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TEST PAPER
10th GRADE

I. Choose the correct item: (15x2=30p)

The Egyptian pyramids are the best- known 1) archaeological/ historical monuments in the world.
The Greeks believed the first pyramid was a 2) memorial/ gift to King Khufu’s 3)wife/ daughter.
In medieval times, they were seen as 4) townhouses / storehouses for 5) grain/ grass. Arab
philosophers saw the pyramids as storehouses for scientific and medical 6) books/ wisdom. One
theory says the pyramids were built as a road sign for 7) alien/ human beings. The pyramids were
also said to be a means of predicting the 8) apocalypse/ weather. Egyptologists discovered that the
9) room/ tomb holding the deceased 10) body/ mummy is only one part of the pyramid. The
pyramids’ construction is amazing. Building ramps and copper and stone 11) tools/ statues show how
simple the available technology was. To build the Great Pyramid Gaza , over two 12) thousand/
million blocks were moved. Men working on the Pyramids probably did it as a form of 13) paid
labour/ taxation , not out of 14) family/ religious duty or as slaves. Some were even appointed as
15) architects/ accountants.

II. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets: (4x2,5=10p)
Stonehenge, the 1)………………………….(locate) of which is Salisbury Plain in England, is a
prehistoric monument. Its 2) ………………………….(construct) took place in about 1800 BC and
is 3) ………………………….(doubt) an amazing human 4) ………………………….(achieve).

III. Match the following words with their meanings: (10x1=10p)

1. alien a) group of people who work
2. road sign b) room
3. storehouse c) unique; special
4. chamber d) place where things are kept for future use
5. wisdom e) whole
6. era f) sign on road that gives directions or instructions
7. speculation g) creature from another planet
8. distinctive h) deep knowledge
9. entire i) act of theorising about something
10. workforce j) period of time

IV. What was the purpose of building the pyramids and where can you visit them? (40p)

10 points granted