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Q.1

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Read the passage and answer the following questions.

About two thousand and five hundred years ago Persia was a mighty kingdom. Their large army had landed in the bay near the town of Marathon. Their target was Athens, a city state in Greece. Athens had a small army compared to the Persian one. But the Athenian soldiers were very brave, They had faced the Persians before, but they needed help from other Greek kingdoms now They decided to send a special messenger to the neighbouring kingdom of Sparta His name was Pheidippides.

Pheidippides was a young man who served as a day long runner He ran to Sparta like the wind. He covered the distance of nearly a hundred kilometres in a day. But alas! The people of Sparta were busy with some ceremonies. They did not want to join the battle immediately. Pheidippides took this message back to Athens with a heavy heart, but on light feet. Again, he ran a hundred kilometres within a day.

1) How old the story is ?

2) Who needed help from whom?

3) What was the messenger's name?

4) Which people were busy in Ceremonies? 5) How many total kilometres Pheidippides ran?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 .2500

2.persians , Greek kingdom

3.pheidippides

4. the people of sparta

5.100km

Answer 2

Answer:

1》the story is 2000 to 5000 years old

2》athens need help from greek kingdom

3》pheidippides

4》people of sparta

5》hundred kilometres in a day

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