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Activity 1.
She watched how well the ants took care of the young of the colony, recording how often each ant
attended to, carried and fed them. She compared how well 20 - day- old - ants and 95 - day - old ants
followed the telltale scent that the insects usually leave to mark a trail to food. She tested how ants responded
to light and also measured how active they were by counting how often ants in a small dish walked across a line.
And she experimented with how ants react to live prey: a tethered fruit fly. Giraldo expected the older ants to perform
poorly in all these tasks. But the elderly insects were all good caretakers and trail-followers: the 95-day-old ants
could track the scent even longer than their younger counterparts. They all responded to light well, and the
older ants were more active. And when it came to reacting to prey, the older ants attacked the poor fruit
fly just as aggressively as the young ones did, flaring their mandibles or pulling at the fly’s legs.
Giraldo tried to understand the behavior of ants by analyzing: - How well ants looked after their ----1----. - Their ability to locate ----2---- using a scent trail. - The effect that ----3---- had on them. - How ----4---- they attacked prey. |
| The words in the question | The words in the passage |
| tried to understand | watched |
| looked after | took care |
| locate | mark |
| effect | response |
Activity 2.
Originally, Silkworm farming was solely restricted to women, and it was them who were responsible for
the growing, harvesting and weaving. Silk quickly grew into a symbol of status, and originally, only royalty
were entitled to have clothes made of silk. The rules were gradually relaxed over the years until finally during
Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911 AD), even peasants, the lowest caste, were also entitled to wear silk. Sometimes
during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), silk was so prized that it was also used as a unit of currency.
Government officials were paid their salary in silk, and farmers pay their taxes in grain and silk. Silk was
also used as diplomatic gifts by the emperor. Fishing lines, bowstrings, musical instruments and paper
were all made using silk. The earliest indication of silk paper being used was discovered in the
tomb of a noble who is estimated to have died around 168 AD.
Interesting Points about Silk Only ----1---- were allowed to produce silk. - Just ----2---- could wear silk. - Silk was used as a form of ----3---- e.g. farmers’ taxes consisted partly of silk. - Evidence found of ----4---- made from silk around 168 AD. |
| The words in the question | The words in the passage |
| only | solely |
| were allowed | were restricted |
| produce | farm |
| just | only |
| could | were entitled |
| wear | to have clothes |
| form | unit |
| evidence | indication |
| found | discovered |