Name: 
 

Machu Picchu



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

According to the passage, there are many earthquakes in Peru.
 

 2. 

Ñustas were princesses.
 

 3. 

Evidence has been found to suggest that the irrigation system was used to carry water from a water fountain.
 

 4. 

The two roads leading to Machu Picchu are the trunk bridge and the Inca Bridge.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 5. 

Where is Machu Picchu?
A)
South America
C)
America
B)
Peru
 

 6. 

What is the name of the mountain on which Machu Picchu is built?
A)
Machu Picchu
C)
Peru
B)
Lost City of the Incas
 

 7. 

The city is located between ___ mountains.
A)
1
C)
3
B)
2
 

 8. 

The ___ District was where the lower-class people lived.
A)
Sacred
C)
Residential
B)
Nobility
 

 9. 

What are the steps made of?
A)
granite
C)
stone
B)
mortar
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 10. 

Amautas were ___.
 

 

 11. 

Machu Picchu contained ___ to grow food.
 

 

 12. 

The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to the noun ___.
 

 

 13. 

___ killed the Incas who lived in Machu Picchu.
 

 

 14. 

Incas built their walls to keep them from ___.
 

 

 15. 

The pronoun “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the noun ___.
 

 

 16. 

___ is a carved statue with carved drawings.
 

 

Matching
 
 
A)
sun gate
D)
temples
B)
holy spring
E)
Inca bridge
C)
Urubamba River
F)
Andes
 

 17. 

located near the mountain of Machu Picchu
 

 18. 

entrance to Machu Picchu
 

 19. 

a rope bridge
 

 20. 

used to supply water to houses
 

 21. 

some of the buildings in Machu Picchu
 

 22. 

name of the mounains where Machu Picchu is located
 

Short Answer
 

 23. 

What is the main idea of paragraph 6?
 

 24. 

What is the main idea of paragraph 8?
 

Other
 

 25. 

In your own words, explain why Machu Picchu is called The Lost City of the Incas.
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