Generalizations Test

1.

1 point

What generalization is made in lines 1-4?

All Mayan people had beautiful farms.

Many Mayan people were priests.

The Mayan people lived a better life than most people of that time.

No one knows why the Mayan people disappeared.

2.

1 point

What details are used to support the generalization in lines 1-4?

The Mayan priests studied the sun, moon, stars, and planets.

Only the priests lived in the cities.

The Spanish arrived in Mexico in the 1500s.

The Maya knew a lot about nature and the world around them.

3.

1 point

What conclusion can you draw about the Mayan people in lines 15-17?

They stopped growing crops because they wanted to eat meat.

They were not very advanced.

Life was very unfair in Mayan society.

Math was important to their everyday lives.

4.

1 point

What generalization is made in lines 12-14?

Most Mayans lived a simple life close to nature.

Many of these Mayan cities and temples are still standing.

The people worked hard to build cities.

The people lived in small huts with no windows.

5.

1 point

Measuring time was important to the Maya because__________.

they lived close to nature

farmers needed to know when to plant their crops

the Mayan gods told them it was important

they needed to know when to leave work

6.

1 point

What details support the generalization that the Maya are still one of our greatest mysteries?

The had no horses to carry the heavy stone they used for building.

The cities that the Maya built were beautiful.

Scientists are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya.

Many of these Mayan cities and temples are still standing.

7.

1 point

What generalization is made in lines 21-24?

The Maya may have died from disease.

All Mayan people measured time.

No one knows why the Maya disappeared.

All Mayan cities were beautiful.

8.

1 point

The Maya honored their gods by_____________.

building great temples

living in simple huts

creating a system to measure time

growing special crops

9.

1 point

Study the map. Which statement best describes where cacao trees grow?

in Africa

in northern lands

near the equator

on islands

10.

1 point

Who first used chocolate as food?

the Chinese

Natives of the New World

Europeans

people living in Africa

11.

1 point

Which generalization can you make after reading lines 1-3?

Chocolate is not popular in Europe.

Most people do not like chocolate.

Many people around the world like chocolate.

Nine-tenths of the world's people like chocolate.

12.

1 point

Which generalization about the world's cacao farms is true?

There is a wide variety of cacao farms.

All cacao farms start on completely cleared land.

All cacao farms are family affairs.

All cacao farms are huge plantations.

13.

1 point

Which generalization can you make about lines 8-13, lines 14-16, and lines 17-21?

Cacao trees grow in all climates.

Funguses and insects are good for cacao trees.

Cacao trees are easy to take care of.

Cacao farming is hard work.

14.

1 point

Which is not a threat to the cacao tree?

seed pods

witches' broom

swollen shoot

mealybugs

15.

1 point

Which generalization about farming cacao is true?

You have to deal with a variety of harmful diseases and insects.

You have to grow the trees for ten years before you have a crop.

You have to wrap the dried cocoa beans in paper or foil.

You have to grow the trees in bright sunlight.

16.

1 point

The journey from cacao bean to the chocolate you eat_______________.

is quick and easy

is a ten-year journey

needs contributions from many people

is by way of Europe