Jungle of Secrets Day 4

1. Select three key ideas that should be included in a summary of the passage. (RI 8.2)

• 1. Old texts indicate that a city was established near Angkor Wat.

• 1. Scientists used instruments to map the terrain near Angkor Wat.

• 1. Scientists faced many dangers searching for artifacts near Angkor Wat.

• 1. The Ankgor Wat temple receives more than two million visitors per year.

• 1. Scientists struggled to find the exact location of the city in the jungle’s undergrowth.

Answer explanation

This is all about DISCOVERING the city and what happened when they did.

2. 2. Part A: Which statement describes the author’s point of view in the passage?

• 1. The author feels that technology is useful but has its limitations

• 1. The author worries that the jungle will hamper future scientists’ efforts

• 1. The author is impressed by the scientists’ innovative ways of searching the jungle

• 1. The author is hopeful that visitors to the area will encourage the continued intere

Part B: How does the author develop the point of view identified in Part A?

• 1. The author outlines the geographical and cultural significance of Angkor Wat

• 1. The author gives a detailed description of failed, previous Mahendraparvata expeditions

• 1. The author provides specific examples of how technology was used to locate Mahendraparvata

• 1. The author suggests that Mahendraparvata will see the same number of visitors as Angkor Wat

3. Is the following a sentence (independent clause) or fragment (dependent clause)? 

 it’s likely that more discoveries will be made around Angkor Wat. 

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Answer explanation

 it’s likely that more discoveries will be made around Angkor Wat. 

Subject? Discoveries

Predicate: will be made around...

Complete thought? Yep

4. What type of sentence is shown below? 

In the coming years, Evans and his team will continue to investigate the area, and it’s likely that more discoveries will be made around Angkor Wat. 

• Simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex