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Modern technologies

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write down the synonym for: extraterrestrial

(a)  

2.

Insert the article, if necessary: ____ Space

a)

A/an

b)

The

c)

-

3.

Insert the article, if necessary: ____ Cosmos

a)

A/an

b)

The

c)

-

4.

Translate the phrase: Млечный путь

(a)  

5.

Translate the phrase: галактика

(a)  

6.

"Солнечная система" is located in the Orion Arm, 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

(a)  

7.

What planet is bigger in size?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

e)

Sun

8.

CD stands for?

a)

Compact Disc

b)

Compact Digital

c)

Commercial Disc

d)

Comfort Disc

9.

What does VPN stand for?

a)

Very Personal Network

b)

Virtual Private Network

c)

Very Private News

d)

Virtual Personal Network

10.

DVD stands for?

a)

Disc Versatile Digital

b)

Disc Video Digital

c)

Digital Versatile Disk

d)

Digital Video Disc

11.

Name the planet

(a)  

12.

Name the planet

(a)  

13.

Name the planet

(a)  

14.

Name the planet

(a)  

15.

Translate the word: to reason

(More than 1 answer is possible)

a)

рассуждать

b)

размышлять

c)

причинять

d)

мотивировать

e)

аргументировать

16.

What is the synonym for: exploration

(More than 1 answer is possible)

a)

search

b)

research

c)

inquiry

d)

investigation

17.

_______________ is the study of living things.

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Psychology

e)

Sociology

18.

Write down the missing words:

(a)   is the length of time that someone is likely to live

19.

_____________ is the invention or use of new ideas, methods, equipment etc.

a)

Innovation

b)

Invention

c)

Investigation

d)

Improvisation

20.

A person terrified of modern technology is a ____________

a)

technophobe

b)

technophile

c)

technocrat

d)

technophone

21.

Insert the missing preposition:

You need to log _____ before you can start using it.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

out

d)

off

22.

Insert the missing preposition:

You need to back _____ your important files.

a)

up

b)

down

c)

ap

d)

pack

23.

Insert the missing preposition:

Remember to switch this _____ when you are not using it to save power.

a)

off

b)

of

c)

out

d)

on

24.

Insert the missing phrasal verb:

Close all programs before you (a)   your computer (выключишь).

25.

Insert the missing phrasal verb:

The computer sometimes takes ages to (a)   when I turn it on (загрузиться).

26.

Insert the missing phrasal verb:

I hope the computer doesn’t (a)   again or I’ll never finish this work (зависнет).

27.

What is the synonym for: tremendous?

(More than 1 option is possible)

a)

huge

b)

enormous

c)

expensive

d)

prestigious

28.

Translate the phrase into English: оставаться на связи, быть в курсе, поддерживать связь

(a)  

29.

What does ID stand for?

a)

Identifier

b)

Identification Document

c)

Internet Document

d)

Image Direction

30.

What does IP stand for?

a)

Internet Protocol

b)

Internet Potential

c)

Identity Prove

d)

Internet Popularity

31.

What type of micro virus is able to replicate and spread itself?

a)

worm

b)

trojan

c)

bug

d)

spider

32.

What type of micro virus is able to be disguised as something else?

a)

worm

b)

trojan

c)

bug

d)

spider

33.

What is a land phone?

(a)  

34.

What does SMS stand for?

a)

Short Message Service

b)

Small Message Service

c)

Send Messages Steady

d)

Send My Signal

35.

Translate the phrasal verb: выпендриваться, хвастаться

(a)  

36.

the furthest planet from the Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

37.

the largest planet in the Solar System

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

38.

the planet with the coldest atmosphere

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

39.

the second planet from the Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

40.

Many people want to be an ______

when they are young, so that they can travel into

space.

a)

astronaut

b)

astronomer

c)

astrologer

d)

scientist

41.

Galileo was an ________. He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter.

a)

astronaut

b)

astronomer

c)

astrologer

d)

scientist

42.

"find something, usually for the first time" means

a)

discover

b)

launch

c)

open

d)

watch

43.

"go around a planet or star" means

a)

orbit

b)

launch

c)

spin

d)

watch

44.

"look at something for a longer time" means

a)

glimpse

b)

observe

c)

glance

d)

watch

45.

"send something into space" means

a)

start

b)

launch

c)

explore

d)

run

46.

"search to learn about something" means

a)

find out

b)

examine

c)

explore

d)

study

47.

cutting-edge

a)

краевой

b)

современный

c)

передовой

d)

практичный

48.

indispensable

a)

незаменимый

b)

современный

c)

практичный

d)

устаревший

49.

obsolete

a)

устаревший

b)

безполезый

c)

мощный

d)

непрактичный

50.

handy

a)

практичный

b)

полезный

c)

бесценный

d)

удобный

51.

I think we can (обойтись) without the telegraph.

a)

get by

b)

manage

c)

live

d)

exist

52.

a small-scale experiment to decide how and whether to launch a full-scale project

a)

enhance

b)

pilot scheme

c)

glance

d)

seamlessly

53.

extremely surprising

a)

worthless

b)

astonishing

c)

invaluable

d)

outdated

54.

make better

a)

undo

b)

enhance

c)

transcribe

d)

update

55.

"to push one's buttons" means

a)

provoke a reaction

b)

have the same ideas and opinions about something

c)

It’s not difficult to understand

d)

ready for use

56.

"It’s not rocket science" means

a)

provoke a reaction

b)

have the same ideas and opinions about something

c)

It’s not difficult to understand

d)

ready for use

57.

"On the same wavelength" means

a)

provoke a reaction

b)

have the same ideas and opinions about something

c)

It’s not difficult to understand

d)

ready for use

58.

"To get one's wires crossed" means

a)

provoke a reaction

b)

misunderstood each other

c)

waste time doing something that has already been done in an effective way

d)

ready for use

59.

"To be light years ahead" means

a)

a long way in front in terms of development

b)

misunderstood each other

c)

waste time doing something that has already been done in an effective way

d)

ready for use

60.

"To be up and running" means

a)

a long way in front in terms of development

b)

misunderstood each other

c)

waste time doing something that has already been done in an effective way

d)

ready for use

61.

a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer, that contains extremely small electronic circuits and devices, and can perform particular operations

a)

(micro) chip

b)

hard disk

c)

RAM

d)

memory stick

62.

A(n) ...... is a piece of software designed for a specific purpose

a)

application

b)

spreadsheet

c)

virus

d)

database

63.

The software interprets your speech and enables you to turn itinto text. Science: ......

a)

voice technology

b)

cloning

c)

molecular biology

64.

People are often worried. They feel that the creation of an exact copy of an animal is not morally right. Science: ........

a)

voice technology

b)

cloning

c)

molecular biology

65.

My work is concerned with the structure and function ofthe organic molecules associated with living organisms. Science: ........

a)

voice technology

b)

cloning

c)

molecular biology