Reading Skill 3

Skill 3 Answer stated detail questions correctly

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Williamsburg is a historic city in Virginia situated on a peninsula between two rivers, the York and the James. It was settled by English colonists in 1633, twenty-six years after the first permanent English colony in America was settled at Jamestown. In the beginning the colony at Williamsburg was named Middle Plantation because of its location in the middle of the peninsula. The site for Williamsburg had been selected by the colonists because the soil drainage was better there than at the Jamestown

Answer the following questions! • Where is Williamsburg located? Draw a map to clarify your answer! • What can you conclude about Jamestown? • What does the passage state about the name Middle Platation? • •

True False Williamsburg is located on an island Williamsburg is located in the middle of a river Williamsburg is located where the York and the James meet Williamsburg is located on a piece of land with rivers on two sides Jamestown was settled in 1633 Jamestown was settled twenty six years after Williamsburg Jamestown the first permanent English colony in America Jamestown originally named Middle Plantation The Middle Plantation is a more recent name than Williamsburg The Middle Plantation derived from the location of the colony on the peninsula The Middle Plantation refers to the middle part of England that was home to the colonists The Middle Plantation was given to the new colony because it was located in the middle of several plantations

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There are basically two kinds of printer worth considering these days for use with a small home or business computer, both of them of the impact variety, that is, those which strike through an inked ribbon in order to deposit the impression on the paper. The first, and by far the most popular, is the dot matrix variety, which is cheaper and faster than the second type, the formed character printer. This latter type, characterized by its use of a “daisywheel” arrangement, while suffering from the disadvantages mentioned, as well as form a lack of ability to reproduce graphics, is the only kind so far which can offer quick changes of type style or size and which gives professional quality printing.

Answer the following questions! • What is an impact printer? • What are the advantages of dot matrix printers compared to the formed character printer? • What advantages do formed character printer have over dotmatrix printers? • What can users do with daisywheel arrangement? 

True False An impact printer is the only printers available for home computers An impact printer is a printer which uses business computers An impact printer is a printer which uses an inked ribbon An impact printer is a printer which makes impressionable deposits With a daisywheel arrangement, the user can use a dotmatrixa printer With daisywheel arrangement, the user can do without a formed-character printer. With a daisywheel arrangement, the user can reproduce graphics arrangement, the user can vary his With a daisywheel typeface

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Amber is created when the resins produced by certain trees in tropical or subtropical climates undergo a transformation process that usually takes millions of years, and which is still not fully understood. The Baltic Sea area, now a temperate zone, probably holds the bestknown and most highly-prized supply of amber, which is used in jewelry. In addition, in earlier centuries, magical properties were attributed to amber because of the electricity it acquires when rubbed. The substance is also of great interest to scientists since it has been the means of preserving fossils, especially of insects, as much as 40 million years old. Amber varies greatly according to the place where it is

Answer the following questions! • What climate did Baltic Sea have in the past? • In what zone is Baltic Sea now? • How long does the transformation process last?

True False Baltic Sea area produces more amber than any other Baltic Sea area was once dryer than it is today Baltic Sea area has won many prizes for its amber Baltic Sea area was once hotter than it its today