Land of Pharaohs
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity - 1
Tick (√) the correct word:
(a) Ishan and his mother
visited (Giza ✓/ Luxor / Alexandria) to see the pyramids.
(b) A pyramid is a huge
(rectangular / cylindrical / triangular ✓) monument.
(c) River (Nile ✓/ Bhagirathi / Volga)
flows through Egypt.
(d) The teen emperor of
Egypt was (Khufu / Cephran / Tutenkhamun ✓).
Activity- 2
Complete the following sentences with the
information from the text:
(a) The pharaohs
lived in Egypt around five thousand years ago.
(b) Sphinx is a rock
statue with a human head and a lion’s body.
(c) Ishan’s mother went
to fetch a couple of sandwiches and water from
the car.
(d) The Egyptian priests
preserved the dead bodies by using spices, chemicals and oils.
Activity- 3
Answer the following question:
Why do you think that at the end of the day Ishan tells his mother that he
likes history?
Ans: As Ishan went to Giza, he
learnt the historical facts of the pyramids and pharaohs from the Sphinx. The
visit creates interest in him. Thus he told his mother that he liked history.
Activity- 4
Fill in the chart with the information from the
text:
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Who
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What
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When
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The Sphinx
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A rock statue with a
human head and a lion’s body.
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Around five thousand
years ago.
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Ishan
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Saw the river Nile
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He followed the
Sphinx’s direction.
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Royal Persons
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Were mummified
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Before burial
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Howard Carter
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Dug Tutenkhamun’s tomb
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In 1992
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Activity– 5
Answer the following question in complete
sentences:
(a) Why was Ishan’s father not able to accompany him to Egypt?
Ans: Ishan’s father was
not able to accompany him to Egypt because it was a sponsored tour to Cairo for
two persons only.
(b) What does the Sphinx represent?
Ans: The Sphinx
represents intelligence and strength.
(c) What is the biggest pyramid of Egypt?
Ans: The biggest
pyramid of Egypt is Pharaoh Khufu’s pyramid.
(d) Why was Ishan’s mother surprised when she returned to her son?
Ans: Ishan’s mother was
surprised to see that Ishan knew a lot about Pharaohs and Egyptian history.
Activity– 6 (a)
Fill in the blanks with
suitable verbs:
i. The girl is playing alone.
ii. A carpenter and a blacksmith are in
our street.
iii. The king is very powerful.
iv. The sisters and brothers are running
in the field.
Activity - 6 (b)
Fill in
the blanks with verbs in agreement with their subjects:
i. Curry and rice is my favourite
dish.
ii. No news is good news.
iii. Everyone is present today in
the class.
iv. Neither his father nor his mother is alive.
Activity – 6 (c)
Using the Help Box fill in the blanks with
suitable adverbs. The type of adverbs you need to use is indicated in the
brackets:
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Help Box: well,
bravely, here, soon, early
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i. The book is well written. (
Manner)
ii. I cannot find my pet dog here.
(Place)
iii. You shall soon see a film.
(Time)
iv. The soldier fought bravely. (Manner)
Activity – 7
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the
following words:
Monument: The Taj Mahal is a
wonderful monument.
Mummy: I saw mummy in the
museum.
Civilization: Modern
civilization is totally dependent on science.
Spot: Shantiniketan is a
well known tourist spot in West Bengal.
