module 3 week 3

Read the sentence from paragraph 2. The Greek historian Herodotus believed that 100,000 people worked on the pyramid’s construction for thirty years. Think about the prefix con-. What is the meaning of construction above?

• working as a team

• putting something together

• the height and width of a building

• the time needed to complete a project

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does the author describe how the pyramid was built in paragraph 3?

• to prove that the Ancient Egyptians made these structures quickly

• to show how far the Ancient Egyptians had to travel to get materials

• to prove that the Ancient Egyptians had better engineering than the modern world

• to show how the Ancient Egyptians made advanced structures with basic technology

Which part of paragraph 4 does the illustration help to explain?

• the layout inside the pyramid

• the items stored in the pyramid

• the names of the pyramid’s chambers

• the reason for the pyramid’s fake chambers

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which step in the process of building the Great Pyramid happened first?

• A large spiral ramp was built.

• Blocks were carried up a ramp.

• Blocks were brought from quarries.

• A lever was used to position the stones.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

Why does the author include information about the completed pyramid in paragraph 4?

• to explain the purpose of the pyramid

• to show what the pyramid looks like now

• to suggest why the pyramid is still standing

• to outline the uses of the pyramid over time

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Explain why the author includes the information in paragraph 1. Use details from the text to support your answer.

How many stone blocks make up the Great Pyramid of Giza?

• 1.5 million

• 2.3 million

• 3 million

• 4 million

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

Read sentence 2. What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• and what can cause major problems

• and this can cause major problems

• and them can cause major problems

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Change Whomever to Whatever.

• Change Whomever to Whom.

• Change Whomever to Who.

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What change should be made in sentence 6?

• Change yourself to you.

• Change yourself to ourselves.

• Change yourself to myself.

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5