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Will This Pyramid Draw Crowds
Will This Pyramid Draw Crowds
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1
Which statement best reflects the main idea?
There are too many fast food chains in Giza.
The Red Pyramid was a successful structure.
Sneferu is buried in a secret chamber.
The Bent Pyramid will open to the public soon.
2
What is the reason for the odd shape of the Bent Pyramid?
The design was done on purpose.
The pyramid shifted during an earthquake.
It is designed that way to attract visitors.
The builders were unsure of the steep angle of the sides.
3
Why was this article written?
To explain the dynasty of Sneferu.
To explain the landscape of Dashur.
To explain how pyramids were religious.
To inform that the Bent Pyramid will be open to tourists.
4
Which of the following pairs of words are synonyms?
Profile & Outline
Surface & Sides
Profile & Exterior
Inside & Area
5
Which word best describes the relationship between distinctive & unique?
homophones
adverbs
synonyms
antonyms
6
Builders believed that the sides would collapse so they changed the steepness of the sides.
Accurate
Inaccurate
7
Choose the statement that best reflects the main idea.
The Bent Pyramid in Giza will soon be open to the public.
Visitors will be able to tour Dashur's Bent Pyramid.
The Red Pyramid will soon be open to the public.
Egyptian officials are glad for the presence of restaurants.
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Which statement is an OPINION?
The Red Pyramid has steeply sloped sides.
The Bent Pyramid is the most interesting of Sneferu's.
The Bent Pyramid located outside of Cairo.
The Red Pyramid receives visitors.
9
All of these pyramids are in Dashur EXCEPT:
The Great Pyramid
Red Pyramid
Bent Pyramid
10
Which word has a similar meaning to UNIQUE?
Usual
Primitive
Distinctive
Average
11
FACT/OPINION: The Red Pyramid is more interesting than the Bent Pyramid.
Opinion
Fact
12
Which of these words reflects the meaning of PROFILE?
Appearance
Reflection
Shadow
Outline
13
Which of the following statements reflects an opinion?
Labyrinths are complex mazes that are added to pyramids.
The Bent Pyramid sides are not evenly sloped.
It is interesting to tour the burial monuments in Egypt.
Pyramids add to the economy of Egypt.
14
What word is an antonym of POPULAR?
Adored
Indifferent
Liked
Hated
15
TRUE/FALSE: Fast food places will be built in Dashur, just like in Giza.
False
True
16
Which pair of words belong together?
Original & Accepted
Primitive & Unique
Eternal & Customary
Unique & Distinctive
17
Sneferu was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid.
True
False
18
Choose the statement that is false.
Sneferu had two pyramids.
The Bent Pyramid was built for Sneferu.
We know the details of researchers first visit to Dashur.
The Red Pyramid was the first truly slope sided pyramid.
19
TRUE/FALSE: The Bent Pyramid has an unusual shape.
False
True
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Sneferu was the first pharaoh to build a slope sided pyramid.
False
True
21
Which of the following statements is true?
The original plans of the Bent Pyramid were fulfilled.
The Bent Pyramid had very straight and angular sides.
Builders continued to construct the Bent Pyramid as planned.
The step sides were a miscalculation by the builders.
