QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION:ENGLISH-CLASS XI
DISCOVERING TUT: THE SAGA CONTINUES (MM:30)
I. Complete the sentences. (1X10=10Marks)
1. Tut’s tomb was discovered by ................................ in ........................ .
2.The C.T scan took place on ............................. .
3. King Tut’s resting place was in the ancient Egyptian cemetery known as
the ................ ......................................... .
4.The scan was performed under the authority of ......................., Secretary General of
Egypt’s ............................................................... .
5. The mysterious ruler who appeared briefly and exited with hardly a trace
was .............
6. In 1968, an anatomy professor’s X-ray revealed that beneath the resin coating
Tut’s chest, his ..................... and .......................... were missing.
7. A CT machine which scanned the mummy of Tut from head to toe, created .................
digital X-ray images in cross section.
8. The million-dollar scanner malfunctioned because of sand in a cooler fan and this
was nervously referred to as the ....................................... .
9. King Tut’s demise was a big event, even by royal standards because he was
the ........... king of his dynasty.
10. The ............................................................ Project had recorded an inventory of
nearly ................. mummies.
II. Match the following and write the correct combination: (2 Marks)
A B
a. Amenhotep IV i. mysterious ruler
b. Smenkhkare ii. restored the old ways
c. Amenhotep III iii. Smashed images of Amun and
closed his temples
d. Tutankhaten iv. ruled at the height of the dynasty’s
golden age
III. Short Answer questions:
Answer the following in 40-50 words. (3X4=12 Marks)
1. Nature seemed to disapprove removal of Tut from his resting place. Explain.
2. What did Howard Carter do to free Tut’s mummy from the golden coffin?
3. What earned Akhenaten the title of the whacky king?
4. Give an account of the young king’s “nested coffin”.
IV. Long Answer Question: (6 Marks)
Why is the discovery of Tut’s mummy considered the most spectacular till date?
Elucidate with examples in 120-150 words.
