English Paper 2 "O" levels Comprehension story
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From the time people first connected the movements of the heavens with the changing of day into night, there has been a fascination with the night sky.In early times, sky watchers saw the heavens in religious terms and were awed by them,The sky was the home of the gods as they controlled day and night,storms and the great eclipses of the sun and moon.Astronomer- priests studies the skies and kept Records of the stars and planets that could be seen there,In those early days, there was no clear distinction between astrology- a belief in the influence of the stars on our everyday lives- and astronomy- scientific study of them.
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From paragraph 1:
1 The author implies that the attitude of early people to the skies was mixed with fear.Write down the one word in the paragraph that tells us this.[1]
2 Why does the author refer to those who studied the skies at that time as 'astronomer- priests'? [2] -
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10 Ali swallowed hard when he realised ' the enormity of the situation'. What did he fear had happened? -
