1. When did Richard start working?

a Before he left school

b After he left school

c When he was 21

d When he was 19

2. How old was Richard when he first became interested in watches and clocks?

a 7 or 8 years old

b 9 or 10 years old

c 11 or 12 years old

d 13 or 14 years old

3. What did Richard do on Saturday mornings?

a He worked in his uncles shop

b He repaired watches and clocks at home

c He went to work for a clock and watch repairer

d He helped his father

4. What is an apprenticeship?

a A special clock repairer

b A type of watch

c A type of training

d A five year holiday

5. Richard talks about something that carries passengers or cargo (vracht) and has a very precise clock. What is it?

a A ship

b A truck

c A spaceship

d An aeroplane

6. Where could you find a turret clock?

a In a church tower

b In a small house

c In an office

d In an aeroplane

7. Does Richard repair more watches or more clocks?

a Clocks

b He repairs about the same amount of both

c Watches

d In the summer he repairs more watches and in the winter more clocks

8. Which clocks does Richard not like repairing?

a Grandfather clocks

b Cuckoo clocks

c Turret clocks

d Old clocks

9. What does Richard say about the future of clock and watch repairing?

a He will soon have to find another job

b There soon will not be and old clocks to repair

c New watches do not need repairing

d There will always be clocks and watches to repair

10. What do children come to buy from Richard?

a Mobile phones

b Sweets

c Watches

d Watch batteries

chapter 2

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chapter 3