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WorksheetsHistory on Wheels - Document Detectives
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The feathers used to make quill pens come from which bird?
a)
an American quill wing
b)
a seagull
c)
a white swan
d)
a turkey
2.
Hieroglyphs were __________________.
a)
Native American Cave pictures
b)
Egyptian picture writing
c)
Egyptian writing using symbols
d)
Colonial American cursive
3.
The style of cursive writing used by the colonists is called __________________.
a)
Gothic Script
b)
English Roundhand
c)
Colonial Cursive
d)
English Cursive
4.
In the alphabet used by the colonists there were two groups of letters which there is only one symbol. They are _________________.
a)
h k and i j
b)
u v and h k
c)
u v and i j
d)
d z and h k
5.
In English Roundhand, the lowercase letter that is not closed at the bottom like ours is __________.
a)
q
b)
r
c)
y
d)
u, v
6.
In the picture, is a lowercase letter in English Roundhand. What is it?
a)
f
b)
s
c)
l
d)
b
7.
The abbreviation lbs. was a measurement used by the colonists. It stood for ____________.
a)
cups of tea
b)
pounds
c)
ounces
d)
gallons
8.
What English Roundhand abbreviated words are in the picture?
a)
dozen bottles
b)
dozen buttons
c)
dozen rottens
d)
dozen rutts
9.
In English Roundhand, which uppercase letter, other than B, is not closed on the bottom?
a)
y
b)
Q
c)
P
d)
B
10.
What has been written in the picture?
a)
a gall molafes
b)
a gallon of molasses
c)
9 gallons of molasses
d)
9 gall molafes
11.
How would a person writing in English Roundhand let the reader know there were two letters the same next to each other?
a)
write one on top of the other
b)
use the symbol :
c)
write a letter s after it
d)
draw a line over the top of the first letter
12.
From the receipt that we read, it indicated that Mr. Wynkoop purchased 9 large baskets of salt. What was he most likely going to use them for?
a)
to feed his horse
b)
to preserve food
c)
to salt his driveway
d)
all of the above
13.
During which century was English Roundhand writing popular?
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
20th
d)
21st
14.
What are the pieces of paper, with information written on them, that could be read to learn about the past called?
a)
documents
b)
diplomas
c)
certificates
d)
recipes
15.
Which of the following is NOT an original source used to learn about the past?
a)
a diary or journal
b)
a receipt
c)
an article on the internet
d)
a newspaper article
16.
The ink we used to do quill pen writing is indelible. What does that mean?
a)
cannot be removed
b)
cannot be eaten
c)
can be eaten
d)
can be removed
17.
Laid paper, used in the 18th century, was made partly with a textile fiber. What kiind of cloth was it?
a)
cotton
b)
linen
c)
silk
d)
wool
18.
One letter that is missing from the 18th century alphabet is _______________.
a)
Q
b)
capital G
c)
P
d)
capital X
19.
A capital H is close to this letter in the colonial alphabet and looks almost like it. What letter is it?
a)
the letter J
b)
the letter I
c)
the letter K
d)
the letter G
20.
Colonial writing was called _________________.
a)
cursive
b)
script
c)
English Roundhand
d)
Old Colonial Roundhand
21.
The receipt that we read indicated that Mr. Wynkoop bought 9 gallons of a sticky brown liquid. It was ____________________.
a)
maple syrup
b)
molasses
c)
brown sugar
d)
chocolate syrup
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