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