Written test for 10
th
form
Duration: 45 minutes
Name: ............................................. Class: 10........
Mark Comment
Question I: Choose one word which underlined part is pronounced differently.
Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1). A). cup B). score C). club D). sentence
2). A). valley B). vacation C). van D). value
3). A). of B). fiction C). fan D). form
4). A). waited B). cooked C). invited D). needed
5). A). phone B). physics C). Stephen D). photograph
Question II: Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B,
C or D:
6). I prefer television ________ radio.
A). than B). about C). to D). on
7). I am ________ in this programme, it is ________ .
A). interesting/ interesting B). interested/ interested
C). interested/ interesting D). interested/ interest
8). In the early days films were little more than moving _________ .
A). portraits B). noises C). photographs D). sounds
9). It was _________ 1998 that France became the champion of a World Cup.
A). after year B). not when C). until in D). not until
10). It was not until he was 11 years old that ___________ .
A). he got the 10 mark B). he gotten the 10 mark
C). he is getting the 10 mark D). he gets the 10 mark
11). World Cup is the most popular sporting _______ today.
A). team B). incident C). series D). event
12). Where was the seventh World Cup _______ ?
A). to held B). holding C). hold D). held

moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he
attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few
things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start
experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the eclectic light. Although
the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also
invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things.
About every two weeks he created something new.
He worded 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife
had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West
Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all
over the world.
25). Which is NOT true about Edison?
A). He didn't go to school at all.
B). He was the author of more than 1,200 inventions.
D). He worked 16 hours everyday.
C). He invented the electric light.
26). The word was mostly "self-educated" in paragraph 1 can be best placed by
A). thought of himself B). was born a genius
C). mostly taught himself D). loved school
27). What is considered Edison's most useful invention?
A). the camera B). telephone
C). the record player D). the electric light
28). Where was Edison born?
A). In Huron B). In Michigan C). In Ohio D). In New Jersey
29). How old was Edison when he died?
A). 84 B). 16 C). 47 D). 24
Question VI: Listening
Listen to one passage and fill in with a missing word: