Measuring The Time

My grandfather has a ................. on his living room wall.

• pendulum clock

• sandglass

• sundial

• obelisk

.............. is a tall pointed stone column with four sides, put up in memory of a person or an event

• sundial

• calendar

• obelisk

• pendulum

People used a ............... to measure the time in the past.

• sundial

• sandglass

• clock tower

• candle clock

to discover the exact size or amount of something

• mixture

• mentor

• measure

• minor

There are ............... time zones in the world.

• 12

• 6

• 36

• 24

In the ............, we mostly use e-mail but I'm so happy when a friend sends me a real letter.

• modern era

• limitation

• calendar

• timely

The Prince's destiny was ..............from the moment of his birth.

• pre-determined

• president

• pre-school

Is this an .......... Picasso? (= Was it painted by him?)

• limitation

• timely

• original

• timepiece

happening at exactly the right time

• timeless

• timely

• time zone

You can ............ the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat.

• relate

• rate

• regulate