WorksheetsGutenberg Informational Skills Check
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Using context clues, which of the following would be a probable definition of the word literacy?
“If you are reading this right now, you are taking part in the wonder of literacy.”
Obeying rules or laws
The ability to read or write
Knowledge in a specified area
Being responsible for something
Using context clues, which of the following would be a synonym for the word phenomenon?
“Much of the credit for the development of this phenomenon can be attributed to one man.”
Marvel
Accident
Obsession
Knowledge
#3 doesn't match on the paper, so here's a text structure question:
Which text structure does a biography normally categorize as?
cause and effect
problem and solution
chronological order
sequence
Which of the following expresses the correct order of events?
Gutenberg was born in Mainz, invested in mirrors, then became a goldsmith.
Gutenberg went to college, revealed his press, and then invested in shiny mirrors.
Gutenberg studied goldsmithing, invented the printing press, and then lost his shop.
Gutenberg created the printing press, printed the bible, and then invented the metal mirror.
Which BEST explains why Guternbeg’s plan to sell mirrors failed?
Too many other people had the same idea.
Flooding delayed the event for an entire year.
The mirrors were less popular than he had expected.
Newly invented glass mirrors rendered his metal mirrors obsolete.
Which of the following did Gutenberg invent?
Reflective mirrors
Written language
Scientific inquiry
The printing press
Which is NOT listed in the text as a movement to which Gutenberg’s idea contributed?
The Great Schism
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Age of Enlightenment
Which BEST explains why most people were illiterate during Gutenberg's time?
Writing had not yet been invented.
Books were rare and very expensive.
The public school system had not yet been created.
Charlemagne made reading and writing illegal for common people.
Which BEST explains why so few of Gutenberg’s bibles were sold to private individuals?
Most Europeans were not religious and did not care about the bible.
Gutenberg wanted to use his talents to help churches and universities.
Gutenberg’s Bible was pretty expensive and most people couldn’t read.
Gutenberg’s investors forbade him from selling the bibles to private individuals.
Which of the following is BEST supported by evidence from the text?
Gutenberg's idea did not make him rich but spread very quickly.
Gutenberg’s idea was a tremendous success that made him incredibly wealthy.
Gutenberg’s idea did not catch on right away but made him incredibly rich over time.
Gutenberg’s idea didn’t catch on in his lifetime, but grew very popular after his death.
Which of the following titles BEST expresses the main idea of this text?
Gutenberg: A Man Who Changed the World
The City of Mainz: Life in Medieval Germany
How to Make Books Using the Gutenberg Method
Investing Wisely: Turning Your Good Ideas into Money
Which BEST expresses the author’s purpose in writing this text?
To persuade people to read and write more
To describe what life was like during the Middle Ages
To chart the spread of printing technologies across Europe
To provide biographical information about Johannes Gutenberg
