Lost City The Discovery of Machu Picchu By Ted Lewin

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Lost CityThe Discovery of Machu PicchuBy Ted
Lewin
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Vocabulary
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1. That land has been terraced.

• leveled
• developed

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a. leveled
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2. The bells made a glorious sound.

• a. inspiring
• b. magnificent

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• b. magnificent

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What does ruins mean?

• jungles
• remains

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• b. remains

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The granite feels cool.

1. wood
2. rock

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• b. rock

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Your curiosity can get you into trouble.

• Search for the truth
• Desire to know

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• b. Desire to know

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Helena words came out in a torrent.

• Swift flow
• Angry shout

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• a. Swift flow

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7. The foxes hide in the thickets

• caves
• shrubs

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• b. shrubs

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• Comprehension
• Questions

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What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author told
the boys thoughts?

• To make the selection more mysterious and
  interesting.
• To show what the childs life was like from day
  to day.

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a. To make the selection more mysterious and
interesting.
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9.What probably happened before the Quechua boy
had a dream about a tall stranger ?

• a. Bingham traveled by mule train to the Urubamba
  River
• b. Bingham arrived in Cusco to look for the lost
  city.

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b. Bingham arrived in Cusco to look for the lost
city.
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How were Cusco and the first capital of the Inca
ALIKE?

1. They were filled with gold and other riches.
2. They were built by people that lived long ago.

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• b. They were built by people long ago.

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What can you conclude abut the Inca based on the
information in the story.

• They originally came from Spain.
• They once ruled in South America

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• b. They once ruled in South America.

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12. Which is a generalization from the story?

1. The Quechua people are interested in their past
2. The Incan cities were built to last a long time.

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• b. The Incan cities were built to last a long
  time.

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13. From information from this story, you can
tell that the journey to Machu Picchu was
__________________.

• Dangerous
• Amusing

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• a. Dangerous!

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14. Which is the MAIN IDEA of this story?

1. The Quechua boy led Bingham to Vilcapampa, the
   lost city of the Inca.
2. Bingham, who was determined to find Inca ruins,
   found Machu Picchu.

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• b. Bingham, who was determined to find Incan
  ruins, found Machu Picchu.

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15. Which is an OPINION (based on feelings)
about the information in the story? (Not a fact)

• a. The Quechua boy asked Bingham to follow him.
• b. Bingham discovered a place that truly amazed
  him.

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• b. Bingham discovered a place that truly amazed
  him.

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16. Which of these events happened FIRST in the
selection?

• a. Bingham took a picture of the Quechua boy.
• b. Bingham found the lost city of Machu Picchu.
• c. A Quechua boy led Bingham up the mountain.
• d. A farmer told Bingham he knew about some ruins.

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• d. A farmer told Bingham he knew about some
  ruins.

Hey Look!
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On Binghams way to Machu Picchu, what did he see
after he found the sun temple?

1. A curved stone wall.
2. A grand staircase.

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• b. A grand staircase.

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18. Why were there only a few people that knew
about the ruins?
GROUP WORK
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• The ruins were very hard to get to so many people
  never traveled there.

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19. Why did the boy call the camera a black
box?
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• He had no idea what it was so called it a black
  box because that is what it looked like.

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20. How was the authors search for the ruins
DIFFERENT than Binghams search?
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• Bingham had no idea where to find the ruins, but
  the author knew how to get to Machu Picchu
  because of Binghams discovery and journey.

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The End