reading lesson - exercise 3

7/27/2019 READING Lesson - Exercise 3

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Exercise 3


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1. raked (verb) Collect, gather, or move with a rake.

2. fiery (adj.)a. Consisting of or containing fire.b. Burning or glowing.c. Using or effected with fire.d. Easily ignited; flammable.


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3. eruption (noun)a. The act or process of erupting.b. An instance of erupting.

c. A sudden, often violent outburst.


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.4. excavation- (noun)

a. The act or process of excavating.

b. A hole formed by excavating.


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How the RomansCooked their Food

Long ago the Romans used

to cook their food just as theway hunters today sometimesdo. They dug out an oven the

way in the ground, lined it withstones and made a fire in it.


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When the improvised oven waswell heated, they raked out the

ashes, put in the food andcovered it. We learned aboutthis from excavations in the cityof Pompeii. Pompeii wasdestroyed and buried during


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Volcano rained out ashes andboiling lava and burned the

city.


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1. In ancient times, how did theRomans cook their food?

a. Just as the cooks do today

b. Just as the people do today

c. Just as some hunters do today


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2. What did they use to line theground where they built the

oven?a. lime

b. stonesc. clay


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3. What did they do with theoven before putting in their

food?a. They cool it.

b. They heated it.

c. They poured water in it.


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4. Where did they dig their ovens?

a. in the ground

b. In the cement

c. In the tree trunks


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5. What did they rake out of theoven before putting in their

food?a. sand

b. ashes

c. wood


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6. Who cooked their food inunderground ovens?

a. the Jews

b. the Italians

c. the Romans


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7. Who had ovens with woodashes in them?

a. the British

b. the Romans

c. the people of Pompeii


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8. What destroyed Pompeii?

a. A great fireb. A terrible flood

c. A volcanic eruption


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9. What were the cooks aboutto do when the volcanoerupted?a. eat

b. bake

c. Wash dishes


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10. What was done with theburied city?

a. rebuilt

b. forgotten

c. excavated


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Exercise 4


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1. clattering (verb)a. To make a rattling sound.b. To move with a rattling sound:

clattering along on roller skates.

c. To talk rapidly and noisily;chatter.


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2. roaring (adj.)a. Very lively

3. stun (adj.)a. To overwhelm or daze with a

loud noise.


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First Night in the City

It was Lynns first night in thecity. She woke up with a stun

and then she rememberedwhere she was. She had never spent the night in a city before.She lay still and listened. Carsand jeepneys seemed to race


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like ants heading straighttowards her. A new house was

being built next to her auntshouse and the cement mixer was roaring angrily. Downstairs,in the kitchen, she heard thatclattering of pans. Then, she


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3. Where did Lynn imagine thecars and jeeps going?

a. heading to the city

b. heading towards her

c. heading towards the house


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4. Where did the roaring soundcome from?

a. a bulldozer

b. a cement mixer

c. a street sweeper


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5. How did she know the time?

a. from the radio

b. from the big clock

c. from the position of the sun


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6. Why did Lynn wake up with astun?

a. She was afraid.b. She had a dream.

c. She felt she was in a strange

place.


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8. What did Lyn passing in frontof the house?

a. buses and trains

b. cars and jeepneys

c. street cars and carts


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9. Where did she hear theclattering of the pans?

a. from the streets

b. from the kitchen

c. from the living room


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10. Did Lynn fall asleep again?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Maybe

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