Test for the 9th grade "Inventions and Discoveries"

Unit 3.  What’s your knowledge?  Inventions and Discoveries

Variant 1

1. Translate the following words (3 points)

Теорія -
To exist -                    

Людство -

An achievement -

Неможливий -

Science -

Науковець -

Space -

Лінгвістика -

Research -

2. Put the name to each of these sciences (3 points)

• … is a science about substances, how they combine and react.
• … is the science of the stars, planets, the Earth, the Moon, the Sun.
• … is the science of living things.
• … is the science planning of machine, road, bridge and so on.
• … is the scientific study of animals.

3. Complete the following sentences with the Past Simple or Present Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets (3 points)

1. Hundreds of wax figures … (SHOW) in the Madame Tussauds Museum.

2. Before the invention of printing, manuscripts … (COPY) by hand.

3. Today, coffee … (GROW) in several countries of American and Africa.

4. The telescope… (INVENT) by Galileo.

5. The first PC … (LAUNCH) by Microsoft.

4. Write 10-15 sentences about any invention/discovery or inventor you like.

Unit 3.  What’s your knowledge?  Inventions and Discoveries

Variant 2

1. Translate the following words (3 points)

причина, привід -
to succeed in -                    

спостерігач -

to construct -

клітина -

Chemistry -

Відкриття -

An invention -

Експеримент-

Exploration -

2. Put the name to each of these sciences (3 points)

• … is a science about plans and their structure.
• … is the branch of biology that deals with the study of microorganisms.
• … is the scientific study of the Earth through its rocks, soil and so on.
• … is the science which studies human and animal behavior.
• … is the scientific study of animals.

3. Complete the following sentences with the Past Simple or Present Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets (3 points)

1. Dictionaries often … (SELL) at the university bookstore.

2. The ballpoint pen … (INVENT) by Biro brothers

3.  Crosswords … (ENJOY) by many kids and adults.

4.  The radioactive element radium … (DISCOVER) by Marie Curie.

5.   The science Museum … (VISIT) by people every day.

4. Write 10-15 sentences about any invention/discovery or inventor you like.