7. According to the passage, the Sumerians first began writing to —

A. tell stories about their history

B. send waming messages to travelers

C. establish the laws of their government

D. keep track of things such as animals

8. According to the passage, a rock picture in New Mexico showed an upside down-

A. pair of deer

B. herd of cattle

C. horse and rider

D. mountain goat

9. The underlined pronoun "they" in the 5* paragraph refers to -

A. proper names

B. Chinese people

C. new words

D. thousands of signs

10. According to the passage, the main way of communication before writing was -

A. drawings

B. alphabets

C. symbols

D. pictures

True OR False;

Write (D) if the answer is true and (F) if the answer is false.

11. According to paragraph 2, people in ancient Egypt don't have any role in writing

development. .__________

12. According to paragraph 1, written documents are very important to governments to keep

their laws. ____

13. According to paragraph 4, the modern forms of writing started when people used letters

and words to express their ideas .__________

14. The closest in meaning to the underlined word (occurred) in paragraph 4 is (happened).__________