Terracotta army reading

In 1974, what did farmers digging in China find?

• a large collection of pots

• a life-size statue of a soldier made of clay

• a group of wooden chariots

• a large horse made of clay

The author describes the terra cotta soldiers in the text. How are the soldiers described?

• They are made of a mix of wood and clay.

• They took 2,000 years to build.

• They all have unique faces

• They are all painted brown.

Based on the information about the emperor's burial site, what conclusion can be drawn about the emperor?

• The emperor was hated by his people

• The emperor did not have much success as a ruler.

• The emperor was not very important

• The emperor was honored by his people.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. It is believed that the clay soldiers were once brightly painted, ____ the paint has come off over the years.

• before

• but

• because

• so

The author calls the statues in the Terra Cotta Army "amazing." Why might the statues be described as amazing?