Unit 16 : Inventions : Test 4

Choose the word that has the underlined differently from the others.

1. whiten
2. fiber
3. zipper
4. conveyor

Choose the word that has the underlined differently from the others.

1. vanilla
2. vacuum
3. add
4. facsimile

Choose the word that has the underlined differently from the others.

1. follow
2. powder
3. show
4. borrow

Choose the word that has the underlined differently from the others.

1. remove
2. wrote
3. mold
4. cocoa

Choose the word that has the underlined differently from the others.

1. procedure
2. thousand
3. wood
4. hairdryer

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

This beautiful picture_____by Mary.

1. is drawn
2. is drew
3. is draw
4. is drawing

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Don’t touch the paint - it’s still wet.

1. put your hand or finger on something
2. take something
3. do a job with something
4. put paint on something to change the color

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

I warned him ______ too close to the fire.

1. not to go
2. not going
3. no going
4. didn’t go

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

_____ is a pen that has a very small bll at the en

1. Ball-point pen
2. Fountain pen
3. Pencil
4. Crayon

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.

1. in the same way as something
2. but not something
3. for example
4. including

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

James picked up the ____ and said “Hello. ”

1. telephone
2. printer
3. vacuum
4. fax machine

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Children, please behave!

1. do and say the right things
2. do something
3. do what somebody tells you to do
4. move on your legs, but not run

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

We now toast bread _____ a toaster on the table.

1. by
2. with
3. from
4. in

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Which _____ do I press to turn the radio on?

1. button
2. roll
3. roller
4. plug

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Don’t sit_____the sun too long.

1. iP
2. on
3. over
4. amongst

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

She removed the (A) dirty (B) dishes off  (C) the (D) table.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

Lou showed her up(A) the (B) nearby castle and (C)country (D) houses.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

Bicycle has been(A) invented by(B)  a German inventor (C)in (D) 1816.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink, due to it is pollute

1. in
2. unsafe
3. drink
4. due to

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

John Logie Baird, who is called ‘the father of television’, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful.

However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room.

Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.

John Logie Baird______.

1. is called ‘the father of television’
2. was born in Scotland in 1888
3. was an inventor
4. all are correct

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

He was awarded (A)first prize(B)  in (C)the written (D) competition.

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

John Logie Baird, who is called ‘the father of television’, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful.

However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room.

Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.

Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of_____.

1. 26
2. 35
3. 38
4. 40

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

John Logie Baird, who is called ‘the father of television’, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful.

However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room.

Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.

One of Baird’s first inventions was

1. electrically-heated sock
2. air-filled shoe
3. television
4. a & b

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

John Logie Baird, who is called ‘the father of television’, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful.

However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room.

Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.

Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in______.

1. 1923
2. 1926
3. 1928
4. 1929

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

John Logie Baird, who is called ‘the father of television’, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful.

However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room.

Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system.

Which of the following is not true?

1. Baird’s first inventions were not very successful.
2. The first ‘television’ was not clear.
3. People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’.
4. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office.