eadinq Comprehension
PART © Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false
statements to make them true.
.The mayor of Netherton wanted Joseph to impose his radical fad on the town.- Joseph thought the mayor of Netherton’s ideas were medieval and archaic.
3. The mayor of Wilton refuted the fact that the machine had drawbacks.
4. In Wilton, the people who used to weave got managerial positions at the factories.
5. In the end, capitalism brought prestige to both cities.
PART O Answer the questions.
- What job did a large proportion of the people on the peninsula do?
2. According to Joseph, what will soon be obsolete?
3. What did the benevolent mayor of Netherton realize about the people’s dependence on
weaving? - What did the mayor of Wilton realize about the spectacular machine with components
made of brass? - Why did income diminish in Netherton after machines were introduced in Wilton?