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Mummies in the Morning (Mrs. Echegoyen)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of "perched" from this sentence on page 9?

"The tree house was perched on top of a palm tree"

a)

really small

b)

sitting on top of

c)

mean

d)

smiling

2.

What is the meaning of "perched" from this sentence on page 9?

"The tree house was perched on top of a palm tree"

a)

really small

b)

sitting on top of

c)

mean

d)

smiling

3.

What do the illustrations on pages 10 and 11 show?

a)

mummies

b)

the treehouse at Jack and Annie's House

c)

A parade in Egypt

4.

Why were the Egyptians together in a parade?

a)

it was for a funeral

b)

they were going to a party

c)

they were celebrating a holiday

5.

What was the setting of this chapter?

a)

Frogcreek, Pennslyvania

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient China

6.

What is the best summary of chapter 2?

a)

Jack and Annie see a parade of people in Ancient Egypt and learn that it's a funeral procession. They try to follow them to see a mummy

b)

Jack and Annie are in the treehouse in Ancient Egypt and they see the black cat

c)

Jack and Annie decide to go to Ancient Egypt

7.

What is an SYNONYM for the word "cool" in the sentence below?

"Then he stepped out of the hot, bright sunlight into the COOL, dark pyramid."

a)

popular

b)

unpopular

c)

chilly

d)

hot

8.

What made Jack drop the book on page 19?

a)

a cat

b)

an Egyptian gaurd

c)

A strange cry "Eee-ee"

d)

a sand storm

9.

Who do Jack and Annie think dropped the stick with a dog head carved on it?

a)

a Queen

b)

A grave robber

c)

the cat

d)

a little boy

10.

What is a tomb robber?

a)

Someone who steals things from burial tombs in the pyramids

b)

someone who steals from people's houses

c)

someone who helps find lost things

d)

an animal who stays in a pyramid

11.

What does the illustration on page 25 show?

a)

Jack and Annie running away from a mummy

b)

Jack and Annie petting the cat

c)

Jack and Annie trying to hand the scepter to the strange Egyptian woman

d)

A tomb robber

12.

On page 25, why did Jack gasp?

a)

Because he saw a mummy

b)

Because he fell through the tomb

c)

Because he found treasure

d)

Because the scepter went right through the Egyptian woman's and like it was air

13.

Which could be a definition for the word "carved" from this sentence from Chapter 5?

"Then he carved his secret message on the wall..."

a)

throwing things

b)

jumping up and down

c)

writing by cutting into something

d)

smiling at someone

14.

What is the ghost-queen's name (hint- check the beginning of chapter 5)

a)

Tanya

b)

Helen

c)

Hutepi

d)

Luanne

15.

What was the ghost-queen's problem in Chapter 5?

a)

She wanted lots of gold

b)

She needed help reading the Book of the Dead

c)

She wanted to get back at who killed her

d)

She didn't like her tomb

16.

How did the ghost-queen's problem get solved in chapter 6?

a)

She learned to see

b)

Jack gave her his glasses

c)

She learned to read

d)

Jack and Annie described the heiroglyphics to her

17.

Why does the ghost-queen want to read the Book of the Dead

a)

She wants to make mummies

b)

She wants to come back to life

c)

So she can get to the Underworld- the next life

d)

She wants to show off

18.

True or False, the queen can't see far away?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the big box called that Hutepi is seen laying in while inside the pyramid?

a)

a big box

b)

the glow box

c)

sarcophagus

20.

Who dropped the Sceptor?

a)

A Mummy

b)

Harold

c)

Jack

d)

The Ghost Queen

21.

What are hieroglyphics?

a)

They are a way to say things to people in ancient times.

b)

They are pictures that mean something.

c)

They are picture words used in ancient Egypt.

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE!