Rediscovering Our Spanish Beginnings
  • 1. Which word means the OPPOSITE of TREMENDOUS?
A) lively
B) trusting
C) noisy
D) small
  • 2. Which word means almost the SAME as PERMANENT?
A) needy
B) violent
C) windy
D) lasting
  • 3. What does the word DOCUMENT mean?
A) to release
B) to wonder
C) to track
D) to find
  • 4. What does the word ERA mean?
A) a measure of distance
B) a written record
C) a period of time
D) a high-pitched sound
  • 5. Which word means almost the SAME as EVIDENCE?
A) yield
B) trail
C) proof
D) vision
  • 6. What does the word UNCOVER mean?
A) to make real
B) to make known
C) to make new
D) to make small
  • 7. Someone who studies ARCHAEOLOGY would be MOST interested in
A) discovering new forms of marine life
B) identifying new weather patterns
C) listing new medical procedures
D) finding a lost colonial settlement
  • 8. What does the word EXPEDITION mean?
A) solution
B) journey
C) announcement
D) invitation
  • 9. What did the Spanish kind do AFTER he learned France established a colony in Florida?
A) He sent Pedro Menendez de Aviles to colonize and rule Florida.
B) He took his army to France.
C) He sent his army to help the French.
D) He sent Ponce de Leon to colonize and rule Florida.
  • 10. According to the article, the Spanish settlers built Castillo de San Marcos to defend themselves against all of the following EXCEPT
A) English settlers
B) enemy ships
C) French settlers
D) pirates
  • 11. The reader knows that Castillo de San Marcos had to be built with a nearly indestructible shell stone because
A) it was the only material acceptable to the Spanish king.
B) it was the only material they had available.
C) it was native to Spain.
D) it was clear that wooden forts were easily destroyed.
  • 12. According to the article, what can you study to learn about the oldest city in America?
A) newspaper articles
B) fossils
C) history books
D) artifacts
  • 13. What is the MAIN idea of the section "Learning About the Past in the Present"?
A) St. Augustine is the oldest city in America.
B) You can learn about colonial times by visiting St. Augustine.
C) Many battles took place in St. Augustine.
D) There is a great fort in St. Augustine.
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