Mysteries at Cliff Palace

Reuben thinks that when he sees Cliff Palace up close, he will

• find his missing notebook

• learn why the Puebloans disappeared

• use his lucky pen to draw a picture of the dwelling

• climb into the the sandstone alcoves in the cliff dwelling

Rosa thinks that Ruben will

• find his lucky pen

• fail to solve a mystery

• learn how to make sandstone bricks.

• discover what happened to the Puebloans

The spanish word verde means

• green

• plant

• table

• tree

The alcoves in the cliff dwellings were caused by

• people digging them out

• crumbling and breaking sandstone

• towers that fell down through the years

• water rushing through the cliff dwellings

What is most likely reason the Ancestral Puebloans built their homes in the side of a cliff?

• to store food in times of drought

• to catch rain water as it flowed down the cliff

• to protect themselves from being attacked by others

• to make sure they had a good place to live for generations

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Ancestral Puebloans may have left the Mesa Verda area?

• other people kept stealing their food

• they had to fight others for good land

• it became too dry for them to store food

• another group moved into the Cliff Palace

What happens to Ruben's lucky pen?

• dad borrows it

• mom picks it up

• rosa hides it from him

• Ranger Jenkins loses it

Select the theme of this story.

• Ruben cannot find his lucky pen or his notebook.

• Some mysteries in life can be solved, but others cannot.

• Hard work pays off.

• Ruben tries to figure out why the Pueblos left Mesa Verde.

What does the word resemble mean in the sentence below?

Some animals have patterns that resemble things in the environment.

• look like

• reflect on

• take apart

• grow from

What does the word achievement mean in the sentence below?

Tara won an award for her achievement in science.

• quality work

• cooperative effort

• detailed instruction

• unusual experiment