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How People Came to Be

How People Came to Be

This story is about how people changed from animals long ago to become the people we are today. It talks about walking, using tools, and where people came from.

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STUDY THE STORYKey vocabulary
Noun
Human beings in general or considered collectively.
Noun
The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
Verb
change
Adjective
Measuring a great distance from end to end.
Verb
walk
Noun
world
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Check your understandingExercises

Part 1: True, False or Not given

People changed a long time ago.

People learned to walk on four legs.

People first lived in Asia.

Scientists study old cars.

Part 2: Multiple choice

What did people learn to use later?

Where do people live now?

Part 3: Match the meaning

Match each word with its definition.

WordsTap a word, then tap its definition to connect them.

Definitions

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