Foreign Languages What is the name of the person who answers the question?

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Golosa, Book One, 5e

Alphabet Chapter Test

00.01 Listening

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

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

00.02 Reading

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

correct number in the blank.

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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. _____

00.03 Handwriting

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 _____

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2. брат _____

3. город _____

4. русский _____

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00.04 Matching

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

1. Англия _____

2. Финляндия _____

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

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l. Finland

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00.05 Voiced and Voiceless Consonants—Identification

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

6. с Voiced Voiceless

7. ж Voiced Voiceless

8. к Voiced Voiceless

9. д Voiced Voiceless

10. п Voiced Voiceless

00.06 Numbers

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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00.07 Cursive—Personalized

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: _________________________________________________

00.08 Speaking

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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Golosa, 5th edition, Alphabet Chapter Test – Answer Key

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

Answers:

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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?

Reading—Signs, Fill in the Blanks

● Assessment Goal: Reading

● Topic: Reading

● Response Type: Fill in the blanks

● Machine Gradable: Yes

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

correct number in the blank.

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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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Answers:

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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Answers:

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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 _____

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

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h. England

i. Canada

j. Nepal

k. Poland

l. Finland

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Answers:

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

Answers:

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 _______________

Answers:

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Cursive—Personalized

● Assessment Goal: Cursive

● Topic: Handwriting

● Response Type: Essay

● Machine Gradable: No