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The Media
English Test
2014/ 2015 Mark:
10 Form – Level 6
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Teacher:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-mass-media.html (adapted)
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A- Read the text carefully and complete the statements with the best option.
(4x4=14)
a) the first magazine b) the first book c) the first leaflet d) the first card
a) the first radio bradcast b) the first TV program c) the spread of TV d) the beginning of the Internet
a) the digital era b) the eletronic era c) the industrial era d) the Internet era
B – Find opposites for these words in the first paragraphs of the text. (3x4=12)
1. small _________________
2. recent _________________
3. superficial ________________
C – Complete the following sentences using information from the text. (3x5=15)
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2. What has revolutionized the media in the last two decades? Point out the reasons.
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Part II – Language
Broadsheets Tabloids
1. Short articles, more pictures, less ‘in-depth’ reporting.
2. Puns and jokes in headlines.
3. Quality or serious press.
4. Less colour and few photos.
5. More expensive
6. More focus on human interest stories, celebrity gossip.
7. Longer articles, more detailed.
8. opinions on important events.
9. Large broadsheet format.
10. Small broadsheet format.
11. Short and dramatic articles.
12. Superficial news.
______________ you aren’t a person. You are just a means of improving * media
for the next day’s edition. Or they want you to behave badly so that * scoop
C – Complete the sentences with the articles a, an, the or zero article. (10x2=20)
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3. They study in ________ college in ________ suburbs of Boston.
4. She has been talking on the phone for ________ long time.
D - Most of adverbs are formed from adjectives. Form adverbs from the adjectives
below. (10x2=20)
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3. The football match had started when we arrived at the stadium. (already)
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Choose just ONE of the following options and write 100-120 words on it. (47 points)
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B – Write a newspaper story/article on these facts:
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