Name _________________________________ English Initial Test for Grade 7 Date __________ Score __________ Teacher: Mrs.

Simonette Tenido Brebenariu School: ____________________________________ Thomas Edison Thomas Edison was born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was nicknamed "Al" at an early age. At age 11, Edison moved to Michigan where he spent the remainder of his childhood. Thomas Edison struggled at school, but learned to love reading and conducting experiments from his mother who taught him at home. At age 15, Edison became a "tramp telegrapher", sending and receiving messages via morse code, an electronically-conveyed alphabet using different clicks for each letter. Eventually, he worked for the Union Army as a telegrapher. Edison often entertained himself by taking things apart to see how they worked. Soon, he decided to become an inventor. In 1870, Edison moved to New York City and improved the stock ticker. He soon formed his own company that manufactured the new stock tickers. He also began working on the telegraph, and invented a version that could send four messages at once. Meanwhile, Edison married Mary Stillwell, had 3 children and moved his family to Menlo Park, New Jersey where he started his famous laboratory. I.Fill in the blanks. ( 5x 4 = 20 points) 1. Thomas Edison was born on _____________________ in 2. ___________________. 3. The nickname of Thomas Edison was ______________. At age 15,Edison became a 4._________________. In 1870,Edison moved to 5.____________________ and improved the stock ticker. II. Write the Past Form of the following verbs. ( 10 x 3=30 points) 1. start ____________ 2. learn ____________ 3. teach ____________ 4. decide ____________ 5. be ____________ 6. has/have _________ 7. spend ___________ 8. become ___________ 9. move ____________ 10. work __________ III. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? ( 2 x 2.5= 5 points) 1. 2. Thomas Edison was the inventor of telephone. ____________________ New York was the well-known City in Australia. __________________

IV. Enumeration. Answer and enumerate the given topics for each item. ( 20 points)

Item I.Describe Thomas Edison in 5 words ( 5 adjectives) 1 2 3 4 5

Item II. Five (5) Places mention in the text

Item III. Five (5) Ages and Years which are mentioned in the text 1 2 3 4 5

Item IV. Five (5)verbs in the text which are in Past Simple Form 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

V. Composition ( in 15 sentences )(15 points). If you had a chance to be an inventor or scientist, what would be your invention(s) and describe about it (them).