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Directions:Date:Test your skill at “reading between the lines.” Hidden in each description below is a
clue to the time frame in which it is happening. Hint: Even if you don’t know for sure,
you can use the clue to eliminate the other choices. Circle your choice, then explain
why. The first one is done for you.Get a clue! Scan for time signal words that alert you
to when the story takes place—past, present, or future.Paul and Samuel were concerned when they heard the news on the radio. War seemed
imminent.The time frame is the period of Revolutionary War Civil War Gulf War
because ______________________________________________________________________.radio had not been invented at the time of the other two- He looked through his crude telescope and was the first to see the four largest moons of
Jupiter and the rings of Saturn.
The time frame is 1000 B.C. 1610 A.D. 1963 A.D.
because ______________________________________________________________________________.- The hunter proudly communicated to his tribe that he had killed a wooly mammoth
and there would be food enough for all.
The time frame is prehistoric height of Roman Empire modern times
because ______________________________________________________________________________.- Laden in heavy suits, the men and women trained for long periods in space.
The time frame is 1999 A.D. 1888 A.D. 1160 A.D.
because _____________________________________________________________________________.- When the ship arrived, the Native Americans were bewildered. They had never seen a
European before.
The time frame is 400 B.C. 1492 A.D. 1776 A.D.
because _____________________________________________________________________________.