Test Choose the appropriate verb

What is this text mainly about?

1. 
   People who lived in Colonial times.
   
2. 
   Tools and weapons necessary for life during the Colonial period.
   
3. 
   Tools and weapons we use for getting food, staying safe and making life easier.
   
4. 
   Agriculture and hunting in Colonial times.
   

20. 
    It is pointed out in the passage that
    

1. 
   pistol had long barrels and was used for getting food
   
2. 
   rifle was used for chopping wood
   
3. 
   sickle was used for cutting grasses and wheat
   
4. 
   axe was used to protect the families from wild animals
   

21. 
    It is obvious in the passage that... .
    

1. 
   pistols were very heavy
   
2. 
   life depended only on good axes and sickles
   
3. 
   we live in wooden cabins
   
4. 
   axes were used for building houses
   

22. 
    This passage was probably written to ...
    

1. 
   inform the reader about iron axes.
   
2. 
   show the importance of tools and weapons to the Colonial families.
   
3. 
   entertain the reader with funny information about modern tools.
   
4. 
   teach the reader how to use a sickle and hunt the animals.
   

23. 
    Read and answer the following four questions about the text.
    

In Colonial times, people used animals for many things. Horses moved people from place to place. Plowing the fields was done by oxen because they were strong. Cows and goats gave milk for butter and cheese. Chickens provided eggs and meat. Bees made honey that Colonists used to sweeten food and drinks. They also made beeswax that could be used for candles. Many Colonists built outside stalls to house their larger animals, such as horses and cows. Others built barns with pens inside them. Chickens were put inside coops made of wire and wood, with a door at one end. Pigsties were built for the pigs. These were wooden pens with large flat places for them to sleep or lie down. Beehives were made out of wood or straw. These hives were put in gardens so that the bees could collect pollen from flowers and make honey. Taking care of the animals was needed to take care of one's own family.