Written in Bone - Chapter 1

Which of the following is an example of a play on words?

• A Grave Mystery

• Finding the Fort

• Under the Soil

• Who Were You?

Chapter one begins with the discovery of __________.

• bones

• artifacts

• James Fort

• pottery

What was unusual about the skeleton found in the grave?

• The arms were bent chaotically.

• One leg was missing.

• The skull was crushed.

• The ribs were discolored.

What do we know about the bones that were found?

• The bones are from a fifteen year old male.

• The bones are from an elderly female.

• The person died of natural causes.

• The person was short in height.

Excavate means ________.

• to dig

• to bury

• to cover

• to hide

A forensic anthropologist ______________.

• studies bones.

• studies diseases.

• studies animals.

• studies plants.

Colonists died from all of the following causes except ________.

• car accidents.

• disease

• starvation

• conflicts with Native Americans.

What helps archeologists see where something may be buried?

• soil stains

• grass clumps

• piles of rocks

• small hills

What text feature tells what a section is about?

• heading

• picture

• caption

• diagram

What helps a reader understand by showing what something looks like?

• photographs

• captions

• heading

• map