What's Buried on Oak Island? Quiz

What led Daniel McGinnis to think treasure was buried on Oak Island? Choose TWO.

• an article about the Money Pit

• an area that looked like a filled hole

• a stone with strange writing

• an old Spanish coin

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Which sentences from the story support the correct answers to question 1? Choose TWO.

• '...Daniel had suddenly come across a round, shallow dent in the ground...'

• '...pirates had prowled the waters off eastern Canada.'

• 'One language expert...said the writing meant, 'Forty feet below, 2 million pounds are buried.''

• 'More treasure seekers were drawn to Oak Island.'

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What is the section 'The Mystery' MOSTLY about?

• how Dan Blankenship learned about a possible treasure

• how Rick Lagina and others became interested in Oak Island

• why Oak Island is thought to have a mysterious Money Pit

• how the mystery of Oak Island was solved

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Dan Blankenship was helpful on treasure hunts because he ______. Choose TWO.

• lived near the Money Pit

• spent years looking for the treasure

• had found many other treasures

• first discovered the Money Pit

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What does the word skeptical mean in the sentence 'His brother, Marty, a businessman, was skeptical'?

• curious

• displeased

• convinced

• unsure

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Today some experts believe the treasure has not been found because ________.

• it is cursed

• it was moved

• it does not exist

• it is protected by traps

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Which sentence from the story BEST supports the correct answer to question 6?

• 'Even stranger: Five human-made stone drains were found beneath the sand at a nearby beach.'

• '...seven people must die in the hunt for the treasure before it is found.'

• '...Aitken believes the Money Pit—that round hollow in the ground—was a sinkhole.'

• 'Then, around 1920, the stone mysteriously vanished.'

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Which is MOST LIKELY a point the author is trying to make? Choose TWO.

• With hard work, all mysteries can be solved.

• Some mysteries are never meant to be solved.

• Clues can be understood in many different ways.

• Treasure can mean different things to different people.

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The sidebar, “The Clues,” supports the text by:

• providing additional information that enhances understanding.

• distracting from the main text with irrelevant details.

• offering a summary of the entire text.

• contradicting the main points of the text.

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Explain how the sidebar, "The Clues", supports the text. Use details from the text to support your answer. 

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