Question

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1. What is this passage mostly about?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. a land bridge
c. the Vikings
d. discovering America
2.How did the first humans get to America?
a. By boat
b. By foot
c. By car
d. By swimming
3. According to the passage, who really discovered America?
a. Christopher Columbus who sailed to America
b. The Vikings from Norway
c. Ancient travelers that crossed a land bridge
d. Many European explorers
4. The author writes “But was America really a new land?” because
a. other European explorers had actually already found America
b. there were already people living here before the explorers
c. the explorers came from Spain, Portugal, and England
d. there was not enough food for everyone to live here
5. According to the passage, what connected Asia and North America? _____________________________________________________________________________.
6. Who discovered America? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. _____________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

1. D. Discovering America

2. A. By boat

3. A.Christopher Columbus

4. B. There were already people living here before the explorers

5. Asia and North America were connected by a land bridge called Beringia.

6. Christopher Columbus discover America because the European explorers including Columbus came looking for riches and new land. They sailed the Atlantic and found America.