English test

Reading comprehension
Unit: Technology and its effects
Name: ________________________________Grade: _______ Score: ______ /34
Instructions:
- Read the instructions and the questions carefully before reading the text
- You are not allowed to speak during the test. Raise you hand if you have any
question.
- You can use a pen or pencil

I. Read the text carefully and answer the questions

3D printers revolutionize the manufacturing industry

If you normally print or copy something, a flat piece of paper comes out. 3-D
printers print many of these levels and put them on top of each other to form an
object.
3D printers have become important in many areas. Product designers use them to
create models. They draw the model on a computer using special software and then
send it to the printer.
3-D printing first started in the 1980’s but they were much too expensive for many
people or businesses to use. Today the prices are much lower and start at about
$3,000.
Many companies use 3-D printers to manufacture products directly. A company in
Amsterdam prints furniture and art, as well as iPhone boxes and handbags. A San
Francisco based company produces artificial arms and legs that they sell to
hospitals. Airplane producer Boeing produces some parts with 3-D printers. Many
other products are produced with such printers, like toys, electronics, lamps or
perfume bottles. In the future the products you could make with 3-D printers is
endless. A Californian company is planning to build houses with a printer that is so
big it would only fit on the back of a truck or a trailer.
But there still is a big problem with 3-D printing. While, technically, you can use any
material for 3-D printing some materials are easier to form than others. Home
printers cost much less because they almost not use anything else but plastic.
Printing objects made of metal or concrete need much better and more expensive
printers.
People who don’t have enough money to buy their own printer can use a 3-D printing
service. You design an object at home, send it to a printing company and get the
wanted object by mail. 3-D printing is here to stay and could revolutionize the
manufacturing industry completely.
II. True or False: Answer with “true” or “false” in the gaps of each statement about
the text (2 pts each)
1. _____ 3D printers started in 2010
2. _____ Today, 3D printers prices are much expensive
3. _____ 3D printers can print artificial legs and arms
4. _____ Plastic is the only material you can use to print an object
5. _____ There is a 3D printing service

III. Synonyms: Choose the best answer as a synonym for each word and write it in
the gaps. (2 pts each)
1. Expensive: ______________ 5. Form: ___________________
2. Business: ________________ 6. Revolution: _______________
3. Create: __________________ 7. Build: _________________
4. Area: ___________________ 8. Manufacturing: _________________

IV. Open-ended questions: Answer the following questions. (4 pts each)

1. In your opinion, what is the most important thing a 3D printer could print? Why?
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2. Would you buy a 3D printer? Why? / Why not?

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Tabla de evaluación

60% de exigencia