Compound words
What does campsite mean?
The artifacts came from an ancient campsite.
a. a tool used for camping
b. a shelter used for camping
c. a place where people camp
c. a place where people camp
What does hunter mean?
These tools and weapons were used by hunters.
a. person who hunts
b. something hunted
c. related to hunting
a. person who hunts
Our teacher _______ explaining how the tomb was discovered.
a. was
b. will
c. are
d. has
a. was
The robbers ran away with all the treasures they _____ carry.
a. can
b. may
c. could
d. should
c. could
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
Despite their excitement, the works must keep digging slowly.
a. change their to they're
b. change works to workers
c. change digging to dig
d. make no change
b. change works to workers
A roadblock may be built to keep traffic away from the work site.
a. one who blocks a road
b. a block used to build a road
c. a road that is one block long
d. something that blocks a road
d. something that blocks a road
Some people study the development of art in ancient cultures.
a. not developed
b. able to develop
c. starting to develop
d. process of developing
d. process of developing
Tomorrow, archaeologists _____ to reporters about their discovery.
a. talking
b. is talking
c. were talking
d. will be talking
d. will be talking
Fossils break easily, so you ____ lift them carefully.
a. should
b.would
c. may
d. can
a. should
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
But they could go faster if more people joined their team.
a. change could to must
b. change if to after
c. change people to peoples
d. make no change
d. make no change
What does the word belltower mean?
The ruins were part of an old belltower.
a. tower with a bell
b. a bell that is really tall
c. the act of ringing a bell
a. tower with a bell
Hundreds of years ago, a group of people lived in this mountainous area.
a. across the mountains
b. having mountains
c. from a mountain
d. at a mountain
c. from a mountain
My brother ____ like this book about mummies.
a. was
b. be
c. may
d. has
c. may
If you want to dig up artifacts, you ______ have the right tools.
a. can
b. must
c. might
d. would
b. must
Which answer, if any, shows correct use of quotation marks?
Cheo says, Archaeology is a career for patient people.
a. "Cheo says"
b. "Archaeology is"
c. "Archaeology is a career for patient people"
d. no quotation marks needed
c. "Archaeology is a career for patient people"
In Italy, construction projects for underground trains and carparks can take years to complete.
a. the act of parking a car
b. places where cars park
c. people who park cars
d. cars driving in parks
b. places where cars park
The creator of these wall paintings followed the style of earlier artists.
a. person who creates
b. process of creating
c. something created
d. the act of creating
a. person who creates
Right now, workers _____ artifacts from the cave.
a. will be removing
b. are removing
c. were removing
d. removing
b. are removing
They built James Fort to protect themselves from dangers they ______ face.
a. should
b. might
c. will
d. can
b. might
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
As they started digging, the archaeologists guessed they should uncover a house from the Bronze Age.
a. change started to starting
b. change should to would
c. change from to for
d. make no change
b. change should to would
To avoid damaging housewares found in ancient homes, the soil must be removed by hand.
a. houses with furniture
b. things used in a house
c. things sold from houses
d. places where houses are built
b. things used in a house
That is not a good illustration of what the animal looked like.
a. act of illustrating
b. one who illustrates
c. result of illustrating
d. opposite of illustrating
c. result of illustrating
A farmer ____ his field when he found some iron tools.
a. plowing
b. are plowing
c. was plowing
d. have plowing
c. was plowing
They show that during one hard winter, the colonists ate whatever food they ______ find and burned parts of their homes to cook it.
a. may
b. will
c. could
d. should
c. could
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
The man must have been wealthy because the objects are valuable.
a. change must to should
b. change have been to be
c. insert not before have been
d. Make no change
d. Make no change