The Lost City vocabulary and comprehension

That land has been TERRACED.
What is another word for TERRACED?

• divided
• reserved
• leveled
• developed

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The bells made a GLORIOUS sound. What is another word for GLORIOUS?

• rhythmic
• inspiring
• astonishing
• magnifiicent

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Did you see any RUINS? 
What is another word for RUINS?

• jungles
• mountains
• universities
• remains

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The GRANITE feels cool.
What is another word for GRANITE?

• wood
• rock
• dirt
• water

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Your CURIOSITY can get you into trouble. What is another word for CURIOSITY?

• search for the truth
• desire to know
• need for attention
• lack of knowledge

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Helena's words came out in a TORRENT. 
What is another word for TORRENT?

• swift flow
• stern manner
• angry shout
• shrill squeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The foxes hide in the THICKETS.
What is another word for THICKETS?

• pastures
• caves
• flowers
• shrubs

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the most likely reason the author told the boy's thoughts?

• to make the selection more mysterious and interesting
• to explain how the local people felt about the ruins
• to describe what the city looked like long ago
• to show what the child's life was like from day to day

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What probably happened before the Quechua boy had a dream about a tall stranger?

• Bingham traveled by mule train to the Urubamba River.
• Bingham arrived in Cusco to look for the lost city.
• Bingham went to the village of Ollantaytambo.
• Bingham talked to a local farmer named Arteaga.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How were Cusco and the first capital of the Inca alike?

• They were filled with gold and other riches.
• They were built by people that lived long ago.
• they were flooded by a nearby river each year.
• They were destroyed to make room for crops.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3