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5th Context Clues
Context Clues Quiz - Mammoth: World's Greatest Cave
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Its been the home of a hospital for TUBERCULOSIS patients. TUBERCULOSIS means? | a disease that affects the lungs |
| In the mid-1800s, a visitor described Kentucky's Mammoth Cave as "nothing but darkness, silence, and IMMENSITY." IMMENSITY means? | greatness in size |
| Parts of this underground LABYRINTH were discovered by Indians about 4,000 years ago.LABYRINITH means? | maze |
| By the time of the War of 1812, the property had changed HANDS several times. HANDS means? | owners |
| Human mummies, early tools, and bits of clothing have been found in the cave. All were well PRESERVED. PRESERVED means? | kept from decomposing |
| In 1812, a RICH supply of saltpeter was found near the cave's opening. RICH means? | wealthy |
| SALTPETER was used in making matches, gunpowder, and explosives. SALTPETER means? | a chemical compound - potassium nitrate |
| Business was soon THRIVING for the cave owners. Everyone needed saltpeter to make matches, gunpowder, and explosives. THRIVING means? | prospering |
| Black slaves worked for the mines in Mammoth Cave during the war. Some of them VENTURED into the unknown places in the mine. VENTURED means? | proceeded in the face of danger |
| Some slaves ventured into the eerie CHANNELS beyond the mines. CHANNELS mean? | passageways |
| Bishop was the cave's first sight-seeing guide. He was famous for his DARING explorations of the mine. DARING means? | bold |
| Bishop and two slave guides who SUCCEEDED him discovered many of the cave's secrets. They found underground lakes and rivers. SUCCEEDED means? | came after another person |
| Blind crayfish and shrimp GROPE their way to food. These creatures' sensitive bodies make up for their sense of sight. GROPED means? | to feel about blindly for something |
| The still-changing passages in Mammoth Cave are now on five different levels. They EXTEND as deep as several hundred feet. EXTEND means? | to stretch forth |
| A variety of breathtaking tours are available for visitors - from one-and-a-half hour tour for the disabled to the six-hour Wild Cave tour for the HARDY. HARDY means? | vigorous; in good shape physically |
| Some slaves ventured into EERIE channels beyond the mines to explore. EERIE means? | mysterious and scary |
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