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Questions 1-4​

Reading Passage 1 has eight paragraphs, A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.

  1. a description of an early timekeeping invention affected by cold temperatures

  2. an explanation of the importance of geography in the development of the calendar in farming communities

  3. a description of the origins of the pendulum clock

  4. details of the simultaneous efforts of different societies to calculate time using uniform hours

Questions 5-8​

Look at the following events (Questions 5-8) and the list of nationalities below.

Match each event with the correct nationality, A-F.

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 5-8 on your answer sheet.

  1. They devised a civil calendar in which the months were equal in length.

  2. They divided the day into two equal halves.

  3. They developed a new cabinet shape for a type of timekeeper.

  4. They created a calendar to organize public events and work schedules.

List of Nationalities

  • A: Babylonians
  • B: Egyptians
  • C: Greeks
  • D: English
  • E: Germans
  • F: French

Questions 9-13​

Label the diagram below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet.

How the 1670 lever-based device worked

  • escapement (resembling 9 .........................)
  • the 10 .........................
  • the 11 .........................
  • a 12 ......................... which beats each 13 .........................

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Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13​

  1. D
  2. B
  3. F
  4. E
  5. B
  6. F
  7. D
  8. A
  9. (ship's) anchor/(an/the) anchor
  10. (escape) wheel
  11. tooth
  12. (long) pendulum
  13. second