Question 1 Explanation

Question: Choose ONE WORD ONLY

Qumran, 1946/7

• three Bedouin shepherds in their teens were near an opening on side of cliff
• heard a noise of breaking when one teenager threw a (1)………………

Answer Location: 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.

Key words:

• Noise; breaking; teenager; threw; cliff

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “cliff” appearing in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby; and we see the phrases rewritten as follows:
• Young shepherds (young shepherd boy) teenager
• Tossed => threw
• Shattering sound => a noise of breaking
• so the answer is rock

Correct Answer: rock

Question 2 Explanation

Question: teenagers went into the (2)……………….

Answer Location: 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. He and his companions later entered the cave and stumbled across a collection of large clay jars, seven of which contained scrolls with writing on them.

Key words:

• Teenagers;
• went into

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• The information in the article shows that there are phrases rewritten as follows:
• He and his companion => teenagers
• Enter => went into
• so the answer is cave.

Correct Answer: cave

Question 3 Explanation

Question: and found a number of containers made of (3) …………

Answer Location: He and his companions later entered the cave and stumbled across a collection of large clay jars, seven of which contained scrolls with writing on them.

Key words:

• Container;
• made of

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Based on the keyword “container” which is rewritten from “contained”, we locate the answer nearby
• After entering the cave, they came across a collection of “clay”-clay jars
• so the answer is Clay.

Correct Answer: Clay

Question 4 Explanation

Question:

The scrolls

• date from between 150 BCE and 70 CE
• thought to have been written by group of people known as the (4) …………………

Answer Location: The area was known as Judea at that time, and the people are thought to have belonged to a group called the Essenes, a devout Jewish sect.

Key words:

• date;
• written;
• group of people

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “150 BCE and 70 CE” (because it will not be paraphrased) appearing in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby;
• and we see the sentence containing the answer and the keyword “a group called…” => group of people know as…
• so the answer is Essenes

Correct Answer: Essenes

Question 5 Explanation

Question: written mainly in the (5) ………….. language

Answer Location: The majority of the texts on the Dead Sea Scrolls are in Hebrew, with some fragments written in an ancient version of its alphabet thought to have fallen out of use in the fifth century BCE.

Key words:

• Written;
• language

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• After scanning the key word “written”, we confirm the information contained in that sentence. And rewritten with structure
• …are in Hebrew = written in Hebrew
• so the answer is Hebrew.

Correct Answer: Hebrew

Question 6 Explanation

Question: 6. The Bedouin teenagers who found the scrolls were disappointed by how little money they received for them.

Answer Location: He and his companions later entered the cave and stumbled across a collection of large clay jars, seven of which contained scrolls with writing on them. The teenagers took the seven scrolls to a nearby town where they were sold for a small sum to a local antiquities dealer.

Key words:

• Bedouin teenager;
• disappointed;
• money;
• little

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “Bedouin” (because it will not be paraphrased) appearing in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby in paragraph 1 and in the paragraph only mention those people who sold with “small sum” instead. don’t describe “disapppointed” feelings
• so the answer is NOT GIVEN

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Question 7 Explanation

Question: There is agreement among academics about the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Answer Location: The origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were written around 2,000 years ago between 150 BCE and 70 CE, is still the subject of scholarly debate even today.

Key words:

• Agreement; academics; origin; Dead Sea Scrolls

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “Dead Sea Scrolls” (because it will not be paraphrased) appearing in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby.
• And we see a contradiction
• Agreement >< debate
• Therefore, the answer is FALSE.

Correct Answer: FALSE

Question 8 Explanation

Question: Most of the books of the Bible written on the scrolls are incomplete.

Answer Location: The Dead Sea Scrolls include fragments from every book of the Old Testament of the Bible except for the Book of Esther. The only entire book of the Hebrew Bible preserved among the manuscripts from Qumran is Isaiah; this copy, dated to the first century BCE, is considered the earliest biblical manuscript still in existence. Along with biblical texts, the scrolls include documents about sectarian regulations and religious writings that do not appear in the Old Testament

Key words:

• Bible;
• incomplete

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “Bible” (because it will not be paraphrased again) appearing in t`he previous sentence to locate the answer nearby. And we see the rewritten keyword we can deduce
• Fragment, manuscript incomplete
• so the answer is TRUE

Correct Answer: TRUE

Question 9 Explanation

Question: The information on the Copper Scroll is written in an unusual way.

Answer Location: The only exception is the scroll numbered 3Q15, which was created out of a combination of copper and tin. Known as the Copper Scroll, this curious document features letters chiselled onto metal – perhaps, as some have theorized, to better withstand the passage of time.

Key words:

• Information;
• Copper;
• unusual

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “Copper Scroll” (because it will not be paraphrased) appearing in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby. And we see the rewritten keyword we can deduce
• Exception unsual way
• Therefore, the answer is TRUE.

Correct Answer: TRUE

Question 10 Explanation

Question: 10. Mar Samuel was given some of the scrolls as a gift.

Answer Location: Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been on interesting journeys. 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

Key words:

• Mar Samuel;
• gift

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “Mar Samuel” (because it will not be paraphrased again) appearing in the previous sentence to locate a nearby answer that contradicts the question.
• Acquire; paying is a payment, not a “gift”
• so the answer is FALSE.

Correct Answer: FALSE

Question 11 Explanation

Question: In the early 1950s, a number of educational establishments in the US were keen to buy scrolls from Mar Samuel

Answer Location: He then travelled to the United States and unsuccessfully offered them to a number of universities, including Yale. Finally, in 1954, he placed an advertisement in the business newspaper The Wall Street Journal – under the category “Miscellaneous Items for Sale” – that read: “Biblical Manuscripts dating back to at least 200 B.C. are for sale. This would be an ideal gift to an educational or religious institution by an individual or group.”

Key words:

• 1950s;
• US;
• Mar Samuel

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the keyword scanning strategy “1950s; US; Mar Samuel” (because it won’t be paraphrased again) appears in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby
• Educational or religious institution => educational establishment
• Gift >< buy
• Therefore, the answer is FALSE

Correct Answer: FALSE

Question 12 Explanation

Question: The scroll that was pieced together in 2017 contains information about annual occasions in the Qumran area 2,000 years ago

Answer Location: In 2017, researchers from the University of Haifa restored and deciphered one of the last untranslated scrolls. The university’s Eshbal Ratson and Jonathan Ben-Dov spent one year reassembling the 60 fragments that make up the scroll. Deciphered from a band of coded text on parchment, the find provides insight into the community of people who wrote it and the 364-day calendar they would have used. The scroll names celebrations that indicate shifts in seasons and details two yearly religious

Key words:

• 2017; 2000 years;
• annual; Qumran

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the keyword scanning strategy “2017; 2000 years; annual; Qumran” (because it will not be paraphrased again) appears in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby
• Annual => 364 days
• reassembling the 60 fragments => pieced together
• so the best answer is TRUE.

Correct Answer: TRUE

Question 13 Explanation

Question: 13. Academics at the University of Haifa are currently researching how to decipher the final scroll.

Answer Location: In 2017, researchers from the University of Haifa restored and deciphered one of the last untranslated scrolls. The university’s Eshbal Ratson and Jonathan Ben-Dov spent one year reassembling the 60 fragments that make up the scroll. Deciphered from a band of coded text on parchment, the find provides insight into the community of people who wrote it and the 364-day calendar they would have used. The scroll names celebrations that indicate shifts in seasons and details two yearly religious events known from another Dead Sea Scroll. Only one more known scroll remains untranslated.

Key words:

• University of Haifa;
• decipher;
• final

Comparing the question with the passage, we have:

• Apply the strategy of scanning the keyword “University of Haifa” (because it will not be paraphrased) appearing in the previous sentence to locate the answer nearby.
• The last line mentions “Only one more known scroll remains untranslated.” => means that it is not possible to determine whether Haifa University is currently working to decipher it.
• So the answer is NOT GIVEN

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN