St. Augustine: A Story of America
Who arrived in a Timucua village in 1513?
a. Seloy
b. Charles IX
c. Juan Ponce de León
d. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
c. Juan Ponce de León
My friends grandpa is a famous artist.
What needs to be fixed?
friend's
All but ten candles were packed in wooden boxes.
Think about the suffix -en. What is the meaning of wooden above?
a. made of wood
b. looks like wood
c. better than wood
d. harder than wood
a. made of wood
What vibrant hue makes emeralds the greenest gems in the crown?
Green
For how long had the Timucua people lived in north central Florida before the Spanish arrived?
For thousands of years.
The author writes that after the Spanish defeated the French in 1565, the French did not try to establish colonies in Florida again.
What does the word establish mean as it is used in the article?
a. move
b. start
c. change
d. end
b. start
The football players uniforms were dirty after the game.
What needs to be changed?
players'
The class started with a list of our schools rules and then added some of our own.
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a. Change schools to school’s.
b. Change schools to schools’.
c. Change rules to rule’s.
d. Change rules to rules’.
a. Change schools to school’s.
How many elements are rocking the periodic table's ultimate lineup?
118 elements
What is a lasting effect of Ponce de Leon's exploration?
The name he gave to the land, Florida.
The author claims that coquina was good protection against the English attacks.
What reason does the author give to support this claim?
a. The English were unable to burn down the fort.
b. The attackers were unable to climb over the walls.
c. The ships could not get close enough to the fort to attack it.
d. Cannonballs became stuck in the walls instead of shattering them.
d. Cannonballs became stuck in the walls instead of shattering them.
Singular or Plural Possessive Noun? Where to put the apostrophe?
bears den
singular, bear's
Another is to show respect for other students things by not borrowing anything from them without permission.
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a. Change students to student’s.
b. Change students to students’.
c. Change things to thing’s.
d. Change things to things’.
b. Change students to students’.
How many Great Lakes are the OG water giants of the United States?
Five
What did the French do after the Spanish left?
They began their own colony.
Look at the timeline that follows paragraph 29 and shows the years 1700–1800.
In which year was the second Fort Mose built?
a. 1738
b. 1740
c. 1752
d. 1775
c. 1752
Rewrite the possessive noun and correctly place the apostrophe.
The (witness) testimony helped put the criminal in jail.
witness's
We may not often think of childrens duties as citizens, but we do have them.
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a. Change childrens to children’s.
b. Change childrens to childrens’.
c. Change citizens to citizen’s.
d. Change citizens to citizens’.
a. Change childrens to children’s.
What's the name of the world's longest river, flowing with epic tales?
The Nile
Why did the Spanish return to Florida and found St. Augustine?
The Spanish wanted to secure land for themselves.
What is the central idea of the section “St. Augustine Today”?
a. Visiting St. Augustine now gives people an idea of how people lived there in the past.
b. Visitors to the Oldest Wooden School House will learn it is still being used as a school.
c. Visitors can watch archaeologists dig at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.
d. Visitors will not see any wooden buildings that were built before 1702.
a. Visiting St. Augustine now gives people an idea of how people lived there in the past.
On Monday, Sarahs project was due.
What change should be made to this sentence?
a. Change childrens to children’s.
b. The sentence should end with a question mark.
c. The sentence should end with an exclamation point.
d. Make no changes.
a. Change childrens to children’s.
What does the suffix -able mean?
able to be
From where do we sweeten our lives with nature's sugar crystals?
Sugarcane
Why is the Gonzalez-Alvarez House interesting to visit?
It is the oldest surviving house in St. Augustine. It shows visitors how Spanish colonists lived in the 1700's.