LESSON 11: TELLING TIME

COMPREHENSION:

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

a. Ancient people in West Asia could not tell time at night.
b. Ancient people used sundials and water clocks to tell time.
c. Ancient buildings were often used to tell time.

2. What did sundials use to tell the time?

a. the wind 
b. the moon 
c. shadows

3. What does the word They in the second paragraph refer to?

a. people in West Asia
b. smaller sundials 
c. tall poles


4. How did people tell time using water clocks?

a. The marks on the water container showed the time.
b. The water in the second container showed the time.
c. The position of the sun and its shadow told the time.

5. The water in the second container was used to 
.
a. drink 
b. wash the first container 
c. refill the clock

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GRADE: A+