Look for Clues in Old Objects - Practice 2

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Read with an adult. An object can give clues about the past, but a picture cannot answer every question about its owner. Choose what can be seen in the stated picture, not an invented story. All objects below are imaginary museum examples.

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A drawing shows a cup with a handle. We can notice the handle, but cannot know the owner's name from that alone.

Drawing of an imaginary cup with one handle. One handle is a visible detail; the drawing supplies no owner name, exact age or story of how it was used.

Would you believe it?

A map is a chosen view of a place, not the place itself. Even a simple room map can leave out most of the objects in the room.

Question 1 Picture: a spoon with a bent handle. What can we report? It was bent on Tuesday. The handle is bent. Its owner was angry.

Question 2 Picture: a basket with a round opening. What can we report? The opening is round. It held only apples. Its owner was a farmer.

Question 3 Picture: a button with four holes. What can we report? It came from a king. It was lost in winter. It has four holes.

Question 4 Picture: a tile with a star mark. What can we report? It is exactly 500 years old. It has a star mark. The maker loved astronomy.

Question 5 Picture: a jar with a missing lid. What can we report? No lid is shown. No lid ever existed. Its owner disliked lids.

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