"Otzi the Iceman" Article

Learn about Ötzi the Iceman with fun history worksheets!

Exercise A: The article “Ötzi the Ice Man” is divided into four main parts. Below is a list of eight topic headings. Choose the four topics that would be the best titles for each part of the text and write them in the spaces where they belong in the article. Death in the Ice Health and DietGenetic Analysis The Investigation BeginsClothes and Equipment Ötzi’s CurseFamily Life The Discovery The Discovery The Investigation Begins Clothes and Equipment Death in the Ice Exercise B: The author used many numbers while writing the article "Ötzi the Ice Man". Fill in each blank with the correct number from the number bank. Look back at the article for help. 1) It is believed Ötzi was a little under 5 and a half feet tall.2) The body of the Ice Man was first found in 1991.3) Scientists and researchers believe Ötzi was about 45 years old when he died.4) The Ice Man had 4 fractured ribs when he died on the mountain.5) As an adult the Ice Man had weighed 135 pounds.6) The high-quality copper blade on the axe with his body was 4 inches long.7) There were 0 other bodies found next to Ötzi the Ice Man.8) Ötzi died in 3300 BC.9) There were 2 mountaineers who first discovered Ötzi the Ice Man’s body.10) The Ice Man’s body lay undisturbed in the Ötztaler Alps for over 5000 years. Exercise C: Look at each word or phrase below and match it to the word in the article that means the same or almost the same thing. When you click on each blank you will get a list of words to choose from. The number in parenthesis is the section of the article where you will find the word. 1) small axe (1) hatchet2) strange and unpleasant (1) macabre3) slow moving large mass of ice (2) glacier4) very basic and simple (3) rudimentary5) container (3) canister6) making metal from rock using heat (3) smelting7) wild mountain goat of the Alps (4) ibex8) journey; travels (4) excursion