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WorksheetsJourney to Cuzco/Get Lost! The Puzzle of Mazes
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 22mins
Yews make good hedges because they...
create all kinds of maze designs.
stay the same shape as they grow.
grow quickly to six feet or higher.
are easily trimmed into different shapes.
What do all kinds of mazes have in common?
Mazes have many paths.
Maze paths end in the center.
Maze paths go from side to side.
Mazes are designs in a flat surface.
Leeds Castle maze contains all of the following features except...
a crown shape
hedges made of corn
an underground cave
sculptures of animals
All of the following have been pictures in maize mazes except a...
map
pyramid
dinosaur
cornstalk
Which character from Greek mythology has the head of a bull and the body of man?
Minos
Ariadne
Theseus
Minotaur
Leeds Castle maze contains all of the following features except...
a crown shape
hedges made of corn
an underground cave
sculptures of animals
What is the main idea of this paragraph: Imagine you are running along a narrow, gravel pathway. On either side of you is a six-foot wall of tangled hedges. Openings along the hedge lead to other long, leafy green hallways. They all look the same. You are caught in a maze! Can you find your way out? Even a compass won't help you. Many of these twisting passageways will never take you to the end. Instead, they lead to dead ends and you have to retrace your steps. This is what makes mazes so much fun--and so difficult!
Mazes are dangerous.
Mazes are fascinating places.
It is impossible to get out of a maze.
You should carry a compass into a maze.
Where would a colon (:) go in this sentence?
Ancient Egyptians built the following pyramids, temples, and statues.
Ancient Egyptians built the following pyramids, temples: and statues.
Ancient Egyptians built the following pyramids: temples, and statues.
Ancient Egyptians built the following: pyramids, temples, and statues.
Ancient Egyptians built: the following pyramids, temples, and statues.
Where would a colon (:) go in this sentence?
Dear Dr. Enright Perhaps you could tell me about the Egyptian labyrinth.
Dear Dr. Enright: Perhaps you could tell me about the Egyptian labyrinth.
Dear Dr. Enright Perhaps: you could tell me about the Egyptian labyrinth.
Dear Dr. Enright Perhaps you could tell me about: the Egyptian labyrinth.
Dear: Dr. Enright Perhaps you could tell me about the Egyptian labyrinth.
Where should the parentheses ( ) go in this sentence?
The Romans who were great inventors built beautiful labyrinths.
(The Romans) who were great inventors built beautiful labyrinths.
The Romans (who were great inventors) built beautiful labyrinths.
The Romans (who were great) inventors built beautiful labyrinths.
The Romans who were great inventors (built beautiful labyrinths.)
Where should the parentheses go in this sentence?
We went to the basement the coldest place in the house to find his skates.
We went to the (basement the coldest) place in the house to find his skates.
We went to the basement (the coldest place) in the house to find his skates.
We went to the basement (the coldest place in the house) to find his skates.
We went to the basement the coldest place in the house (to find his skates.)
Where should the colon (:) go in this sentence?
Modern mazes are usually one of the following types multicursal mazes, weave mazes, or logic mazes.
Modern mazes are: usually one of the following types multicursal mazes, weave mazes, or logic mazes.
Modern mazes are usually one of the following types: multicursal mazes, weave mazes, or logic mazes.
Modern mazes are usually one of the following types multicursal mazes, weave mazes, : or logic mazes.
Modern mazes: are usually one of the following types multicursal mazes, weave mazes, or logic mazes.
Which of these best expresses the main idea of the story?
From these humble, beginnings the great civilization of the Inca developed
Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo taught men and women to farm and build houses, to weave cloth and prepare food.
Finally, the travelers came upon the most beautiful valley they had seen.
At each location, they tested the ground.
Why is it important to the story that the staff went so deep into the earth that it disappeared?
to show that they had arrived at a place to begin the civilization
to explain how difficult their journey had been
to explain how Manco Capac would become the first emperor
to show how Viracucho created the sky and Inti created people
