NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.TheauthorwouldMOSTlikelyagreethatancientmonumentsarethreatenedbymodern-daysociety.veryfewquestionsremainaboutthebuildingoftheSphinx.peopleshouldplantovisitEgyptandotherancientcountries.SumerianwritingishardertoreadthanEgyptianhieroglyphs.2.WhatistheMOSTlikelyreasontheGreatSphinxfaceseast?tofacethecityofCairotocatchthesun’sfirstraystofacetheimportantNileRivertoavoidcastingshadowsonthepyramids3.WhyisthedevelopmentofwritingimportanttoourpresentdayunderstandingoftheSphinx?ScribesrecordedhowtheSphinxwasbuilt.Theearlypapyrustextslistallthepharaohs.Originalplansforthemastabaswerepreserved.RecordsmighttellwhocreatedtheSphinxandwhy.4.Whichsentencefromtheselectionincludesasimile?Itsitsinshadowinitsrocky,horseshoe-shapedhollow.Itisastallasasix-storybuilding—sixty-sixfeetfromitspawstothetopofitshead.Itprovedtobeoneofakind.ButtheEgyptiansdidnotusewedge-shapedmarksintheirwriting.5.Howdoyouknow“SecretsoftheSphinx”isexpositorynonfiction?Ithasaplotwithaproblemandaresolution.Itisaperson’saccountofhisorherownlife.Itgivesfactsanddetailsaboutasubjectortopic.Ittellsthewriter’sthoughtsandfeelingsaboutevents.WeeklyLessonTestLesson24©Harcourt•Grade6209SelectionComprehension“SecretsoftheSphinx”NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.Whywerethepharaohandhisfamilytheonlyonesmummifiedatfirst?Thescribeskepttheproceduresecret.Nooneexceptthepharaohwaswealthy.Mummificationtookalongtimetocomplete.Religiousbeliefheldthatthepharaohhadeternallife.7.Whywasfindingtheworkers’graveyardusefultoscientists?Theylearnedaboutthehealthoftheworkers.Theydiscoveredfoodandjewelryinthegraves.Theycouldstudydifferenttypesofmummification.Theyrealizedthatthereweremanydifferenttypesofburial.8.WhichwouldBESThelpareaderunderstandtheideasin“SecretsoftheSphinx”?readinganarticleaboutthecurrenthealthofEgypt’seconomylookingatpicturesofancientEgyptianmonumentsandruinswatchingatravelshowaboutpresent-dayCairoinEgyptreadingabookaboutmodernEgyptianarchitectureREADTHINKEXPLA...
