Page 48 - C:\Users\khalida\Documents\Flip PDF Corporate Edition\EAP Full Pages Universitas Pancasila\

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

cut into the stone led from the valleys below to the ledges on which the villages stood. The largest
settlement contained 217 rooms. One might surmise that these dwellings were built for protection,
but the Anasazi had no known enemies and there is no sign of conflict.
But a bigger mystery is why the Anasazi occupied these structures such a short time. By 1300,
Mesa Verde was deserted. It is conjectured that the Anasazi abandoned their settlements because of
(25) drought, overpopulation, crop failure, or some combination of these. They probably moved
southward and were incorporated into the pueblo villages that the Spanish explorers encountered
two hundred years later. Their descendants still live in the Southwest.

1. The passage does NOT mention that the Anasazi hunted
___ (A) sheep
___ (B) turkeys
___ (C) deer
___ (D) rabbits
2. The name that the Anasazi used for themselves
___ (A) means "basketmakers" in the Navajo language
___ (B) is unknown today
___ (C) was given to them by archaeologists
___ (D) means "ancient ones" in the Anasazi language
3. How long did the Early Pueblo Culture last?
___ (A) 200 years
___ (B) 300 years
___ (C) 550 years
___ (D) 1000 years
4. Where did the Anasazi move during the Great Pueblo Period?
___ (A) To settlements on ledges of canyon walls
___ (B) To pueblos in the south
___ (C) Onto the tops of the mesas
___ (D) Onto the floors of the canyons
5. According to the passage, the Anasazi buildings were made primarily of
___ (A) mud
___ (B) blocks of wood
___ (C) sandstone
___ (D) the skins of animals
6. According to the passage, the Anasazi entered their buildings on the ledges
___ (A) by means of ladders
___ (B) from underground chambers
___ (C) by means of stone stairways
___ (D) through doors on the first floor
7. According to the passage, kivas were used for all the following purposes EXCEPT
___ (A) clan meetings
___ (B) food preparation
___ (C) religious ceremonies
___ (D) tribal councils
8. According to the passage, the LEAST likely reason that the Anasazi abandoned Mesa Verde was
___ (A) drought
___ (B) overpopulation
___ (C) war
___ (D) crop failure

43