Hi-Lo: Long Ago in Timbuktu

Hi-Lo: Long Ago in Timbuktu

By Lisa Siewert

3.0-3.5

10 Main Idea / Details​

Adapted from Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers​

​Check Your Understanding

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On the following slides, select the best choice to answer the reading comprehension questions.

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Multiple Choice

During the reign of King Mansa Musa, Timbuktu was

• A wealthy city and the Kingdom of Mali.

• An imaginary city.

• A city to which Mansa Musa traveled in a caravan.

• A small village in Africa.

Multiple Choice

Which detail supports the idea that Timbuktu was worth visiting?

• Mansa Musa lived in the 14th century.

• The king of Mali made a trip to Mecca.

• Timbuktu had huge libraries and marvelous schools.

• Timbuktu was a remote, faraway place.

Multiple Choice

How was King Mansa Musa able to build Timbuktu into a magnificent city?

• He used riches from secret gold mines.

• He borrowed money from other kingdoms.

• He made a trip to Mecca.

• He taxed traders from all over the world.

Multiple Choice

The author mentions Mansa Musa's trip to Mecca because he wants to

• Compare Islam to other religions.

• Describe the route.

• Describe the camels.

• Compare Manza Musa's wealth to that of other kings.

Multiple Choice

From the last paragraph, you can guess that

• Timbuktu is no longer a wealthy city.

• the great civilization of Mali continues .

• the gold mines never existed.

• Timbuktu is not so far away after all.

​​Vocabulary

​Find each vocabulary word in the selection. The words and sentences around it will help you figure out its meaning.

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Choose the answer with the best definition of the underlined word in the following slides. ​

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Multiple Choice

Timbuktu was a magnificent city filled with splendor.

• weapons

• glory

• warmth

• people

Multiple Choice

Mali was a very advanced civilization.

• station

• high school

• society and culture

• college life

Multiple Choice

Traders from all over the world came to seek their fortunes.

• look for

• run away from

• sink

• bury

Multiple Choice

Mansu traveled to mecca with an enormous caravan.

• city

• robe

• parade of travelers

• food common in Africa

Multiple Choice

The kings stored their gold in their royal vaults.

• palaces

• locked rooms or compartments

• libraries

• towers or prisions

​Word Work

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

For example, small and tiny are synonyms. ​

Read each sentence and the words below. Type the word that means the same as the underlined word.​

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​Connotation is the emotional meaning of a word.

It affects the tone or mood of the sentence.

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For example, the word stamped below conveys an angry mood. the word skipped conveys a happy mood.

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Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that suggests that Mansa Musa was kind.

Mansa Musa was a ______________ king.

• powerful

• wealthy

• generous

• stern

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that suggests that there were lots of finely prepared food at the banquet.

The king invited them to an ____________ banquet.

• interesting

• awful

• eloborate

• unusual

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that suggests that the goods in the store were unusual and from all over the world.

The shop was filled with ___________ goods.

• antique

• expensive

• useful

• exoctic