Module Test 1

I. Read the following sentences and complete them with one of the words.

1. Small offset press is suitable to print 100.000 __________of a magazine.

   1. copies; b) newspapers; c) pictures; d) numbers

2. The size of the job should correspond to the __________size.

a) image; b) machine; c) plate; d) copy

3. In the ___________ process the image to be printed is raised above the background.

a) offset; b) intaglio; c) screen; d) letterpress

4. Gravure is a process with a __________ printing surface.

a) flat; b) raised; c) recessed; d) curved

5. With web-fed printing, the paper is supplied to the machine in the form of __________.

a) sheets; b) reels; c) piles; d) pieces

6. A ‘____________ ’ means the same as ‘the set of elements assembled together’

a) unit b) typeface; c) plate d) printing

7. In the letterpress the raised surface is ____________ before printing.

a) inked; b) washed; c) dried; d) watered

8. In offset printing the area to be printed is treated to accept ___________.

a) grease; b)spirit; c) water; d) ink

9. Dry offset printing plate is made of __________.

a) rubber; b) wood; c) zinc; d) glass

10. Flexography means the same as _____________printing.

a) stencil b) gravure; c) letterpress; d) offset

11. A blade is pulled across the surface of the plate or cylinder to remove any excess_________.

a) ink; b) water; c) dust; d) liquid

12. The _____________ process gave its name to the photocopier machine.

a) thermography; b) ink-jet; c)duplicating; d) xerography

13. The operations which convert original photographs or illustrations into the printing surface

are called ______________.

a) finishing; b) typesetting; c)bleeding; d) reproduction

14. Photographs to be reproduced as halftones should not have ______________.

a) contrast; b) detail; c) blemishes; d) tints

15. The term “bleed” means that the picture is ____________ than the paper.

a) smaller; b)the same size; c) larger; d) darker

16. If you enlarge the picture you will see______________.

a) grains; b)blemishes; c) halftones; d) cropping

17. You can use ________________to reproduce color artwork.

a) scanner; b) printer; c) duplicator; d) camera

18. Copy board is _____________ with a light-sensitive emulsion.

a) coated; b) spread; c)washed; d) inked

19. The developed negative can be used for __________________ .

a) reproduction; b) preparation; c) platemaking; d) colour separation

20. Good halftone reproduction depends on the _____________ range.

a) colour; b)transparency; c) exposure; d) density

21. Magenta, yellow and cyan are therefore known as _____________ colours.

a) primary; b) last; c)secondary; d) first

22. Press proofs are produced on a ______________ printing machine.

a) letterpress; b) platen; c) offset; d) proofing

23. Proofs of four colour process work consist of a colour ______________ and a colour reflection densitometer.

a) strip b) range; c) bar; d) stain

24. By means of _______________ you can create shapes and masks and lay tints.

a) “doctor Blade”; b) photoplotter; c)imagesetter; d) digitizer

25. CAD system replaced facilities for ____________ and masking.

a) drafting; b) drawing; c) painting; d) printing

26. The technology of electronic publishing that made typesetting easier is called ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________ publishing.

a) computer; b) digital; c) express; d) desk-top

27. The assembly of all the type and pictorial elements within a page in the correct position is called _____________ .

a) platemaking; b) imposition; c)exposure; d)page planning

28. Light from an artificial source causes the effect of _____________ the image area.

a) softening; b) shining; c) drying d) hardening

29. Ozalids can usually be ___________ two or four-sided.

a) produced; b) printed; c) exposed; d) proofed

30. The mould is made of metal and its surface is sprayed with ______________ compound.

a) golden; b) silver; c) metal; d) light-sensitive

2. Letterpress plates are made from negatives rather than positives.

3. Light helps to harden the image area, and acid makes it resistant to corrosion.

4. For flat-bed letterpress printing, the thin plate is mounted on a base of plastic to bring it up to the height of the type.

5. The process of letterpress plate making is rather cheap.

6. Duplicate plates are made by making a mould from the original plain surface

7. A 'flong' is a sheet made of glued paper.

8. Long runs meant that the type for a new job must be completely reset.

9. This method first came into use two centuries ago.

10. Stereos can be made from rubber or flexible foil and are still used for printing paperbacks.

11. The mould is made of metal and its surface is sprayed with golden compound