Understanding Time
Authored by Paul Preen
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Since the earliest times, civilisations have understood the importance of time. If you want to plan your future, or simply know how long things take to do, then the precise ________ of time is a necessity.
measure
measuring
measurement
measurable
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
That's why ancient cultures put such a lot of effort into the development of _______ calendars and clocks.
rely
reliable
relying
relied
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At first, people used the __________ of movements in the night sky as a way of predicting annual events.
observe
observation
observing
observed
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Ancient Egyptians realised that it would be __________ to divide days up into smaller units of time.
use
useful
useless
usefully
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They were responsible for the ______ system of twenty-four hours in a day that we still use today.
invent
invention
inventing
inventor
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first clocks were sundials using the ___________ of the Sun's shadow to mark the passing of the day.
long
length
longitude
longing
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This worked well in sunny countries but was _________ for places where the sky was often cloudy.
appropriate
inappropriate
appropriately
appropriacy
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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