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1. Retrieval: According to Text 1, how many years ago did human inventions for timekeeping begin?
Around 10,000 years
3,700 years
2,026 years
1,840 years
2. Retrieval: In what country did mechanical clocks first appear around AD 725?
China
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Egypt
3. Retrieval: Where did Tom live before moving to his current house?
London
The Sahara
Hong Kong
Egypt
4. Retrieval: What is the giant bell in the world's most famous tower clock called?
Clagan
Clocca
Charlie Green
Big Ben
5. Literal vs Figurative: In Text 1, is "The sun takes approximately 24 hours" literal or figurative?
Metaphor
Personification
Literal
Figurative
6. Literal vs Figurative: "Tom's heart still took off" (Text 2). Is this literal or figurative?
Dialect
Figurative
Retrieval
Literal
7. Literal vs Figurative: "Charlie Green squinted darkly" (Text 2). Is 'darkly' literal or figurative here?
Retrieval
Figurative
Tense
Literal
8. Simile: Which phrase from Text 2 is a simile?
Drier than the Sahara at noon"Clouds of warm breath"The midday sun beat down"Piercing stare
9. Simile: The French doors are compared to what using a simile?
Clouds
Fireplaces
Oak trees
Skyscrapers
10. Simile: What is Tom's ceiling compared to in Text 2?
A private indoor sky
A marble fireplace
A mountain
A skyscraper
11. Metaphor: What are the "clouds" on the French door window actually made of?
Real clouds
Steam from a kettle
Smoke
Warm breath
12. Metaphor: What does the term "Earth Treasure" suggest about Tom's finds?
They are from space
They are special to him
They are rubbish
They are real gold
13. Metaphor: In the description of Tom's room, what does "sky" represent?
Rain
Blue paint
The sun
Vastness and height
14. Metaphor: "Tom's heart still took off" suggests Tom is feeling:
Excited and amazed
Like he is a bird
Scared he is sick
Bored
15. Personification: "The midday sun beat down mercilessly." Why is this personification?
It describes heat
It mentions time
It says the sun is yellow
It gives the sun a human feeling
16. Personification: Which garden feature "seemed to brush the passing clouds"?
The mole holes
The garden gate
Charlie's shed
Oak tree branches
