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Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension 1 Why is the manuscript mysterious?

Check Your Understanding a No one knows if Wilfrid Voynich is real.
b No one understands the manuscript.
c No one can find the manuscript now.
2 What is in the manuscript?
a pictures of plants
b pictures about religion
c pictures of famous scientists
3 When was the manuscript's paper probably made?
a 1348
b 1404
c 1912
4 Why do we call it the Voynich Manuscript?
a Wilfrid Voynich wrote it.
b The author uses the word Voynich a lot.
c It was found by Wilfrid Voynich.

B Are these statements about the Voynich Manuscript true. or false?
Check (./) true {T) or false (F).

/ T F'\
1 Wilfrid Voynich bought the manuscript in China.

2 The manuscript is written in a strange language.
3 Many people today want to know what the manuscript means.

\... 4 Experts say that Wilfrid Voynich wrote the manuscript.
Critical Thinking C 1 Are mysteries like the Voynich Manuscript interesting to you? Why or

why not?
2 Why might someone create a book in a language no one understands?

Learning new vocabulary can be fun. Learning new vocabulary can be one of the most
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enjoyable parts of becoming a good reader. In addition to the vocabulary that is explicitly taught in this chapter,
are there other words related to the topic that you would like to learn?

Vocabulary A In each sentence, @the best answer. The words in blue are from
Comprehension the passage.
Words in Context 1 If you discover something, you it.
a find b look for
2 A mysterious person loves to _____ _
a tell jokes b keep secrets
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