюкзак ______

7. живот ______

8. карандаш ______

9. кот ______

10. ящик ______

11. ручка ______

12. сумка ______

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Pronunciation Rules

● Assessment Goal: Pronunciation

● Topic: Palatalization, Vowel Reduction, Voiced and Voiceless, Stress

● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No

Answer the following questions in English.

1. Why is it important to know where the stress is in Russian words?

______________________________________________________________________________

2. What does your tongue do when you pronounce a palatalized (soft) consonant?

______________________________________________________________________________

3. Give at least three examples of letters that indicate that the previous consonant should be

palatalized (soft).

______________________________________________________________________________

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4. Give one example of a vowel that sounds significantly different when not stressed. What does

it sound like?

______________________________________________________________________________

5. How are voiced consonants pronounced at the ends of words?

______________________________________________________________________________

6. When consonants are in a group, which one determines whether the group is voiced or

voiceless?

______________________________________________________________________________

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Handwriting—Explain Mistakes

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting Recognition

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No

Explain the problems with the cursive letters below.

1. ш

______________________________________________________________________________

2. м

______________________________________________________________________________

3. к

______________________________________________________________________________

4. н

______________________________________________________________________________

5. р

______________________________________________________________________________

6. э

______________________________________________________________________________

7. г

______________________________________________________________________________

8. б

______________________________________________________________________________

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Handwriting—Lowercase

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting Recognition

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Fill in the blanks with the typed Russian equivalent of the lowercase Russian cursive letter that

you see below.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

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5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

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Handwriting—Uppercase

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting recognition

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Fill in the blanks with the typed Russian equivalent of the uppercase Russian cursive letter that

you see below.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

7. ______

8. ______

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Cognates—Names

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the name in Russian with the name in English.

1. Николай Бухарин _____

2. Дмитрий Медведев _____

3. Марина Цветаева _____

4. Татьяна Толстая _____

5. Валентина Терешкова _____

6. Юрий Никулин _____

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7. Галина Вишневская _____

8. Антон Чехов _____

9. Никита Хрущёв _____

10. Михаил Ломоносов _____

a. Nikita Khrushchev

b. Galina Vishnevskaya

c. Tatiana Tolstaya

d. Mikhail Lomonosov

e. Dmitry Medvedev

f. Valentina Tereshkova

g. Yuri Nikulin

h. Nikolai Bukharin

i. Marina Tsvetaeva

j. Anton Chekhov

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Cognates—Films

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian names of movies with their English equivalents.

1. «Лоуренс Аравийский» _____

2. «Список Шиндлера» _____

3. «Психо» _____

4. «Африканская Королева» _____

5. «Бульвар Сансет» _____

6. «Мост через реку Квай» _____

7. «Бонни и Клайд» _____

8. «Мистер Смит едет в Вашингтон» _____

9. «Доктор Живаго» _____

10. «Таксист» _____

11. «Фантазия» _____

12. «Бен–Гур» _____

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13. «Американские граффити» _____

14. «Американец в Париже» _____

15. «Манчжурский кандидат» _____

a. The Bridge on the River Kwai

b. Schindler’s List

c. Taxi Driver

d. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

e. American Graffiti

f. Lawrence of Arabia

g. The Manchurian Candidate

h. Doctor Zhivago

i. Ben-Hur

j. Psycho

k. Sunset Boulevard

l. Fantasia

m. Bonnie and Clyde

n. An American in Paris

o. The African Queen

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Numbers

● Assessment Goal: Numbers

● Topic: Numbers

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Write the numeral for each number provided in words.

1. девять _______________

2. ноль _______________

3. четыре _______________

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4. три _______________

5. десять _______________

6. один _______________

7. пять _______________

8. восемь _______________

9. два _______________

10. шесть _______________

11. семь _______________

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Cognates—Novels

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian titles of novels with their English equivalents.

1. «Тихий Дон» _____

2. «Идиот» _____

3. «Евгений Онегин» _____

4. «Анна Каренина» _____

5. «Петербург» _____

6. «Мастер и Маргарита» _____

7. «Русский лес» _____

8. «Дети Арбата» _____

9. «Что делать? » _____

10. «Доктор Живаго» _____

a. The Idiot

b. Children of the Arbat

c. The Master and Margarita

d. What Is to Be Done?

e. Anna Karenina

f. Eugene Onegin

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g. Doctor Zhivago

h. Russian Forest

i. Quiet Flows the Don

j. Petersburg

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Short Reading—Basic Male Biography

● Assessment Goal: Reading

● Topic: Reading

● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No

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Answer the questions in English based on the text.

Меня зовут Владимир. Я живу в Санкт–Петербурге. Я студент. Я изучаю математику в

университете. Моя мама биолог, а папа музыкант.

1. What is the person’s name?

_____________________________________________________________________________

2. Where does he live?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3. What does he study?

_____________________________________________________________________________

4. Where does he study?

_____________________________________________________________________________

5. What are the professions of his parents?

_____________________________________________________________________________

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Cursive—Personalized

● Assessment Goal: Cursive

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No

Write these words in Russian letters in cursive. There may be more than one way to render the

English words in Russian, but as long as you come up with one possible version, you will receive

credit.

1. Your first name: _________________________________________________

2. Your last name: _________________________________________________

3. The name of your state or province: _____________________________________________

4. The name of your city: _________________________________________________

5. The name of your university: _________________________________________________

6. Your teacher’s first name: _________________________________________________

7. Your teacher’s last name: _________________________________________________

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Reading—University

● Assessment Goal: Reading

● Topic: Reading

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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You are at a university with some friends and want to visit several departments. Fill in the blanks

with the letter of the sign of the right department in each situation.

1. You want to find the Russian department. ___

2. Your friend Vera is planning on majoring in physics. ___

3. Your friend Kirill wants to learn more about the philosophy department. ___

4. Your friend Zina wants to learn English. ___

5. Zina is also interested in studying business. ___

6. Kirill might want to be a sociology major. ___

7. Your friend Anna wants to take history courses. ___

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Cognates—Russian Cities

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian cities with their English equivalents.

1. Уфа _____

2. Волгоград _____

3. Владивосток _____

4. Ярославль _____

5. Иркутск _____

6. Воронеж _____

7. Красноярск _____

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8. Тверь _____

9. Чита _____

10. Смоленск _____

11. Архангельск _____

12. Владимир _____

a. Vladivostok

b. Chita

c. Krasnoyarsk

d. Yaroslavl

e. Smolensk

f. Ufa

g. Vladimir

h. Irkutsk

i. Tver

j. Volgograd

k. Arkhangelsk

l. Voronezh

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Short Reading—Basic Female Biography

● Assessment Goal: Reading

● Topic: Reading

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Answer the questions in English about the text.

Меня зовут Зоя. Я профессор. Я живу в Бостоне, преподаю русский язык в университете.

Моя сестра и мой брат живут в Москве. Сестра библиотекарь, а брат бизнесмен.

1. What is the person’s name?

__________________________________________________________

2. What is her profession?

__________________________________________________________

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3. What city does she live in?

__________________________________________________________

4. Where does she work?

__________________________________________________________

5. Where do her siblings live?

_________________________________________________________

6. What is her brother’s profession?

_________________________________________________________

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Cognates—Russian Films

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Match the beloved Russian films with their English equivalents.

1. «Александр Невский» _____

2. «Баллада о солдате» _____

3. «Вий» _____

4. «Броненосец «Потёмкин» » _____

5. «Гамлет» _____

6. «Кин–дза–дза» _____

7. «Садко» _____

8. «Андрей Рублёв» _____

9. «Руслан и Людмила» _____

10. «Солярис» _____

11. «Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино» _____

12. «Я шагаю по Москве» _____

a. Andrei Rublev

b. An Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano

c. Viy

d. Hamlet

e. I Walk around Moscow

f. Sadko

g. Battleship Potemkin

h. Solaris

i. Ballad of a Soldier

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j. Ruslan and Lyudmila

k. Alexander Nevsky

l. Kin-dza-dza

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Московское метро

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Match the names of the Moscow metro stations with interesting facts about them.

1. Университет _____

2. Аэропорт _____

3. Варшавская _____

4. Кропоткинская _____

5. Автозаводская _____

6. Парк культуры _____

7. Белорусская _____

8. Динамо _____

a. This station is named for the nearby factory that used to make limousines.

b. Named because it is the metro station closest to Moscow State University (MGU).

c. This station is near the stadium for one of Moscow’s soccer teams.

d. This station is named after the Maxim Gorky Park of Culture and Leisure.

e. This station is near the train station that goes to Belorus.

f. Named in honor of Peter Kropotkin, a Russian zoologist.

g. This station was named after Moscow’s first airport.

h. This station’s name refers to the Polish capital, Warsaw.

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Famous Sites—Moscow

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian names for the famous sites in Moscow with their English equivalents.

1. Арбат _____

2. Мавзолей Ленина _____

3. ГУМ _____

4. Московский государственный университет (МГУ) _____

5. Храм Христа Спасителя _____

6. Кремль _____

7. Большой театр _____

8. Третьяковская галерея _____

a. the Kremlin

b. the Bolshoi theater

c. Arbat Street

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d. Lenin’s tomb

e. the Tretyakov art gallery

f. GUM

g. Moscow State University

h. the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

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Famous Sites—Petersburg

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Match the Russian names for the famous sites in St. Petersburg with their English equivalents.

1. Исаакиевский собор _____

2. Эрмитаж _____

3. Крейсер «Аврора» _____

4. Петропавловская крепость _____

5. Невский проспект _____

6. Медный всадник _____

7. Васильевский остров _____

8. Адмиралтейство _____

a. Vasilevsky Island

b. the Bronze Horseman

c. St. Isaac’s Cathedral

d. the Peter and Paul Fortress

e. the Hermitage

f. Russian cruiser Aurora

g. the Admiralty

h. Nevsky Prospekt

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Cognates—Languages

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Match the Russian words for languages with their English equivalents.

1. японский _____

2. английский _____

3. русский _____

4. испанский _____

5. итальянский _____

6. французский _____

7. украинский _____

8. португальский _____

9. китайский _____

10. арабский _____

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a. Chinese

b. Japanese

c. French

d. Ukrainian

e. Portuguese

f. English

g. Spanish

h. Italian

i. Russian

j. Arabic

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Signs

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Matching

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Decide which place you would go to in each situation.

1. БИЗНЕС–ЛАНЧ _____

2. ИНТЕРНЕТ КЛУБ _____

3. ТАКСИ _____

4. МЕТРО _____

5. ТЕЛЕФОН _____

6. МИЛИЦИЯ _____

7. СБЕРБАНК _____

8. ПОКРОВСКИЙ ПАРК _____

a. You need to send an e–mail.

b. You need to make a phone call.

c. You need some money.

d. You are hungry.

e. You need help from the police.

f. You need to get across town quickly.

g. You would like to relax.

h. You need to go across the city but you don’t have much money.

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Food and Drinks

● Assessment Goal: Alphabet

● Topic: Alphabet

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Write the English translations of the food words given.

1. коктейль ___________________

2. пицца ___________________

3. бифштекс ___________________

4. водка ___________________

5. виски ___________________

6. гамбургер ___________________

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7. салат ___________________

8. банан ___________________

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Handwriting—Note 1

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Answer the questions based on the note.

1. To whom is the note written?

Anna Andrei Aleksei

2. Where is the note writer?

at the park at the theater at the university

3. Why is the note writer there?

has a lecture is going to a concert is meeting his friend

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4. Whom should the person reading the note call?

Dmitry Ivanovich Dmitry Pavlovich Daria Pavlovna

5. Who wrote the note?

Sasha Seryozha Cerese

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Handwriting—Note 2

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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Answer the questions based on the note.

1. To whom is the note written? Sasha Cara Cindy

2. Who is with the note writer? Papa Mama her friend Marina

3. Where did they go? to a bar to a concert to the park

4. Where do they want to meet at 6:00? at the theater at a café at the university

5. Who wrote the note? Masha Marina Tanya

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Handwriting—Note 3

● Assessment Goal: Handwriting

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Multiple choice

● Machine Gradable: Yes

Answer the questions based on the note.

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1. To whom is the note written?

Zhanna Zhenya Mila

2. Who called?

Tanya Ivanovna Tamara Yurevna Tamara Ivanovna

3. Where will she be tomorrow at 8 P.M.?

at a concert at a kindergarten at a conservatory

4. What is the significance of the number 246-37-80?

it’s her password it’s her phone number it’s a combination

5. Who wrote the note?

Anya Alla Alice

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