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