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Terracotta Army
By Rhonda Pawlik
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Question 1
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Which text structure does the author mostly use in this text?
A-Chronological order
B-Compare/Contrast
C-Problem and solution
D-Description
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Question 2
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Why was the Terracotta Army created?
A- Emperor Qin wanted his body to be protected after he died.
B-Emperor Qin wanted to be immortal.
C-Emperor Qin wanted to fight off his enemies.
D-Emperor Qin wanted to have the biggest tomb ever.
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Question 4
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What does the word
immortality
mean?
A- The state of being real
B-The state of being dead
C-The opposite of being alive
D-The state of living forever
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Question 5
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What is the author's main purpose for writing this text?
A-To tell the reader a story about the Terracotta Army.
B-To persuade the reader to visit the Terracotta Army.
C-To give the reader information about the Terracotta Army.
D-To compare/contrast the Terracotta Army to today's Army.
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Question 7
7.
Which detail from the story should
NOT
be included in a summary?
A- The Terracotta Army is a group of over 7,500 life-sized soldiers, horses, and chariots.
B-The Army was built to protect Emperor Qin.
C-There were as many as ten different head shapes.
D-It took almost forty years to create.
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Question 9
9.
Part A: What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A-The soldiers in the Terracotta Army were realistic.
B-The Terracotta Army was built to protect Emperor Qin.
C-The first Emperor of China, Emperor Qin, died in 210 BC.
D-Emperor Qin was obsessed with immortality.
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Question 11
11.
What is the main idea of paragraph 4?
A-Qin's tomb covered twenty miles.
B-Qin's tomb was discovered in 1974.
C-The Terracotta Army was found forty years ago.
D-They found the army a mile from the tomb.
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Question 12
12.
How was the Terracotta Army discovered?
A-Chinese farmers were digging a wall.
B-An archaeologist accidentally dug it up.
C-They found the army a mile from Qin's tomb.
D-The army was discovered when someone found broken sculpture pieces.
Question 3
3.
What evidence does the author give to support the idea that the Terracotta Army was an astonishing achievement? Choose the best
two
answers.
A-"One of the things he thought was important was making sure his body was protected after he died."
B-"Afterwards, the details like facial features and hair were added."
C-"However, this group of over 7,500 life-sized soldiers, horses, and chariots did have a mission."
D-"Making that many realistic soldiers, officers, horses, and chariots was no small undertaking. It took almost 40 years!"
Question 6
6.
Which two details support the author's claim that the soldiers were incredibly realistic?
A-No two soldiers had the same face.
B-The Terracotta soldiers had crossbows that were designed to be triggered by intruders.
C-The soldiers' hair had elaborate braids and knots.
D-They were built out of clay called terracotta.
Question 8
8.
What does the word
efficient
mean as it is used in the sentence below?
Even with that many workers, they needed to be
efficient
.
A-good
B-hard-working
C-strong
D-well- organized
Question 10
10.
Part B. Which
two
details support your answer to part A?
A-"As a result, he put a lot of time and money into building the biggest tomb ever."
B-"Well, many of the terracotta soldiers had actual working crossbows designed to be triggered by intruders."
C-"Built into this tomb was an army to protect him-the Terracotta Army."
D-"No two soldiers had the same face."
