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High School Grad Exam --> Exercise --> Reading Comprehension

Read the passage and choose the correct answer:

An important part of world history is the story of communication. In prehistoric times, for example, people did not have books. They did not know much about geography. People were limited. They knew only about themselves and their environment (the land around their homes). Their knowledge of geographical things like mountains and rivers was limited. They did not travel very far. Sometimes they knew about nearby people and communicated with them. They sent messages in simple ways. Early signals for communication included smoke from fires and the sounds of drums.
Then people formed towns, and then cities, as safe places to live. Soon they began to develop other ways to communicate, to spread information. People began to buy and sell things to one another. Because of their business, they developed writing systems to keep records and to send messages. Life was changing for many people. Business caused changes, and so did the invention of the printing press. Many more people learned to read then.
Suddenly communication and knowledge improved greatly. People sent letters and news by horse and carriage. Later the mail went by train and then by airplane. World communication was now a possibility.


1. Prehistory was ................
A. 250 years ago.
B. after the development of the printing press.
C. 200 years ago, when we had history books.
D. many years ago, before history books were written.
Explain:


2. People live in their ................
A. businesses
B. horse carriage
C. cars
D. own environments
Explain:


3. Mountains and rivers are geographical things. So is ................
A. smoke
B. the ocean
C. human being
D. a drum
Explain:


4. Many more people learned to read ............... the invention of the printing press.
A. while
B. before
C. after
D. during
Explain:


5. The main idea of the reading text is ................
A. In prehistoric times, for example, people did not have books
B. An important part of world history is the story of communication
C. Then people formed towns, and then cities, as safe places to live
D. People in prehistoric times lived in horse carriage
Explain:
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