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UNIT 3- STORY 1

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Vocabulary

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Artifact

A) Something draw on a piece of paperB) A thing of the pastC) Something made by humans for a

specific purpose; a relicD) Something new and used

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C) Something made by humans for a specific purpose; a relic

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Excavate

A) To dig out of the earth; unearthB) To bury beneath the earthC) To sit beneath a treeD) To not be here anymore

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A) To dig out of the earth; unearth

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Sift

A) To make a cakeB) To twist into a circleC) To pass through a screen-type of sieve;

filterD) To move and change into another object

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C) To pass through a screen-type of sieve; filter

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Site

A) A place or location or sceneB) An arrangement in seatingC) To see or pictureD) To eat out

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A) A place or location or scene

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Archaeologist

A) A person, scientist, who studies dinosaurs

B) A person, scientist, who studies rocksC) A person, scientist, who studies the

lives and cultures of current societiesD) A person, scientist, who studies the

lives and cultures of the past

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D) A person, scientist, who studies the lives and cultures of the past

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Comprehension

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1) What was Damian and Joe doing in the beginning of the story?

A) They were doing their homework.B) They were digging around in Joe’s

backyard.C) They were making test pits to dig up

Joe’s backyard.D) They were lying around watching TV

and eating White Cheddar Cheese Puffs.

E) All of the above

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B) They were digging around in Joe’s backyard.

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2)What did Damien find that piqued, attracted, his mom’s interest?

A) He found an old, cobalt blue, perfume bottle stopper.

B) He found an old coinC) He found an old book that was dated

1880.D) He found several types of rocks.E) All of the above

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A) He found an old, cobalt blue, perfume bottle stopper.

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3) What does Mrs. Shea’s occupation, or job?

A) She is a sociologist who studies people and societies

B) She is a geologist and studies the earth and rocks

C) She is an archaeologist and studies about the past

D) She is a paleontologist and studies dinosaurs

E) All of the above

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C) She is an archaeologist and studies about the past.

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4) What idea did Mrs. Shea have about what to do next?

A) They should go to the area and rope it off from others to go and dig it up

B) They should go to the area and dig it up and see if they can find other artifacts or objects

C) They should go to the Mayor’s office and ask for help.

D) They should sell the objects found on E-Bay

E) All of the above

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B) They should go to the area and dig it up and see if they can find other artifacts or objects

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5) What do archaeologists have to follow?

A) A mapB) The rulesC) Each otherD) The yellow brick roadE) All of the above

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B) The rules

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6)What is the 1st step in archaeology?

A) To save everythingB) To dig a test pitC) To ask the right questionsD) To make a mapE) All of the above

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C) To ask the right questions

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7) Why do scientists ask questions when doing investigations?

A) To be sure that you stay on taskB) To stay focused on your mission or

investigationC) To form a hypothesis or theory or idea,

something every scientist must doD) All of the above

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D) All of the above

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8) Why did Mrs. Shea want Damian to behave like a scientist or like an archaeologist?

A) So she would be paid wellB) So Damian will behave and listen wellC) So he can excavate or dig appropriatelyD) So he won’t get groundedE) All of the above

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B) So Damian will behave and listen well

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9) What was the question Damian asked?

A) “Why did Farmer Brown dump his garbage in the woods?”

B) “Did people live around the area where I found the perfume bottle and other objects?”

C) “How much is the perfume bottle worth?D) “Will I find more artifacts in the woods?E) All of the above

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B) “Did people live around the area where I found the perfume bottle and other objects?”

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10)Where did Damian and Mrs. Shea go to research?

A) The town’s libraryB) On the internetC) The mayor’s officeD) The siteE) All of the above

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A) The town’s library

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11)What was the name of the farmer who build on the land?

A) Mr. BrownB) Joe’s dadC) The mayorD) Matthew AbbottE) All of the above

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D) Matthew Abbott

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12)What did Damian need in order to excavate?

A) Permission from the mayor and/or town council to excavate, dig, at the site, or park.

B) The tools to excavate or dig at the site of park.

C) Piles of dirtD) Permission from the Abbott’s familyE) All of the above

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A) Permission from the mayor and/or town council to excavate, dig, at the site, or park.

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13) What will they do with the dirt when they are finished with their excavation?A) Leave itB) Fill in the holes and try to leave the

area as they found itC) Sell the dirt to a construction siteD) Use the dirt in a gardenE) All of the above

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B) Fill in the holes and try to leave the area as they found it

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14) What is surface collecting?

A) To make sure that there is stuff to findB) To collect only at the surface and not

really worry about what is foundC) To map out the area, collect at the

surface, and observe what they find. It could also be to make a test pit.

D) To walk around the top areaE) All of the above

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C) To map out the area, collect at the surface, and observe what they find. It could also be to make a test pit.

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15) What is the purpose of a test pit?

A) To practice diggingB) To observe the change in layers of the

earthC) To throw the dig intoD) A and BE) All of the above

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D) A and B

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16)What items, or tools, do you need at an excavation site?

A) Anything to help you dig up or excavate effectively and efficiently, appropriately

B) Anything to help you dig or excavate quickly to find all the artifacts

C) As little as possible so that you don’t have to carry them around and get tired

D) Shovels and wooden stakesE) All of the above

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A) Anything to help you dig up or excavate effectively and efficiently, appropriately

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17) What do you do with items you find?

A) Look at it and then put it backB) Share it with your partnersC) Keep it for yourself and put it on a shelf

at your houseD) Put it in a bag, initial the bag, write the

location found at the siteE) All of the above

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D) Put it in a bag, initial the bag, write the location found at the site

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18)What do you do with the dirt that was dug out of from the site?

A) Fill in the holesB) Put it through a sifter or screen and look

for itemsC) Make a big pileD) Make a mapE) All of the above

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B) Put it through a sifter or screen and look for items

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19)What is the purpose of drawing a map at the site?

A) So they don’t get lostB) To note where items found were located at

the siteC) To show other archaeologists what the site

looked life before you excavatedD) So that others can come and visit the siteE) All of the above

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B) To note where items found were located at the site

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20)What happens to the layers of the ground, as you dig deeper into it?

A) The layers of the dirt change: topsoil, sand, gravelly dirt, clay

B) The layers of the dirt change: topsoil, clay, sand, gravelly dirt

C) The layers of the dirt stay the same: topsoil

D) The layers of the dirt is always sandE) All of the above

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B) The layers of the dirt change: topsoil, clay, sand, gravelly dirt

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21) What artifact did the boys first excavate out of the ground?

A) A perfume bottleB) A pop-off bottle capC) A sheep’s headD) An old toyE) All of the above

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B) A pop-off bottle cap

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22) How do you know that the bottle cap was old?

A) It was a twist offB) It needed to be washed offC) It needed a bottle opener to be openedD) It had a date on itE) All of the above

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C) It needed a bottle opener to be opened

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23) What frightened the boys?A) They thought that they excavated a

human headB) They thought that they broke one of the

rulesC) They thought that they missed lunch

timeD) They thought that they found an old

pennyE) All of the above

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A) They thought that they excavated a human head

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24) How did they know that the skull was not a human skull?

A) They saw animal fur on itB) They saw a tailC) They saw other skullsD) They saw that the jaw and teeth were

not human-likeE) All of the above

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D) They saw that the jaw and teeth were not human-like

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25) Why was the sheep’s jawbone NOT an artifact?

A) It was made by humansB) It was not used for anythingC) It was not made by humansD) It was only a jawboneE) All of the above

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C) It was not made by humans

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26) Why is it important to observe artifacts and non-artifacts at a site?

A) Both items tell us about the pastB) Both items are valuable C) Both items are made by humansD) Both items tell us what to throw awayE) All of the above

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A) Both items tell us about the past

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27) What will happen to the items sent to the lab?

A) They will be washed B) They will be examined for further

detailsC) They will be put into a cabinetD) They will be sent to another labE) All of the above

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B) They will be examined for further details

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28) What did the mayor find? A) A mapB) A leather strapC) A dishD) A 3-cent pieceE) All of the above

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D) A 3-cent piece

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29) What is significant about the mayor’s find?

A) They will keep stop diggingB) They will have the community support

to keep diggingC) They could find more valuable or

special itemsD) B and CE) All of the above

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D) B and C

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30) What is the purpose of this story?

A) To show you to pay attention to things that you find

B) To follow the right stepsC) To show you that accidental discoveries

can lead to a historical searchD) To not jump to conclusionsE) All of the above

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C) To show you that accidental discoveries can lead to a historical search