The Code

Communicating is all about getting the message across as effectively as possible, isn’t it? For centuries, _______(1), we have been coming up with ingenious ways of making communication difficult.

• Since

• however

• consequently

• yet

• accordingly

We have been coming up with ingenious ways of making communication difficult, to (2)_________ access to information.

• Conform

• Expand

• Restrict

• Impart

• Dispense

That’s where codes come in. But ________(3) did it all start?

• Because

• Whenever

• So

• Where

• What

What change is being described in the ‘code breakers’ section?

• The development of cryptanalysis

• The introduction of codes in warfare

• The development of substitution codes

• The growth of machines in warfare

• The use of machines to create codes

1. Which word from paragraph 4 highlights the importance of the code breakers at Bletchley Park?

• Elaborate

• famous

• able

• key

• effort

Which of the following gives the best explanation of the word, ‘inscrutable’ in paragraph 4?

• Hard to understand

• Hard to defeat

• Hard to believe

• Hard to answer

• Hard to match

How has the information in this text been organised?

• Non-chronologically

• Chronologically

• By topic

• By cause and effect

• Using compare and contrast

1. Which of the following best summarises the overall message of the text?

• Codes have been used to challenge authority.

• Codes have become an important part of life.

• Codes have become less sophisticated over time.

• Codes have become easier to decipher.

• Codes have been important in the past.