Lessons 39-42 Practice passage 2 Steam Trains

When were the first steam trains built?

• over 200 years ago

• over 300 years ago

• over 350 years ago

• over 400 years ago

How did people travel before trains?

• by car

• by plane

• by horse or wagon

• by jet

What are trains powered by today?

• steam

• electricity

• petrol

• oil

Why do we use electric trains today?

• because steam trains are smoky and harder to run

• because we don't have enough wood to power steam trains

• because we don't have enough coal to power steam trains

• because there are no steam trains left

What dod steam trains burn?

• paper

• cotton

• plastic

• wood or coal

What does the burning wood and coal do?

• it makes smoke

• it heats the train

• it heats the water

• turns the wheels

What does the pressure of the steam do?

• blows the horn

• makes the train move

• heats the train

• cools the train

Why were people frightened of steam trains in the early days?

• because they looked like dragons

• because they were smoky

• because they were so loud and fast

• because they were long and snake like

What does the word restore mean?

• to look after something so that it keeps working

• to bring it back to the store for a new one

• to fix something so that we can use it again

• to put something away

What does the word preserve mean?

• to look after something so that it keeps working

• to fix something so that we can use it again

• to serve something before something else

• to knock something down