Question

1. 1 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: So when we excavated there, we found the house of a merchant who had been living on the coast waiting for ships to come in. He had warehouses, and there were remains of many of the things that came in and left through the warehouses of his house. We were excavating this house, and we finished the excavation, and there was a reed mat in front of the house that was still preserved. This was about a 700 year old reed mat. And we were done with our excavations, and I had taken drawings. I had done drawings of the house, and we had photographed it, and I thought, Gee, it's a shame to leave this reed mat here on the ground. So I pulled it up, and then we made really interesting discovery. Underneath the 'mat was the house key the merchant had left 700 years ago. He had hidden his key underneath the doormat, thinking he would return one day. And it'even had his name written on it. Answer the following: (5x1=5) 1. Who is l' in the above passage? 2. After finishing excavation what they found? 3. Why the merchant had hidden the key underneath the mat? 4. Describe about the merchant's house. 5. What is the meaning for the word 'preserved? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 'I' refers to an archeologist, who is narrating the story.

2. After finishing the excavation, the archeologists found the merchant's house key under the 700 year old reed mat.

3. The merchant had hidden the key underneath the mat, thinking he would return to his house one day.

4. The merchant lived in a house on the cost, waiting for ships to come in. He had warehouses, and there were remains of many of the things that came in and left through the warehouses of his house. There was a 700 year old reed mat in front of the house that was still preserved.

5. The word 'preserved' means to maintain something for a long period of time.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Answer the following

1. 'I' is just describing somebody or you can imagine it as yourself.
2. After excavation they found out that there was a reed mat in front of the house that was still preserved.
3. He had hidden his key underneath the doormat, thinking he would return one day. And it'even had his name written on it.
4. He had warehouses, and there were remains of many of the things that came in and left through the warehouses of his house.
5. maintain (something) in its original or existing state