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Practice Test: Great Inventions & Sports of the World

A 100-mark paper covering "Great Inventions & Inventors" and "Sports of the World: Rules, Terms & Records" — multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, column matching, and short answer, all auto-graded instantly.

EDUSAMBAM Editorial Team · 45 questions · 100 marks · Instant self-assessment

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Section	Questions	Marks Each	Total
A — Multiple Choice	15	2	30
B — True / False	10	2	20
C — Fill in the Blank	10	2	20
D — Column Matching	5 pairs	2	10
E — Short Answer	5	4	20
Total	45	—	100

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Section A — Multiple Choice

30 marks

15 questions · 2 marks each.

1.Who invented the telephone?Basic2 pts

A. Thomas Edison

B. Nikola Tesla

C. Alexander Graham Bell

D. Guglielmo Marconi

2.Who invented the practical incandescent light bulb?Basic2 pts

A. James Watt

B. Thomas Edison

C. Michael Faraday

D. Isaac Newton

3.Who invented the printing press?Basic2 pts

A. Johannes Gutenberg

B. Leonardo da Vinci

C. Galileo Galilei

D. William Caxton

4.Who is credited with developing the telescope for astronomical observation?Basic2 pts

A. Isaac Newton

B. Nicolaus Copernicus

C. Johannes Kepler

D. Galileo Galilei

5.Who invented the airplane?Basic2 pts

A. Charles Lindbergh

B. The Wright Brothers

C. Ferdinand von Zeppelin

D. Igor Sikorsky

6.Who discovered penicillin?Basic2 pts

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Marie Curie

C. Alexander Fleming

D. Edward Jenner

7.Who developed the theory of relativity?Basic2 pts

A. Isaac Newton

B. Niels Bohr

C. Stephen Hawking

D. Albert Einstein

8.Who formulated the law of gravity?Basic2 pts

A. Isaac Newton

B. Albert Einstein

C. Galileo Galilei

D. James Watt

9.How many players are on a football (soccer) team on the field?Basic2 pts

A. 9

B. 10

C. 11

D. 12

10.How often is the FIFA World Cup held?Basic2 pts

A. Every 2 years

B. Every 4 years

C. Every 5 years

D. Every year

11.Who invented basketball?Basic2 pts

A. Pierre de Coubertin

B. William Morgan

C. Walter Camp

D. James Naismith

12.How many players are on a basketball team on the court at one time?Basic2 pts

A. 6

B. 5

C. 7

D. 4

13.What is the standard distance of a marathon race?Basic2 pts

A. 21.1 km

B. 30 km

C. 42.195 km

D. 50 km

14.Which sport uses a shuttlecock?Basic2 pts

A. Table tennis

B. Badminton

C. Tennis

D. Squash

15.Which of these is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments?Basic2 pts

A. Wimbledon

B. The Masters

C. The Ashes

D. Ryder Cup

Section B — True / False

20 marks

10 questions · 2 marks each.

16.Charles Babbage is considered the father of the computer.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

17.Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing the radio.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

18.Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

19.Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

20.John Logie Baird invented the television.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

21.The modern Olympic Games are held every 2 years.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

22.Cricket originated in the United States.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

23.A basketball team has 11 players on the court at a time.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

24.In golf, scoring one stroke fewer than par on a hole is called a "birdie."Intermediate2 pts

True

False

25.Table tennis is also known as ping pong.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

Section C — Fill in the Blank

20 marks

10 questions · 2 marks each. Type the missing word or term.

26.James Watt is widely credited with improving the ______.Intermediate2 pts

27.The Wright Brothers made their first successful flight at ______.Intermediate2 pts

28.The ancient Olympic Games originated in ______.Intermediate2 pts

29.In tennis, the four major tournaments are collectively called the ______.Intermediate2 pts

30.Boxing matches are organized into different ______ based on body mass.Intermediate2 pts

31.Johannes Gutenberg's printing press was invented around the year ______.Advanced2 pts

32.Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in the year ______.Advanced2 pts

33.The marathon race distance commemorates the run of the Greek messenger ______.Advanced2 pts

34.James Naismith invented basketball in the year ______.Advanced2 pts

35.The Wright Brothers achieved the first powered flight in the year ______.Advanced2 pts

Section D — Column Matching

10 marks

Use the ▲ ▼ buttons to reorder Column B until each row lines up with the correct inventor in Column A. 2 marks per correct pair.

36–40.Match each invention to the person credited with it.Advanced10 pts

Column A

Telephone

Light Bulb

Printing Press

Theory of Relativity

World Wide Web

Column B

Thomas Edison

Johannes Gutenberg

Albert Einstein

Tim Berners-Lee

Alexander Graham Bell

Section E — Short Answer

20 marks

5 questions · 4 marks each. Answer in one or two sentences.

41.Why is Charles Babbage often called the "father of the computer"?Advanced4 pts

42.Why was the discovery of penicillin considered so significant?Advanced4 pts

43.Briefly explain one difference between Test, ODI, and T20 cricket formats.Advanced4 pts

44.Why are the Olympic Games considered significant on a global scale?Advanced4 pts

45.Briefly explain what the term "par" means in golf.Advanced4 pts

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