China and Silk

What is silk made from?

• Insects

• Humans

• Dogs

• Cats

Was Silk traded with other places?

• True

• False

Weaving silk fabric is an ancient practice that began in ________.

• China

• India

• Egypt

• Greece

The Silk Road was:

• a modern trade route connecting Europe and Asia

• an ancient network of trade routes connecting the East and West

• a famous road in ancient Rome

• a type of ancient silk fabric

China is significant in the production of silk today because:

• it has the largest silk industry in the world.

• it imports the most silk.

• it consumes the most silk.

• it has the oldest silk production techniques.

What do insects called silkworms make?

• cotton

• silk

• plastic

What does the text describe?

• how insects make silk

• how people weave silk fabric

• fabric made out of silk

Based on this information, why was a set of trade routes connecting China and the West called the Silk Road?

• because a lot of silkworms were raised along those routes

• because a lot of people stopped trading silk along those routes

• because a lot of silk was traded along those routes

In ancient China, raising silkworms helped some people make money. How did raising silkworms help some people make money?

• They used the silk from the silkworms to weave fabric that they could sell to make money.

• They sold the silkworms to people who collected different kinds of silkworms to make money.

• They used silkworms to weave fabric that they could sell to make money.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Silkworms are insects that make silk, such as spiders and caterpillars. People raise silkworms so they can use the insects' silk to weave fabric.

• Weaving silk fabric is an ancient practice that started in China. Over time, silk became a popular part of the country's trade with western countries.

• People are able to make fabric out of the silk from these insects. The fabric is soft, shiny, quite strong, and thought of as grand.