C6 2nd UT Textual Comprehension Set 4

Read the following text and answer the questions that follow:

Cairo, Egypt.

Ishan: So, finally we are in Cairo.

Ma: Yes, Ishan. We are going to Giza, to see the three great pyramids.

Ishan: What’s a pyramid, Ma?

Ma: A pyramid is a huge, triangular, monument. It is the burial ground of the Pharaohs.

Ishan: And who is a Pharaoh?

Ma: A Pharaoh is an Egyptian King. The Pharaohs lived around five thousand years ago.

Ishan: We are going to see so many interesting things. I wish father had come with us.

Ma: The prize I won at the singing competition entitled only two for a sponsored tour of Egypt. Your father wanted you and me to come.

Ishan: What’s that, Ma?

Ma: That’s the Sphinx, Ishan. It’s a rock statue with a human head and a lion’s body.

A. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(i) The Pharaohs lived around _____ years ago.

(ii) The Sphinx is a rock statue with a _____ and a lion’s body.

(iii) Ishan’s father was not able to come to Egypt because he _____

B. Tick the correct alternative:

(i) Ishan and his mother visited _____

(ii) A pyramid is a huge _____ structure.

(iii) A Pharaoh is an _____ king

(i) What is a Pyramid?

Ans. _______________________

(ii) Who is called a Pharaoh?

Ans. _______________________

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