Final testing

GRADE 9
QUARTER 4
Choose the best answer

1. 
   People in Russia used … as money.
   

1. 
   cocoa beans B) coloured beans C) salt D) animal skins
   

2. 
   According to historians , paper money was first used by the … . ___________
   

3. 
   Tea is picked … . A) by women in Sri Lanka B) in the prairies in Canada
   

1. 
   from platforms in the North Sea D) from rivers in Scotland
   

4. 
   Rice … planted in special fields called “paddy” fields. ________
   

5. 
   Continue the saying. Money makes the world … . ____________
   
6. 
   Who do the following words belong to ? A) Businessman B) Worker
   

C) Teacher D) Dancer
Work in shifts, hard labour, lift heavy things, earn.

7. 
   What does the idiom “Money doesn`t grow on trees” mean ?
   

1. 
   Money isn`t free, it has to be earned
   
2. 
   Get good value for your money
   
3. 
   To spend lots of money all the time
   
4. 
   Money which is from a crime
   

8. 
   Jenny always … . I don`t know where she gets so much money from.
   

A) gets her money`s worth B) spends money like water
C) money talks D) funny money
9. Choose the general word. A) Euro B) Dollar C) Pound D) Currency
10. When is Christmas celebrated ? _________________
11. Choose the appropriate synonym to the underlined word.
In October some shops start pre-Christmas sales.
A) After B) Before C) In D) At
12. Which of the following denominations doesn`t exist ?
A) $ 1 B) $ 10 C) $ 500 D) $ 100
13. Do you know what … is used in China ?
A) income B) deposit C) wages D) currency
14. I need to get a second … to be able to afford this car. ____________

15-19. Match the words with a synonym.

15. Routes A. Brilliant
16. Outstanding B. Unusual
17. Exotic C. Ruin
18. Resurgence D. Begin again
19. Destruction E. Ways

20. 
    In … the Arabic alphabet was changed for the Latin script in Uzbekistan.
    

A) 1939 B) 1927 C) 1994 D) 1996

21. English is an official language in over … of the world`s territories.

A) 226 B) 3,000 C) 75 D) 350

22. Which language has the biggest alphabet ? ______________

23. What language did the word “ballet” come from ? ______________

24-25. Choose the correct answer : A) True B) False
Sales

200,000 100,000 50,000 20,000 0

September October November December

24. 
    The best month was October.
    
25. 
    Sales increased in December.
    

Keys: 1.D 2.Chinese 3.A 4.is grown 5.go round 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10. On December 25 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.income 15.E 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.C 20. A 21.C 22.Cambodian 23.French 24.B 25.A