Reading Practice: History of Hammocks

Which sentence best supports the idea that hammocks have been used to help solve a problem?

• The Taino made the ammocks by weaving together cotton, plant fiers, and tree bark.

• Columbus admired how the hanging beds kept sleepers safe from the soggy ground and pesky forest animals

• Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes was another explorer who was fascinated by hammocks

• Today hammocks are not just for relaxing

Which sentence from the selection shows that Joshua John Ward was successful in choosing the design he used to create hammocks?

• Hammocks were soon exposed to the rest of the world.

• He was interested in creating cool beds for his riverboat

• He created hammocks out of cotton rope

• HIs company still makes hammocks using the same materials

Which definition of the word spot best matches how it is used in paragraph 3?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the most likely reason the author includes the information in paragraph 7?

• to show the reader how to find creative ways to spend time

• to provide the reader with the reasons a hammock needs to be strong

• to inform the reader of a different way hammocks are used

• to tell the reader about what hammocks are made of

Based on the information from paragraph 7, the reader can conclude that Andy Lewis...

• likes going on adventures

• does not speak to other athletes on his journeys

• has not experienced any challenges on his journeys

• has only been on one adventure

Which sentence suggests that hammocks were helpful to explorers who traveled by sea?

• People have been using hammocks for many years

• They were small enough when folded they could fit in small spaces on ships

• He drew a picture of the knitted cotton rugs that natives hung between trees using twine strings

• The joy is in the journey, rather than the destination.

Why did riverboat captain Josua John Ward craft a different type of hammock?

• he wanted to make lots of money

• he wanted to create cool beds for his riverboat

• he had lots of extra rope to use up

• he only can sleep in a hammock, not in a bed

The first people to create hammocks were...

• The Taino

• Christopher Columbus

• riverboat captains

• extreme sports athletes

Why did the author choose to start with a paragraph inviting the reader to imagine a "perfect place to start reading"?

• to interest the reader in the topic of hammocks

• to convince the reader to buy his hammock

• to tell a funny story about hammocks and someone falling off of one

• to make hammocks sound scary and awful

Which of the following text features can be found in the story "The Hammock's Swaying History"? (Select all correct answers)

• Title

• Pictures

• Headings

• Captions

• Timeline