Hatshepsut & Informational Text Elements

Which of the following BEST describes why the death rate was so high in Hatshepsut's family?

• They were an unhealthy family line

• Doctors' help in treating ill patients was largely ineffective and based on superstition.

• They were a violent family.

• Poor ruling caused a war to break out and most of Hatshepsut's siblings died.

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What can we deduce from the following lines of the excerpt about Hatshepsut?

When she wrote about herself as a pharaoh, sometimes she referred to herself as he, other times as she. This would be very confusing for historians trying to uncover her identity thousands of years later.

• Hatsheput was confused about her identify.

• Hatshepsut did not pretend to be an exclusively male person.

• No one cared whether Hatshepsut was male or female.

• Historians are still unsure whether the pharaoh was a man or a woman.

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What does the following passage MAINLY say about Hatshepsut? Pick the best option.

"Since Hatshepsut could not marry a queen, her daughter Neferure acted as God's wife in public rituals. It was good training for Neferure, who in time would be expected to marry her half brother. Tuthmosis III and be his royal consort. But Hatshepsut never seems to have considered that her daughter could succeed her as pharaoh."

• It demonstrates that marrying siblings was common for people of all classes in ancient Egypt.

• It shows that Hatshepsut did not believe her daughter would be a good ruler

• It reveals that Hatshepsut believed no one would succeed her.

• It implies that Hatshepsut's rule as a woman was not part of her greater plan for equality in ancient Egyptian government.

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Who was "expected to marry her half brother, Tuthmosis III"

• Neferure

• Hatshepsut

• Tuthmosis II

• Women who had previously ruled Egypt

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Who was "concerned with preserving and continuing traditional order as much as possible"?

• Neferure

• Hatshepsut

• Tuthmosis II

• Women who had previously ruled Egypt

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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Who was "a sickly young man"?

• Neferure

• Hatshepsut

• Tuthmosis II

• Women who had previously ruled Egypt

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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Which of the following is NOT an element of informational text?

• details

• events

• cartoons

• real people

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What is the first step a reader should take in order to analyze informational text elements?

• Determine the main characters

• Identify the purpose of the text

• Determine if the story has a happy ending

• Research the author

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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What does an author leave out of an eyewitness account?

• Details

• Personal opinions

• Witness statements

• facts

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Which of the following are examples of informational text? Select two!

• Biography

• Fantasy

• Autobiography

• Adventure

• Science Fiction

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