Let Freedom Ring!, Week 1 Assessment

What is the central idea of the article?

• The Vikings were people who used ships to search for new lands long ago.

• The Vikings made ships that could be powered by wind or by people rowing.

• The Vikings used boats called longships to travel from one village to another.

• The Vikings were great ship builders who built many different kinds of ships.

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

When the ship needed to move faster or when the ocean was breezeless,
long oars were pulled through holes in the side of the ship.

Think about the suffix -less. What is the meaning of breezeless above?

• not having any breeze

• a breeze that gets weaker

• not having enough breeze

• a breeze that gets stronger

Why did the author most likely include the picture with the article?

• to show what longships looked like

• to show what a longship was used for

• to show how longships are like ships today

• to show how a longship was found underwater

Which detail from the section “Later Ships” best supports the idea that Vikings built boats to do certain jobs?

• The kinds of boats the Vikings made changed over the years.

• The kinds of boats the Vikings made changed over the years.

• The Vikings built some boats that were very large.

• The Vikings built some boats that were very large.

Read the sentence from paragraph 5.

Although the ferje was small, the base of the ship was flat and very strong,

so it could be used to carry a horse or cattle.

Which meaning of the word base is used above?

• the bottom piece of something

• the bottom piece of something

• the bottom piece of something

• a place where a group of people meet

Under which heading is information about why people stopped using Viking ships found?

• Early Ships

• Later Ships

• The End of Viking Ships

• Viking Ships Today

Why does the author most likely use sequence structure to organize the ideas in the article? Use details from the article to support your answer.