Viking Mid-Year Reading Comprehension Quiz

What was the setting of the selection?

• Canada

• Norway

• North America

• all of the above

What does the word "convinced" mean in the following sentence from the selection? "Many others were not convinced."

• sane

• reminded

• sure

• removed

Why did Ingstad think the houses at L'Anse aux Meadows were Viking houses?

Why is it important to know that Vikings explored and settled land in North America almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus?

• because the Vikings were thought to be a group of people who didn’t explore

• because the Vikings were thought to have explored North America after Christopher Columbus

• because Christopher Columbus has long been thought of as the person who first came to North America

• because Christopher Columbus is thought to have sailed with the Vikings

What did the Ingstads find in the archaeological dig that proved women had been present in the settlement?

• pins

• cooking utensils

• a spindle whorl

• houses

What does the word "excavate" mean in the following sentence from the selection? "Then, they began to excavate the site."

• dig up

• fill up

• look up

• make up

Number the events in the selection in order from 1–5.

Almost all historians agree that the houses dug up by the Ingstads were built by Vikings.

Helge began visiting various villages along the coast.

The team found great evidence of Vikings having lived at L'Anse aux Meadows, like a pin and a spindle whorl.

Helge and Anne read the Viking sagas.

The team used carbon dating to find out how old the houses were.

• The team found great evidence of Vikings having lived at L'Anse aux Meadows, like a pin and a spindle whorl.

• Helge began visiting various villages along the coast.

• Helge and Anne read the Viking sagas.

• The team used carbon dating to find out how old the houses were.

• Almost all historians agree that the houses dug up by the Ingstads were built by Vikings.

Write true or false on the blank following the sentence. A lot of carbon-14 left in an animal bone means the animal died a long time ago.

• True

• False

Why did the author write this selection?

• A. to inform readers about the theory that Vikings explored North America

• B. to inform readers about the theory that Vikings explored Norway

• C. to inform readers about the theory that Vikings explored Greenland

• D. to inform readers about the theory that Vikings explored South America