If Stones Could Speak Vocabulary Quiz

The book, If Stones Could Speak, reveals the secrets of Sonehenge.

Which definition below best fits the word reveals?

• keeps its history unknown

• exposes or tells the secrets

• uses magic to surprise readers

• tells untruths about Stonehenge

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Machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

Which word below bests fits the definition above?

• Civilization

• Reveals

• Technology

• Relic

What is a civilization?

• A group of people

• People who are nice

• A city that was founded in ancient Egypt

• A group of people who live near each other with shared rules and culture

The builders worked rigorously to finish the house before the owners arrived. Which word/words below could replace rigorously? 

• extremely thorough and carefully

• with little focus or drive

• slowly and with great pride

• sloppy

The old car was a relic, cherished by my great grandfather. It has been passed down to me now to care for and enjoy.

What does relic mean?

• Old and broken

• Something worth a lot of money

• An object that has survived from an earlier time

• A thing form the past that has been dug up

Our group met every Friday all year long. We sang and shared stories of our past. It didn't matter that we were from very different places.

Which word below could be used to describe this group?

• Rigorously

• Community

• Civilization

• Tools

What is a tool?

• Something found from the past

• An item that is used to carry out a particular function

• Things that we eat

• Answers to unknown questions

Objects made by humans who lived in a specific time period are called ________________.

• Theory

• Tools

• Community

• Artifacts

Another word for theory could be ______________

• List

• Hypothesis

• Equation

• History