Practice Test D – Reading
Question 1- 9
In the 1500's when the Spanish moved into what later was to become the
southwestern United States, they encountered the ancestors of the modern-day Pueblo,
Hopi, and Zuni peoples. These ancestors, known variously as the Basket Makers, the
Line Anasazi, or the Ancient Ones, had lived in the area for at least 2,000 years. They were
(5) an advanced agricultural people who used irrigation to help grow their crops.
The Anasazi lived in houses constructed of adobe and wood. Anasazi houses were
originally built in pits and were entered from the roof. But around the year 700 A.D.,
the Anasazi began to build their homes above ground and join them together into
rambling multistoried complexes, which the Spanish called pueblos or villages.
Separate subterranean rooms in these pueblos – known as kivas or chapels – were set
(10) aside for religious ceremonials. Each kiva had a fire pit and a hole that was believed to
lead to the underworld. The largest pueblos had five stories and more than 800 rooms.
The Anasazi family was matrilinear; that is, descent was traced through the female.
The sacred objects of the family were under the control of the oldest female, but the
actual ceremonies were conducted by her brother, or son. Women owned the rooms in
(15) the pueblo and the crops, once they were harvested. While still growing, crops
belonged to the men, who, in contrast to most other Native American groups, planted
them. The women made baskets and pottery; the men wove textile and crafted
turquoise jewelry.
Each village had two chiefs. The village chief dealt with land disputes and
(20) religious affairs. The war chief led the men in fighting during occasional conflicts that
broke out with neighboring villages and directed the men in community building
projects. The cohesive political and social organization of the Anasazi made it almost
impossible for other groups to conquer them.
1. The Anasazi people were 2. The word "pits" in line 7 is closest
considered "agriculturally in meaning to
advanced" because of the way
they (A) stages
(B) scars
(A) stored their crops (C) seeds
(B) fertilized their fields (D) holes
(C) watered their crops
(D) planted their fields
, 3. The word "stories" in line 12 is 7. Which of the following activities
closest in meaning to was NOT done by Anasazi men?
(A) articles (A) Making baskets
(B) tales (B) Planting crops
(C) levels (C) Building homes
(D) rumors (D) Crafting jewelry
4. Who would have been most likely 8. According to the passage, what
to control the sacred objects of an made it almost impossible for
Anasazi family? other groups to conquer the
Anasazi ?
(A) A twenty-year-old man
(B) A twenty-year-old woman (A) The political and social
(C) A forty-year-old man organization of the Anasazi
(D) A forty-year-old woman (B) The military tactics employed by
the Anasazi
(C) The Anasazi's agricultural
5. The word "they" in line 16 refers to technology
(D) The natural barriers surrounding
(A) women Anasazi village
(B) crops
(C) rooms
(D) pueblos 9. The passage supports which of the
following generalizations?
6. The word "disputes" in line 20 is (A) The presence of the Spanish
closest in meaning to threatened Anasazi society.
(B) The Anasazi benefited from
(A) discussions trading relations with the
(B) arguments Spanish.
(C) developments (C) Anasazi society exhibited a
(D) purchases well-defined division of labor.
(D) Conflicts between neighboring
Anasazi villages were easily
resolved.
Question 1- 9
In the 1500's when the Spanish moved into what later was to become the
southwestern United States, they encountered the ancestors of the modern-day Pueblo,
Hopi, and Zuni peoples. These ancestors, known variously as the Basket Makers, the
Line Anasazi, or the Ancient Ones, had lived in the area for at least 2,000 years. They were
(5) an advanced agricultural people who used irrigation to help grow their crops.
The Anasazi lived in houses constructed of adobe and wood. Anasazi houses were
originally built in pits and were entered from the roof. But around the year 700 A.D.,
the Anasazi began to build their homes above ground and join them together into
rambling multistoried complexes, which the Spanish called pueblos or villages.
Separate subterranean rooms in these pueblos – known as kivas or chapels – were set
(10) aside for religious ceremonials. Each kiva had a fire pit and a hole that was believed to
lead to the underworld. The largest pueblos had five stories and more than 800 rooms.
The Anasazi family was matrilinear; that is, descent was traced through the female.
The sacred objects of the family were under the control of the oldest female, but the
actual ceremonies were conducted by her brother, or son. Women owned the rooms in
(15) the pueblo and the crops, once they were harvested. While still growing, crops
belonged to the men, who, in contrast to most other Native American groups, planted
them. The women made baskets and pottery; the men wove textile and crafted
turquoise jewelry.
Each village had two chiefs. The village chief dealt with land disputes and
(20) religious affairs. The war chief led the men in fighting during occasional conflicts that
broke out with neighboring villages and directed the men in community building
projects. The cohesive political and social organization of the Anasazi made it almost
impossible for other groups to conquer them.
1. The Anasazi people were 2. The word "pits" in line 7 is closest
considered "agriculturally in meaning to
advanced" because of the way
they (A) stages
(B) scars
(A) stored their crops (C) seeds
(B) fertilized their fields (D) holes
(C) watered their crops
(D) planted their fields
, 3. The word "stories" in line 12 is 7. Which of the following activities
closest in meaning to was NOT done by Anasazi men?
(A) articles (A) Making baskets
(B) tales (B) Planting crops
(C) levels (C) Building homes
(D) rumors (D) Crafting jewelry
4. Who would have been most likely 8. According to the passage, what
to control the sacred objects of an made it almost impossible for
Anasazi family? other groups to conquer the
Anasazi ?
(A) A twenty-year-old man
(B) A twenty-year-old woman (A) The political and social
(C) A forty-year-old man organization of the Anasazi
(D) A forty-year-old woman (B) The military tactics employed by
the Anasazi
(C) The Anasazi's agricultural
5. The word "they" in line 16 refers to technology
(D) The natural barriers surrounding
(A) women Anasazi village
(B) crops
(C) rooms
(D) pueblos 9. The passage supports which of the
following generalizations?
6. The word "disputes" in line 20 is (A) The presence of the Spanish
closest in meaning to threatened Anasazi society.
(B) The Anasazi benefited from
(A) discussions trading relations with the
(B) arguments Spanish.
(C) developments (C) Anasazi society exhibited a
(D) purchases well-defined division of labor.
(D) Conflicts between neighboring
Anasazi villages were easily
resolved.
