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    1. This passage provides information about different ways humans have told time throughout history, from sundials to hourglasses to clocks. 2. It explains that early methods like sundials and hourglasses were not accurate, whereas clocks first provided an accurate way to measure time. 3. It describes how the Romans divided the day into hours numbered 1 through 12 to avoid confusion between a.m. and p.m., and established noon as an important reference point.

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    1. This passage provides information about different ways humans have told time throughout history, from sundials to hourglasses to clocks. 2. It explains that early methods like sundials and hourglasses were not accurate, whereas clocks first provided an accurate way to measure time. 3. It describes how the Romans divided the day into hours numbered 1 through 12 to avoid confusion between a.m. and p.m., and established noon as an important reference point.

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    Ted Martinez Desiderio Jr.
    1. This passage provides information about different ways humans have told time throughout history, from sundials to hourglasses to clocks. 2. It explains that early methods like sundials and hourglasses were not accurate, whereas clocks first provided an accurate way to measure time. 3. It describes how the Romans divided the day into hours numbered 1 through 12 to avoid confusion between a.m. and p.m., and established noon as an important reference point.

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    letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet:
    7HOOLQ 7LPH

    Humans have used di erent objects to tell time. In the beginning,


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    center which allows sand to ow from its upper to its lower portion.
    Once all the sand has trickled to the lower portion, one knows that
    an hour has passed. Using the same idea, water clocks were
    constructed to measure time by having water ow through a narrow
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    allowed people to estimate an hour by looking at the position of the
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    by checking the alignment of the stars in the sky. None of these
    were accurate, though. The clock was the rst accurate instrument
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    RUGV

    1. Which of the following ways of telling time made use of sand? (Literal)
    a. water clocks
    b. hourglass
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    d. clock

    2. None of the clocks used long ago were accurate. Accurate in the sentence means
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    d. e cient

    3. When men of long ago told time at night, they looked at the __________________ to
    tell the time. (Literal)
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    E PRRQ
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    G V Q

    4. The sundials may not be useful in telling time ______________________. (Inferential)


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    5. How are the hourglass and the water clock similar? (Inferential)
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    d. Both have a narrow center through which something ows.

    6. The best title of the selection is ______________________.(Critical)


    a. The Uses of Clocks
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    c. Ways of Telling Time: Then and Now
    d. Comparing the Di erent Types of Clocks

    7. Which of these sentences is a topic sentence? (Critical)


    a. The invention of the clock 600 years ago was the rst accurate
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    c. Long ago people used simple tools such as the hour glass.
    G Humans have used di erent objects to tell the time.
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    one o’clock during the day and another one o’clock after midnight.
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    o’clock, did this mean six o’clock in the morning or at night?

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    RUGV
    8. When the day was divided into twenty-four hours, what numbers were used to
    express time? (Literal)
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    b. one to twelve
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    G RQH WR W HQW IR U

    9. Having one number to express time twice caused confusion.


    In this selection confusion may mean _______________________. (Inferential)
    a. di erences
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    c. problems
    d. mistakes
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    they provided _____________________. (Inferential)
    a. an answer to the problem
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    d. another clock

    11. Meridies means _______________. (Literal)


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    b. noon
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    G G O JKW

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    was at its apex, it was noon. What does apex mean?
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    G QH UHVW SR QW

    13. Another good title for this selection is _____________________________. (Critical)


    a. Why There Are Twenty-Four Hours in a Day
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    F R WKH 5RPDQV 7ROG 7LPH
    G 7KH 0H Q QJ RI 0 QG 3 0

    Nosebleeds

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    epistaxis when blood ows out from either or both nostrils, often
    for a short period of time. It may be caused by one’s behavior like
    frequent nose picking or blowing too hard when one has a cold.
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    back can treat a nosebleed, this can actually cause one to choke or
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    nose and apply a cold compress. And if that doesn’t work, it’s best
    WR JHW SURIHVV RQ O KHOS

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    is ____________. (Literal)
    a. a steady ow of nasal discharge
    b. blood ow from the nasal passage
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    it is _____________ .(Inferential)
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    G Q RFF V RQ WK W V RYHU KHOP QJ

    16. Which of these options help treat a nosebleed? (Literal)


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    E S QFK QJ WKH QRVWU OV VK W
    c. holding the head back to keep the blood from owing
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    17. Which of these causes of a nosebleed are within our control ? (Inferential)
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    b. picking one’s nose
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    18. Which of these factors that cause nosebleeds are directly within our control?
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    c. behavioral factors
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    19. This selection is mainly providing (Critical)


    a. a description of a nosebleed.
    b. the causes and e ects of a nosebleed.
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    20. Another good title for this selection is ______________________. (Critical)


    a. Nosebleeds: A Cause for Concern
    b. Nosebleeds: An Unavoidable Experience
    c. Nosebleeds: A Common Childhood Experience
    d. Nosebleeds: Common Myths and Misconceptions

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