Skólaskýrsla 2004 - Verzlunarskóli Íslands

Enska, 6. bekkur, alþjóða­, viðskipta­, hagfræði­ tölvu­ og
upplýsingatæknideild
A (45%) Vocabulary, grammar, usage.
Aspects of Britain and the USA.
Paraphrase or explain the underlined words or phrases in English.
1 It was Henry’s creation of the Royal Navy that enabled England to defy the Pope.
2 India, “the jewel in the Crown” of Victoria’s Empire, was subjected to an often harsh
military rule.
3 Many states have prevented blacks from voting by such means as poll taxes and literacy
tests.
4 The USA is a federal republic of 48 conterminous states, plus Hawaii and Alaska.
5 There is no statutory age at which students change from primary to secondary school.
6 The House of Commons is a popular assembly elected by almost universal adult
suffrage.
Tick the box with the correct alternative for the underlined words or phrases.
7 The large succulent fish annually make their way upstream to spawn and then return to
the sea.
c delicious
c inferior
c slimy
c strong
c suffering
8 The first English settlers in America came to work for private companies, which had
been granted trading charters by the English Crown.
c banned from trading outside America
c banned from trading outside England
c given a document to be allowed to do business
c given boats to do their business more efficiently
c given grants to establish themselves
9 Many people consider the monarchy to be a somewhat anachronistic institution.
c ceremonial
c debatable
c old­fashioned
c privileged
c undemocratic
10 The Vice­President may only vote in the Senate in the case of a tie.
c if a majority of the Senators are present
c if all the Senators agree that he can vote
c if both sides have the same number of votes
c if he puts his vote in the right box
c if the President himself is unavailable
11 Virginia also seceded on the constitutional grounds that every state in the union enjoyed
sovereign rights.
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