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A Chronicle Of Timekeeping Reading Answers with Explanations

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Answers of A Chronicle Of Timekeeping Reading Passage with Explanation

Below are the answers of above passage with detailed explanation and location:

Question 1

ANSWER :D
Explanation :The last line of the paragraph D mentions the device that worked well in the Mediterranean regions but it was difficult to rely on them in the north European region due to chilly weather.

Question 2

ANSWER :B
Explanation :The fourth and sixth lines of paragraph B states, “The solar year, however, became more important in northern climates where seasonal agriculture was practised.” Thus, justifying the answer.

Question 3

ANSWER :F
Explanation :The answers to this question lies between the sixth and eighth lines of paragraph F where the historical background of the pendulum clock is mentioned.

Question 4

ANSWER :E
Explanation :The second to fourth line of paragraph E says, “However, the issue of when to start counting arose with them, leading to the development of other systems in the early 14th century.” Hence, justifying the mentioned answers.

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Question 5

ANSWER :b
Explanation :The first and second lines of paragraph C stated that the Egyptians developed a municipal calendar. So, the answer is option ‘b’ from the list of nations.

Question 6

ANSWER :f
Explanation :The seventh and ninth lines of paragraph E mention that the French gave way to little clocks that divide the day into two 12-hour cycles and it begins at midnight. Hence, the option ’f’ is best suitable.

Question 7

ANSWER :d
Explanation :Line 6-9 of paragraph G mentions about the new floor-standing case style clock justifying the answer of the question.

Question 8

ANSWER :a
Explanation :The first four lines of paragraph A state about the calendar inventions by Babylonians in order to coordinate social activities, arrange the transportation of products, and control planting and harvesting before the Romans. Hence, justifying the answer.

Question 9

ANSWER :(ship’s) anchor/(an/the) anchor
Explanation :You will find the answer to this question In paragraph G. The line, “It was a lever-driven tool with the shape of an anchor for a ship and was known as the anchor escapement.” explains the answer.

Question 10

ANSWER :(escape) wheel
Explanation :The answer is present in paragraph G. It has a line, “This apparatus is rocked by a pendulum such that each escape wheel tooth is caught and then released”. So, the answer is the ‘wheel’.

Question 11

ANSWER :tooth
Explanation :The line, “This apparatus is rocked by a pendulum such that each escape wheel tooth is caught and then released” in paragraph G explains why a ‘tooth’ is the answer to this question.

Question 12

ANSWER :(long) pendulum
Explanation :Additionally, this innovation made it possible to utilize a long pendulum that could beat once per second, which encouraged the creation of a new floor-standing case style that came to be known as the grandfather clock.” This line of paragraph G states that pendulum is the answer.

Question 13

ANSWER :Second
Explanation :The following line of paragraph G, “Additionally, this innovation made it possible to utilize a long pendulum that could beat once per second, which encouraged the creation of a new floor-standing case style that came to be known as the grandfather clock.” justifies second as the answer.

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