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<p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> 10 <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="task">task</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span>, <span word="download">download</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> 10 <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Clocks">Clocks</span> <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6000 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Sumerians">Sumerians</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="keepers">keepers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="archaeological">archaeological</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sundial">sundial</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sundial">sundial</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="type">type</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obelisk">obelisk</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="obelisk">obelisk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="built">built</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="progressed">progressed</span>, <span word="obelisks">obelisks</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="markings">markings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="obelisks">obelisks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="sundials">sundials</span>. <span word="Sundials">Sundials</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gnomon">gnomon</span>, <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="shine">shine</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gnomon">gnomon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1500 <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="clepsydras">clepsydras</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Clepsydra">Clepsydra</span> (<span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="thief">thief</span>) <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drip">drip</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dripping">dripping</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sundial">sundial</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mechanised">mechanised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="outfitted">outfitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span><span word="some">some</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gongs">gongs</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="seasons">seasons</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eponymous">eponymous</span> <span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="Sung">Sung</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="Sung">Sung</span>, <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="motion">motion</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pendulums">pendulums</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coiled">coiled</span> <span word="springs">springs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="Questions">Questions</span> <span word="Label">Label</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diagram">diagram</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="Choose">Choose</span> <span word="NO">NO</span> <span word="MORE">MORE</span> <span word="THAN">THAN</span> <span word="THREE">THREE</span> <span word="WORDS">WORDS</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="Classify">Classify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>: <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Sundials">Sundials</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Clocks">Clocks</span> <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="Write">Write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="A">A</span>, <span word="B">B</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> 7-10 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>. 7) <span word="Developed">Developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="Sung">Sung</span> 8) <span word="Served">Served</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="time">time</span> 9) <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> 10) <span word="Oldest">Oldest</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="device">device</span></p>
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