THE SECOND TERM ENGLISH TEST

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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.





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