Textual Questions & Answers of 'Land of Pharaohs' of Class-VI

 

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:
 

Who	What	When
The Sphinx	A rock statue with a human head and a lion’s body.	Around five thousand years ago.
Ishan	Saw the river Nile	He followed the Sphinx’s direction.
Royal Persons	Were mummified	Before burial
Howard Carter	Dug Tutenkhamun’s tomb	In 1992

 
 

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:

Help Box: well, bravely, here, soon, early

 
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.
 

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