And the lucky number is ...........

Throughout the ages, people have ..........

• written stories about numbers

• given meaning ans importance to numbers

• considered 5 a lucky number

• used numbers to tell the future

Numbers ...................... .

• have different meanings to difficult cultures

• have the same meaning everywhere

• didn't have much meaning in ancient times

• don't have much meaning now

The number 13 ..................... .

• is omitted from the lottery in every country

• was a good number for the ancient Romans.

• is considered lucky in some countries.

• is considered unlucky almost everywhere.

In ancient times, people thought the seventh child had special gifts.

• true

• false

• Not given (NG)

Why do people still believe in superstitiona?

For centuries, people have had superstions about number.

• silly fears

• unreliable beliefs

• exciting legends

• old traditions

It's considered a bad omen for 13 people to sit at the table.

• promise

• sign

• action

• event

The belief in the magic of numbers has persisted .

• gone away

• become greater

• changed

• continued

consider

a. It's always good to be (a)  

To the Babylonians, 3 was a lucky number.

• True

• False

• Not given