STUDENT'S NAME:…………………………………….

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THOMAS EDISON
"I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun."
Thomas Edison was one of the most important
inventors in history. He was born in Ohio, USA, in
1847. He was a very curious child, he had problems at
school and then he started to be educated at home by his
mother, a former teacher. Thomas was left partially deaf
at the age of 12 from a disease. He performed his first
experiments in his parents' cellar. At the age of 22 he
moved to New York and started selling his first money,
he created his laboratory in Merlo Park. There he
patented more important discoveries: the phonograph,
the new telegraph system, a very important version of a
light bulb, the kinetoscope, etc. During his life, he
patented more than 1.000 inventions. He was known as
the "Wizard of Merlo Park".

A. Are these sentences true or false? Justify : (4pts)

1. Edison was home-schooled by his father.
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2. He was a curious child. He liked to discover new things.
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3. He patented less than 1.000 inventions in his life.
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4. He was known as the "Witch of New York".
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B. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM THE TEXT. (2pts)
1. Was Thomas Edison born deaf?
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2. Where was he educated and why?
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C. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (1pt)
1. his: ……………………………. 2. There: ……………………………
LANGUAGE
A. Put the verbs between brackets in their correct tenses (2pts)

1. Last night, my sister and I (be)……………….. at the theatre.

2. Next week, we (go)…………………. to see a movie at the cinema.
3. Salwa (stay)……………………at home last weekend.
4. Mr. Johnny (not/read)………………… books. He reads the newspapers.

B- Fill each gap with the correct reflexive pronoun: ourselves - myself – itself-
herself - (2 pts)

1- Laila is making........................................a new dress.

2- I like to look at................................in the mirror when I try on
new clothes.
3- The cat locked.............................................in the room.
4- We enjoyed.........................................in the trip to the
mountains.

C- Put the verbs between brackets in the simple past.(2 pts)

1.Nancy.........................(not watch)
television last weekend. 2………
they………… (read) the book ?
3. He.......................(eat) Couscous for lunch last Friday.
4. We…………. (take) an exam last week.

D- Write these words in the appropriate columns: (pts)

Singer – sculpture – laboratory – emails- Portrait –chemistry –
comedy- laptop
Science and technology Arts

WRITING (5pts)
What would you like to be in the future? And why? Write a paragraph.