Question

Read the passage carefully
Two famous cities in ancient Greece were Athens and Sparta. When the Persian
king attacked Greece in 490 B.C.E., the Athenians fought Persians at a place
called Marathon, about 42 km from Athens. The leader of the Athenian army
sent a soldier called Pheidippides to Sparta with a request for help. The
messanger ran all the way to Sparta, delivered the message and fan all the way
back to Marathon and continued to fight. When the Athenians won against the
Persians in the battle of Marathon, Pheidippides set off with the joyful news to
his native city, Athens.When he reached the city, he was so exhausted that he
could not even deliver the good news. He collapsed and died.
The Marathon is a race dedicated to the brave Athenian who served his country
as a messenger. It is run over a distance of over 43 km. It was one of the original
Olympic events in 1896.
On the basis of the passage above, answer the following questions:

A Why did the leader of the Athenian army send Pheidippides to Sparta?
B How did he go to Sparta?
C What did the soldier do after delivering the message to Sparta?
D Who is the Marathon race dedicated to?
E Which word in the above paragraph means the same as “ inhabitant of a particular
place

Answer 1

1. to ask for help

2. the messanger ran all the way to sparta

3. he continued to fight

4. it is dedicated to the brave Athenian who served his country as a messanger

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