-il and -ir Prefixes
Logical or illogical?
Rabbits worked in the fields with the Maya to help plant crops.
What is illogical?
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common:
A) swamplands and underwater wells
B) multiple gods and religious ceremonies
C) llamas and toucans
D) metal tools and pulleys
B) What are multiple gods and religious ceremonies?
Moctezuma
Cuzco
Pakal
Amazon
Tenochtitlan
_______is the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day Mexico City.
What is Tenochtitlan?
Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The cat chased the mouse."
a) The cat
b) chased
c) the mouse
d) The cat chased
What is the cat?
What does the root, tract mean?
a) life
b) write
c) drag or pull
d) push or pull
What is drag or pull?
responsible or irresponsible?
Maya farmers worked hard to supply food to the city-states.
What is responsible?
A sudden, widespread illness is called:
A) isthmus
B) epidemic
C) marsh
D) quinoa
B) What is an epidemic?
Moctezuma
Cuzco
Pakal
Amazon
Tenochtitlan
______was the Inca capital.
What is Cuzco?
Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly."
What is barked loudly?
The SUBJECT of a sentence...
a)tells whom or what the sentence is about.
tells what the subject does or is.
What is tells whom or what the sentence is about?
legible or illegible?
He was in such a rush when he wrote the paragraph that it was difficult to read what he wrote.
What is illegible?
Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:
A) sacred temples
B) a number system
C) precious gemstones
D) a writing system
B. What is a writing system?
(Pick 2) THe Aztec adapted to their environment by________.
A) building chinampas
B) creating step terraces
C) building aqueducts
D) using slash and burn techniques
What are building aqueducts and step terraces?
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: "She runs every morning."
What is runs?
The PREDICATE of a sentence...
A- tells what the sentence is about.
B- tells what the subject does or is.
What is B- tells what the subject does or is?
regular or irregular?
People from different classes of society used the Maya system of counting often in their daily lives.
What is regular?
Some thing that is holy or deserving respect is:
A) vast
B) primitive
C) orderly
D) sacred
D) What is sacred?
Things that are produced ,living, or existing naturally in a particular area are_____ to that place.
A) indigenous
B) imported
C) cultivated
D) habitable
What is indigenous?
Compare and contrast the following ideas: "Reading books" and "Watching movies."
A)Both are forms of entertainment.
B)Reading books requires imagination, while watching movies provides visual and auditory experiences.
C) Both can be done alone or with others.
D) Both can be enjoyed in a comfortable setting.
What is Reading books requires imagination, while watching movies provides visual and auditory experiences.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: "The cake smells delicious."
a) cake
b) smells
c) delicious
d) The
What is b- smells?
According to a myth passed down among the Aztec, one of their gods told them that they would know that they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw:
A) a large lake with several small islands
B) a hawk circling over a lake
C) aqueducts and causeways
D) an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake
D) What is an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake?
______ is Spanish explorer associated with the decline of the Aztec civilizations.
A) Columbus
B) Manco Capac
C) Pizarro
D) Magellan
E) Cortes
Who is Cortes?
Compare and contrast the following ideas: "Summer" and "Winter."
a) Both are seasons.
b) Summer is hot, while winter is cold.
c) Both have holidays.
d) Both can be enjoyed outdoors.
What is summer is hot while winter is cold.
The word illegal consists of the prefix ____ and the suffix ___.
a) i, legal
b) ill, egal
c) il, legal
d) ille, gal
What is -il and legal ?