Exercise 7: Read the paragraph carefully. underneath by circling the correct answer.

Answer the questions

1. The Tanos were the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico. 2. The Tanos were of average stature and well built. 3. Their skin color was cupreous or bronze-colored. 4. Their faces were wide with flattened nose and forehead, large and slightly oblique eyes, protuberant cheekbones, and straight coarse black hair. 5. They lived near the coast or the riverfront in small villages called yucayeques. 6. Men were generally naked or wore a cloth around their hips. 7. Single women walked around naked, but married women used an apron made of cotton or palm fibers to cover their genitals. 8. The Tanos inhabited Borikn till the 16th century. 9. There are no Tanos nowadays; they have been nearly forgotten, but their inheritance still remains. 1. Does the paragraph have a topic sentence? _____ If so, underline it with one line. 2. Is the paragraph indented? _____ 3. Does the paragraph have a concluding sentence? _____ If so, underline it with two lines. 4. An appropriate title for the paragraph would be: (A) Yucayeques Is a Tano Word. (B) No More Natives (C) First Inhabitants of Puerto Rico (D) Bronz-colored and Small 5. Are all the sentences relevant? _____ If not, which sentence number is irrelevant? _____

6. The purpose of the paragraph is to: (A) give information about the tanos. (B) let us know the importance of the tanos. (C) describe the tanos. (D) make us remember the tanos.