Second assessment exam (units 3 & 4)
Read the following text carefully then answer the question that follows.
Ten-year-old Adeeb al-Balooshi, from Dubai, is going to travel to seven countries on a tour which has been organised and funded by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad, Crown Prince of Dubai. The boy caught Sheikh Hamdan'sattention with his invention - a prosthetic limb for hisfather. The Sheikh has taken a special interest in the boy, and hopes the tour that he is sponsoring for Adeeb will give the young inventor more self-confidence and inspire other young Emirati inventors. Adeeb got the idea for a special kind of prosthetic leg while he was at the beach with his family. His father, who wears an artificial leg, could not swim in the sea as he could not risk getting his leg wet. This inspired Adeeb to invent a waterproof prosthetic leg.
Why was Sheikh Hamdan interested in helping Adeeb?
The answer is: Sheikh Hamdan was interested in Adeeb’s invention of a prosthetic limb for his father. He offered Adeeb the world tour to help to give him more self-confidence and to inspire other young inventors from the UAE.
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He has also invented a fireproof helmet. This special equipment, which has a built-in camera system, will help rescue workers in emergencies. It is for these reasons that Adeeb rightly deserves his reputation as one of the youngest inventors in the world.
The synonym for the word ''apparatus'' mentioned in the text above is ....................................
- appendage
- prosthetic
- equipment
- sponsor
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Scientists have already developed brain implants that improve vision or allow disabled people to use their thoughts in order to control prosthetic limbs like arms, legs or hands, or operate a wheelchair. In 2012 CE, research on monkeys showed that a brain implant improved their decision-making abilities. How will humans benefit from this research? Scientists hope to develop a similar device to help people who have been affected by brain damage, which could be caused by dementia, a stroke or other brain injuries.
Brain damage can be caused by different factors .Write down two of them.
Brain damage can be caused by dementia, a stroke or other brain injuries.
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In 2010 CE, neuroscientists confirmed that it was possible to communicate with some patients in a coma, by using a special brain scanner called an MRI. They suggested that, in the future, more meaningful dialogue with patients in a coma would be possible. Two years later, it has finally happened. The scanner, used on a man who has been in a coma for more than twelve years, proves that he has a conscious, thinking mind - a fact that had previously been disputed by many. Doctors plan to use similar brain-scanning techniques in the future to find out whether patients are in pain, or what they would like to be done in order to improve their quality of life.
The underlined pronoun 'They' in the text above refers to .................................
- some patients
- special brain scanner
- patients and neuroscientists
- neuroscientists
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A new cancer drug is being trialled in Plymouth, UK, which doctors hope will extend the lives of cancer patients and reduce their symptoms overnight. It is taken as a single pill every morning, and so far patients have shown none of the usual side effects such as the sickness and hair loss that are experienced when undergoing other forms of treatment. The new treatment works by blocking a protein which causes cancerous cells to grow. It will improve patients' life expectancy and quality of life much more quickly than any other treatment. The patients were interviewed a year after starting the treatment and are fit and well, saying that they are definitely going to continue the trial.
Quote the sentence which implies how the new cancer drug works.
The correct answer is "The new treatment works by blocking a protein which causes cancerous cells to grow."
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The King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is Jordan's only comprehensive cancer treatment centre. It treats both adult and paediatric patients. As the population of the country increases, more and more families will rely on the hospital for cancer treatment. Patients come not only from Jordan but also from other countries in the region, as they are attracted by its excellent reputation, lower costs, and cultural and language similarities.
Why do patients from other countries visit the centre. (Give three reasons)
Patients from other countries visit the centre because it has an excellent reputation, the costs are lower and there are cultural and language similarities.
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Many cancer patients live far away from Amman, where the KHCC is located, and the journey to and from the hospital is often difficult. For this reason, there are plans to extend cancer care facilities to other parts of Jordan. In the near future, King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid hopes to set up radiotherapy machines, so that cancer patients from northern Jordan will not have to go to Amman for radiotherapy treatment.
Quote the sentence which shows the reason behind extending care facilities to other parts of Jordan.
Many cancer patients live far away from Amman, where the KHCC is located, and the journey to and from the hospital is often difficult.
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Scientists have successfully invented a prosthetic hand with a sense of touch. It is an exciting new invention, which they plan to develop. It is possible that, in the not-too-distant future, similar artificial arms and legs will have taken the place of today’s prosthetic limbs.
Dennis Sorensen, a 39-year-old from Denmark, was the first person to try out the new invention. After losing his left hand in an accident, he had been using a standard prosthetic hand for nine years. The new hand, which was developed by Swiss and Italian scientists, was a huge improvement.
Who invented the new prosthetic hand? What is special about it?
The correct answer is Swiss and Italian scientists; it allows the wearer to feel objects.
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Al-Kindi was a physician, philosopher, mathematician, chemist, musician andastronomer - atrue polymath. He made ground-breaking discoveries inmany of these fields, but it is probably his work in arithmetic and geometry that has made him most famous.
Al-Kindi was regarded as a true polymath. Write down four examples of his areas of knowledge.
The correct answer is medicine, philosophy, mathematics, chemistry music and astronomy ( any four )
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Energy will be provided by solar power and wind farms, and there are also plans to build the world’s largest hydrogen plant. A desalination plant will be used to provide the city’s water, with 80% of water used being recycled. Biological waste will be used as an energy source too, and industrial waste will be recycled.
The word that means " The process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used " is .............................. .
- Biological
- desalination
- energy source
- industrial
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In conclusion, the benefits of Masdar City for the community and the environment greatly outweigh any disadvantages. If the aims of the developers are realised, Masdar City will be a blueprint for future ...........................that will inspire similar megaprojects in other countries.
- urban planning
- economic growth
- Biological waste
- public transport
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One of the many things which Ibn Bassal achieved was A Book of Agriculture. The book consisted of sixteen chapters which explain how best to grow trees, fruit and vegetables, as well as herbs and sweet-smelling flowers; perhaps the most famous chapter of all was the one that described how to treat different types of soil. IbnBassal also worked out how to irrigate the land by finding underground water and digging wells. He designed water pumps and irrigation systems. All of these things were passed on through his writing.
Ibn Bassal dealt with many agricultural topics in his book A Book of Agriculture. Write down three of these topics.
These topics are how best to grow trees, fruit and vegetables, as well as herbs and sweet-smelling flowers and how to treat different types of soil.
Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the following collocation.
..................... a course
- make
- attend
- take
- spend
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It’s amazing how huge trees grow from ...................... seeds.
- reputation
- risk
- monitor
- tiny
Choose the suitable item from those given below to replace the words in bold.
After Ali’s accident, he lay in an unconscious state for two weeks.
- a coma
- dementia
- symptoms
- pills
Read the following sentence carefully then choose the suitable answer for the question that follows.
The world will be at your fingertips.
What is the rhetorical device used in the above sentence ?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Onomatopoeia
- Personification
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By 2030, they...................... the new electric motorway in my town.
- will be opened
- have been opened
- have opened
- will have opened
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This time next year, they ........................ for their graduation project.
- will be preparing
- have been preparing
- be prepared
- will have prepared
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Many hospitals..................... use robots to help nurses in the future.
- plans to
- planning
- are planning
- plan to
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A: Don't phone me at seven. I.............................dinner with my family.
B: OK, I'll phone at nine.
- will have
- will be having
- will have had
- am having
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In thirty year's time, scientists.......................... a cure for cancer.
- found
- find
- will have found
- were finding
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The word that is spelt correctly is........................ .
- Peadiatric
- Paediatric
- Paedaitric
- Piadiatric
Read the following quotation carefully then answer the question that follows.
" Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity. "
Hippocrates (460 BCE–370 BCE)Do you agree with it? Why/Why not?
Suggested answer
It means those who love medicine also love people because they want to help to make them better or keep them well.
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Salma is very good with numbers and calculations. She always scores high marks in .........................
- science
- arithmetic
- physics
- geography
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Pollution has some serious ..............................on the environment, such as the death of wildlife and plant life.
- carbon footprint
- economic growth
- biological waste
- negative effects
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The stars and planets are things ..................... astronomers study.
- who
- that
- where
- when
Complete the following item so that the new item has a similar meaning to the one before it.
The Great Mosque in Cordoba was built in 784 CE by Abd al-Rahman I.
Abd al-Rahman I ..................................................................................
Abd al-Rahman I was the person who built the Great Mosque in Cordoba in 784 CE.
Choose the suitable item that has a similar meaning to the item before it.
He has written many books, but his final book made him famous all over the world.
He has written many books, but it .................................................................- was his final book who made him famous all over the world.
- was the world that his final book made him famous all over .
- was his final book where made him famous all over the world.
- was his final book that made him famous all over the world.
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Amer was ................... more successful than his older brother
- academic
- academician
- academically
- academy
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Slow breathing allows for full .......................of the lungs.
- expand
- expansion
- expansive
- expandable
Read the following text carefully then choose the correct option to complete the sentence that follows.
The world will be at your fingertips .
The rhetorical device used in the above sentence is .................................... .
- simile
- personification
- metaphor
- onomatopoeia