Pomo Basket Maker - Marvel EDU

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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #43394 Pomo Basket Maker

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Pomo, the Native Americans of northern California, were highly skilled at basketry, using the reeds, grasses, barks, and roots they found around them. Although a wide variety of materials was available, they used only a few. The weft was always made of willow, and the most commonly used weft was sedge root, a woody fiber that could easily be separated into strands. And even the basketry materials used by the Pomo people were limited, the designs were amazingly varied. Every Pomo basket maker knew how to produce fifteen to twenty distinct patterns that could be combined in a number of different ways.

Which description about Pomo is false?

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Pomo people were good at handwork. They used limited materials in their work. Their baskets have various designs. They seldom used sedge root in their work.

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Option 4: "They seldom used sedge root in their work."

Explanation: The text indicates that the most commonly used weft was sedge root, which contradicts the statement that they seldom used it. This makes the statement false.

Option 1: "Pomo people were good at handwork."

Explanation: The text states that the Pomo were 'highly skilled at basketry,' which indicates their proficiency in handwork. Therefore, this statement is true.

Option 2: "They used limited materials in their work."

Explanation: The text mentions that although a wide variety of materials was available, the Pomo used only a few. This indicates that their choice of materials was limited, making this statement true.

Option 3: "Their baskets have various designs."

Explanation: The text explicitly states that 'the designs were amazingly varied' and that every Pomo basket maker could produce 'fifteen to twenty distinct patterns.' This confirms that the statement is true.

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