Question 4 - Chapter 3 - Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues - Hornbill - Chapters (Literature) - English Class 11

Read the extract and answer the following questions.

Extract:

Back in the trailer a technician pulled up astonishing images of Tut on a computer screen. A grey head took shape from a scattering of pixels, and the technician spun and tilted it in every direction. Neck vertebrae appeared as clearly as in an anatomy class. Other images revealed a hand, several views of the rib cage, and a transection of the skull. But for now the pressure was off. Sitting back in his chair, Zahi Hawass smiled, visibly relieved that nothing had gone seriously wrong. “I didn’t sleep last night, not for a second,” he said. “I was so worried. But now I think I will go and sleep.”

(Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues )

Question (i)

Who was Zahi Hawass and what was his role in the project?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

Zahi Hawass was an Egyptian archaeologist and the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. He was in charge of the project to scan Tut's mummy and reveal its secrets.

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to recall the information that is given in the previous part of the story. We can use skimming and scanning skills to find the relevant part of the text quickly. For example:
• Skimming is reading quickly to get the main idea or gist of a text.
•  We can skim the previous part of the story and see that it is about how a team of scientists and technicians prepared to scan Tut's mummy using a CT scanner.
•  Scanning is reading quickly to find specific details or facts in a text.
•  We can scan the previous part of the story and look for keywords or phrases related to the question, such as "Zahi Hawass", "Egypt", or "project".
• We can then use these skills to find the answer in the first paragraph of the previous part of the story. We can use quotation marks to indicate the exact words from the text. We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
•  The answer is given in the first paragraph of the previous part of the story: "The man in charge was Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. He had been planning this project for years".

Question (ii)

What kind of images did the technician pull up on the computer screen?

• (a) Images of Tut's tomb and treasures
• (b) Images of Tut's face and body parts
• (c) Images of Tut's DNA and blood type
• (d) Images of Tut's clothes and jewellery

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

(b) Images of Tut's face and body parts

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to locate the information that is directly given in the extract. We can use skimming and scanning skills to find the relevant part of the text quickly. For example:
•  Skimming is reading quickly to get the main idea or gist of a text.
•   We can skim the extract and see that it is about how the technician showed Zahi Hawass some images of Tut on a computer screen.
• Scanning is reading quickly to find specific details or facts in a text.
•   We can scan the extract and look for keywords or phrases related to the question, such as "images", "computer", or "screen".
• We can then use these skills to find the answer in the first sentence of the extract. We can use quotation marks to indicate the exact words from the text. We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
•  The answer is given in the first sentence of the extract: "Back in the trailer a technician pulled up astonishing images of Tut on a computer screen''
• We can then infer from this sentence that the images were of Tut's face and body parts, as they are described in more detail in the following sentences.

Question (iii)

How did Zahi Hawass feel after seeing the images?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

Zahi Hawass felt relieved and happy after seeing the images.

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to infer how Zahi Hawass felt after seeing the images from his actions and words in the extract. We can use clues such as verbs, adverbs, or expressions to help us. For example:
• The narrator says that Zahi Hawass smiled.
•  The narrator says that Zahi Hawass was visibly relieved.
•  The narrator says that Zahi Hawass said that he was so worried before.
• We can then use these clues to write a complete sentence that explains how Zahi Hawass felt after seeing the images. We can use simple words and connect them with conjunctions like "and" or "because". We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
•  Zahi Hawass felt relieved and happy after seeing the images because nothing had gone seriously wrong with the scanning process.

Question (iv)

How does the extract show that the scanning process was difficult and risky?

Answer:

Answer as written by the student:

The extract shows that the scanning process was difficult and risky by using words and expressions that convey the pressure and worry involved.

Step-by-step explanation:

• To answer this question, we need to infer how the extract shows that the scanning process was difficult and risky from the actions and words in the extract. We can use clues such as nouns, adjectives, or expressions to help us. For example:
• The narrator says that the pressure was off.
•  The narrator says that Zahi Hawass did not sleep for a second.
•  The narrator says that Zahi Hawass was so worried.
• The narrator says that Zahi Hawass was relieved that nothing had gone seriously wrong .
• We can then use these clues to write a complete sentence that explains how the extract shows that the scanning process was difficult and risky. We can use simple words and connect them with conjunctions like "and" or "by". We can also use bold formatting to highlight the key words. For example:
• The extract shows that the scanning process was difficult and risky by using words and expressions that convey the pressure and worry involved.