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Read each item below carefully and choose the
correct answer.

(1 Read the dictionary entry below.

" Noun clever control
" Noun skillfulmanagement
Which of the following words is defined above?
manipulation
modification

©nutrients
O surplus
What does the word nutrients mean?
items that decrease strength
Gelements that contain liquid
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substances that contain nourishment

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What does the word surplus mean?
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Copyright an exact amount for what is necessary
®a lack of supplies essential to complete a task
an amount that is greater than what is needed
Oan amount that is slightly less than what is required

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4 What does the word inefficient mean?

Eunqualified to meet legal requirements

strengthened by the ability to succeed
unable to achieve results in a timely manner
O
capable of reaching planned goals
Which wWord has almost the same meaning as the
word modification?
alteration © decoration
B arrangement O hardship
6 What is an example of something that is industrial?
anew factory
G an old school
aquiet office
Oa hot courtroom
Which word has almost the same meaning as the
word mutated?

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B preserved The
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©regulated
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O unaltered
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Which word has the opposite meaning of the
Word sparse?
casual plentiful
Ginsufficient weak

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of 1491-Comprehension
Read the following questions carefully. You may look back
at the selection to help find the answer to each question.
(1 Where was corn created?

Europe
®northern Mexico
©southern Mexico
Dsouthern United States

Why did some Paleoindians start eating more plants?

There were fewer animals.
GThey wanted to eat healthier.
They found maize in the fields.
Theywere easier to prepare than meats.

What is the main idea of the section "The Mystery

of Maize?
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Maize can be many unusual colors.
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B Maize was created in Mexico, but no one knows where.
The
CopyrightO ©Maize descended from another plant, but no one knows
which one.
O Maize was created by the Indians, although it is
unknown how they did it.

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4 What does a milpacontain?

just corn
Gmany crops
just beans
D beans and corn
Why did eating only corn make some Europeans sick?
They did not eat other foods that made the niacin in
Corn usable.

B There was not any niacin in their corn.

They ate too many tortillas.
OThe corn they ate wasmutated.

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