11th Eng Ch-3 Discovering Tut Class Test

11th Class Test 

 MR Citi Public school Balachaur 

Sub- ENG.             MM.25

Class 11

Time: Zero period 

    

Q1 A.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:

A.Carter really had little choice. If he hadn’t cut the mummy free, thieves most certainly would have circumvented the guards and ripped it apart to remove the gold. In Tut’s time the royals were fabulously wealthy, and they thought — or hoped — they could take their riches with them. For his journey to the great beyond, King Tut was lavished with glittering goods: precious collars, inlaid necklaces and bracelets, rings, amulets, a ceremonial apron, sandals, sheaths for his fingers and toes, and the now iconic inner coffin and mask — all of pure gold. To separate Tut from his adornments, Carter’s men removed the mummy’s head and severed nearly every major joint. Once they had finished, they reassembled the remains on a layer of sand in a wooden box with padding that concealed the damage, the bed where Tut now rests. 1x5=5

A. What made Carter cut the mummy free?
B.Identify the literary device used in “glittering goods”
C.What belief did ancient Egyptians hold?
D. What do you understand by the word “circumvent”?
E. Who is the author of the Chapter?

B.He was just a teenager when he died. The last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries, he was laid to rest laden with gold and eventually forgotten. Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, the modern world has speculated about what happened to him, with murder being the most extreme possibility. Now, leaving his tomb for the first time in almost 80 years, Tut has undergone a CT scan that offers new clues about his life and death and provides precise data for an accurate forensic reconstruction of the boyish pharaoh. 1x5=5

1. Who was he in the above passage? 

2. Who is the author of this passage? 

3. What is the full form of CT scan ?

4. What is pharaoh ?

5. What do you mean by forensic reconstruction?

Q2. Answer the following questions given below 2x5=10

a. What were the results of city scan ?

b.Who was King Tut ? How did he die ?

c.Who was Amenhotep IV? Why was he called wacky ?

d Who was Harvard Carter? Why was his investigation resented?

e.Why did Guards remark ‘The curse of pharaoh’?

f.What problem did Carter face when he reached the mummy ? How did he find a way out?

 Q3. What according to A.R. Williams were the thoughts of the visitors who stood silently near Tut’s grave?

5x1=5

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King Tut is one of the mummies to be scanned in death as in life discuss? 5x1=5

Q4. ‘Homes for the aged is a necessity in India ‘. Write a debate in 120- 150 words either for or against the motion. You are Shivam/ Shivani.5x1=5

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Are celebs responsible for the products they endorse? Taking a cue from the headlines given below and using your own ideas, write a debate for or against the topic. (about 150-200 words)5x1=5

*Amitabh Bachchan steps back from promoting Pepsi after a school girl questions the health impact of the drink.

*Brief ban on Maggi noodles causes trouble for its celebrity Brand ambassadors.

Q5. You are Ali/Alia, Head girl / Head boy of your school. You are deeply disturbed by the rising cases of aggressive behaviour of students in your school. You decide to speak during the morning assembly about it. Write a speech on ‘Indiscipline in Schools’. (150 – 200 words) 5x1=5

Or

Write a speech in 150-200 words on ‘Benefits of early rising’ to be delivered by you in the morning assembly of your school. You are Karuna/Karan, Head Girl/Head Boy.5x1=5

Ans. Carter cut the mummy free as he was afraid of the thieves.

Ans. Alliteration

Ans. Ancient Egyptians believed that they could take their riches with them posthumously.

Ans. Here, circumvent means to find a way around an obstacle especially cleverly or illegally