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WorksheetsHistory Page 89 Pulse 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
How long ____ people (have) ______ superstitions?
has people have
have people had
had people had
have people have
Probably since the world _________________(begin) ?
begin
began
begun
beginning
For thousands of years, people ________ (look) for ways to explain why certain things happen.
have looked
had looked
have been looking
had been looking
The superstition of the evil eye ______________ (exist) in Greece since ancient times.
have existed
has existed
had existed
existed
The ancient Greeks _________ (believe) that some people could have a bad effect on others just by looking at them.
believed
believing
has believed
had believed
Since then, Greek people _________ (wear) special bracelets with a 'blue eye' on them to protect them from evil.
has worn
wore
had worn
have worn
For centuries, people ____ (think) that cats have magical powers.
have thought
thought
had thought
thinks
Egyptians (8) ____ (keep) cats in their homes.
kept
have kept
had kept
have been keeping
Egyptians (9) _____(not allow) anyone to treat them badly.
did not allowed
did not allow
not allowed
allowed
Why _____this number ____ (become) an unlucky number?
must this number become
had this number become
have this number become
has this number become
Some people say it is because there_____ (be) 13 people at Christ's last meal.
was
were
had been
have been
Friday the 13th _____ (not always be) an unlucky date.
have not been
has not always been
has been
had been
People only ____ (start) being superstitious about it in the 20th century.
started
has started
have started
had started
