Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region VII - Central Visayas SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TOLEDO CITY AWTHAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Awihao, Toledo City ACTIVITY SHEET II. As you read the nonfiction text below, come up with 3 questions. Write them in the space provided. Then, record the answer Fireworks were invented in China in the 7th century. The story told is that a group of Chinese monks were trying to create a medicine that would give people immortality. Instead, they accidentally invented gunpowder, which is the explosive used in fireworks, Gunpowder was eventually used for guns and bombs, but since its invention it has always been used for fireworks too. The Chinese would use the gunpowder as signal flares and for celebrations. Over time people learned that if certain metals were mixed with the gunpowder brilliant colors could be made when it was ignited. Many more advancements have happened that let fireworks create all sorts of shapes and sounds, but they still work in the same way today. For a long time fireworks have been a big part of Fourth of July celebrations in the United States. This is partly because they symbolize the rockets and explosions that Francis Scott Key wrote about in his song "The Star Spangled Banner." 1. Question: Answer:​