U3 W5 Selection Vocabulary

What does the word reconstruct mean?

• to make new

• to prove false

• to change for the better

• to put parts back together again

Which word has almost the same meaning as the

word fragments?

• grains

• needles

• pieces

• thorns

What does the word remnants mean?

• specific requests

• periodic payments

• things that correct a failure

• small parts or traces remaining

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the

word intact?

• broken

• forgotten

• mistaken

• stolen

A historian is a person who

• knows a great deal about history.

• specializes in philosophy.

• teaches science.

• studies animals.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the

word preserved?

• blunt

• destroyed

• glossy

• responsible

What does the word era mean?

• a risky undertaking

• a period of time or of history

• a wide, open space of land

• a particular place or spot

An archaeologist is a person who digs up the remains

of ancient cities to

• change history.

• study the objects found there.

• plant new landscapes in their place.

• determine the best conditions for vegetation.