Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

Comment: 
Another heading some students might choose is 
iv, which is about war. The 
text mentions that horses were used in battlefields and other places, but 
does not go in 
depth about the outcome (result) of these wars.
iv Influencing the outcome of conflicts
Comment: 
The whole paragraph 
discusses a wide range of uses for domestic 
horses
: being a source of food at first, and later being used for horseback riding or pull-
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ing chariots. The 
last sentence summarizes 
this by again listing different aspects of 
human lives (work, play, trade etc) being shaped (influenced) by domesticated horses:
Q 2. Section B: 
vi A wide range of uses for domestic horses
Comment: 
Is there any other question we can answer in 
paragraph B?
Q 9. 
Initially people probably used domesticated horses to supplement their diet.
Meaning:
Is it true that at first people may have used domesticated horses for food?
Answer: Yes. Therefore, 
True
Explanation: 
According to the text, the first domesticated horses were probably kept 
as a source of food, rather than other purposes (see 
the highlighted part
).
Questions 3 and 10
Highlighted in red 
= Question 3
Highlighted in blue 
= Question 10
Part of the passage [Par C]:
 
When people domesticate animals, they control their