WorksheetsTHE EMPEROR AND HIS ARMY
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main idea of the text?
a)
Qin’s workers stocked his tomb with gold jewelry.
b)
Qin was a cruel ruler - a tyrant.
c)
Qin is credited with uniting China, developing ways to manage the country, and sponsoring the creation of art.
d)
Qin's fear of death made him create the terracotta army
2.
Qin came into power when he was…
a)
13 years old.
b)
11 years old.
c)
21 years old.
3.
Qin defeated...
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
all the other Chinese states
4.
Qin’s tomb was located...
a)
under his palace.
b)
under a well.
c)
under a mount.
5.
What does the author mean by the statement in paragraph 1 “In fact, there was no country of China at all”?
a)
The land area we call China had not yet emerged from the sea.
b)
There was no single nation to which all people in the area felt they belong to.
c)
No one lived in the area we call China.
6.
The main purpose of the 1st paragraph is to…
a)
Express an opinion about the horrors of war.
b)
Inform the reader about Qin’s personality.
c)
Describe the situation in China before Qin.
7.
Choose the statement below that is the weakest argument for believing that Qin was a great ruler.
a)
When Qin lost his temper, he cruelly punished people and sometimes - even things.
b)
Qin supervised the building of the Great Wall of China.
c)
Qin created a workable system of weight and measures.
8.
The author probably wrote this article in order to…
a)
inform the reader about an interesting unusual ruler.
b)
encourage the reader to travel around China.
c)
persuade the reader to visit the emperor’s tomb.
9.
Choose the best sentence to paraphrase the following sentences. “Carved in a special clay called terracotta, the 8000 soldiers were full-size adults, each about six feet tall”.
a)
Each of 8000 soldiers carved a six-foot statue in a special clay called terracotta.
b)
The 8000 statues of soldiers were carved from terracotta clay, and each full-size soldier was about six feet tall.
c)
About 8000 soldiers who were at least six feet tall were turned to terracotta clay.
10.
Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word in this sentence: "Even as a young man, Qin had a morbid fear of death."
a)
cheerful and healthy
b)
complicated
c)
gloomy and unpleasant
11.
Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word in this sentence: "No one thought that such a treasure could lie undetected for so long."
a)
underground
b)
hidden
c)
obvious
12.
Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word in this sentence: "Instead, there were seven separate Chinese states fighting to dominate each other."
a)
rule
b)
be controlled
c)
imitate
13.
In the article, ________ and ________ are alike in the way that they planned for the afterlife.
a)
Qin’s regent / Qin Shi Huangdi
b)
Qin’s regent / Egyptian pharaohs
c)
Qin Shi Huangdi / Egyptian pharaohs
d)
Qin Shi Huangdi / the Maya people
14.
Judging by the events in the article, you can predict that the following will happen next:
a)
Experts will decide that the tomb is not worth saving.
b)
Experts will continue to search for more objects near his tomb.
c)
People will allow the tomb to be hidden again.
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