Name: ……………………… THE FIRST SEMESTER 2015-2016 No2
Read the following passage and then do the exercises below.
The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun might stop rising. As a result, they used to make sacrifices so that the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four seasons.
Farmers, however, used to worship the rain god almost as much as the sun god. Even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.
Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a snake with feathers. This feathered snake was also the god of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at that time was mostly a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this civilisation eventually spread, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico. At first they used to live on an island in a lake where Mexico city now is. The people used to grow maize and they built beautiful towns and temples, developing Mexico into one of the most advanced civilisations of the time.
A/ Name the subordinate clauses underlined.( 6ms )
1. that the sun might stop rising.............................................
2. so that the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four seasons........................................
3. they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.............................................
4. which took the form of a snake with feathers.............................................
5. which at that time was mostly a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders..........................
6. where Mexico city now is.............................................
B/ Answer the questions: ( 9ms )
1. What gods did the Ancient Mexicans use to respect ?
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2. What did they do to make the sun god continue working ?
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3. Why did farmers worship the rain god ?
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4. What was the symbol of the wind god?
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5. What was the god of knowledge ?
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6. What did Mexico create when it was a peaceful country ?
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7. Why did people from the far north invade Mexico ?
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8. Did the Aztecs use to live on land for the first time ?
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9. Who developed Mexico into one of the most advanced civilisations of the time ?
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C/ Rewrite as directed. ( 5ms )
1. The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun.
The sun used......................................................................................................................................................
2. Mexico was invaded from the far north.
People................................................................................................................................................................
3. The Aztecs built beautiful towns and temples
Beautiful................................................................................................................................................................
4. At first they used to live on an island in a lake.
Where..................................................................................................................................................................
5. They were frightened that the sun might stop rising.
That the sun might stop rising made.................................................................................................................
D/ Finish the following sentences (5ms )
1. The Ancient Mexicans used sacrifies to make.....................................................................................................
2. They built great pyramids so as...........................................................................................................................
3. The feathered snake was the symbol of................................................................................................................
4. When Mexico was a peaceful country, there were...............................................................................................
5. The Aztecs invaded Mexico, but they.................................................................................................................
E/ Choose a word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest : ( 5ms )
1. A. snaked B. Mexican C. later D. lake
2. A. result B. sun C. use D. under
3. A. most B. Mexico C. also D. other
4. A. called B. used C. developed D. rained
5. A. towns B. snakes C. temples D. gods
F Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words provided: ( 5 ms)
1. The sun was.....................................in Ancient Mexico. ( respect )
2. ............................., Mexico became a powerful country at that time. ( Fortune)
3. Mexico was a.....................................country at that time. ( develop )
4. The Aztecs...................................Mexico. ( civilisation )
5. Those men were...............................at work.( skill )
G/ Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one. (5ms )
1. They respected the sun very much. They respected the rain very much. ( as...........as )
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2. Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a snake with feathers. (present participle )
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3. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico. ( adjective clause )
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4. At first they used to live on an island in a lake where Mexico city now is. ( split into two sentences )
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5. The people used to grow maize. ( passive )
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