Welcome to your GRADE 7 ENGLISH CHAPTER 10
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Who is credited with the design of the analytical engine, the first modern computer?
2.
In which decade was the first modern computer designed?
3.
What was the name of the mechanically operated device built by Vannevar Bush in 1930?
4.
When was the first electronic digital computing device constructed?
5.
Where was the full-scale version of the first electronic digital computing prototype completed in 1942?
6.
Who built the Z3, a fully operational electromechanical computer, in 1943?
7.
The development of digital computers is rooted in which early device?
8.
Which word from the text is a synonym for "deep seated"?
9.
What type of computer was the differential analyzer built in 1930?
10.
In what year was the Z3 computer built?
11.
Which vowel sound is found in the word "cat"?
12.
Which vowel sound is found in the word "late"?
13.
Which of these words has the /ӕ/ sound?
14.
Which of these words has the /ei/ sound?
15.
According to the text, what is the synonym for "built"?
16.
The word "tasks" in the context of computer benefits is synonymous with:
17.
What punctuation is often used before reasons or explanations?
18.
Which mark is used within words to show word breaks?
19.
Which punctuation mark separates independent clauses with a close connection?
20.
Which word has the same vowel sound as "ran"?
21.
Which word has the same vowel sound as "stay"?
22.
"Vannevar Bush built a mechanically operated device..." What is the name of this 1930 invention?
23.
In the sentence "David __ however, had had enough," what punctuation belongs in the blank?
24.
"Tiny demanded all kinds of crazy things __ this troubled them greatly." What punctuation mark connects these?
25.
Which of these is a compound word needing a hyphen?
26.
What punctuation is used in "7:30 tonight"?
27.
What is the purpose of the hyphen in "self-confidence"?
28.
How do you write the fraction 2/3 using a hyphen?
29.
Which punctuation is correct for "long term"?
30.
What is a "differential analyzer" according to the text?
