ENGLISH MCQS


ENGLISH MCQS 



READ THE FOLLOEING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS GIVEN AT THE END 

Through out history , the search for salt has played on important role in society where it was scare , salt was treaded once for once  with gold . romes major highway was called the via solaria ,that is , the salt road .Along the road , roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at ostia up the Tiber river . in return they received a samarium or salary , whish was literally  money paid to soldiers to buy salt . the old saying ” worth their salt” which means to be valuable , derives from the custom of payment during the empire.

1. what does the passage mainly discuss 

a the old saying ” worth of salt ”

b. the roman empire 

c. salt 

d. ancient trade 


2. according to the passage , salt flats were located in 

a. Rome

b. ostia 

c. Tiber 

d. Solaria


3. solarium is a Latin word that means 

a.  salt 

b. salary 

c. soldiers 

d. the salted road 



4. If a man worth ” worth his salt” he is 

a. a soldiers 

b. a valuable employee 

c. a  thirsty person 

d. highly paid worker 



5. when will ……mother be back 

a. a

b. the 

c. one 

d. none of these 

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