Group Activities and Hieroglyphics

Group Activities and Hieroglyphics

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

In Chapter 14 of 'The Egypt Game', Ken and Toby bring items to enhance Set's altar. The group creates a hieroglyphic alphabet for secret messages and chooses Egyptian names with symbols. They practice hieroglyphic writing, leading to a conflict over writing direction, which is resolved. The chapter ends with a new idea for a ceremony after a pet's death.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason Ken and Toby visited Egypt?

To study hieroglyphics

To meet new friends

To bring new ideas and items

To play basketball

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which item did Ken bring that was particularly notable?

A live tarantula

A real shrunken head

A stuffed owl

A rubber shrunken head

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Toby's initial suggestion to the group?

To build a new temple

To organize a festival

To create a hieroglyphic alphabet

To write a play

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Egyptian name did April choose for herself?

Aida

Horemheb

Bastet

Nefertiti

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main challenge in creating the hieroglyphic alphabet?

Drawing the symbols accurately

Memorizing the alphabet

Deciding on the symbols

Finding enough paper

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the group acquire the colored pens needed for their writing?

They received them as gifts

They borrowed them from school

They bought them with saved money

They raised money by doing chores

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the secret messages written by the group?

To confuse their enemies

To practice their writing skills

To plan meetings and share opinions

To communicate with teachers

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the brief conflict among the group?

A misunderstanding about Egyptian history

A new member joining the group

A missing item from the altar

A disagreement over hieroglyphic writing direction

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led to the idea for the ceremony of the dead?

A new member joining the group

The loss of Elizabeth's pet parakeet

A visit from a teacher

A disagreement over hieroglyphics