• Exam: PET-O
  • Course: READING
  • Part 3, Exam 3

Instructions

You are going to read a piece of text.

For questions 1 – 10, choose the correct answer which you think fits best according to the text.

An explanation for the correct answers is given by clicking the SEE CORRECT ANSWERS button.

The pass mark for this exam is 70%.

In the exam you need to be able to do this part in 10 minutes or less.

TEXT

Q. 1,2) The Battle of Bannockburn on June 24, 1314, was a significant Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence, and a landmark in Scots history. it was fought between Robert the Bruce, the king of Scotland and the English king Edward II. Q. 3) The important English stronghold of Stirling Castle was under siege by the Scots, and King Edward II assembled a formidable army to relieve it. But this army was badly led and no match for the smaller force under Robert the Bruce, who was very familiar with the terrain, which was crossed by many streams, including Bannock Burn. At that time, Edward II wanted to rule the whole country, but Robert the Bruce helped the Scots to resist and to form a large army which attacked Stirling castle.Q. 5) The strongest part of the English army were the bowmen, and Q. 4) when the English archers attacked, the Scots, who had no bowmen, could not defend themselves or fight back.Q. 7) Robert the Bruce, however, was ready for this, and he called for his cavalry, which was too quick for the bowmen, and Q. 6) the Scots chased them from the battlefield. As the English advanced, the Scots put sharp sticks in front of their soldiers, dug holes in the ground for the English cavalry to fall into, which discouraged them. News of the battle caused Q. 8) many Scots to come to watch from a nearby hill, but these people confused the English into believing they were being attacked by another army, and Q. 9) they all deserted, giving the Scots a famous victory. After this, the English army never really succeeded in conquering Scotland, but also because Q. 10) they had to fight wars in other countries, such as France and Holland.

Questions

  • 1 - The battle of Bannockburn was in the 14th Century.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: TRUE
  • Why?
  • 2 - The battle was fought in winter.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: FALSE
  • Why?
  • 3 - At the time of the battle the English were in Stirling Castle.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: TRUE
  • Why?
  • 4 - The English bowmen killed many Scots.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: TRUE
  • Why?
  • 5 - The weakest part of the English army were the Archers.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: FALSE
  • Why?
  • 6 - The Scots ran away from the English horsemen.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: FALSE
  • Why?
  • 7 - The English found it difficult to attack the Scots.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: TRUE
  • Why?
  • 8 - The English were frightened when another Scottish army appeared.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: FALSE
  • Why?
  • 9 - The English soldiers won the battle.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: FALSE
  • Why?
  • 10 - Scotland was also fighting with the French.
  • Possible answers:
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Correct answer: FALSE
  • Why?

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