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Unit3(1)English2 

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PrintedByAngelicaNevarez,FRANKLINHS

Readtheselectionandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.  Originaltext    WhoDoYouThinkYouAre? ASeriesonNBCProfilesEmmittSmithandHisFamilyHistory  1

Fortwoseasons,NBChasbroadcastadocumentaryseriescalled"WhoDoYouThink YouAre?"TheideabehindthisseriesistotakeafamousAmerican–asportshero, actress,politician–andhelphim/hertrackhis/herancestrybyworkingbackwardin his/herfamilytree.ThisseriesisapartnershipbetweenNBCandAncestry.com,an Internetsitewherepeoplecan,bybecomingamember,accessonlinesearchestodo thesamekindofresearchthatisdoneonthisshow.Duringthefirstseason,famous, formerDallasCowboy,EmmittSmith,trackedhisancestrytoslavesbroughtherefrom Africa. 

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HailingfromPensacola,Florida,Emmittstartedbyinterviewingfamilymembersandold friendswhodirectedhimtoafamilywebsite.Throughthissite,hewasabletotracehis grandmotherEmmaLeetoaplacecalledBurntCorn,Alabama.Makinghiswaythere,he foundalmostaghosttown,butremarkably,locatedasecondcousinwhogaveEmmitt hisnextclues. 

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AttheMonroevilleCountyCourthouseinBurntCorn,Emmittdiscoveredthathisfamily wasbornintoslavery.TogetherwithanexpertfromAncestry.comtheyfoundother membersofthefamilytreewithasurnameofPuryear.Emmitttraveledtoanold plantationinAlabamatofindoutmoreaboutthePuryearfamily.Emmittlearnedthrough aletterthatAlexanderPuryearwasaslavetraderwhocamefromVirginia.Whenvisiting thegravesiteofthePuryearfamily,EmmittreadMaryPuryear'swillandfoundthatshe passedonMariahandPrince,amongherotherchildren,toanotherfamilyalongwith othergoodsvaluedatabout$2000.ItturnsoutthatMariahisEmmitt’sfourth-great grandmother.ItisheartbreakingwhenEmmittaskswherethegravesmightbeandheis pointedtowardthewoodswheremanyslaveswereburiedwithoutheadstones. 

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EmmittheadedtoVirginiatofindmoreinformation.WhenhegottoVirginia,Emmittwas shockedtoseethatthename"Puryear"wasblazonedonbusinessessuchastireand flowershops.AlexanderPuryearwasoneofthefirstsettlersinthetown.Slavetrading occurredatalocaltavernwheremen,women,andchildrenwereauctionedandsold. ThemoreEmmittlearnedaboutslavery,themorepainfulhisjourneybecame. 

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EmmittbelievedthatMariahPuryear,hisfourthgreatgrandmother,maybethelink betweentheblackandthewhitesideofhisfamilyandthekeytohisroots.Helearned

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thatshehadbeensoldasanelevenyearoldgirltogetherwithahorseandbridle. AlthoughEmmittconsideredthetraderwhoboughtheracoldandheartlesshuman,he alsohadtorecognizethatthemanwastobecomehisgreatgreat,great,great,great, grandfather.  6

Finally,Emmittwasinformedbytheexpertsworkingwithhimthatheissevenpercent NativeAmerican,12percentEuropean(whichsuggestsseveralEuropeanancestorsin hisfamilytree)and81percentAfrican.ThismeansEmmitt'snextjourneywillbeto Africa.WhilehewasunabletotracehisfamilydirectlytoafamilyinAfrica,hevisited oneofthemostfamousslavetradingareasofthetime.Heenvisionedhowayounggirl orboywhowasassessedtobestrongenoughwassoldintoslaveryandtransportedto America.Hethoughtlovinglyofhisownfourthgradedaughterwhoisthesameage.

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1 Inthearticle,whatisthemostlikelyreasonEmmitttravelstoBurntCorn,Alabama? A

Heistryingtotrackdownhisclosestsurvivingrelatives.

B

Hehadnevervisitedtheareabeforeandwasinterestedinseeingit.

C

Heknewthatslavesweresoldthere.

D

Hewantedtostarthisjourneyfromhishometown.

2 Inparagraph6,theauthorcitespercentagestoshowthat— F

Emmitthadalotofworktodoinordertolearnabouthisancestry.

G

theexpertsatAncestry.comcanidentifyaperson’sancestralorigins

H

Emmittwasdisappointedwhenhelearnedofhisancestralcomposition

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ancestryresearchisanimportantandmeaningfulpursuit

3 Whichsentencefromthetextsupportstheideathatslaverystillaffectspeopletoday? A

AttheMonroevilleCountyCourthouseinBurntCorn,Emmittdiscoveredthathisfamily wasbornintoslavery.

B

Slavetradingoccurredatalocaltavernwheremen,women,andchildrenwere auctionedandsold.

C

WhilehewasunabletotracehisfamilydirectlytoafamilyinAfrica,hevisitedoneof themostfamousslavetradingareasofthetime.

D

Hethoughtlovinglyofhisownfourthgradedaughterwhoisthesameage.

4 Inparagraph3ofthearticle,whattypeofinformationdoestheauthorpresent? F

Factualdataandstatisticsaboutancestry

G

Personalexperiencedetailingaresearchprocess

H

Persuasiveargumentsagainstslavery

J

Anecdotaldetailsaboutslavenarratives

5 Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaofparagraph4?

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It’simportanttomakesureyourinformationisaccuratewhenresearching.

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Whenresearchingfamilyhistory,localbusinessescanbeavaluableresource.

C

Whenlookingintoancestry,youshouldalwaysseekmultipleperspectives.

D

Theprocessofresearchingancestrycanrevealpainfultruthsabouthistory.

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6 Inparagraph5,theauthorconveysatoneof— F

relief

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distress

H

suprise

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humiliation

7 Inthearticle“WhoDoYouThinkYouAre?,”howisresearchingancestryimportant?Ina shortresponse(oneormoreparagraphs),explainyouranswerandsupportitwithevidence fromthetext.

8 TheauthorbeginsthearticlewithinformationabouttheNBCshowandAncestry.comwebsite inorderto— F

emphasizetheimportanceofresearchingancestry

G

identifythewebsitethatisresponsibleformuchofEmmittSmith’sresearch

H

indicatethattheNBCshowwaspopularandhadwideappeal

J

explaintheresourcesandreasonswhyEmmittSmithbeganresearchinghisancestry

9 Whichwordsfromparagraph2besthelpthereaderunderstandthemeaningofthephrase ghosttown?

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A

Makinghisway

B

secondcousin

C

remarkably,located

D

nextclues

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10 Readparagraph4.  WhenhegottoVirginia,Emmittwasshockedto seethatthename"Puryear"wasblazonedon businessessuchastireandflowershops. Theauthor’spurposeforincludingthisinformationintheparagraphismostlikelyto— F

suggestthatthefamilywhoownedSmith’sancestorswerewealthyandcontinuetobe

G

supporttheclaimthatslavesweresometimessoldatlocaltaverns

H

describethetypicaltreatmentofslaves

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emphasizehoweasyitistofindcluesduringancestryresearch

11 Theauthororganizesthearticleby— A

discussingthereasonstoconductanancestrysearch

B

reviewingtheunexpecteddangersofbeginninganancestrysearch

C

describingthechronologicaljourneyofoneancestrysearch

D

presentingstepsneededtoconductanancestrysearch

12 Inparagraph6,whydoestheauthorrefertoEmmittSmith’sowndaughter? F

ToestablishthatSmithhaslearnedalotinhisresearch

G

ToindicatetheconnectionSmithmakesbetweenthepresentandthepast

H

TosuggestthatSmithwisheshecouldhaveknownhisancestors

J

ToexpressSmith’ssadnessthathisresearchiscomingtoanend

13 WhichofthesebestillustrateshowEmmittSmithbecameemotionallyaffectedinhissearch forhisancestors? A

Slavetradingoccurredatalocaltavernwheremen,women,andchildrenwere auctionedandsold.

B

ThemoreEmmittlearnedaboutslavery,themorepainfulhisjourneybecame.

C

EmmittbelievedthatMariahPuryear,hisfourth-greatgrandmother,maybethelink betweentheblackandthewhitesideofhisfamilyandthekeytohisroots.

D

Helearnedthatshehadbeensoldasaneleven-year-oldgirltogetherwithahorseand bridle.

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14 Whichoftheseisthebestsummaryofthearticle? F

EmmittSmithfoundfamilycluesinAlabamainhisancestrysearch.Theseclueshelped himlearnthathisfamilywasbornintoslavery.

G

EmmittSmithfirsttalkedtofamilymemberstolearnaboutancestry.Then,heusedthose cluesandawebsitetohelplocatehisgrandmother’sbirthplace.Finally,hewasableto learnthathisfamilywasbornintoslavery.

H

Usingapopularwebsiteandfamilyinterviews,EmmittSmithwasabletolocatefamily membersandidentifytheoriginofhisfamilyinAmerica.Thejourneyrevealedsurprising piecesofinformationaboutSmith’spastandalsoprovedtobeanemotionalexperience.

J

Toofewpeopletakethetimetoresearchtheirancestry.Ifmorepeoplewereawareof thetoolstheyandresourcestheyhadaccessto,thenmorepeoplewouldfind informationabouttheirpasts.

15 Whichofthesebestdescribestheauthor’spurposeinthearticle?

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A

Tocomparethejourneysmanypeopletakeinsearchingforancestors

B

Toarguetheimportanceoflearningaboutancestry

C

Toanalyzethedifficultiesandobstaclesthatcanimpedeanancestrysearch

D

Toexplaintheprocessofresearchingancestrythroughoneperson’sstory

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Readtheselectionandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion. 

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Adaptedfrominformationonresearchingfamilytreesatwww.webskills.com 

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16 WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestcharacterizestheobjectiveoftheFamilyTreeimage? F

Tosuggestthatmanyfamilytreesremainemptyduetolackofevidenceandresearch

G

Toprovidefactsabouthowtobeginafamilyhistoryproject

H

Toillustratethedetailsandstructureofinformationneededforafamilytree

J

Tohighlightthebenefitsaboutstartingafamilytree

17 Accordingtotheauthorofthewebsite,thefirststepincreatingafamilytreeis— A

writingdowneverythingyouknowaboutyourfamilypossiblyinagraphicorganizer

B

writingquestionstointerviewpeopleforanoralhistory

C

writingquestionstointerviewpeopleforanoralhistory

D

decidingwhichmembersofyourfamilycouldgivethemostaccuratehistory

18 Whatistheauthor’spurposeforcreatingthiswebsite? F

Toencouragepeopletoresearchtheirownancestry

G

Toinformpeopleoftheprocessofresearchingtheirownancestry

H

Topersuadepeopleoftheimportanceofresearchingancestry

J

Toadvocateforbettermethodsofresearchingancestry

19 Whichwordsfromthelastparagraphbesthelpthereaderunderstandthemeaningofthe wordarduous? A

informationyouneed,courthouserecords

B

statethesizeofTexas,staythecourse

C

insomecases,thecourthouseisstillthere

D

locatorsavailableatancestrysitesonline

20 Onthewebsite,“HowtoTraceYourRoots,”whyisitimportanttoidentifyyourpurposefor researchingyourancestryandhowmightyourpurposeinfluenceyourprocess?Inashort response(oneormoreparagraphs),explainyouranswerandsupportitwithevidencefrom thetext.

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21 Whatisthepurposeofthepicturesthataccompanythewebsite? A

Theygivethereaderclearerdetailsfortheprocedures.

B

Theymakethewebsiteappealingbyshowingsampleartifactsthatresearchcan produce.

C

Theymakesureeveryoneknowswhatthecreator’sownfamilylookedlike.

D

Theygiveexamplesofdifferenttimeperiodssothereaderwillknowwhotointerview.

22 Theauthorofthewebsiterecommendstheguidelinesforcreatingafamilyinthe“Charting YourEvidence”sectionsothatreaderswill— F

notskipanyimportantinformationtheywillneedinlatersteps

G

dotheirresearchexactlyalike

H

learnhowtotakegoodnotes

J

beabletoalterthechartstomeettheirownneeds

23 WhichsourceofinformationmentionedinHowCanYouTraceYourRootsledEmmittSmithto discovermoreabouthisfamilyhistory? A

photographs

B

aletter 

C

ascrapbook 

D

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birthanddeathcertificates

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