PTE- Fill in the Blanks for Reading module

European ………………peasants would insert a wooden drill in a round hole and rotate it ……………briskly between their palms This process could be speeded up by wrapping a cord around the ………….drill and pulling on each end. The Ancient Greeks used ……………lenses or concave mirrors to concentrate the sun’s …………..rays and burning glasses were also used by Mexican Aztecs and the Chinese. Percussion methods of fire lighting date back to Paleolithic ………….times, when some Stone Age tool-makers ……………..discovered that chipping flints produced sparks. The technique became more efficient after the discovery of iron,

about 5000 vears ago. In Arctic North America, the Eskimos produced a slow-burning ……………..spark by striking quartz against iron pyrites, a ……………..compound that contains sulphur. The Chinese …………..lit their fires by striking porcelain with bamboo. In Europe, the …………………………..combination of steel, flint and tinder remained the main method of fire lighting until the mid 19th century.

Options:-  drill, discovered, times, compound, combination, peasants, lit, briskly, times, rays, lenses