To stay in contact, armies relied on new forms of communication such as

the telegraph, telephone, and radio.

The use of the telegraph and telephone was problematic because

the lines had to be buried to protect them from damage.

In the context of this passage, a trench is

a long ditch cut in the ground.

The initial use of new technology is likely to

reveal a new problem to be solved.

One can infer from the article that one drawback of each form of communication was the

possibility that the enemy would intercept the message.

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Military Communications During World War 1

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1
Choose the correct answer.
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2
The messenger, Cher Ami, which received medals for courage, was
a bicycle messenger.
an enemy soldier.
a telephone cable.
a homing pigeon.
3
To stay in contact, armies relied on new forms of communication such as
messengers and signals.
the computer.
the telegraph, telephone, and radio.
satellite radios.
4
The use of the telegraph and telephone was problematic because
they provided slow service.
they could not be used on the battle field.
they were not invented yet.
the lines had to be buried to protect them from damage.
5
In the context of this passage, a trench is
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean.
to come close to or verge on.
to have a negative effect on.
a long ditch cut in the ground.
6
An antonym for the word benefit is
drawback
gain
profit
plus
7
The initial use of new technology is likely to
succeed in every way.
fail in comparison with tried-and-true methods.
be met with enthusiasm and excitement.
reveal a new problem to be solved.
8
From the article, one can conclude that sending messages to a pilot in flight was
more efficient with a radio.
possible only with a radio.
impossible.
more private with a radio.
9
An old technique of communication used in World War I was
the telegraph.
radio.
messengers.
signal flags.
10
One can infer from the article that one drawback of each form of communication was the
slow speed of delivery.
complexity of setup.
inability to reach the trenches.
possibility that the enemy would intercept the message.
11
One can conclude from the article that new forms of communication were needed in WWI because of
poor service of messengers.
advanced styles of combat.
increased complexity of new methods.
increased privacy of new methods.
12
The main advantage of the radio was that
communication was private.
communications could be intercepted by the enemy.
it was wireless.
service was reliable.
13
Compared with the old techniques, the new forms of communication used were
more protected from enemy detection.
more reliable.
simpler.
faster.

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