School: Level: 1st year lit.
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School year: Duration: 1hr.
The Third Term English Language Test
Full name: ………………………………………….Class: ………………….
READING
A/ Comprehension
Read the passage below then do the activities that follow.
Famous for creating the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor and a teacher
of the deaf. Bell received a patent for the telephone in 1876. The patent acknowledged him as the
inventor of the telephone. Since that time, it has become one of the world's most important
communication devices.
In the mid-1870s, Bell began work on the telephone with Thomas Augustus Watson. Many
of the ideas that went into the development of the telephone had been known for years. However,
the sound of the voice had never been sent over wire. On 10 March 1876, Bell successfully sent a
sentence by telephone. In a deliberate test, Bell spoke these historic words: ‘Mr Watson – come
here – I want to see you.'
Alexander Graham Bell continued his interest in science, invention and the education of
deaf people for the rest of his life. He died on 2 August 1922. At the time of his burial, every
telephone of the Bell system in the United States and Canada was kept silent for one minute.
Adapted from "Bell, Alexander Graham." Britannica
Elementary Library. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2015.
Questions
1. The text is taken from: a. the Internet b. a newspaper c. an encyclopedia
2. Say whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
a. Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1886. …..
b. Bell succeeded in sending a sentence by telephone. …..
3. Answer the following questions according to the text.
a. Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
………….…………………………………………………………………………………….…
b. When did Graham Bell start working on the telephone?
………………………………………………………………………………………………...…
c. Did Bell keep teaching the deaf?
……...……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. In which paragraph is Alexander Graham Bell’s death mentioned?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
5. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?
it (§1) ……………………………………
He (§3) ……………………………………
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B/ Text Exploration
1. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following.
a. unpopular (§1) ……………………… b. stopped (§3) …………………………
2. Complete the table as shown in the example.
Verb Noun
Example: to invent invention
……………… success
to communicate …………………..
………………. development
3. Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a) using: so……..that
1.a- Alexander Graham Bell was clever. Consequently, he managed to invent the telephone.
b- ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………
2.a- Smartphones are convenient. As a result, almost everyone owns one.
b- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….….
4. Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent paragraph.
a. it connects millions of computers worldwide.
b. communicate, work, learn and have fun.
c. The Internet is such a useful network that
d. Moreover, it allows many people to
Order 1 2 3 4
Sentences
Do your best!
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