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#1. Which statement best shows that the mounds were built in a variety of designs?
"They can be flat-topped pyramids, rounded domes, or barely perceptible rises on the landscape." (paragraph 2)
Correct Answer: C
#4 Which statement below is a central idea of the passage?
Studying mounds provides important insights into American Indian culture.
Correct Answer: B
#5 Which statement best describes how the mounds affected the entire Native American community?
The mounds preserved a sense of honor and cultural identity for the people.
Correct Answer: C
#17 How does the author make distinctions between the various cultures in paragraph 4?
by explaining different uses for the mounds
Correct Answer: A
#2 Read the sentence below from paragraph 6.
Erosion, farming, urban development, and looting continue to degrade these sites.
What is another word for degrade as it is used in this way?
Diminish
Correct Answer: D
#9 Which statement best shows that the mounds were used for multiple purposes?
“How American Indians used the mounds also varied.” (paragraph 4)
Correct Answer: B
#12 Which sentence from the section How were Mounds Made best contributes to the development of the central idea of the whole passage?
“Variations of this scene were repeated throughout Mississippi over a span of at least 1,800 years.”
Correct Answer: D
#13 Choose a phrase for each blank to correctly complete the sentence.
the opportunity to learn more
urban development and looting
Correct Answers: B, C
#18 Select two details from paragraph 6 that best explain the importance of protecting the mounds.
Correct Answers:
secrets of our nation's past have vanished
future generations may continue to experience wonder
#8 Read the sentence from paragraph 3.
“Some mounds are arranged around broad plazas, while others are connected by earthen ridges.”
What does earthen mean as it is used in this sentence?
Made of dirt
Correct Answer: A
Based o your reading, where are these mounds located?
Correct Answer: Mississippi
#10 This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A - What is the central idea of paragraphs 2-5?
Part B - How did the author support the central idea in Part A?
Part A: While the mounds varied in shape and purpose, they are all important to American Indian culture.
Part B:
by giving examples of how the mounds were shaped, and the multiple purposes each mound
Correct Answers: A, D
#14 Select two paragraphs that give examples of the varying appearance of the mounds.
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Correct Answers: B, C
Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
“They carry their burdens to a clearing, dump the soil, and tamp it down with their feet.”
Which two words best replace the word burdens?
Bundles and cargo
Correct Answers: A, B
Identify 3 uses for the Indian mounds as described in the text.
Correct Answers:
territorial markers - social unity - community identity and pride
#7 Which sentence from the section More About Mounds best contributes to the development of the central idea of the whole passage?
"Regardless of the particular age, form, or function of individual mounds, all had deep meaning for the people who built them." (paragraph 5)
Correct Answer: C
#15 Part A - How does the author introduce the topic of how mounds were built?
Part B - Which detail from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
Part A: by inviting the reader to picture the building process
Part B: “Mounds can stand alone or can be in groups of as many as 20 or more.” (paragraph 3)
Correct Answers: B, A
#6 Read the sentence below from paragraph 4.
The purposes of some of the most ancient mounds are still shrouded in mystery.
Which two words could best replace shrouded?
covered and veiled
Correct Answers: B, E
According to the text, how were these cultures and communities described?
Correct Answer: Complex
These people developed the complex societies of long ago. (paragraph 6)
#3 Decide which two statements are central ideas in the passage. Mark each of the two statements in
the Two Central Ideas column. Mark the remaining ideas in the Supporting Details column.
CI: Studying mounds provide important insights to American Indian Culture
Mounds in MS were built over 1800 years ago
SD: the remaining
#16 Cause - repeated dumping and tamping of soil /construction of mounds spans over 1,800 years / mounds are protected by the current generation
Effect - mounds are gradually built to impressive heights / diversity and creativity of mound builders is preserved / insight is gained about how many ancient people groups lived
Correct Answers:
repeated dumping and tamping of soil & mounds are gradually built to impressive heights
mounds are protected by the current generation / diversity and creativity of mound builders is preserved
construction of mounds spans over 1,800 years / insight is gained about how many ancient people groups lived
Read this sentence from paragraph 4.
"Still other earthworks were symbolic pinnacles of power for leaders who dwelled atop them."
What is the meaning of the words symbolic and dwell?
Symbolic - used to represent and/or resemble
Dwell - live in or at a specific place