Present / past. read the text. fill in the blanks in the questions below. people used to get water mostly from streams, lakes and rivers. then cities started growing. this brought many people to one place. they needed more water for their homes and factories. sometimes it didn’t rain for a long time. then the rivers had very little water left. people learned to save water for these dry times. they built places in which to store water. they called these places reservoirs. reservoirs hold water until people in cities need it. large pipes carry water from reservoirs to the city. people also get water from wells. years ago, people lifted water out of wells in buckets. this was hard work and took a long time. now they pump the water up. the pump makes it easier for people to get water where they want it. a) do b) does c) did d) is e) are f) was g) 1. where _ people use to get water from? 2. what _ started growing? 3. why _ the rivers have very little water left? 4. what _ people learn to do for the dry times? 5. what _ people build to store water? 6. how long _ reservoirs hold water? 7. what places _ people call reservoirs? 8. what _ reservoirs for? 9. how _ people lift water out of wells years ago? 10. _ you think, it _ hard work? 11. how long _ it take them to lift water out of wells years ago? 12. what _ the way to get water now? 13. what _ they do to lift water out of wells now? 14. _ the pump make it easier to get water where they want?
2. What started growing?
3. Why did the rivers have very little water left?
4. What did people learn to do for the dry times?
5. What did people build to store water?
6. How long do reservoirs hold water?
7. What places did people call reservoirs?
8. What are reservoirs for?
9. How did people lift water out of wells years ago?
10. Do you think it was hard work?
11. How long did it take them to lift water out of wells years ago.
12. What is the way to get water now?
13. What do they do to lift water out of wells now?
14. Does the pump make it easier to get water where they want?
2.F
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.A
7.C
8.E
9.C
10.A,F
11.C
12.D
13.A
14.B
- The correct answer is: c) did
Explanation: The text states that people used to get water mostly from streams, lakes, and rivers. In this case, the verb "did" is used to refer to past actions or habits.
2. What started growing?
- The correct answer is: f) cities
Explanation: The text mentions that as cities started growing, many people came together in one place. It implies that the growth of cities brought many people to one place.
3. Why did the rivers have very little water left?
- The correct answer is: c) did
Explanation: The text states that sometimes it didn't rain for a long time, which resulted in the rivers having very little water left. Here, the verb "did" is used to form the question in the past tense.
4. What did people learn to do for the dry times?
- The correct answer is: a) do
Explanation: The text states that people learned to save water for these dry times. Here, the verb "do" is used to refer to the action of saving water during dry periods.
5. What did people build to store water?
- The correct answer is: g) reservoirs
Explanation: The text mentions that people built places to store water, and these places were called reservoirs. Reservoirs are constructed to hold water until people in cities need it.
6. How long do reservoirs hold water?
- The correct answer is: d) is
Explanation: The question refers to the present state of reservoirs. Reservoirs are designed to hold water until people in cities need it. The verb "is" is used to form the question in the present tense.
7. What places did people call reservoirs?
- The correct answer is: f) was
Explanation: The text states that people built places to store water, and these places were called reservoirs. Here, the past tense of the verb "to be" is used to form the question.
8. What are reservoirs for?
- The correct answer is: d) is
Explanation: The question refers to the present purpose of reservoirs. Reservoirs are used to store water until people in cities need it. The verb "is" is used to form the question in the present tense.
9. How did people lift water out of wells years ago?
- The correct answer is: g) 1. where _ people use to get water from?
Explanation: The question is unclear or incomplete. It seems to be a repetition of the first question which has already been answered. Please clarify the intended question.
10. Do you think, (did) you think), it (is) straight hard work?
- The correct answer is: did, is
Explanation: The question reflects a personal opinion or thought in the past and present tense. The correct verb forms would be "did" and "is".
11. How long did it take them to lift water out of wells years ago?
- The correct answer is: c) did
Explanation: The question refers to the past time when people used to lift water out of wells in buckets. Here, the verb "did" is used to indicate the past action of lifting water out of wells.
12. What is the way to get water now?
- The correct answer is: d) is
Explanation: The question refers to the present method of obtaining water. The verb "is" is used to form the question in the present tense.
13. What do they do to lift water out of wells now?
- The correct answer is: d) is
Explanation: The question refers to the present action of lifting water out of wells. The verb "is" is used to form the question in the present tense.
14. Does the pump make it easier to get water where they want?
- The correct answer is: b) does
Explanation: The question refers to the present functionality of the pump. The verb "does" is used to form the question in the present tense.