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and patience. They lie in wait and attack passing prey.
4. How are Komodo dragons different from other large carnivores?
Komodo dragons are different from other large carnivores because they eat most of their prey (they leave only 12 per cent).
5. What happened in 1926?
The existence of the Komodo dragon was confirmed in 1926. It is the year that the explorer W. Douglas Burden led an expedition to Komodo.
6. Name three factors that have made Komodo dragons endangered.
Three from: natural disasters (e.g. volcanic eruptions), hunting, human expansion and forest fires.
7. How do Komodo dragons find prey which they have bitten, but which has escaped?
They locate animals they have bitten using their excellent sense of smell.
8. There are not many Komodo dragons in captivity. Why is this?
There are not many Komodo dragons in captivity because they are vulnerable to diseases and parasitic infection.
9. How many Komodo dragons did W. Douglas Burden take back to America?
He took fourteen back in total – twelve dead and two live specimens.
10. True or false? - Komodo dragons can run quickly for long periods of time.
False – Komodo dragons can run briefly at 20 km an hour. ‘Briefly’ means only for a short time.
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Jainism
1. What is the most important belief of Jains?
Non-violence.
2. Why do Jains not eat meat?
Jains believe that animals and plants and human beings, have souls. They believe each of these souls is equal and that they should be treated with compassion, love and respect.
3. What is one of the differences between the Digambara and Svetambara sects?
They disagree on the spiritual status of women. Svetambara Jains believe that tirthankaras can be men or women but Digambra Jains believe that women can't be tirthankaras.
4. Who changed Jainism into its current form?
Mahavira, the most recent of the twenty-four tirthankaras.
5. Which belief do Jains have in common with scientists?
That the universe is regulated by cosmic laws and kept going by its own energy processes.
6. How have Jains changed Indian society?
They have changed it with their political ideas and good actions.
7. What are the five great vows of Jainism?
Non-violence, non-attachment to belongings, honesty, not stealing, and sexual restraint (or celibacy).
8. Who was the founder of Jainism?
There was no founder.
9. According to the text, was Mali male or female?
We don’t know. Svetambara Jains believe Mali was a woman but Digambara Jains say Mali was a man.
10. True or false? – Most Jains cannot read.
False – Jains are the religious community with the highest degree of literacy in India.
Back to Jainism
Vampires
1. In ancient Chinese myths, why did vampires jump forwards instead of running?
Because they had stiff limbs.
2. Who buried dead bodies upside down to prevent them turning into vampires?
The Celtic people.
3. Where did people believe vampires had one nostril?
In Bulgaria and Poland.
4. Which two authors are mentioned in the text?
Stephenie Meyer and Bram Stoker.
5. Where did people place a citrus fruit in the mouth of a corpse?
Saxon Germany (it was a lemon).
6. Name one place where vampires were said to have blood coming from their mouths.
One from: a Slavic country, Greece and parts of Eastern Europe.
7. Where was the novel ‘Dracula’ set?
In England and Transylvania (now Romania).
8. Where did people place a wax cross in the mouth of a dead person?
In Rhodes and some Greek islands.
9. Who used to cut off the arms and legs of dead people before burying them?
The Thracians and ancient Bulgarians used to amputate limbs and cut the feet or other parts of body before burying it.
10. True or false? – Vampires in ancient China hunted by sight.
False – The ancient Chinese thought vampires were blind.
Back to Vampires
Big Ben
1. Which boxer is mentioned in the text?
Benjamin Caunt
2. Can foreign tourists go inside Big Ben?
No, only
4. How are Komodo dragons different from other large carnivores?
Komodo dragons are different from other large carnivores because they eat most of their prey (they leave only 12 per cent).
5. What happened in 1926?
The existence of the Komodo dragon was confirmed in 1926. It is the year that the explorer W. Douglas Burden led an expedition to Komodo.
6. Name three factors that have made Komodo dragons endangered.
Three from: natural disasters (e.g. volcanic eruptions), hunting, human expansion and forest fires.
7. How do Komodo dragons find prey which they have bitten, but which has escaped?
They locate animals they have bitten using their excellent sense of smell.
8. There are not many Komodo dragons in captivity. Why is this?
There are not many Komodo dragons in captivity because they are vulnerable to diseases and parasitic infection.
9. How many Komodo dragons did W. Douglas Burden take back to America?
He took fourteen back in total – twelve dead and two live specimens.
10. True or false? - Komodo dragons can run quickly for long periods of time.
False – Komodo dragons can run briefly at 20 km an hour. ‘Briefly’ means only for a short time.
Back to The Komodo Dragon
Jainism
1. What is the most important belief of Jains?
Non-violence.
2. Why do Jains not eat meat?
Jains believe that animals and plants and human beings, have souls. They believe each of these souls is equal and that they should be treated with compassion, love and respect.
3. What is one of the differences between the Digambara and Svetambara sects?
They disagree on the spiritual status of women. Svetambara Jains believe that tirthankaras can be men or women but Digambra Jains believe that women can't be tirthankaras.
4. Who changed Jainism into its current form?
Mahavira, the most recent of the twenty-four tirthankaras.
5. Which belief do Jains have in common with scientists?
That the universe is regulated by cosmic laws and kept going by its own energy processes.
6. How have Jains changed Indian society?
They have changed it with their political ideas and good actions.
7. What are the five great vows of Jainism?
Non-violence, non-attachment to belongings, honesty, not stealing, and sexual restraint (or celibacy).
8. Who was the founder of Jainism?
There was no founder.
9. According to the text, was Mali male or female?
We don’t know. Svetambara Jains believe Mali was a woman but Digambara Jains say Mali was a man.
10. True or false? – Most Jains cannot read.
False – Jains are the religious community with the highest degree of literacy in India.
Back to Jainism
Vampires
1. In ancient Chinese myths, why did vampires jump forwards instead of running?
Because they had stiff limbs.
2. Who buried dead bodies upside down to prevent them turning into vampires?
The Celtic people.
3. Where did people believe vampires had one nostril?
In Bulgaria and Poland.
4. Which two authors are mentioned in the text?
Stephenie Meyer and Bram Stoker.
5. Where did people place a citrus fruit in the mouth of a corpse?
Saxon Germany (it was a lemon).
6. Name one place where vampires were said to have blood coming from their mouths.
One from: a Slavic country, Greece and parts of Eastern Europe.
7. Where was the novel ‘Dracula’ set?
In England and Transylvania (now Romania).
8. Where did people place a wax cross in the mouth of a dead person?
In Rhodes and some Greek islands.
9. Who used to cut off the arms and legs of dead people before burying them?
The Thracians and ancient Bulgarians used to amputate limbs and cut the feet or other parts of body before burying it.
10. True or false? – Vampires in ancient China hunted by sight.
False – The ancient Chinese thought vampires were blind.
Back to Vampires
Big Ben
1. Which boxer is mentioned in the text?
Benjamin Caunt
2. Can foreign tourists go inside Big Ben?
No, only
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