Unit 5 Comprehension Test 1

What happened BEFORE the boys found the cave?

• Jacques found a rabbit hole.

• They lit a kerosene lamp.

• Robot started barking.

• They saw a bear.

Read this sentence from the article.

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These pictures were painted about 17,000 years ago during the Paleolithic Period, which is also called the Stone Age.

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The root of Paleolithic is the Greek word paleo, meaning “old or ancient.” Knowing this suggests that Paleolithic refers to ____

• foreign people.

• the study of art.

• a time long ago.

• a place in France.

How were the painters at Lascaux able to reach the high ceilings?

• They sprayed paint through hollowed bones.

• They built structures on which to stand.

• They burned animal fat in stone lanterns.

• They carved holes in bones.

Read this sentence from the article.

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And a picture is worth a thousand words. These paintings tell us a lot about how people lived during the Stone Age, and how they saw the world around them.

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What does the proverb a picture is worth a thousand words mean?

• A lot can be learned by studying a picture.

• A lot can be learned from the pictures in a book.

• No need to worry about something you cannot see.

• Owning something is better than borrowing something.

The officials at Lascaux wanted to protect the paintings. What evidence from the text shows the solution to this problem?

• Lascaux II was opened in 1983.

• The caves were closed to the public.

• Jacques Marsal became Chief Guardian.

• The many visitors were damaging the paintings.

Read this sentence from the article.

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The paintings of Lascaux are a window to the past.

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What does this metaphor mean?

• The paint is so thin that you can see through it.

• The entrance to the cave leads you to the paintings.

• These pictures help you see what the world was like long ago.

• These images were painted on windows in the caves of Lascaux.

What information does the sidebar (extra on pg. 106) provide?

• where Lascaux is located

• how the painters made paint

• where Jacques Marsal is today

• what is shown in the cave paintings

Which word from the article is a homograph of the word defined below? (means the same as the definition given below)

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to carry on the body, as clothes

• awe

• ceiling

• tunnel

• wear

In order to help the reader understand the discovery at Lascaux, the author tells the story ____

• in chronological (events in time) order.

• like a newspaper story.

• with interviews.

• in fi rst person.

Where in Montignac did the boys find the paintings? Describe at least 3 sequenced steps that led to them finding the paintings? (5 points - At least 4 sentences)

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