Grade 4 -- Wordly Wise Lesson 8

Antipater wrote the Seven Wonders more than two thousand years ago. The Great Pyramid was _____ even at that time.

• ancient

• descend

• passages

• quarry

People can climb up the sides of the Great Pyramid today. That was impossible when it was first built because the _____ then was perfectly smooth.

• spacious

• precious

• surface

• portions

It takes a long time to make the difficult climb up the side of the Great Pyramid. And it takes just as long to _____.

• descend

• ramp

• intruders

• entry

The Great Pyramid seems like solid stone, but it contains a large number of rooms. Many of these _____ are quite large.

• ancient

• surface

• chambers

• descend

The Great Pyramid was built especially for King Cheops. Of course, the most _____ and splendid of the rooms was set aside for him.

• passages

• spacious

• quarry

• centuries

It was possible to move about inside the Great Pyramid. A number of _____ ran from room to room.

• located

• centuries

• entry

• passages

The pyramid builders did not have to bring stone for the Great Pyramid from far away. A nearby _____ had all the material needed.

• precious

• quarry

• intruders

• located

To reach higher levels, the pyramid builders piled up earth against the side of the pyramid. The _____ got higher and longer as the work progressed.

• ancient

• spacious

• portions

• ramp

Daylight did not reach inside the pyramid. Workers would have needed lighted torches to find their way through its dark _____.

• ancient

• descend

• ramp

• interior

King Cheops was buried with _____ objects he had used while alive, including gold plates and fine jewels.

• interior

• entry

• precious

• located