NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whydidtheauthorwrite“SaySphinx!”?tointroduceafamilywholivesinEgypttopersuadereaderstomakeatriptoEgypttoprovideinformationaboutdifferentsitesinEgypttogiveadviceaboutthebestwaytotravelinEgypt2.WhichsentenceBESTtellswhattheplayisabout?Egypthasarichandfascinatinghistory.TheSphinxispartofEgyptianmythology.ThereareseveralkindsofpyramidsinEgypt.TheNileRiverflowsallthewaythroughEgypt.3.Atthebeginningoftheplay,theChorusrepresentstourists.merchants.guides.friends.4.WhichsentencefromtheplayBESTsupportstheideathatSamanthaandAmirakneweachotheryearsago?Letusintroduceourselves.MynameisSamanthaandthisismybrother,Jason.Wehavebeenlookingforyou!Thelasttimewesawyou,Iwasonlyeightyearsold.5.OneoftheMAINpurposesofthenarratoristoresolvethestoryconflict.explainthedifferentsettings.provideinformationaboutthepyramids.tellwhythecharactersbehaveastheydo.WeeklyLessonTestLesson25©Harcourt•Grade6219SelectionComprehension“SaySphinx!”Name6.TheMOSTLIKELYreasonanarchaeologistwouldwanttoworkinSaqqaraistofindmoreStepPyramids.studytheGreatPyramidofGiza.learnwhythepyramidswerebuilt.lookforstonestructurescalledmastabas.7.CarvinghugestonesforstatueswasdifficultforworkersinearlyEgyptMAINLYbecausethestoneswerehardtofind.theirtoolsgotdullveryquickly.thestoneshadtoberolledintoplace.peoplechippedawaythelimestonecoating.8.WhichwouldBESThelpareaderunderstandtheideasinthisplay?readinganarticleaboutadamthatwasbuiltontheNileRivereatingfreshfishatarestaurantthatservesEgyptianfoodwatchingatelevisionshowabouttouristsitesinEgyptdoinganonlinesearchforthekeyword“camel”READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.IfyouhadachancetotraveltoEgypt,whichsitethatSamanthaandJasontraveledtowouldyouwanttovisit?Explainwhythatwouldbeyourchoice.Usedetailsfrom“SaySphinx!”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson25©Harcourt•Grade6220SelectionComprehension“SaySphinx!”NameWeeklyLessonTestLesson25RobustVocabularyChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.You’lls...
