Mummies in the Morning Chapters 3+4

What could be a SYNONYM for the word "peeked in this sentence from page 17?

"He and Annie peeked through the hole."

• looked

• smelled

• ate

• wrote

What is an SYNONYM for the word "cool" in the sentence below?

"Then he stepped out of the hot, bright sunlight into the COOL, dark pyramid."

• popular

• unpopular

• chilly

• hot

What is an ANTONYM for the word "close" in the sentence below?

"'Right,' said Jack. 'But stay CLOSE behind me."

• far away

• slow

• shut

• sleep

What could the word "torch" mean based on the context clues from this passage in the book?

"He opened the book again. He hld it below a TORCH on the wall. The book showed a picture of the inside of a pyramid."

• a book

• a light

• a mummy

• a flower

What made Jack drop the book on page 19?

• a cat

• an Egyptian gaurd

• A strange cry "Eee-ee"

• a sand storm

Who do Jack and Annie think dropped the stick with a dog head carved on it?

• a Queen

• A grave robber

• the cat

• a little boy

Based on the context clues on page 21, what could the word "stammered" mean in the sentence?

" 'A mummy said Annie. 'Back from the dead!'

'F-forget it,' STAMMERED Jack

• to speak loudly and clearly

• to shout

• happy

• to stumble over your words

What is a tomb robber?

• Someone who steals things from burial tombs in the pyramids

• someone who steals from people's houses

• someone who helps find lost things

• an animal who stays in a pyramid

What does the illustration on page 25 show?

• Jack and Annie running away from a mummy

• Jack and Annie petting the cat

• Jack and Annie trying to hand the scepter to the strange Egyptian woman

• A tomb robber

On page 25, why did Jack gasp?

• Because he saw a mummy

• Because he fell through the tomb

• Because he found treasure

• Because the scepter went right through the Egyptian woman's and like it was air