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2012 ‫מועד דצמבר‬ - 40 - ‫ פרק ראשו ן‬- ‫ אנגלית‬

14. The main idea of the second paragraph is that -

(1) fingerprinting is better than other methods of identification used in the past
(2) one of the first methods of identification used was fingerprinting
(3) even when fingerprinting is used, cases of mistaken identity can occur
(4) fingerprinting is easier than measuring different parts of the body

15. The author mentions "chemicals and powders" (line 10) because they are -

(1) often used by criminals
(2) used to make latent fingerprints visible
(3) used when fingerprinting criminals
(4) often impossible to see on a person's fingers

16. The last paragraph describes of fingerprinting.

(1) the inventor
(2) one method
(3) the history
(4) the importance

17. In line 19, "this" refers to -

(1) discovering important ways fingerprinting was used by the Chinese and Babylonians
(2) finding a reliable and scientific method for using fingerprints as a means of identification
(3) Herschel serving as a British government official in India
(4) replacing Herschel's system of fingerprinting with Galton's

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