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Reading comprehension test

1. Read the text and circle the correct words.

Roman soldiers usually travelled on foot/by cars. In Ancient Rome/Ancient Egypt people believed in many gods. People
cooked/washed in public baths. Romans enjoyed watching movies/gladiators in the Colosseum. Romans constructed
many buldings/roads.

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2. Read the text and fill in the missing words.

In __________________ Egypt the River Nile was the centre of their ____________ . People worked in
____________. When an important men or _______________ died they would burry them in _________________ .
Before burying the bodies they prepared them and buried the __________________ . Together with the mummies
they ___________ buried gold and other ____________________ .

women fields treasure mummies world also Ancient pyramids

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3. Fill in the words.

In A__________ Greece people constructed beautiful b________________ . They loved art and watched p_________
at the theatre. Only some b__________ studied with wise t______________ . They organized s________ games called
Olympic games. They believed in many g_______ and they believed that they lived on M_________ Olympus.

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4. Read and answer the questions.

Krapina Neanderthals lived in a cave on Hušnjak hill more than one hundred thousand years ago. Gorjanović-
Kramberger discovered about 900 pieces of their bones and teeth. They were not tall, but they were very strong. They
hunted animals and looked for fruit and nuts in the woods. They used stone tools and fire. They painted pictures of
animals on cave walls.

a) When did Krapina Neanderthals live?______________________________________________________________

b) How did they look like? _________________________________________________________________________

c) What did they eat? ____________________________________________________________________________

d) What did they do on cave walls? __________________________________________________________________

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