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Vocabulary
Choose the correct answers.
1 The painting was a(n) ___ of the queens family.
a depiction
b infection
c direction
d repetition
2 The kings army won the ___ to save their city.
a excavation
b fight
c thirst
d past
3 Historians say some ancient civilisations ___ because
of disease.
a dated back
b died out
c passed down
d blew up
4 The objects found in the pyramid helped researchers
discover the ___ of the mummies.
a autobiography
b proof
c identity
d analysis
5 Its easy to ___ about the past, but you need evidence
to prove what happened.
a conclude
b liberate
c theorise
d analyse
6 Who put ___ this ridiculous idea?
a forward
b off
c back
d onto
7 Who uncovered the ___ to break into the
Archaeological Museum?
a concept
b illustration
c revolution
d plot
8 The explorer was a short man of slim ____.
a background
b build
c fracture
d humour

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9 Lynettes father is a(n) ____ on Ancient


Greek History.
a dawn
b document
c king
d expert
10 The scientist believes the documents are ____.
a authentic
b theoretical
c artificial
d proven
11 After two ___ in power, the governments unfair
decisions caused a revolution.
a ages
b historians
c conclusions
d decades
12 When the archaeologist died mysteriously, his
colleagues were afraid to ___ the project.
a die out
b dig up
c set off
d take over
13 Do you have any ____ to support your theory?
a conclusions
b equipment
c proof
d positions
14 My history teachers knowledge of ___ events
is amazing.
a objective
b subjective
c satisfactory
d historical
15 This palace ___ back to the 4th century BC.
a sets
b dates
c passes
d takes
16 She felt great ___ when she finished the biography.
a evidence
b conclusion
c satisfaction
d humour

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17 Where did they ___ the dinosaur skull?


a set up
b set off
c die out
d dig up
18 The tests revealed ___ proof that the mummy was a
young girl.
a conclusive
b informative
c fictional
d extinct

19 Some traditions have been ___ to younger


generations for hundreds of years.
a dug up
b set off
c passed down
d taken over
20 Greece is well-known for its temples where people
worshipped their gods in ___ times.
a ancient
b enlightened
c antiquity
d theoretical

(___ / 20 marks)

Graar
Choose the correct answers.
1 The museum is guarded at night, ___?
a doesnt it
b isnt it
c will it
d was it

8 Goodness! ___ must have left the door open.


a Somebody
b Nobody
c Anything
d Nothing

2 He managed to complete the investigation by ___.


a yourself
b itself
c himself
d myself

9 Thats my pen hes using. Yes, Im sure its ___.


a yours
b mine
c my
d its

3 They had ___ for weeks before they found the


ancient coins.
a dug
b be digging
c been digging
d dig

10 She should try to find the answers ___ and not copy
her classmates work.
a himself
b yourselves
c herself
d myself

4 Did the students enjoy ___ on the tour?


a yourself
b itself
c ourselves
d themselves

11 They looked in all the rooms, but the documents


were ___ to be found.
a nobody
b nowhere
c nothing
d anywhere

5 There isnt enough proof of her identity, ___?


a isnt there
b does it
c is there
d wasnt it
6 The archaeologist ___ a fortune by the time he retired
in 1947.
a had been making
b had made
c was making
d is making
7 I wanted to visit Stonehenge because I ___ so much
about it.
a was hearing
b am hearing
c had heard
d have been hearing

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12 Lets watch the documentary about the fall of


Rome, ___?
a shall we
b wont we
c do we
d arent we
13 The children showed ___ tickets before entering the
archaeological site.
a hers
b theirs
c their
d its
14 The tourists ___ walking for very long when it
started to rain.
a hadnt
b hadnt been
c were
d are
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15 Behave yourselves when you meet the new history


teacher, ___?
a dont you
b do you
c wont you
d didnt you
16 Im going to take my camera tomorrow so Karen
neednt take ___.
a hers
b mine
c its
d theirs
17 Had she ___ much research before 1995?
a did
b done
c be doing
d doing

18 Dont forget to lock the door, ___?


a wont you
b do you
c will you
d shall you
19 How long ___ to find the site before you gave up?
a you were trying
b had you been trying
c you had been trying
d are you trying
20 Everyone is ready for the history test, ___?
a does it
b arent they
c is it
d dont they

(___ / 20 marks)

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