Hernando de Soto Exploration Quiz

What is the meaning of the word "demoralized" as used in the text?

• Excited

• Wealthy

• Discouraged

• Energetic

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the chronological sequence of these events? Select the correct order.

• De Soto dies, crosses Mississippi, meets Lady of Cofitachequi

• De Soto lands in Florida, meets Lady of Cofitachequi, crosses Mississippi, dies

• De Soto crosses Mississippi, dies, meets Lady of Cofitachequi

• De Soto meets Lady of Cofitachequi, dies, crosses Mississippi

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Select TWO details that show the challenges de Soto's expedition faced.

• Loss of their translator

• Attacks from natives

• Finding abandoned villages

• Building boats

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which statement best summarizes the lasting impact of de Soto's expedition?

• He found great wealth in Florida

• He established permanent Spanish settlements

• He was the first European to explore much of the Southeast

• He created peaceful relationships with natives

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why did de Soto really want to explore Florida? What was his biggest reason?

• He wanted to make friends with the native people who lived there

• He hoped to find lots of gold and become even richer than he already was

• He wanted to make maps of the southeastern United States

• His main goal was to build new Spanish towns and cities

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

De Soto's expedition faced many challenges. Select TWO difficulties mentioned in the text.

• Their important translator Juan Ortiz died during the journey

• Native Americans would sometimes attack them

• They found empty villages with no people in them

• They had to build boats to cross rivers

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What was the most important thing that came from de Soto's expedition? What does the text suggest?

• He found great amounts of wealth and treasure in Florida

• He created new Spanish settlements that lasted a long time

• He was the first European to explore many parts of the Southeast United States

• He made peaceful and lasting friendships with native peoples

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is a key teaching point for Questions 6-7?

• Context clues

• Explicit vs. implicit information

• Identifying main purpose

• Making inferences

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is a cause/effect relationship?

• A type of food

• A relationship between events

• A kind of music

• A drawing technique

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What is provided to struggling readers to help them?

• Extra homework

• Partially completed graphic organizers

• More books

• Extra time

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CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.4C