Test Unit 1

Vocabulary Grammar
(10 points, 2 for each correct answer) (10 points, 2 for each correct answer)
Choose the verb that best completes each sentence. Choose the right meaning of each sentence.

1. In 1971, Stephanie Kwolek _________________________
with a synthetic material that is stronger and
lighter than steel. It’s used in bulletproof vests,
skis, and safety helmets, etc.
A. developed
B. built
C. came up
2. The Egyptian mathematician, Abu Kamil Shuja,
_________________________ algebraic methods to solve
geometry problems for the first time.
A. printed
B. achieved
C. used
3. Louis Daguerre contributed to photography when
he _________________________ the Daguerreotype
process in 1839.
A. became
B. invented
C. achieved
4. After the popularity of the new electric
typewriters, Bette Nesmith Graham, an American
typist, ________________ Liquid Paper to correct
small errors when typing documents.
A. made
B. built
C. improved
5. In 1931, George Beauchamp, a musician, and
Adolph Rickenbacker, an electrical engineer,
1. After the invention of smartphones, people took
photographs with cameras and smartphones.
A. After the invention of smartphones, people
could use cameras and also smartphones to
take photos.
B. After the invention of smartphones, people
couldn’t use cameras to take photos.
C. After the invention of smartphones, people
couldn’t use smartphones to take photos.
2. In the 60’s, only 7% of women had university
education.
A. In the 60’s, women couldn’t study.
B. In the 60’s, women usually studied.
C. In the 60’s, women didn’t use to study.
3. Before the invention of the World Wide Web (WWW)
in 1989, there wasn’t any Internet available.
A. Before the invention of the WWW, people
usually had Internet.
B. Before the invention of the WWW, people
couldn’t use the Internet.
C. Before the invention of the WWW, people
could connect to the Internet.
4. In the 70’s, television stations went off the air
at 1:00 in the morning.
A. In the 70’s, people used to watch TV after
1:00 AM.
B. In the 70’s, people didn’t use to watch TV after
1:00 AM.
C. In the 70’s, people couldn’t watch TV after
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_________________________ the first commercially

1:00 AM.
viable electric guitar.
A. became 5. There weren’t any airbags in cars before the 70’s.
B. developed A. In the 60’s, cars usually had airbags.
C. came up B. In the 60’s, people didn’t use to drive cars.
C. In the 60’s, cars didn’t use to have airbags.
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 Reading

Did You Know It Was a Preschool (E) _________________________________________________________

Teacher Who Invented Play-Doh? Play-Doh became a very popular toy all around the
world and brought mega-success to a company that
(A) _________________________________________________________
was having problems. Sometimes you don’t realize
In the 50’s, the owners of Kutol Products Company, how brilliant the things you do are until someone else
Noah and Joseph McVicker, were worried about notices for you.
the future of their company. Their business was
located in Ohio, USA. They couldn’t sell its main
product, the “wallpaper cleaner”, anymore. Coal- Part 1 (10 points, 2 for each correct answer)
based home heating used to be very common in
Read the text and check True or False.
houses everywhere and the “wallpaper cleaner”
cleaned its coal residue from walls. But when people True False
heard about natural gas and washable wallpaper,
they replaced coal-based home heating. So, the 1. The wallpaper cleaner was
expensive.
McVickers’ market decreased significantly.
2. Kay Zufall gave Play-Doh its name.
(B) _________________________________________________________ 3. Children could only model
This was a bad moment for the Kutol Products Christmas decorations with
Company, but something unexpected happened. Play-Doh.
Kay Zufall, the sister-in-law of one of the McVickers, 4. The wallpaper cleaner was
looked for materials to make Christmas decorations originally white.
with her students at the nursery school where she 5. Play-Doh became a very popular
worked. She read in a magazine that the wallpaper toy all around the world.
cleaner could serve for modeling any kind of crafts.
And, it was cheap. 10
(C) _________________________________________________________ Part 2 (10 points, 2 for each correct answer)
In a blink of an eye, she realized in one of her
classes that her students made nice Christmas Read the text and choose a title for each paragraph.
decorations with the material and they were happy
and excited about using the product. So, Kay called 1. Great News! A New Beginning (___)
the McVickers and told them they needed to convert
their old wallpaper cleaner into a toy.
2. The Need for a Change (___)
(D) _________________________________________________________
To make it a non-toxic appealing toy, the McVickers 3. Kutol Products Company’s Crisis (___)
improved the product. They removed the detergent
they used to put in the wallpaper cleaner, and added 4. The Result of Change (___)
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colors (it was originally white) and scents. Finally,

they called it Play-Doh. They presented the product
as a toy that could be used by children of any age 5. A New Use for Wallpaper Cleaner (___)
to model anything. Before this modeling compound
was developed, children used to make art and craft 10
projects at school with modeling clay, which most of
them found too hard to manipulate.

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 Listening
Part 1 (10 points, 2 for each correct answer)
Listen to the dialogs and match.
What couldn’t these people do in the past?
1. Mom (___)
2. Dad (___)
3. Grace (___)
4. Grandpa (___)
5. The police (___)
Part 2 (10 points, 2 for each correct answer)
Listen to the dialog between two friends. Then,
check Yes or No.
1. Super Glue was invented in the
first half of the 20th Century.
2. Super Glue was developed after
a walk in the park.
3. Velcro is a kind of plant.
4. Velcro was invented to have
different uses.
5. NASA developed Velcro to
improve its suits.
Speaking
Part 1: Communication (10 points, 2 for each correct answer)
Choose the option that best answers each question.
A. Use the GPS.
B. Detect illegal
hunters.
C. Listen to music
online.
D. Receive messages
quickly.
E. Use the Internet.
1. Excuse me, do you work here?
10 A. You’re welcome.
B. Yes, we have it in red.
C. Yes, what can I do for you?
D. It’s $54.
2. Can you tell me where can I find the tablets?
A. They are on the right.
Yes No B. You’re welcome.
C. It has a 10% discount.
D. Yes, thank you.
3. Is there anything else I can help you with?
A. Thank you.
B. Yes, I’m looking for the flash memories.
C. That’s a little over my budget.
D. Excuse me!
4. Do you have it in blue?
A. No, thank you.
10 B. It has a 30% discount.
C. Yes, it is on sale!
D. I’m afraid that’s the only color we have in stock.
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5. How much are these phones?
A. They are $45. They’re on sale!
B. We have them in green.
C. They are next to you.
D. You’re welcome.
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 Part 2: Interaction (10 points)

Pair work. Ask and answer questions to compare the things people could or couldn’t do, or used or didn’t use to
do before and after the invention of an object. Follow the examples to complete the chart.

Before After
Before the invention of computers, people couldn’t
Computer
save digital files.
After the invention of social networks,
Social networks
people could share pictures online.
Digital television

Blender

MP4 format

People used to call each other using landline

Cell phones
phones before the invention of the cell phone.

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Writing

(20 points)

Choose an invention you like and research it. Write a 70-80 word email giving information about it to
a classmate. Use the following prompts.

Prompts
• Who invented it?
• What did he/she invent?
• When did he/she invent it?
• Where did he/she invent it?
• Why did he/she develop it?
• What did people use to do before it
was invented? What didn’t people use
to do after it was invented?
• What couldn’t people do before it was
invented? How did it change society?

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