D. Answer the questions about the article in complete sentences.

1. What are two facts about the moai statues? 

These statues, called moai, are hundreds of years old. They are enormous. The largest is 33 feet tall and weighs 80 tons. Even the smallest statue is big—it’s 4 feet tall.

2. What do the statues look like?

They made eyes from white coral and used a black or red stone for the pupil. Some statues have headpieces, which could be hair or hats, made from red volcanic rock.

3. What are two ideas about how the statues came to stand up? 

Researchers have different ideas about how the statues moved. Some think that people rolled the statues using cut wood. Other researchers think that people pulled and rolled the statues onto their rounded front sides.