Reading Comprehension

Copper 2

1. Why did the ancient Egyptians think it was necessary to preserve the bodies of the dead?

- A to reunite the body and soul in the afterlife

2. Which method of preserving bodies was attempted first?

- C burial pits
3. It is a fact, not an opinion, that:

- C mummies can be created by natural means

4. The Egyptians concluded that the most effective process of preserving bodies was:

- B burial in desert pits

5. The embalmers used a small incision to remove the internal organs because:

- B they wanted to causes as little damage as possible to the body

6. Which internal organ was left inside the body?

- B x C heart

7. The word canopic in paragraph 5 could be replaced by the synonym:

- A funeral

8. Which body part was discarded because it was considered unimportant to:
- B the brain
9. The pronoun it in Paragraph 7 refers to:
- C the body
10. The bodies of which people were most likely to be adorned with gold and jewellery?
- A Pharaohs and wealthy people
11.The report was written to relate:
- B how mummification started and how it was preformed
12. The paragraph which describes what happens to the mummy at burial is:
- C paragraph 9