WorksheetsIf Stones Could Speak -Sec8
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Think about the text If Stones Could Speak to answer questions 1 through 6.
1. Part A. Which theory does Mike Parker Pearson suggest about why the bluestones may have been brought to England from Wales?
The construction could have been a way to unite two groups of people from different areas by cooperating on a single project.
The stones were brought to England as a peace offering after conflicts on the island.
Farmers that spread into England from Wales knew where to find and get the bluestone.
Q1. Part B. Which question best supports the answer to part A?
"Some experts believe farming was first brought to England from two directions into southeast England and west Wales."
"After farming spread through the island, there may have ben a period of cashes, followed by a time of joining together. "
"Stonehenge could have been a gigantic project drawing people together, with stones representing the two ancenstral homeland into a single monument...."
"The Riverside team found evidence that the area near Stonehenge was considered important - long before the stones were put in place - in a feature called the Cursus..."
Read this excerpt from If Stones Could Speak and answer the following question. "When a BBC crew invited Ramilisonina to Stonehenge, they were ending the era in which are single archaeologist could be the voice of the past. They were opening the analysis of Stonehenge out to the world. Similarly, several team members told me that digging all over the planet is what gives them new insight into Stonehenge."
Q2. How does the author think that Ramilisonina's work at Stonehenge contributed to archaeology?
The author thinks that Ramilisonina is the most important archaeologist to study Stonehenge.
The author thinks that Ramilisonina made a wider range of ideas acceptable in the field of archaeology.
The author thinks that Ramilisonina's work with the BBC helped Stonehenge become more well known to the public.
The author thinks that Ramilisonina proved tat Richard Atkinson was not an important archaeologist.
Q3. Part A. Which of the following is a central idea of the book If Stones Could Speak
Respected scientists must still have their work verified by other experts.
Determining when sites were constructed and used in an important part of archaeology.
Knowledge is best gained from multiple perspectives.
Experience is the most important factor in opening a mind to new ideas.
Q3. Part B. Which question best supports the answer to Part A?
"We are seeing more in Stonehenge because more people are looking and in more ways."
"Ramilisonina (he has one name) is a retired archaeologist who was born in Madagascar and devoted his life to studying its myths, its history, and the story of the pepole."
"In fact one of Atkinson's assistants had noticed the error - but he was too afraid to speak up."
"With that error cleared up the new date for the raising of the sarsens at Stonehenge was between 2600 and 2480 BC."
Q4. Read this excerpt from If Stones Could Speak and answer the following question.
"While Mike most often speaks to the press, that is really just a matter of convenience. All of the scientists are experts, and they question each other, challenge each other's views. The results Mike represent their collective best efforts."
What does collective mean as it is used in this excerpt?
analyzed by experts
discovered through rigorous scientific study
banding together to complete a single job
something shared by an entire group
Q5. Read this excerpt from If Stones Could Speak and answer the following question. "A few days later a boy, ten years old. noticed more axe head carvings on other stones. It is not just that the boy had good eyesight, he had a willingness to look in a new way. The carvings did not "solve" Stonehenge - but they came from seeing with clear eyes and a boy was as capable of doing that as the most famous archaeologist in England. "
Q5. Why did the author most likely include this story about the boy who found carvings on one of the stones at Stonehenge?
The author wanted to show similarities in the way that he became interested in archaeology and the way the boy became interested in archaeology.
The author wanted to show how the boy's new perspective was similar to Ramilisonina's new perspective.
The author wanted to show that Richard Atkinson had make many errors in his work.
The author wanted to show how finding the carvings at Stonehenge was important to new theories about the site.
Match the details to the correct set of ideas by dragging each detail to "Atkinson's ideas about Stonehenge" or "The Riverside team's ideas about Stonehenge."
Atkinson's idea about Stonehenge
infelxible
Riverside Team's idea about Stonehenge
changed with new information
Atkinson's idea about Stonehenge
widely accepted for decades
Riverside Team's idea about Stonehenge
paired with another archaeological site
