Feeding Tikal & The Real Frog Princess (MOY Mastery 2022)

(Feeding Tikal)

1- What choice provides a summary of the text?

• A. The ancient Maya of Tikal were creative and clever farmers. Although they did not have metal, they made tools from stone and wood. They sweetened food by keeping bees in hives and using their honey. They even used the sap of the special trees for chewing gum.

• B. Tikal was an ancient Maya city located in the Yucatan. In order to farm in the rainforest, farmers cut down trees and curned them. Food could be grown in the cleared areas for a few years before the farmers moved on and cleared new areas in which to farm.

• C. The ancient Maya who lived in the city of Tikal got their goods from a busy market. Local villagers traded clothing, pottery, and tools. Maya farmers brought crops to the market to trade. The most important crops of the day were corn and beans.

• D. Tikal was an ancient Maya city. The Maya people in and around the city had many different jobs, but most were farmers. The farmers were able to find ways to farm near the coast, on hillsides, and by clearing forests in order to grow the food needed for the kingdom.

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2- What does the word scribes mean as it is used in paragraphs 1 and 3?

• A. people who write about important events

• B. people who move around to new places

• C. people who make colorful plates and cups

• D. people who farm vegetables for others

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3- Why was salt important to the Maya?

• A. Salt was used to make tools for farming.

• B. Salt was used to improve the soil for farming.

• C. Salt was used to help meat and fish last longer.

• D. Salt was used to make vegetables taste better.

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4- What does the author mean by the phrase "enriches the soil" in paragraph 4?

• A. makes the land cost more money

• B. makes the ground better for farming

• C. makes the crops cost more at the market

• D. makes the area safe from floods or mudslides

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5- How did cutting the land into steps help the Maya farm in the mountains?

• A. Farmers could trap the water and keep the soil in place.

• B. Farmers could climb safely to higher places.

• C. Farmers could build barns and work on the flat land.

• D. Farmers could grow more types of crops.

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6- Which quotation supports the inference that the Maya ate foods other than what they grew themselves?

• A. "Bean vines grow up the corn stalks. Broad squash plants cover the ground. These three crops grow well together." (paragraph 5)

• B. "Every house has a large garden full of squash, manioc (a starchy root), chili peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, avocados, and other tasty things to eat." (paragraph 6)

• C. "They gather wild papayas, avocados, figs, and guavas. They collect cacao beans, honey, and vanilla pods to make chocolate drinks." (paragraph 8)

• D. "Then the corn is ready to store for the winter or send off to the city. Dry beans and corn will keep for a long time in clay pots." (paragraph 9)

(Feeding Tikal)

7- What stopped the Maya from using wheeled carts to take goods to the market?

• A. The Maya did not understand how to travel using wheeled carts.

• B. The Maya did not have large animals to pull wheeled carts.

• C. The Maya did not have the metal or tools to make wheeled carts.

• D. The Maya did not like going to the city using wheeled carts.

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8- What text structure does the author use in paragraph 14?

• A. The author uses cause and effect to explain how the Maya used floodwaters to help improve farming.

• B. The author uses chronological order to explain that the Maya have changed the ways they farmed their lands over the years.

• C. The author uses compare and contrast to explain that the Maya farmed the seacoasts differently than the mountains.

• D. The author uses problem and solution to explain how the Maya overcame the difficulties of farming very wet areas.

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9- How does the author support the point that growing and trading food was important in Maya culture?

• A. by describing the different foods that the Maya ate

• B. by explaining that nearly all of the Maya were farmers

• C. by listing the foods that the Maya gathered from the forest

• D. by providing details about the land on which the Maya farmed

(The Real Frog Princess)

10- What is the main idea of the text?

• A. Mantella frogs are colorful frogs that are being studied by a small team of scientists to see how their different colors protext them from danger.

• B. Mantella frogs are poisonous frogs that are being studied by scientists to learn more about the poison of the frogs and how they make it.

• C. Mantella frogs are interesting frogs that have a special way of hiding from predators that hunt in the jungle during the day.

• D. Mantella frogs are poisonous frogs that are covered in a smelly liquid that tastes bad to any creature that tries to eat them.