Тематична контрольна робота з читання 9 клас на тему "Science Magic"

Test in Reading

Variant I

1. Give a title to the text.              

-Inventions throughout time.

-Inventions that changed the modern world.

-Life back and now.

2. Are these statements True or False? Correct the false ones.             

1. Alexander Graham Bell invented Braille.
2. In ancient times people had to travel on foot or a horseback.
3. The first demonstration of a Bell`s telephone was shown in 1875.
4. A century ago, life was different from nowadays.
5. X-rays enabled doctors to operate inside the human body.

3. Answer the following questions according to the text.                            

1. What was Rutherford B. Hayes reaction to Bell’s invention?
2. How was the Father of the H-bomb regarded by scientists of his time?

4. Rewrite the sentences, using the Passive Voice.

1. Tomas has used the computer without permission.
2. The chemist is holding an experiment.
3. That railway line was connecting the town with our village.
4. The chemist was holding an glass.
5. The scientists will make many inventions.
6. A famous architect has designed this theatre.

5. Imagine that you work on a famous advertisement company. One crazy inventor brought rather strange and absurd invention. You task is to create an advertisement to his/her inventions. Use your imagination and our lexical vocabulary but not more than 60-70 words.
    

Test in Reading

Variant II

1. Give a title to the text.        

-Inventions throughout time.

-Inventions that changed the modern world.

-Life back and now.

II.  Are these statements True or False? Correct the false ones.

1. It was easy to treat people long time ago.
2. Edward Teller was a murderer.
3. Laziness is the mother of invention.
4. Sometimes inventors gave birth to their invention because they was it in their dreams.
5. When first demonstrated to the public, Alexander Graham Bell’s was highly praised.

3. Answer the following questions according to the text.                            

1. Why did some inventions create controversy (дискусія)?
2. How does the author describe the men and women who

changed our lives?

6. Rewrite the sentences, using the Passive Voice.

1. People made different clothes and tools hundred years ago.
2. You musn`t throw rubbish on the ground.
3. The police followed the thieves into a building.
4. His parents promised Tom a hundred Euros if he passed the test.
5. Someone stole my purse while I was doing the shopping.
6. Why has she written the article?

5. Imagine that you work on a famous advertisement company. One crazy inventor brought rather strange and absurd invention. You task is to create an advertisement to his/her inventions. Use your imagination and our lexical vocabulary but not more than 60-70 words.
    

Test in Reading

Just a few hundred years ago, life was far different than it is today. When people wanted to travel or communicate, they had to go on foot or horseback. A journey of just a few miles by this method could be a long process. Whatever people owned—from clothing to tools — had to be made by hand. Work was manual, laborious, and often tedious. Illness was a constant threat; diseases rapidly spread through unsanitary conditions and were difficult to treat with the rudimentary medicines available.

         Life has been transformed over the years through the efforts of the men and women who had the brilliance, diligence, and creativity to come up with new and better ways of doing things. Alexander Graham

Bell’s fascination with the idea of sending sound down a wire from the speaker to the listener gave birth to the telephone, which ultimately led to the cell phone, fax machine, modem, and a communication system that now links the entire globe.

         These inventions, like many others, have clearly improved life by keeping people healthier, helping them to communicate and work more efficiently, and allowing them to travel farther. X-rays allowed doctors to look inside the human body to treat disease and injury. The electric light illuminated the darkness so people could

work at night. Braille made it possible for blind people to read.

         Other inventions were controversial because of their potential for destruction. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, was described by one scientist as being one of the “most thoughtful statesmen of science.” However, another scientist referred to Teller as “a danger to all that’s important,” and claimed that the world would have been better off without him.

          Even the most groundbreaking and world-changing inventions were not always recognized as such when they were introduced to the public. When Rutherford B. Hayes saw a demonstration of Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone in 1876, the president’s response was less than enthusiastic. “That’s an amazing invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?” he scoffed.

          Sometimes it was the inventor’s own necessity that gave birth to invention. The old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” couldn’t be more true.