Answers of The Dead Sea Scrolls Reading Passage with Explanation
Below are the answers of above passage with detailed explanation and location:
Question 1
ANSWER :Rock
Explanation :The candidate must pick a word from the passage that best fits the sentence. In the initial lines of the first paragraph of the passage, it is mentioned that “three teenagers were herding their goats and sheep near the ancient Qumran settlement on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, now in the West Bank. One of these young shepherds tossed a rock into an opening on the side of a cliff and was surprised to hear a shattering sound.” Hence, the word that best suits is “rock”.
Question 2
ANSWER :Cave
Explanation :The question requires you to select a word that completes the sentence. One of the teenagers from the group threw a rock and heard a cracking noise. They were perplexed to hear the sound and went into the cave. As stated in paragraph 1, “He and his companions later entered the cave”. Therefore, the word cave fits in the blank.
Question 3
ANSWER :Clay
Explanation :You have to choose a word from the passage that fits the line. In paragraph 1, line 5, it is stated that beyond entering the cave, they discovered “a collection of large clay jars”. Among these jars, there were several that had written scrolls on them. The group of friends took these and sold them in the nearby town.
Question 4
ANSWER :Essenes
Explanation :The candidate must pick the most apt word from the passage. In paragraph 2, lines 4-5, it is mentioned that 2000 years ago, the place was called Judea. The society and the group of people belong to a pious Jewish sector called Essenes, who made the Dead Sea Scrolls. Hence, it is believed that the scrolls were written by Essenes.
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Question 5
ANSWER :Hebrew
Explanation :Majorly written in the Hebrew language. Few of the scrolls had parts, that were in ancient alphabets, while some were in other languages like Aramaic. In paragraph 3, line 1 it is mentioned that these languages were spoken by many inhabitants of the region in 70 CE. Hence, Hebrew is the language in which these Dead Sea Scrolls are written.
Question 6
ANSWER :NOT GIVEN
Explanation :In the passage, there is no information about the money that the teenagers received and their feelings towards it.
Question 7
ANSWER :FALSE
Explanation :In paragraph 2, line 1, it is mentioned that the topic at this point is still debatable. “The Dead Sea Scrolls believed to have been written around 150 BCE to 70 CE, remain a subject of ongoing academic debate.” Hence, the statement is not true.
Question 8
ANSWER :TRUE
Explanation :In the first line of paragraph 4, it is mentioned that the Dead Sea Scrolls have parts of the Bible. “The only entire book of the Hebrew Bible preserved among the manuscripts from Qumran is Isaiah”. It is believed that the earliest biblical manuscript still exists. Hence, the statement is correct.
Question 9
ANSWER :TRUE
Explanation :In paragraph 5, line 4, particularly the 3Q15 scroll, stands out as it was made out of tin and copper. It is known as the Copper Scroll. This scroll is exceptional because of its carved letters, which are engraved for its long-term safekeeping. Therefore, the statement stands true as it points to, the uniquely designed, unusual structure of the scroll.
Question 10
ANSWER :FALSE
Explanation :In the first line of paragraph 6, it is mentioned that he paid $100 for four scrolls. “In 1948, a Syrian Orthodox archbishop known as Mar Samuel acquired four of the original seven scrolls from a Jerusalem shoemaker and part-time antiquity dealer, paying less than $100 for them.” Hence, these scrolls were not acquired gifts and that makes the statement incorrect.
Question 11
ANSWER :FALSE
Explanation :In paragraph 6, it is mentioned that Mar Samuel, a Syrian priest, bought scrolls for $100 from a Jerusalem shoemaker. He did offer it to several institutes. However, “an Israeli archaeologist and statesman, Yigael Yadin, negotiated their purchase and brought the scrolls back to Jerusalem.” Hence, the statement is false.
Question 12
ANSWER :TRUE
Explanation :The first line of paragraph 8 states that in the year 2017, Haifa University analysts revived and decoded the untranslated scrolls.“The university’s Eshbal Ratson and Jonathan Ben-Dov spent one year reassembling the 60 fragments that make up the scroll.” Thus making the sentence true.
Question 13
ANSWER :NOT GIVEN
Explanation :Though it is stated in the final line of the passage that ”Only one more known scroll remains untranslated”. However, it is not written whether the researchers are still working on it or not. Therefore, the statement is invalid.
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