Reading Literacy. The Ancient Egyptians

The test is designed to check students' reading skills.

Задание 1

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Задание 2

???? ??? ????. ?????? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ?? ????????? ????????? ?? ??? ????. The Ancient Egyptians had brown eyes and black hair. Men and women had long hair. They were not very tall, but they were healthy. There weren't any roads in Ancient Egypt. People walked or travelled by boats on the River Nile. People used donkeys to carry things on land. The Ancient Egyptians didn't have shops and they didn't use money. There were markets in towns. They exchanged food, drinks and other things. 1. A. How did they travel? B. What did they look like? C. Where did they exchange things? 2. A. What did they look like? B. How did they travel? C. Where did they exchange things? 3. A. What did they look like? B. Where did they exchange things? C. How did they travel?

Задание 3

???? ??? ?????? ??? ??????? ????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ????. Ancient Egyptian children loved with wooden animals. They dolls and they also played with . Only boys from rich families studied at . They learnt to read and . They studied and languages too. Girls stayed at home and their mothers.

Задание 4

???? ??? ???? ??? ?????? ??? ??????? ????????? ????????? ?? ??? ????. Ancient Egyptian children loved playing with wooden animals. They had dolls and they also played with balls. Only boys from rich families studied at schools. They learnt to read and write. They studied maths and languages too. Girls stayed at home and helped their mothers.

Задание 5

???? ??? ???? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ????? ??? ??? ????. Five thousand years ago there was no paper. People used clay (глиняные) tablets to write on. They used a reed (тростник) to write on the wet clay. Then they waited for the clay to dry. The tablets were very heavy. They were easy to break. People used each tablet only one time. The Ancient Egyptians wanted to make paper to write on. Three thousand years ago there were lots of papyrus plants in Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make a kind of paper. It was difficult to make, but it was soft and light and easy to write on. People in other countries started to use papyrus, too. But papyrus was very expensive. Only rich people used it. Sometimes people used the papyrus, then washed it and used it again.

Задание 6

???? ??? ????. ??? ??? ????????? ???? ??? ??????? ?????. Five thousand years ago there was no paper. People used clay (глиняные) tablets to write on. They used a reed (тростник) to write on the wet clay. Then they waited for the clay to dry. The tablets were very heavy. They were easy to break. People used each tablet only one time. The Ancient Egyptians wanted to make paper to write on. Three thousand years ago there were lots of papyrus plants in Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make a kind of paper. It was difficult to make, but it was soft and light and easy to write on. People in other countries started to use papyrus, too. But papyrus was very expensive. Only rich people used it. Sometimes people used the papyrus, then washed it and used it again.

Задание 7

???? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ????????? ???? ??? ??????? ?????. Five thousand years ago there was no paper. People used clay (глиняные) tablets to write on. They used a reed (тростник) to write on the wet clay. Then they waited for the clay to dry. The tablets were very heavy. They were easy to break. People used each tablet only one time. The Ancient Egyptians wanted to make paper to write on. Three thousand years ago there were lots of papyrus plants in Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make a kind of paper. It was difficult to make, but it was soft and light and easy to write on. People in other countries started to use papyrus, too. But papyrus was very expensive. Only rich people used it. Sometimes people used the papyrus, then washed it and used it again.

Задание 8

???? ??? ????. ???????? ??? ????????? ???? ??? ??????????? ?????. Five thousand years ago there was no paper. People used clay (глиняные) tablets to write on. They used a reed (тростник) to write on the wet clay. Then they waited for the clay to dry. The tablets were very heavy. They were easy to break. People used each tablet only one time. The Ancient Egyptians wanted to make paper to write on. Three thousand years ago there were lots of papyrus plants in Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make a kind of paper. It was difficult to make, but it was soft and light and easy to write on. People in other countries started to use papyrus, too. But papyrus was very expensive. Only rich people used it. Sometimes people used the papyrus, then washed it and used it again. 1. Clay tablets were very . 2. Clay tablets were very when they were dry. 3. Clay tablets were to break. 4. Papyrus was very . 5. Papyrus was . 6. Papyrus was to make.

Задание 9

???? ??? ????. ???????? ??? ????????? ???? ??? ??????? ?????: ?????, ?????, ?????????, ????, ????, ?????????. ???????? ??? ?????. ???? ??? ?????. Five thousand years ago there was no paper. People used clay (глиняные) tablets to write on. They used a reed (тростник) to write on the wet clay. Then they waited for the clay to dry. The tablets were very heavy. They were easy to break. People used each tablet only one time. The Ancient Egyptians wanted to make paper to write on. Three thousand years ago there were lots of papyrus plants in Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make a kind of paper. It was difficult to make, but it was soft and light and easy to write on. People in other countries started to use papyrus, too. But papyrus was very expensive. Only rich people used it. Sometimes people used the papyrus, then washed it and used it again. 1. Clay tablets were very ___ . 2. Clay tablets were ___ to break. 3. Papyrus was very ___ to make. 4. Papyrus wasn't heavy. It was ___ . 5. Papyrus was ___ . It was easy to write on. 6. Only rich people used papyrus. It was ___ .