Ras Tanura ERF Passage completion 6

The underlined word It in paragraph B refers to _______.

• a year

• a day

• the new world

• a calendar

When the Sumerian calendar didn’t agree with the seasons, the Sumerians _______.

• sought help from the Egyptians

• added an extra month

• killed their priests

• subtracted five unlucky days

The Mayans had _______.

• one calendar

• two calendars

• three calendars

• four calendars

The passage is mainly about _______.

• the Egyptians

• the Samarians

• the Mayans

• ancient calendars

The underlined word feast in paragraph A means _______.

• animal

• quick

• special meal

• long

The underlined word they in paragraph B refers to _______.

• the whales

• the scientists

• the places

• the jaws

The whale’s ancestors probably moved to the water to _______.

• escape from danger

• catch more food

• enjoy swimming in the ocean

• use their flippers

The forelegs of the whale have _______.

• disappeared except for a trace

• hardly changed at all

• become flippers

• completely disappeared

The underlined word hind in paragraph C means _______.

• short

• front

• back

• new

The passage is mainly about _______.

• how whales went from sea to land

• the food of the whale

• the whales' ancient ancestor

• how whales catch fish