Reading Passage by Sharmin Iqbal https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2mipmo0epol586dp Reading passage solve 1 , 2 , 3 en-us 2022-08-06 12:35:31 UTC 2025-09-26 11:58:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Questions 1-4 : sharminiqbalmoni https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2mipmo0epol586dp/wish/2255865013 Circle the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 

1. The researchers at the symposium regarded the story of the King of Uruk as ridiculous because: 

Ans : A  writing probably developed independently of speech 

2. According to the writer, the story of the King of Uruk: 

Ans : A.  is a probable explanation of the origins of writing

3. There was disagreement among the researchers at the symposium about:
Ans : D. the meaning of certain abstract images

4. The opponents of the theory that writing developed from tokens believe that it:
Ans : B. evolved from pictures

Questions 5-10
Look at the following statements. (Questions 5-10) and the list of people below.  
Match each statement with the correct person, A-E.

NB You may use any letter more than once


  1. There is no proof that early writing is connected to decorated household objects. c 
  2. As writing developed, it came to represent speech. B 
  3. Sumerian writing developed into a means of political control. A 
  4. Early writing did not represent the grammatical features of speech. b 
  5. There is no convincing proof that tokens and signs are connected. A 
  6. The uses of cuneiform writing were narrow at first, and later widened. C  
 
 List of people 
 A .Dr Holly Pittman 
B. Dr Peter Damerow 
C. Dr Denise Schmandt-Besserat 
D. Dr Piotr Michalowski  
E. Dr Pascal Vernus  
 Questions 11-13
Complete the summary using the list of words, A-N, below.
The earliest form of writing
 
Most archaeological evidence shows that the people of 11 Egypt…… invented writing in around 3,300 BC. Their script was written on 12… clay tablets ………….and was called cuneiform. Their script originally showed images related to political power and business, and later developed to become more 13…………pictorial…





 
 
 


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Write the correct letter, A-E, in spaces 1-5. 
Crowdmapping actions 
 
A   interactive map 
 
B   social media feeds 
 
C   emergency services 
 
D   volunteers collect and translate 
 
E   official sources
Ans : 1. Official sources
2. Social media feeds
3. Emergency services
4. interactive map
5. volunteers collect and translate

Questions 6-11
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.
6. Crowdmapping aims to produce data on
Ans : C
7. Crowdmapping allows emergency services to
Ans : D
8. The operation relies heavily on
Ans : B
9. The fourth paragraph contains examples of crowdmapping in
Ans : D
10. What is the best way to deal with the problems associated with this new technology?
Ans : D
Questions 11-14
Find words in the passage that mean the following:
11. full and detailed (paragraph ii)
Ans : interactive map
12. increasing rapidly (paragraph iv)
Ans : Escalating
What do the following words mean? (they are underlined in your text) 
13. flaws (paragraph vi)
Ans : defect
14. shun (paragraph vi)
Ans : to avoid something / keep away from




   
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Write 
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information  
 FALSE if the statement contradicts the information 
 NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 
 1. Not given
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
Questions 6-10 
Classify the following as typical of: 
A   impulsive-acquirer hoarders 
B  worried-keeper hoarders 
C   both
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 6-10. 
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B
Questions 11 – 13
What do the following words in the text mean? (they are underlined in your text)
interferes (paragraph i)
Ans : intervene
disciplines (paragraph ii) 
Ans : more away to control themselves
discard (paragraph iv)  
Ans : to throw something away
 
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