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What a World Reading 3: Amazing Stories from Around the Globe Answer Key Second Edition Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Pearson Education, 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606 Staff credits: The people who made up the What a World Reading 3 Answer Key, Second Edition team, representing editorial, production, design, and manufacturing are: Pietro Alongi, Rhea Banker, Mindy DePalma, Gina DiLillo, Nancy Flaggman, Françoise Leffler, Chris Leonowicz, Jaime Lieber, Emily Lippincott, Amy McCormick, Linda Moser, Nicole Santos, Jennifer Stem, Katherine Sullivan, Paula Van Ells, and Pat Wosczyk. ISBN: 0-13-268112-9 / 978-0-13-268112-4 CONTENTS ANSWER KEY ............................................................................................................................. 1 UNIT 1 WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE? ......................................................... 1 UNIT 2 WHY DID THE INCA EMPIRE DISAPPEAR? .................................................................... 2 UNIT 3 HOW DO HINDUS CELEBRATE THE DIWALI FESTIVAL? ............................................. 3 UNIT 4 WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND 1,001 ARABIAN NIGHTS?............................................. 3 UNIT 5 WHAT IS ANGKOR WAT? ................................................................................................. 4 UNIT 6 WHAT DOES HAIR TELL US ABOUT PEOPLE? ............................................................. 5 UNIT 7 HOW DID CHOPSTICKS ORIGINATE?............................................................................. 6 UNIT 8 WHERE DID CERTAIN WEDDING CUSTOMS COME FROM? ........................................ 7 SELF-TEST 1: UNITS 1–8 ................................................................................................................. 8 UNIT 9 WHAT IS THE CURSE OF KING TUT? ............................................................................. 8 UNIT 10 WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST?.............................................. 9 UNIT 11 WHY IS THE RENAISSANCE IMPORTANT?.................................................................. 10 UNIT 12 WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN THE WORLD? .......................................... 11 UNIT 13 HOW DID CONVICTS HELP SETTLE AUSTRALIA?...................................................... 11 UNIT 14 WHAT IS THE STORY OF TEA? ..................................................................................... 12 UNIT 15 WHY IS ERNEST SHACKLETON’S EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA SO FAMOUS? .. 13 UNIT 16 WHO INVENTED THE WORLD WIDE WEB?.................................................................. 14 SELF-TEST 2: UNITS 9–16 ............................................................................................................. 15 ANSWER KEY Comprehension (page 7) Answers not given will vary. Understanding Main Ideas 1. M 2. S UNIT 1 3. S WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN A 4. M MEDIEVAL CASTLE? 5. S Remembering Details Vocabulary (page 4) Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. The word medieval comes from Latin. Meaning 2. The “keep” of the castle was where one found the great hall and the lord’s private rooms. 1. a 3. A servant sampled the lord’s food to make sure it was 2. c not poisoned. 3. a 4. After household members had finished eating they gave 4. d the trenchers to the poor, who were waiting outside the 5. b castle gates. 6. b 5. The lord and his family were the only people who had 7. c beds because a bed was an expensive item. 8. b 6. The kitchen was built in a separate area of the castle in 9. c case it caught fire. 10. d 7. When food was plentiful on the farms, they had pork, mutton, poultry, and fish, and whatever else the Words That Go Together farmers brought them. A. 8. Honey was used to sweeten food and drink. 1. out 2. readily Making Inferences 3. up 1. b 4. caught 2. d 5. broke 3. a 6. out 4. c 7. by B. Grammar and Punctuation (page 9) 1. soaked up 1. were 2. carried out 2. was 3. replaced by 3. was 4. caught fire 4. was 5. readily available 5. were 6. swept out 6. was 7. broke the law 7. are 8. has 9. lives 10. makes What a World Reading 3 Answer Key 1 UNIT 2 Remembering Details WHY DID THE INCA EMPIRE 1. Royal Road 2. taxes on either goods or labor DISAPPEAR? 3. gold, soldiers, numbers 4. one-third of their produce 5. a room full of gold and two rooms full of silver Vocabulary (page 14) 6. the child of the sun 7. carry messages Meaning 8. ropes 1. c 2. a Making Inferences 3. d Answers may vary. Possible answers: 4. a 1. The Inca rulers were rich and powerful. 5. b 2. The Incas probably believed that their dead rulers 6. b continued to live in some way after their deaths. 7. d 3. The elderly were respected and cared for. 8. b 4. Ordinary people had hard lives with few freedoms. 9. c 5. The Inca governors did not force their ideas on other 10. a groups so that those groups would be less likely to rebel against them. Words That Go Together 6. The Inca people were very intelligent and skilled. 7. Atahualpa made the terrible mistake of inviting the A. Spaniards into his city and not fearing them. 1. at 2. of 3. special Grammar and Punctuation (page 19) 4. in 5. for A. 6. serving 1. The Incas conquered many different peoples in South 7. under America. However, they allowed them to keep their B. own customs. 1. in exchange for 2. There were huge storehouses all over the country. 2. On special occasions Therefore, no one starved. 3. under control 3. The roads were used by government messengers. The 4. majority of main reason for the roads, however, was for the 5. serving in the army soldiers to keep the empire under control. 6. at intervals 4. The Royal Road is a great achievement. As a matter of 7. stood for fact, it would be difficult to build even today. 5. The colors on the quipus represented what was being counted. Yellow, for example, stood for gold. Comprehension (page 16) B. Understanding Main Ideas Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. d 1. The Spaniards were only interested in the gold and 2. c silver of the Incas. Therefore, they made the people 3. d work in mines and neglect the farming. 4. b 2. Ordinary people had no freedom to go where they liked. For example, they could not leave their village without permission. What a World Reading 3 Answer Key 2 UNIT 3 5. In the temple, priests dress the figures of the gods in HOW DO HINDUS CELEBRATE brightly colored silk clothes. 6. The Hindus believe that the colors red and yellow make THE DIWALI FESTIVAL? the evil spirits go away. 7. During Diwali, a new lamp symbolizes new beginnings. 8. Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth. Vocabulary (page 24) Making Inferences Meaning 1. b 1. c 2. c 2. b 3. a 3. a 4. d 4. d 5. b 6. d Grammar and Punctuation (page 29) 7. b 1. The woman said that there were statues of different 8. a gods in the shrine. 9. c 2. C 10. a 3. C 4. “The symbol of Lakshmi,” she said, “is a lotus flower.” Words That Go Together 5. C 6. “Spices,” she said, “are the essence of Indian cuisine.” A. 1. let 2. pay 3. in UNIT 4 4. of WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND 5. make 6. upon THE 1,001 ARABIAN NIGHTS? 7. for B. Vocabulary (page 33) 1. rows of 2. pay, a visit Meaning 3. depending upon 1. b 4. let, know 2. a 5. short for 3. a 6. make sure that 4. c 7. take part in 5. b 6. d 7. c Comprehension (page 26) 8. c 9. b Understanding Main Ideas 10. c 1. S 2. M 3. M 4. S 5. M Remembering Details Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. Hindus start every day of Diwali by taking a bath. 2. Rangoli means “a mixture of colors.” 3. During Diwali, lights decorate the windows and doors of houses. 4. After family members pray at the shrine, they go out and visit family, friends, and business colleagues. What a World Reading 3 Answer Key 3 Words That Go Together Grammar and Punctuation (page 37) A. 1. thrilling 1. mind 2. dazzled 2. do, for 3. exciting 3. out 4. frightened 4. tale 5. shocked 5. lost 6. surprised 6. to 7. amusing 7. put 8. enchanting 9. devoted B. 10. amazing 1. spin a tale 2. carried out 3. went out of his mind 4. put off UNIT 5 5. devoted to WHAT IS ANGKOR WAT? 6. do a service for 7. lost her senses Vocabulary (page 42) Comprehension (page 35) Meaning 1. b Understanding Main Ideas 2. a 1. c 3. c 2. b 4. c 3. d 5. d 4. a 6. a 7. a Remembering Details 8. c 1. Arabia, India, Persia, China 9. d 2. love stories, historical tales, comedies, tragedies, 10. d religious legends 3. unfaithful Words That Go Together 4. these unfortunate brides 5. her beauty A. 6. let her sister sleep in their bedroom 1. of 7. tell her a story 2. to 8. he wanted to hear the rest of the story 3. make, of 4. the, of Making Inferences 5. up 6. an, of 1. F 7. in 2. F 3. I B. 4. I 1. made up 5. F 2. make use of 6. I 3. feature of 7. F 4. in detail 8. I 5. dedicated to 9. I 6. at the peak of 10. F 7. An image of What a World Reading 3 Answer Key 4 Comprehension (page 45) 6. A lot of rice was grown; therefore, a system of waterways was developed for their rice fields. Understanding Main Ideas 7. Angkor was the capital of an empire; about a million people lived there at one time. 1. b 8. The monks cleared the thick brush as much as they 2. d could; they could not take away the trees that were 3. d centuries old. 4.