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Reading: Life in the Past

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people were there in England over a thousand years ago?

a)

between 2-3 billion

b)

between 2-3 million

c)

between 3-5 million

2.

Where did most people in England use to live before?

a)

cities

b)

town

c)

country

3.

Their houses before were _________________ with only few rooms.

a)

very big

b)

simple

c)

very small

4.

Why did the writer think that their foods before were healthy?

a)

Because the people were tall and they had good teeth.

b)

Because the people were fat and tall.

c)

Because the people were tall and strong.

5.

How many meals did they have a day?

a)

three meals

b)

two meals

c)

1 meal

6.

What kind of food did people use to have before?

a)

There was much meat, sugar, coffee, tea and chocolate.

b)

There wasn't much meat but there was sugar, coffee and chocolates.

c)

There wasn't much meat and there was no sugar, coffee or tea.

7.

A century means _________________.

a)

1000 years

b)

100 years

c)

10000 years

8.

Life in the 11th century in England wasn't ___________.

a)

hard

b)

easy

c)

difficult at all.

9.

What did the people use to do before as a job?

a)

fishermen

b)

farmers

c)

teachers

10.

This word means a piece of land to plant fruit and vegetables.

a)

mine field

b)

field

c)

home garden

11.

Were there many hospitals back in 11th century?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

At what age did the adults usually die?

a)

After 40.

b)

Before 50.

c)

Before 40.

13.

How old could a boy marry before?

a)

12 years old

b)

14 years old

c)

15 years old

14.

How old could a girl marry before?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

15.

Education was only for ______________.

a)

rich

b)

both rich and poor

c)

everyone