Cheikh Amoud High School Stream: 2nd EXP.SC+MATHS
THE SECOND TERM ENGLISH TEST
1- Reading
A. Comprehension: Read the text then answer the questions:
THE MORSE INSTRUMENT
The Morse instrument consists essentially of an electromagnet which , when a current passes through its coils, draws down an armature for a short or a long time. It may be arranged either as a 'sounder' , in which case the operator who is receiving the message listens to the clicks and notices whether the intervals between them are long or short ; or it may be arranged as a 'printer' to print dots and dashes upon a strip of paper drawn by clockwork through the instrument. If the Morse instrument is arranged for painting , the attraction of the armature downwards lifts a small inky wheel and pushes it against a ribbon of paper.
If the current is momentary , the wheel prints a dot. If the current continues to flow for a longer time , the ribbon of paper moves on and the ink-wheel marks a dash.
1- The text is taken from a : a) scientific book b) fictious book
c) science and fiction magazine
2- What type of conditional is it used in the text?
3- Choose the best item to complete each sentence:
a) When the Morse instrument is arranged as a …….., it prints dots and dashes upon a strip of paper. 1- sounder 2- printer
b) The ink-wheel marks a ……..if the current continues to flow for a long time.
1-dash 2- dot
4- Answer these questions according to the text:
a) What does the Morse instrument consist of ?
b) What does the operator do when the Morse instrument is arranged as a sounder?
c) When is a small inky wheel pushed against a ribbon of paper?
B- Text Exploration:
1-Put the verbs between brackets in the correct forms and supply the necessary punctuation:
a) Whenever a current in the line circuit (move) the tongue of the relay it (close) the local circuit and (cause) the Morse instrument to record a dot or a dash upon the strip of paper
b) We (not/go) for a picnic if it (rain)
2- Complete the following table:
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
Short
………….
………….
useful …………
Longer than
…………
………… ………….
………….
The worst
………….
3- Mark the intonation with the appropriate arrow (up or down ↑ or ↓)
-What happens if the current is momentary?
- It prints a dot if it is momentary.
- And if it continues to flow for a long time?
- In this case , the ribbon of paper moves on.
GOOD LUCK / YOUR TEACHER
THE SECOND TERM ENGLISH TEST
1- Reading
A. Comprehension: Read the text then answer the questions:
THE MORSE INSTRUMENT
The Morse instrument consists essentially of an electromagnet which , when a current passes through its coils, draws down an armature for a short or a long time. It may be arranged either as a 'sounder' , in which case the operator who is receiving the message listens to the clicks and notices whether the intervals between them are long or short ; or it may be arranged as a 'printer' to print dots and dashes upon a strip of paper drawn by clockwork through the instrument. If the Morse instrument is arranged for painting , the attraction of the armature downwards lifts a small inky wheel and pushes it against a ribbon of paper.
If the current is momentary , the wheel prints a dot. If the current continues to flow for a longer time , the ribbon of paper moves on and the ink-wheel marks a dash.
1- The text is taken from a : a) scientific book b) fictious book
c) science and fiction magazine
2- What type of conditional is it used in the text?
3- Choose the best item to complete each sentence:
a) When the Morse instrument is arranged as a …….., it prints dots and dashes upon a strip of paper. 1- sounder 2- printer
b) The ink-wheel marks a ……..if the current continues to flow for a long time.
1-dash 2- dot
4- Answer these questions according to the text:
a) What does the Morse instrument consist of ?
b) What does the operator do when the Morse instrument is arranged as a sounder?
c) When is a small inky wheel pushed against a ribbon of paper?
B- Text Exploration:
1-Put the verbs between brackets in the correct forms and supply the necessary punctuation:
a) Whenever a current in the line circuit (move) the tongue of the relay it (close) the local circuit and (cause) the Morse instrument to record a dot or a dash upon the strip of paper
b) We (not/go) for a picnic if it (rain)
2- Complete the following table:
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
Short
………….
………….
useful …………
Longer than
…………
………… ………….
………….
The worst
………….
3- Mark the intonation with the appropriate arrow (up or down ↑ or ↓)
-What happens if the current is momentary?
- It prints a dot if it is momentary.
- And if it continues to flow for a long time?
- In this case , the ribbon of paper moves on.
GOOD LUCK / YOUR TEACHER
