Reading Comprehension (Контроль читання) 9 клас

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. The people who lived there were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. And nowadays as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become king of all Greece. So, he collected a great army and soon he became master of all Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the brave Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city."

A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".

Додано: 11 грудня 2023
Предмет: Англійська мова, 9 клас
12 запитань
Запитання 1

A Laconic Answer

The Lacons lived in that part of Southern Greece which was called Laconia. The people who lived there were very brave. They loved their Motherland and defended it from all the enemies. Everybody knew that their life was very simple. They tried to follow the laws of their country and never spoke long. "The shorter the better," was their rule. "Never use more words than you need," was another rule. And nowadays as you probably know a very short answer is often called a laconic answer, because the Lacons usually gave such short answers.

In Northern Greece there was a land called Macedonia. King Philip ruled there. He was not very clever and he was not very brave, but he wanted to become king of all Greece. So, he collected a great army and soon he became master of all Greece. Only Laconia was not conquered. Then King Philip wrote a letter and sent it to the brave Lacons. The letter said: "If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city."

A few days later an answer was brought back to him. King Philip found only one word in it. The word was very short, and that was "If".







1. Where was Laconia situated?

варіанти відповідей

in Nothern Greece

in Southern Greece

in Western Greece

in Eastern Greece

Запитання 2

What kind of the people lived in Laconia?

варіанти відповідей

intelligent

rude

brave

strong

Запитання 3

What were the rules of the people who lived in Laconia?

варіанти відповідей

no to speak to strangers

no to speak long

no to speak loud

no to speak at all

Запитання 4

What kind of life did the Lacons have?

варіанти відповідей

long

interesting

hard

simple

Запитання 5

Who ruled Macedonia?

варіанти відповідей

King Philip

King George

King Richard

Queen Elisabeth

Запитання 6

Where was Macedonia situated?

варіанти відповідей

In Southern Greece

In Western Greece

In Northern Greece

In Eastern Greece

Запитання 7

What kind of a man was Philip?

варіанти відповідей

He was not very clever and he was not very brave 

He was very clever and very brave

He was very sad and very unhappy

He was very grateful and very kind

Запитання 8

What did King Philip want?

варіанти відповідей

to become king of Rome.

to become king of Laconia.

to become king of all Greece. 

to become king of the world

Запитання 9

What part of Greece was not conquered by Philip?

варіанти відповідей

Laconia

Makedonia

Crete


Attica

Запитання 10

What did he write to the Lacons in his letter?

варіанти відповідей

If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and reward you all.

If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and build a great palace.

If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and ruin your great city.

If I win the battle with your army, I will become your king and abolish taxes.


Запитання 11

What answer did he get?

варіанти відповідей

No.

If.

You're welcome.

Get lost.

Запитання 12

How do we call a very short answer nowadays?

варіанти відповідей

a Greek answer

a good answer

a laconic answer

a Macedonic answer

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