Unit 4 - Matching Quiz

Match the term with its correct definition: A. Invention

• A mobile telephone that has many functions, like a computer

• A new process or object that did not previously exist

• A way of sending sound signals through the air

• A flat piece of clay used for writing in ancient times

B. Printing

• The process of creating books or newspapers using movable letter plates

• A writing material made from the papyrus plant

• A sharp tool used for writing on clay tablets

• A device used for sending signals into space

C. Postal Service

• A service that delivers letters and parcels

• A machine that prints newspapers

• A network for online communication

• A place for transmitting radio signals

D. Communication

• A service that delivers letters and parcels

• The act of delivering a message, news, or information through speech, drawing, or writing

• A satellite used to transmit signals

• A material used in pencils

E. Satellite

• A device used for sending messages

• An object placed in orbit around the Earth to transmit radio, television, and telephone signals

• A newspaper article

• A type of stylus used for writing

F. Century

• A period of fifty years

• A hundred years

• A thousand years

• A decade

G. Graphite

• A soft mineral used in pencils

• A tool used for printing newspapers

• A system of communication signals

• A writing method from ancient Egypt

H. Stylus

• An ancient writing tool with a sharp end for marking and a blunt end for erasing

• A modern type of pen used for digital devices

• A device used for printing

• A signal sent through satellites

I. Tablet

• A flat piece of clay used to write on in ancient times

• A modern digital device

• A type of radio signal

• A printing press

J. Papyrus

• A writing material made from beaten fibres of the papyrus plant

• A modern type of newspaper

• A kind of printing tool

• A type of ink used in ancient scripts