READING COMPREHENSION-2

      The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found . This period was divided into the paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C.), the first hatchet and use of fore for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the paleolithic Age, People were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing and develop new tools.

       During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 3000 B.C.),  people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting and developed the bow and arrow which were used until the fourteenth country A.D.

   The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs and cattle, being less nomadic than the previous eras, establishing settlements and creating governments.

Questions:

Q 1. Into how many periods was the Stone Age divided?

           (a)  2                                            (b)  3

           (c)  4                                            (d)5

Q 2. The word "derived" is closet in meaning to...............

           (a)  originated                              (b)  hallucinated

           (c)  destroyed                               (d)  discussed

Q 3. Which of the following was developed earliest ?

           (a)  Fish hook                              (b)  Bow and arrow

           (c)  Hatchet                                 (d)  Pottery

Q 4. Which of the following developments is NOT related to            the  conditions of the Ice Age?

           (a)  Farming                                 (b)  Living indoors

           (c)  Clothing                                 (d)  Using fire

Q 5. The word "crude" is closest in meaning to...............

           (a)  extravagant                            (b)  vulgar

           (c)  complex                                 (d)  primitive

Q 6. The author stats that the Stone Age was so named                      because.....

           (a)  It was very durable like stone

           (b)  the tools and weapons were made of stones

           (c)  there was little vegetation

           (d)  the people lived in stone caves

Q 7.  "Nomadic" is closest meaning to................

           (a)  sedentary                               (b)  primitive

           (c)  wandering                              (d)  inquisitive

Q 8.  With what subject is the passage mainly concerned ?

           (a)  The Neolithic Age                                          

           (b)  The Stone Age

           (c)  The paleolithic Age

           (d)  The Ice Age

Q 9.Which of the following best describes the Mesolithic Age?            (a)  People were inventive.

           (b)  People stayed indoors all the time.

           (c)  People were warriors.

           (d)  People were crude.

Q 10. The word "eras" is closest in meaning to...................

           (a)  families                                 (b)  periods

           (c)  herds                                     (d)  tools

Correct Answers:

1-(b)

2-(a)

3-(b)

4-(a)

5-(d)

6-(b)

7-(b)

8-(c)

9-(a)

10-(b)