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WorksheetsIt's a Deal
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 18mins
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1.
What is the central idea of the passage?
a)
There were problems with bartering for metal
b)
Metal money had to be weighed
c)
Paper money was better
d)
Everyone likes gold and silver
2.
Which of the following tells you that there were problems with bartering metal?
a)
"People had to weigh their pieces of metal everytime they wanted to buy something."
b)
"An ancient Egyptian wall painting of workers weighing gold."
c)
"Sometimes workers marked their metal ahead of time."
d)
"The heavier the metal, the more you could buy."
3.
Why did people trust the stamped lion's head in Lydia?
a)
The king made it law.
b)
The king was known for his honesty so the people trusted his stamps.
c)
This was the only metal available.
d)
The people decided not to use the coins.
4.
What does the author mean by saying, "It's a Deal?"
a)
It means they did not think it was a fair trade.
b)
This means that people are dealing cards.
c)
Both people agree to the trade and think it's a good deal.
d)
One of the people felt they were being treated in an unfair way.
5.
Which sentence from the story gives an example of one problem with bartering?
a)
If no one wanted what you had, you were out of luck.
b)
Money has changed a lot.
c)
Everybody likes silver and gold.
6.
What is the most important reason the author chose to use comics?
a)
To inform the reader of historical facts.
b)
The author likes comics.
c)
The author wanted to give examples that supported the main idea.
d)
The author wanted to persuade the reader to like comics.
7.
What does the word valuable mean?
a)
worth a great deal
b)
worth a great deal less
c)
something very meaningful
d)
to really like something
8.
"These notes were the earliest forms of paper money we use today." What does forms mean in this sentence?
a)
a printed document
b)
a mold
c)
a type of money
d)
the shape of something
9.
Which sentence summarizes the text?
a)
Money has changed forms over time.
b)
Money is more fun to use now than it was back then.
c)
Bartering was easier than using paper money.
d)
Bartering was too hard.
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