The Curse of the Queen - Expressions English - Class 6 - English

Underline the synonyms in each sentence. One has been done for you as an example.

a. As we walked to school, the cold wind blew and made the weather chilly.

b. The popular kids in school are much liked by many.

c. Several children were playing football on a distant field that was difficult to see because it was too far away.

d. The Civil War was prior to World War II and World War II was before the Korean War.

e. She was chatting with her friend in class and got a punishment for talking.

f. His friend who has been his constant companion helped him with his homework.

g. The school bus is a very safe motor vehicle.

h. The rich old man does not let anyone know how wealthy he actually is.

Match each word with its correct meaning.
Find the given words in the text. Then try to understand whether the contextual meaning matches with any of those in the ‘Meaning’ column.

Put a tick next to those sentences that use less/fewer correctly.
a. The Englishmen had few knowledge about the artifact.
b. They had visited fewer places than those who really study ancient places.
c. Once the curse began to act, the friends has less time to react.
d. Earlier, lesser people were attacked as they were superstitious and kept away.
e. No less than thirty people were killed.

There is an error in each sentence. Replace the error with an appropriate word.
a. The Englishmen should have been most careful as they were in a new place.
b. They did not have many knowledge of Egyptian civilization.
c. Few deaths had occurred in the past as compared to the present time.
d. Much of the artifacts in the museum were destroyed.
e. The people working at the Royal Museum suspected that the sarcophagus and its queen were causing much trouble.

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositional verbs. You may choose appropriate prepositions form the box.

The dead were prepared (a) ____________ their afterlife by the embalming method of mummification. Slaves and handmaidens were buried along with the Queen so that they could attend (b) ____________ her needs. The people at the museum had to hurry (c) ____________ or lose their lives. Exhibits in the room were found destroyed or tossed (d) ____________ by some unseen force and everyone feared to clean (e) ____________ the mess. The curse seemed to run (f) ____________ every person who came in contact with it. It was difficult to bear (g) ____________ such terrible happenings. Every person who possessed the royal coffin soon made arrangements to keep (h) ____________ of its reach. Disposing (i) ____________ the royal coffin to some to her person or place was not that easy. 

The offer made by the foreman to the four Englishmen was

Pick out five instances from the story which suggest that the Queen’s stay in the Royal British Museum was not a peaceful one.

What happened after the American collector took away the sarcophagus?

‘Now the authorities breathed a sigh of relief as they felt certain that the sarcophagus and its queen would cause no more trouble.’

(i) Who does ‘the authorities’ refer to in the above line?

(ii) Why did the authorities feel that the Queen would cause no more trouble? Give reason.

(iii) Were they successful? Give reasons to support your answer.

What was the first major discovery as far as Mummy’s are concerned? What were the common belief?

What tragedies were faced by the London merchant?

What happened when the coffin was brought to the museum?

What happened to the photographer who photographed the coffin?

When a foreman in charge of the labourers approached the four young adventurers, they could not ignore the offer he made to them. Do you think they made a big mistake? Give reasons for your answer.

Do you feel that the curse of Queen Hatshepsut was responsible for what happened at the World Trade Centre? Do you think that it worked even after so many years? Why/Why not?

‘The fact that more than thirty people connected with the artifact had already met with tragedy had been well publicized.’ In your opinion, why did the wealthy American collector offer the museum authorities a large sum for the Queen and the sarcophagus?