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Terra Cotta Warriors and Why Mosquitoes Hum in Our Ears

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The clay figures were placed in the emperor's:

a)

barn

b)

tomb

c)

bedroom

d)

kitchen

2.

Why did Emperor Qin order his people to make the statues?

a)

...because he was bored.

b)

...because he needed it for his after life.

c)

...because he needed gifts for his friends.

d)

...because he wanted decorations for his new palace.

3.

Many of the terra cotta figures were broken when:

a)

someone stepped on them.

b)

the wooden roof fell on them.

c)

eeeearrrrthquake hit China.

d)

Qin played bowling and knocked them over.

4.

Archaeologists are trying to ________ the figures.

a)

destroy

b)

restore

c)

copy

d)

sell

5.

The weapons that were with the terra cotta statues _______.

a)

given as gifts to the new emperor

b)

were probably stolen

c)

were melted and made into coins

d)

I have no idea, it was a reeaaaallly long time ago!

6.

Tourists can harm the figures by:

a)

looking at them.

b)

breathing on them.

c)

reading about them

d)

singing to them (lalalalaaah lala lah!)

7.

How many terra cotta statues were found?

a)

8,000

b)

10,000

c)

7,000

d)

I didn't count them!

8.

How old was Qin Shi Huang when he became emperor?

a)

13 years old

b)

14 years old

c)

12 years old

d)

10 years old

9.

An emperor is similar to a:

a)

queen

b)

soldier

c)

king

d)

thief

10.

In the story, we learned that terra-cotta is a kind of:

a)

clay

b)

gold

c)

ruler

d)

paint

11.

Which of these things would likely be **restored?**

a)

my grandfather's old clock

b)

a window smashed with a baseball

c)

a rotten tuna sandwich

d)

an empty swimming pool

12.

Teacher Gemma is my English teacher this school year.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

13.

Teacher Gemma is the funniest English teacher I know!

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

14.

We are in a Pandemic right now.

a)

fact

b)

opinion

15.

It would be fun to go to the moon and look at the Great Wall of China from up, up, up and beyond...

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

16.

The King Crab was a _________ ruler who mandated that all his subjects must be quiet while he slept.

a)

kind

b)

sleepy

c)

strict

d)

funny

17.

Who did King Crab order to gather all of the frogs in the kingdom?

a)

the frogs, kokak, kokak, ribbit, ribbit

b)

the land crab

c)

the mosquito, buzzzzzz

d)

the firefly

18.

The ________ wanted to prick the firefly.

a)

King crab

b)

the land crab

c)

the firefly

d)

the mosquito

19.

King Crab was eventually grateful that the frogs laughed because...

a)

...he would drowned in his sleep as it rained very hard.

b)

...he would drowned in his sleep as it rained very hard.

c)

...his house was on fire!

d)

...he wouldn't be aware that there was a problem.

20.

The frogs were **pardoned** after they explained to the king what happened.

What is the best meaning for the word **pardoned?**

a)

forgiven

b)

forgotten

c)

fried

d)

kokak kokak?

21.

The king summoned the snail to the palace.

Summoned means:

a)

called for

b)

avoided

c)

clicked

d)

sang for

e)

I dunno!

22.

The mosquito made firefly's life difficult. He was the culprit they were looking for.

A culprit is a:

a)

cutter

b)

guilty one

c)

happy one

d)

singer

23.

The king was all red because of rage.

What does rage mean?

a)

getting one with age! It rhymes!

b)

becoming very popular, you know, sikat!

c)

becoming very angry

d)

short of orange?

24.

All the mosquitoes were determined to avenge their leader's death.

What does avenge mean in the sentence?

a)

A superhero, you know, like Avengers!

b)

to bring back to life

c)

to get back at someone

d)

to start a new game

25.

The frogs replied in unison to the King's mandate. Unison means....

a)

A single son. Uni son!

b)

another word for sun.

c)

to reply all at the same time

d)

not to say anything

e)

to reply one by one by one by one by one...