NEF – PI – FILE TEST 10 – READING EXERCISES
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This document contains a reading exercise about the history of laptop computers and electric light bulbs. It asks the reader to tick answers about who invented certain technologies and when. It also contains true/false statements to check comprehension. The key points are: 1) Alan Kay is identified as the person who first conceived of the laptop computer, called the Dynabook. 2) The first mass-produced laptop for consumers was the Osborne 1. 3) Early electric light bulbs were made by hand but are now mass-produced more cheaply by machine.
NEF – PI – FILE TEST 10 – READING EXERCISES
- 1. NEF – PI – FILE TEST 10 – READING EXERCISES 1 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C. Example: Ben works _____. A as an inventor c B as an electrician c C in IT c 1 The person who first had the idea for the laptop was _____. A Thomas Edison c B Alan Kay c C Osborne Computer Corporation c 2 The inventor of the laptop wanted to make a PC for _____. A himself c B his friends c C children c 3 The Dynabook wasn’t ever _____. A built c B successful c C used in schools c 4 The idea for the Dynabook was used by _____. A other IT companies c B schools c C no-one else c 5 The first laptops were difficult to _____. A open c B carry c C use c 6 Ben says the electric light bulb gives us _____. A cheaper electricity c B more time to do things c C less work to do c 7 The invention of the light bulb happened in _____. A 1976 c B 1889 c C 1879 c 8 The early electric light bulbs were made by _____. A machine c B women c C hand c 9 Ben thinks that _____ have changed our lives more than the light bulb. A more recent inventions c B no other inventions c C machines c 10 Nowadays, there is a _____ variety of electric light bulbs. A bigger c B smaller c C boring c
- 2. 2 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Example: Ben works with electrical gadgets. T 1 Ben thinks that the laptop computer has made our lives easier. _____ 2 The first laptop you could buy was called Osborne 1. _____ 3 The first PC was invented in 1966. _____ 4 The electric light bulb was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. _____ 5 Light bulbs are now much cheaper to produce. _____ NEF – PI – FILE TEST 10 – READING EXERCISES ANSWER KEY 1 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 B 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 B 10 A 2 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T