Easter Island statues reading comprehension

The origins of the moai are …

• well documented by archaeologists.

• the subject of several theories

• a complete mystery to the islanders.

On Easter Island today, the moai …

• are important for the island’s economy

• have lost their significance.

• are regarded as a problem.

The people of Easter Island today …

• are isolated from the modern world.

• are often unemployed.

• depend on foreign visitors.

The story of the moai can teach us lessons about …

• our interaction with the environment.

• the role of art in society.

• island communities.

José Antonio Tuki …

• is from Easter Island.

• came to Easter Island to work.

• carved some statues on Easter Island.

The moai were made …

• from rocks on Anakena beach.

• to be all the same size.

• miles away from Anakena beach.

On Easter Island …

• there are now more tourists than inhabitants.

• people fly away to work in places like Chile and Peru.

• there isn’t enough food for everyone.

Thor Heyerdahl …

• proved who had created the statues.

• was wrong about the origins of the statues.

• thought the statues had been brought to the island from South America.

Jared Diamond thinks that …

• the forest resources on Easter Island were poor.

• there were never any forests on Easter Island

• it became difficult to grow food after the forests were cut down.

Hunt and Lipo’s theory about the movement of the statues involves using …

• wood and stone.

• ropes and people.

• wood and ropes.