Wordly Wise 8 Quiz

Antipater wrote of the Seven Wonders more than two thousand years ago. The Great Pyramid was (blank) even at that time.

• ancient

• old

• prehistoric

• of long ago

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

People can climb up the sides of the Great Pyramid today. That was impossible when it was first built because the (blank) then was perfectly smooth.

• exterior

• surface

• outside

• top

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CCSS.L.5.5C

It takes a long time to make the difficult climb up the side of the Great Pyramid. And it takes just as long to (blank).

• descend

• drop

• fall

• slope

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The Great Pyramid seems like solid stone, but it contains a large number of rooms. Many of these (blank) are quite large.

• chambers

• rooms

• halls

• bedrooms

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The Great Pyramid was built especially for King Cheops. Of course, the most (blank) and splendid of the rooms was set aside for him.

• large

• open

• roomy

• spacious

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

It was possible to move about inside the Great Pyramid. A number of (blank) ran from room to room.

• sidewalks

• walkways

• passages

• tunnels

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The pyramid builders did not have to bring stone for the Great Pyramid from far away. A nearby (blank) had all the material needed.

• quarry

• mine

• dig

• tomb

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CCSS.L.5.5C

To reach higher levels, the pyramid builders piled up earth against the side of the pyramid. The (blank) got higher and longer as the work progressed.

• ramp

• slope

• incline

• ascent

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Daylight did not reach inside the pyramid. Workers would have needed lighted torches to find their way through its dark (blank).

• inner

• interior

• inside

• depths

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

King Cheops was buried with (blank) objects he had used whole alive, including gold plates and fine jewels.

• expensive

• valuable

• precious

• costly

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C