Unfamiliar Words- From Furs to Five Dollar Bills

Unfamiliar Words- From Furs to Five Dollar Bills

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of currency as it is used in paragraph 4?

• goods used in trade

• an idea accepted by many people

• something that is up-to-date

• the money used in a country

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from the passage helps the reader understand the meaning of currency?

• "based on the dollar"

• "produced by hand"

• "lost its value"

• "a new design"

Multiple Select

Which word in the following texts means "traded or exchanged one thing for another."?

A commodity is a product or raw material offered as a payment for another thing. Cows, sheep, or other kinds of animals were bartered for what a person wanted. Furs, beads, grain, giant stones, or salt were also exchanged.

• commodity

• offered

• payment

• bartered

Open Ended

Define the word minted. Then describes the words or phrases from the text that helped you figure out the meaning of the word minted.