Level: 2AM

English Test № 2

Alexander Graham Bell was a great inventor. He was born in 1847 in Scotland. In 1863, he stopped his music studies and went to Canada. In 1873, he became a teacher at Boston University. In 1876, he invented the telephone. He died in 1922 in Canada.

Questions

SECTION ONE: READING COMPREHENSION. (8pts)
A/ Read the text and answer these questions. (3pts)
1. What was Alexander Graham Bell?
2. Where was he born?
3. Did he die in Scotland?
B/ Write “True” or “False. (3pts)
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born 160 years ago.
2. He was a student at Boston University.
3. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
C/ Find in the text the synonym of the following word: (1pt)
famous =
Find in the text the opposite of the following word: (1pt)
was born ≠
SECTION TWO: MASTERY OF LANGUAGE (6pts)
A/Write the punctuation and the capitals where necessary. (2pts)

m'hamed issiakham painted "autoportrait" 31 years ago

B/ Classify these verbs according to the pronunciation of the final "ed":
stopped - invented - died - finished
/id/ /d/ /t/


C/ Write the verbs between brackets correctly. (2pts)
Marie Curie (to be born) in 1867 in Poland. In 1891, she (to go) to France and (to study) at Sorbonne University. In 1898, Pierre and Marie Curie (to discover) radium.
SECTION THREE: WRITTEN EXPRES​SION(6pts)
Complete this conversation:
Adem: ………………………………………………………………………………?
Islam: Ibn Sina was a great doctor.
Adem: ………………………………………………………………………………?
Islam: He was born in 980.
Adem: ………………………………………………………………………………?
Islam: Yes, he wrote "El Canon".
Adem: ………………………………………………………………………………?
Islam: He died 970 years ago.
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