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Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

Level : Ms3 Duration : 1h30


Mhidi Charef Middle School. Safsaf
Second Term Exam
Text :

Among different innovations in mobile technology, the invention


of the cellular (mobile) phone was the most significant one.
Modern mobile phone provides a lot of services from being able
from being able to message anyone to immediate access to the internet. We use mobile
phones every day and sometimes we cannot imagine our life without it. However, many
people do not know that the talented American engineer Martin Cooper, was the scientist
who invented the first cell phone.
Martin Cooper was born in Chicago on the 26th of December 1928. He was graduated
from Illinois institute of technology in 1950 and earned a Master’s degree in electrical
engineering in 1957. He worked in electronic industry especially wireless communication
and was awarded multiple patents for his work.
Martin cooper made his invention while he was working in Motorola company in 1973.
The first mobile phone was named Dyna Tac 8000 x by Motorola which looked nothing
like what we use now. It was 25 centimeters long and weighed about 1 Kilo.
Adapted from : https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Cooper

Part one : (14 points)


Reading Comprehension : (07pts)
Activity one : Read the text and match the dates with the correspending events. (02points)
1. 1928 a. Cooper’s Master’s degree
2. 1950 b. Martin Cooper date of birth
3. 1957 c. Invention of the first cell phone
4. 1973 d. Cooper’s graduation

Activity two : I read the text and answer the questions. (03points)
 Is the mobile phone an important invention?
 What was the name of the first mobile phone?
 What do the underlined words in the text refer to :
Who §02= ……………. Which §04= ………………

Activity three : Find in the Text words that are closest or opposite in the meaning to : (02point)
The web =……………. Diploma = …………………
Traditional ≠ …………. The last ≠ …………..
Mastery of Language :
Activity one : Combine the pair of sentences using ‘who’ or ‘which’.(02points)
1) a- A cellular phone is a device.
b- It is used to communicate over a networked area.
2) a- Martin Cooper is an American engineer.
b- Martin Cooper invented the first mobile phone.

Activity two : I put the verbs between brackets in past continuous tense.(03points)
Martin Cooper (to make) ............. his invention for Motorola company, other companies (to
try) ................... to create a similar type of mobile device. In 1973, Motorola (to
participate) ................ in the tech war and was the first to invent the cellular phone.

Activity three: Sort out from the text (§03) verbs in the past and classify them according the their
final ‘ed’ pronunciation. (02points)

/d/ /t/ /id/


1. 1. 1.
2.

Part Two : (06 points)


Situation of Integration :
Throughout the history, inventors ideas and inventions have changed the way we live and
made it easier and more enjoyable. Use the information in the ID card to write a biography
of Charles Babbage.
ID CARD
Name : Charles Babbage
Known : ‘The father of the computer’
Date and Place of birth: December 26th 1791/ London - England
Job: Mathematician - scientist - inventor
Education: join -Cambridge university to study mathematics – 1810
 Graduate -1814
Invention: the first mechanical computer - 1822.
Date and Place of death: October 18th 1871 / London - England.

Good Luck

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