Worksheets5° English class with Mr. Murcia. FIRST TERM TEST: READING2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
Why couldn’t the boy go into the temple?
The boy couldn’t go into the temple because he had a different religion.
He couldn’t go into the temple because his mother would never let him in.
He couldn’t go into the temple because the guards would never let him in.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What is a peasant according to the boy?
According to the boy, a peasant is a poor villager with no hope for the future.
According to the boy, a peasant is a rich villager known as a noble or aristocrat.
According to the boy, a peasant is a craftsman with with great artistic skills to create art.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What did the boy want to become in life?
He really wanted to be a guard, to protect the temple from intruders or trespassers.
He really wanted to be a priest to offer the lithurgy in a temple..
He really wanted to be a craftsman, to create beautiful artwork and sculptures.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What were the nobles doing while walking into the temple?
They were chatting and laughing as they walked into the temple.
They were chanting and praying as they walked into the temple.
They were walking and praying as they got into the temple.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What happened when one of the guards noticed the jaguar sculpture lying beside the boy?
He picked it up and looked at it with great admiration. He muttered something to one of the other guards and then hurried back to the temple with the boy’s clay jaguar.
He picked it up and broke it. He muttered something to one of the other guards and then hurried back to the temple with the boy.
He picked it up and looked at it with horror. He muttered something to one of the other guards and then hurried back to the temple with the boy.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What did the master craftsman do when he strode out of the temple?
He ordered the guards to take the boy to the peasants and high priests of the temple to show his clay jaguar.
He ordered the guards to take the boy into a cell for the sacrilage he had commited against the temple by making a clay jaguar.
He ordered the guards to take the boy to the nobles of the temple.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
Why did the nobles want to join the boy to their craftsman team?
They explained that they were planning a pagan ritual in the temple chambers and wanted him to be part of it.
They explained that they were planning a magnificent carved frieze in the temple chambers and wanted him to join their team of craftsmen.
They explained that they were planning a magnificent religious ritual in the temple chambers and wanted him to join them because they needed young people to continue with their traditions in the future.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What’s the meaning of looters according to the story?
According to the story, the word “looters” means people who steal archaeological artefacts.
According to the story, the word “looters” means people who steal peoples' properties.
According to the story, the word “looters” means people who steal other people.
According to the story, the word “looters” means people who break into someone's house to steal precious things or expensive values.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What did the boy do with a lump of clay and a piece of bone?
He started moulding the clay with his hands and adding details with the bone. Finally, he moulded the clay into the form of a leopard.
He started moulding the clay with his hands and adding details with the bone. Finally, he moulded the clay into the form of a jaguar.
He started moulding the clay with his hands and adding details with the bone. Finally, he moulded the clay into the form of a temple guard.
Answer the questions based on the text "The House of the Jaguar" on pages 22 & 23.
What did the boy do to help his family?
The boy worked on his parents' farm, doing hard work in the sun.
The boy worked on the market, selling the products that his parents grew on their farm .
The boy made clay crafts which he sold in front of the temple.
