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The history of the steam engine

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  1. What did people use to travel before railways?

Темір жолға дейін адамдар нені пайдаланды?

a)

Trains

b)

Planes

c)

  1. Coaches and horses

d)

Cars

2.

  1. Why did the British government build tracks in 1804?

Неліктен Ұлыбритания үкіметі 1804 жылы жолдар салды?

a)

For passenger trains

b)

For transporting food

c)

To carry coal and materials

d)

To test locomotives

3.

  1. What was the name of Matthew Murray’s

    locomotive?

Мэттью Мюррейдің тепловозы қалай аталды?

a)

Blucher

b)

Salamanca

c)

Rocket

d)

Experiment

4.

  1. What happened to the Salamanca in 1818?

4. 1818 жылы Саламанкамен не болды?

a)

It exploded

b)

It was sold

c)

It became a passenger train

d)

It went to America

5.

  1. What was George Stephenson’s first locomotive?

5. Джордж Стивенсонның бірінші тепловозы қандай болды?

a)

Rocket

b)

Experiment

c)

Salamanca

d)

Blucher

6.

  1. Why did Stephenson help design metal tracks?

6. Неліктен Стивенсон металл жолдарды жобалауға көмектесті?

a)

Wooden tracks were too expensive

b)

Metal tracks were easier to build

c)

His engine was too heavy for wooden ones

d)

Coal was transported faster on metal

7.

  1. What was the name of Stephenson’s passenger car?

7. Стивенсонның жеңіл көлігі қалай аталды?

a)

Rocket

b)

Blucher

c)

Victory

d)

Experiment

8.

  1. What speed did early engines reach?

8. Алғашқы қозғалтқыштар қандай жылдамдыққа жетті?

a)

10 km/h

b)

20 km/h

c)

30 km/h

d)

50km/h

9.

  1. Why were hills a problem for early steam engines?

9. Неліктен төбелер ертедегі бу машиналары үшін проблема болды?

a)

They used too little fuel

b)

The engines were too heavy

c)

The engines were too fast

d)

There were no tunnels

10.

  1. Which route did Stephenson design with tunnels and flat tracks?

10. Стивенсон туннельдер мен жалпақ жолдармен қай бағытты жобалады?

a)

York to London

b)

Stockton to Darlington

c)

Liverpool to Manchester

d)

Cardiff to Swansea