What Happened to the Pueblo Cliff Dwellers?

Which of these sentences could be removed from paragraph 1 because it is irrelevant?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

What is the best way, if any, to revise sentence 8?

• Four hundred miles of roads linked the many villages where the 30,000 people of this culture lived.

• Linking the 30,000 people of this culture were four hundred miles of roads going to the many villages.

• There were 30,000 people and there were many villages that were linked by four hundred miles of roads.

• No revision needed.

The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 10 to engage the reader in solving the mystery. Which is the best choice?

• There must be a good reason for this, but we simply cannot know it.

• This does not seem like a good idea since it made it dangerous to get food.

• Why did people choose to live in homes where even a short walk could mean a fall of hundreds of feet?

• Did you know that archaeologists look

  for clues at sites and in writings to answer these questions?

Which word or phrase should be added before sentence 9 to help provide a transition between paragraphs?

• However,

• Suddenly,

• In addition,

• For example,

What is the best way, if any, to revise sentence 17?

• The reason may have been a severe drought, which we know that scientists said occurred from 1276 to 1299.

• Some scientists believe the reason may have been a severe drought, which we know occurred from 1276 to 1299.

• The reason may have been according to some scientists a severe drought, which we know occurred from 1276 to 1299.

• No revision is necessary.

The teacher has asked the writer to include more details about how the ancient Pueblo lived. Where would be the best place to include these details?

What is the best way to combine sentences 5 and 6?

• For centuries, in the Four Corners area where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet in sandstone canyons and on buttes and mesas, the ancient Pueblo people built large apartment communities.

• In sandstone canyons and on buttes and mesas in the Four Corners area

  where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet, the ancient Pueblo people built large apartment communities.

• For centuries, in the Four Corners area where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet, the ancient Pueblo people built large apartment communities in sandstone canyons and on buttes and mesas.

• The ancient Pueblo people built large apartment complexes in sandstone canyons in the Four Corners area, which is where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet, and also on buttes and mesas for centuries.

Which transition would be best to add to the beginning of sentence 11?

• In addition,

• I wonder why

• Just as mysteriously,

• As an example,

Part A

What is the purpose of the fifth paragraph, beginning with sentence 13?

• To remind readers that this was a violent

  time of history

• To propose theories about why the

  Pueblo abandoned their cliff dwellings

• To demonstrate that archaeologists know

  very little about the ancient Pueblo

• To explain the impact of climate and

  weather on where people lived

Part B

Which sentence would be best to include at the beginning of this paragraph?

• Although it would be good to know what happened, we do not.

• Like all Native American groups, the ancient Pueblo had a number of enemies.

• Archaeologists and historians are unsure of why the Pueblo abandoned the cliffs.

• The Pueblo are among many Native American groups studied by archaeologists and historians.