Central Ideas and Description in The Ancient City Life in Classical Athens and Rome

Question 1

What is the central idea of this passage?

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Excavations show what kinds of toys Greek children played with.

Question 2

✔ nounsadjectives

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✔ nouns

Question 3

✔ nounsadjectives

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✔ nouns

Question 4

nouns✔ adjectives

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✔ adjectives

Question 5

Which details support the central idea that wrestling was the most popular sport in ancient Greece? Check all that apply.

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Some athletes became professionals.; Wrestlers were the subject of paintings.; The ground was carefully prepared.

Question 6

Which statement best explains the way the author uses description in the passage?

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Nouns provide information about specific instruments played.

Question 7

For each selection from the text, use the drop-down menu to identify whether the specific detail is primarily based on adjectives or nouns.

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“The oil was contained in special decorated containers.”: adjectives; “The contestants had to run wearing helmets and leg guards.”: nouns; nouns; “The Greeks used a very light elder-wood javelin.”: adjectives

Question 8

For each selection from the text, use the drop-down menu to identify whether the specific detail is primarily based on adjectives or nouns.

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✔ adjectives; “The oil was contained in special decorated containers.”: adjectives; “The contestants had to run wearing helmets and leg guards.”: nouns; nouns; “The Greeks used a very light elder-wood javelin.”: adjectives

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