First-Year LMD Master Level Dr Larbi BOUMEDDANE

2020-2021 University of Oran 2

Duration: one hour Institute of Maintenance and Industrial Safety
Department of Instrumentation Maintenance

Mark
First-Semester Technical-English Test /20.00

Student Full Name: Speciality: IMI / GI only.

Answer here in this very electronic file.

Say whether each following sentence is correct or incorrect. If you spot any mistake or oversight, correct it
rewriting the whole sentence without creating another mistake or oversight.
There cannot be more than one mistake or oversight in each sentence. The
answer about sentence 1 is already given to you.

1- Inductance occurs on two objects separated but close to each other. Incorrect
Inductance occurs between two objects separated but close to each other.

2- A gauge, such as a protractor or calliper, is any device measuring degree, amount, energy, or long. Incorrect
A gauge, such as a protractor or caliper, is any device measuring degree, amount, energy, or long

3- Because of unsufficiency of electrical current, an engine will not be able to convert electrical energy into
mechanical one. Incorrect
Because of insufficiency of electrical current, an engine will not be able to convert electrical energy into
mechanical one

4- Both radon and xenon, coming in the last column of the periodical table, have their valence layers saturation;
therefore, they make almost no chemical reaction. Correct

5- A vibrating pendulum is to get vertically static because of gravity which is known in physics as pendulum
balancing. Correct

6- By definition, a criterion is a parameter on the basis of which a categorization, choose, or decision is made.
Incorrect
By definition, a criterion is a parameter on the basis of which a categorization, choice, or decision is made

7- Bronze is a resistant alloy obtained by mixing essentially copper with carbon and utilized in marine industry.
Incorrect
Bronze is a resistant alloy obtained by mixing essentially copper with tin and utilized in marine industry.

8- The physician explains the relationship between pendulum movement, pivot, and gravity. Correct
9- A commutator acts not only as an electrical switch but also as a current-direction reverser within a circuit.
Correct

10- CuSo4 is a blue compound accelerating chemical reactions; in fact, it serves as a catalyst. Correct

11- Engines are made of several units including rotors, stators, and springs. Correct

Send your answers directly to larbiboumeddane@hotmail.fr only once. Just one sending is enough !