Dugout Canoes in North America
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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Allison Ayers
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14 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Early Americans used the rivers to travel. Travel was very important for two reasons. First, people needed to trade with each other to get the goods they needed to live."
Identify the meaning of goods as it is used in the excerpt.
adjective - of high quality
adjective - well-behaved
noun - articles of possession
noun - profit, advantage, or worth
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The early Americans traveled in several types of canoes, one of which was the dugout canoe. As the name suggests, a dugout canoe was made from hollowing out big tree trunks. The forests had many huge trees that were ideal for making canoes. Some of the trees were so large that the finished canoe could hold up to 40 people."
Identify the meaning of hollowing as it is used in the excerpt.
adjective - without worth or meaning
adjective - dull, muffled, or deep
noun - an open space
verb - to make an open space
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which subtitle would best fit Paragraph 1?
Why Early Americans Needed Canoes
Different Kinds of Canoes
How to Use a Dugout Canoe
How Early Americans Got Together
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which conclusion does the passage best support?
Early Americans sometimes canoed in large groups.
Few trees would be available today for making dugout canoes.
Dugout canoes were better than birch bark canoes.
Making a dugout canoe required team effort.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this passage?
to tell the reasons early Americans traveled by river
to discuss the ways that early villages helped each other
to show the steps involved in hollowing out a tree to make a canoe
to highlight the importance of dugout canoes to early American villages
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from the passage.
"The first step in making a dugout canoe was to choose a tree."
Which sentence uses the word step as it is used in this sentence?
I step on the stones as I walk through the garden.
I paused when I reached the tenth step toward the door.
After completing this step, stir the batter until it is mixed well.
At the parade, we tried to walk in step with the marching band.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which dictionary entry gives the best meaning for step as it is used in the first sentence of Paragraph 3?
short distance
rung on a ladder
manner of walking
stage in a process
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