Vocabulary
Definition: to worry
a. anxiously
b. prepare
c. verify
a. anxiously
definition: to guess
a. civilization
b. uncover
c. estimate
c. estimate
(10) _____ , there is a story that Turkish soldiers damaged the nose during target practice.
Which phrase best fits in the blank in sentence 10?
a. In addition
b. As a result
c. First
a. In addition
2) One morning, Thutmose escaped from his family and rode out into the desert. He felt free and happy driving his chariot across the wide, golden sands. He hunted until the sun rose high in the sky.
How does Thutmose feel while riding his chariot across the sand?
a. Thutmose feels free and happy in the desert.
b. Thutmose feels trapped in the sands of the desert.
c. Thutmose feels tired and sad in the desert.
a. Thutmose feels free and happy in the desert.
2) The Sphinx is a mysterious creature. Its body is in the shape of a crouching lion. It has huge paws and a long, curling tail. It has the head and neck of a human man. On the Sphinx’s head is a stone head cloth like pharaohs wore. A pharaoh was the ruler, or leader, of ancient Egypt.
What is the central idea of paragraph 2?
a. The Sphinx was a mysterious ruler of ancient Egypt.
b. The Sphinx wears a mysterious headcloth on its head.
c. The Sphinx has a mysterious lion’s body with a human head.
c. The Sphinx has a mysterious lion’s body with a human head.
Definition: to be real or alive
a. epic
b. exist
c. display
b. exist
Definition: to put something where people can see it
a. convinced
b. interfere
c. display
c. display
(8) _____ , a drawing of the Sphinx was made before Napoleon invaded Egypt.
Which phrase best fits in the blank in sentence 8?
a. As a result
b. More importantly
c. For instance
c. For instance
4) Thutmose lay down by the Sphinx’s head to rest. Suddenly, he felt the sand shift beneath him. He looked up in surprise. He saw the Sphinx’s head move. It was trying to pull its body out of the sand. Then it spoke to Thutmose.
What happens when Thutmose first lies down by the Sphinx to rest?
a. The Sphinx strikes Thutmose with a blinding light.
b. The Sphinx moves like it is trying to pull its body from the sand.
c. The Sphinx angrily asks Thutmose what he is doing there.
b. The Sphinx moves like it is trying to pull its body from the sand.
5) The story of Thutmose and the Sphinx is also at Giza. It is carved into a huge stone tablet called a stela. The tablet is called the Dream Stela of Thutmose IV. The Egyptians believed that dreams were a prediction of the future. The tablet still sits between the Sphinx’s great paws.
Which sentence is the best summary of paragraph 5?
a. Thutmose freed the Sphinx from the sand, and it became pharaoh.
b. The Sphinx wrote down its bargain with Thutmose on a stone tablet.
c. The story of Thutmose and the Sphinx is carved into a tablet that still sits between the Sphinx’s paws.
c. The story of Thutmose and the Sphinx is carved into a tablet that still sits between the Sphinx’s paws.
Definition: to mention someone or something
a. reference
b. seige
c. trigger
a. reference
Definition: to report or study about a specific topic
a. instantly
b. survey
c. prepare
b. survey
(9) The Sphinx’s nose already missing.
Is this sentence a fragment? (incomplete sentence)
a. Yes
b. No
a. Yes
9) Thutmose called out, “You have my word, great Sphinx. When I become pharaoh, I will free you from the sand. And I will carve onto a stone the story of what happened this day.”
What does the Sphinx say it will do for Thutmose?
a. The Sphinx says it will strike Thutmose with a blinding light.
b. The Sphinx says it will protect Thutmose from his brothers.
c. The Sphinx says it will help Thutmose become a pharaoh.
c. The Sphinx says it will help Thutmose become a pharaoh.
5) The story of Thutmose and the Sphinx is also at Giza. It is carved into a huge stone tablet called a stela. The tablet is called the Dream Stela of Thutmose IV. The Egyptians believed that dreams were a prediction of the future.
In paragraph 5, what is the meaning of the word prediction?
a. to predict again
b. the act of predicting
c. not predicting
b. the act of predicting
Definition: to make plans or get ready for something
a. trigger
b. civilization
c. prepare
c. prepare
Definition: a large amount or number
a. substantial
b. verify
c. uncover
a. substantial
(1) The head of the Sphinx still looks majestic. (2) But is missing.
How should sentence 2 be corrected?
a. But it missing.
b. But the missing part.
c. But one part is missing.
c. But one part is missing.
8)Before Thutmose could answer, a blinding light struck him. He fell to the ground and slept deeply. When he awoke, the sun was setting and the desert air was cooler. Thutmose looked up at the Sphinx. It was as silent as stone.
What change has happened in the setting when Thutmose wakes up?
a. The desert has a blinding light.
b. The desert is cooler as the sun sets.
c. The desert glistens in the sunlight.
b. The desert is cooler as the sun sets.
4) The Sphinx was built around 2550 BC. It is still the largest statue ever created. The Sphinx stands more than 65 feet high. Its body stretches out 240 feet in length.
The Sphinx is a huge statue. Which detail from the passage best supports this statement?
a. The Sphinx’s body is in the shape of a crouching lion.
b. The Sphinx is made of hard and soft limestone.
c. The Sphinx’s body stretches out 240 feet in length.
c. The Sphinx’s body stretches out 240 feet in length.
Definition: when people surround a place and try to take control
a. siege
b. epic
c. display
a. siege
Definition: a society that lives in a particular region during a particular time and shares the same culture and government.
a. epic
b. civilization
c. trigger
b. civilization
(10) In addition, there is a story that Turkish soldiers damaged the nose during target practice. (11) Not true, either.
Which is the best way to revise sentence 11?
a. Not true, this story, either.
b. This story is not true, either.
c. Either this true story.
b. This story is not true, either.
10)Then Thutmose returned to his father’s royal court. He soon became Thutmose IV, a great and wise pharaoh. And the Sphinx was freed from the sands of the desert.
Which sentence best summarizes the last paragraph of the passage?
a. Thutmose became pharaoh and freed the Sphinx from the sand.
b. Thutmose was a wise pharaoh but did not free the Sphinx from the sand.
c. Thutmose did not become pharaoh but freed the Sphinx from the sand.
a. Thutmose became pharaoh and freed the Sphinx from the sand.
3) For the ancient Egyptians, the Sphinx was not just a statue. It was the pharaoh as a god. The Sphinx’s human head showed the pharaoh’s wisdom. Its body, like a lion’s, showed the pharaoh’s power. The Sphinx was also considered the god of the sun. That is why it faces east, toward the rising sun.
Which evidence in paragraph 3 supports why the Sphinx faces the rising sun?
a. “The Sphinx’s human head showed the pharaoh’s wisdom.”
b. “Its body, like a lion’s, showed the pharaoh’s power.”
c. “The Sphinx was also considered the god of the sun.”
c. “The Sphinx was also considered the god of the sun.”