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Name Test Paper 10

th
grade
1.Choose the best answer:
Sir Isaac Newton was drinking tea under the apple trees in his garden one summer afternoon in 1665 when an apple fell
from an oerhanging !ranch" hit him on the head and immediatel# proided the inspiration for his law of graitation$
%ccording to the stor# that is how it happened" an#wa#$ It ma# indeed !e true" !ut no one knows for certain$ Een the
famed &ritish astronomer Sir 'arold Spencer (ones" who stated in 1)** that the stor# was pro!a!l# true" later changed his
mind" noting that +one cannot !e sure either wa#$, The stor# of Newton,s %pple first appears in -oltaire,s Elements de la
Philosophic de Newton" pu!lished in 1./0" long after the great Englishman had died and ./ #ears from the time the
disputed apple fell$
340 -The legend that's being questioned in the passage. ----- .
%1 has !een shown to !e complete nonsense
&1 refers to how Newton was prompted to inestigate graitation
21 was first created !# Sir 'arold Spencer (ones
31 is a complete fiction inented !# the 4rench author -oltaire
E1 expresses the luxurious life Newton was leading
341 -According to the passage, Sir Harold Spencer Jones --- .
%1 has a reputation for knowing eer#thing a!out Newton
&1 should not !e taken too seriousl# as he is known to !e indecisie
21 is well known for his work" which inoles o!sering the unierse
31 firml# denies that the incident with Newton and the apple eer happened
E1 feels that nothing" including the stor# a!out Newton" can !e known for certain
34 -!e can conclude "ro# the passage that ---- .
%1 -oltaire knew more a!out Newton,s life than an#one toda# possi!l# can
&1 Newton deli!eratel# spread the apple stor# to make his discoer# striking
21 Newton came up with his theor# 5ust a few #ears !efore he died
31 Newton asked -oltaire to tell people a!out his incident with the apple
E1 it,s dou!tful whether the popular m#th a!out Newton,s %pple is true
6$ 7ead the text and use the word gien in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space of each line$
/$ 8ou hae !een inited to a theme part# !# the clu! to which #ou !elong$ 9rite a re:uest information letter in which #ou
want to find out details a!out the theme" location" food" music and entrance fee$
*$7ephrase the following sentences !# using the word in !old$
1$I;m not sure it;s worth waiting for the rest of the group$
point There;s <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<$$the rest of the group$
6$ the teacher said he was sorr# he was late for the lesson$
apologi$ed The teacher <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<the lesson$
/$Their office was too small to hae a meeting with ten staff$
not Their office<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<$hae a meeting with 10 staff$
*$3on;t cr# ro!!er# !ecause of a stamp dut#$
use It;s<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<$$ro!!er# !ecause of a stamp dut#$
5$The 5oke was so funn# that we laughed and laughed$
help 9e <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<$$as the 5oke was so funn#$