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Reading Comprehension Test Unit Seven

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Reading Comprehension

Narrated by: Ryan Naylor

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Answer the question by unscrambling the sentences below. You must use all the words given. . , . 1. How did early mankind first travel? ? mankind/ use/ only/ feet./ was/ early/ travelled/ to/ The/ their/ way/ The only way __________________________ feet.

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2. What are two very important things to think about when we travel?
? The/ the/ and/ are/ things./ time/ distance/ important/ two/ The two important __________________________ distance.

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3. What was the first invention to make moving easier? ? things/ made/ The/ of/ wheel/ moving/ the/ invention/ easier./ first/ The invention of __________________________ easier.

4. Which legs did we switch to when we wanted to move heavy things? ? We/ to/ switched/ legs/ heavy/ things./ to/ animal/ move/ We switched __________________________ things.

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5. What did we add to wheels to move big heavy things? ? wooden/ boxes/ the/ We/ to/ added/ wheels./ large/ We added __________________________ wheels.

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6. Which engine was invented first? ? engine/ was/ first/ invented./ steam/ engine/ the/ The/

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The steam engine was __________________________ invented.

7. How did we first travel across water? ? to/ water./ travel/ across/ small/ We/ fishing/ used/ boats/ We used __________________________ water.

8. How do we travel to countries far way? ? to/ We/ travel/ countries./ faraway/ use/ airplanes/ to/ We use __________________________ countries.

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9. What is the fastest kind of travel today? ? and/ the/ today./ to/ Spaceships/ travel/ fastest/ ways/ are/ rockets/ Spaceships and __________________________ today.

10. Why did we use animals to move heavy things? ? had/ legs/ things./ stronger/ much/ heavy/ move/ to/ Animals/ Animals had much __________________________ things.