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ShipBuilding

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shipbuilding is ...

a)

the construction of ships

b)

the building of ships

c)

the assemble of ships

d)

the developing of ships

2.

Shipwrights are ...

a)

the swimmer

b)

the sailors

c)

the shipbuilders

d)

the drivers

3.

The stem-mounted rudder was first developed in ...

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Egypt

d)

China

4.

The world’s largest shipbuilding nation now is ...

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Egypt

d)

China

5.

The oldest BC ships were typically about ... in length.

a)

twenty-five metres

b)

ninety foots

c)

eighty foots

d)

thirty-five metres

6.

The oldest ships were built of iron planks.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The early Egyptians had already known how to build a ship hull.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In the 1st millennium BC the Egyptians built large rectangular barges.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Viking long ships had clinker-built hulls

fastened with leather thongs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The modem global shipbuilding industry is currently dominated by North Korea.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Допишите (по-английски) предложение:

Construction of ships takes place in a specialized facility known as a ...

(a)  

12.

Допишите (по-английски) предложение:

In the 1st millennium BC the Chinese built large rectangular barges known as ...

(a)  

13.

Допишите (по-английски) предложение:

In 1st century China was developedthat the stem-mounted...

(a)  

14.

Допишите (по-английски) предложение:

The ships with a broad beam and heavily curved at both ends are ...

(a)  

15.

Допишите (по-английски) предложение:

... supplanted wrought iron.

(a)  

16.

Floating fortresses complete with multiple decks with guarded ramparts are ...

a)

"castle ships"

b)

"round ships"

c)

"oldest ships"

d)

"northern European ships"

17.

What did enable the mounting of a rudder, which was much more durable than a steering oar, held over the side.

a)

an oar

b)

a single mast

c)

a leather thong

d)

a straight sternpost

18.

Wood is still the rule as deck covering for modem cruise ships.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

South Korea is the world’s largest shipbuilding nation producing more ships than the entire world output combined in 2008.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Iron was initially introduced into shipbuilding everywhere.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What material was primarily used for ship hulls in ancient times?

a)

Wood

b)

Steel

c)

Plastic

d)

Concrete