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WorksheetsLa Leyenda del Nopal
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Aztec ancestors originally came from...
a)
the North
b)
Guatemala
c)
New Mexico
2.
It took the Aztecs a long time to find the place to build their new home because...
a)
they suffered many hardships during the trip
b)
They were waiting for a sign to fulfill their prophecy
c)
They got lost
3.
Before the Aztecs found a place to build their city, they traveled...
a)
by boat
b)
by horseback
c)
by foot
4.
The year 1300 was when the Aztecs...
a)
first arrived in the Valley of Mexico
b)
first formed into a unified civilization
c)
built their first great pyramid
5.
Texcoco was...
a)
an island
b)
a lake
c)
a large city
6.
The reason the Aztecs fought their neighboring tribes was that...
a)
their god of war demanded human sacrifices
b)
the Aztecs wanted thier land to build their city
c)
these tribes were competition for the Aztecs for the scarce food resources
7.
the "nopal" is...
a)
a cactus
b)
a red flower
c)
a snake
8.
Which statement is NOT TRUE?
a)
Tenochtitlán was primarily built on floating islands what were constructed by the Aztecs
b)
Tenochtitlán was the Aztec city that later became Mexico City
c)
Tenochtitlán was the name that the Spanish gave to Mexico City
9.
In section 2, "dijeron" is in the...
a)
imperfect - they were telling them
b)
preterite - they told them
c)
preterite - they used to tell thm
10.
In section 6, "quería" means...
a)
wanted (imperfect - mental/emotional state)
b)
used to want (imperfect - used to do)
c)
wanted (preterite - only wanted for a finite amount of time)
11.
In section 10, "era" is in the...
a)
imperfect - describes in the past
b)
imperfect - repeated action in the past
c)
preterite - one time, completed event
12.
In section 11, "empezaron" is in the...
a)
imperfect - ongoing, no specific beginning/end
b)
preterite - clear beginning
c)
preterite - something interrupting another ongoing action
13.
La leyenda del nopal is...
a)
a Mexican folktale with a moral about hardwork
b)
the creation myth of the Aztecs
c)
the story about how the Aztecs came to build their capital city
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