1. Read paragraph 1. Describe, in your own words, exactly who Tutankhamen was. 2
Read paragraph 2. Explain, in our own words, the two reasons why archaeologists now think that Tut was not ‘alone in his tomb’
Read paragraph 3. These lines use interesting sentence structures. Identify two types and explain why they have been used
Read paragraph 4.
a) Quote the word that is a synonym for ‘suddenly’. 1
b) Quote the word that is an antonym for ‘doubt’. 1
5. Read paragraphs 5 and 6. Quote a word that suggests that the story surrounding Nefertiti is famous, and then explain what this word suggests
6. Read the remaining paragraphs. Summarise the ‘next steps’ /15

2. Read paragraph 1. Describe, in your own words, exactly who Tutankhamen was. 2
A: No marks if not in own words.
Gloss of ‘ancient’ (1) or ‘Egyptian pharaoh’ (1) or ‘died 3,300 years ago’ (1) or ‘9 years old’ (1) or ‘ruled for 10 years’ (1)

3. 2. Read paragraph 2. Explain, in our own words, the two reasons why archaeologists now think that Tut was not ‘alone in his tomb’. 2
A: Again, no marks if not in own words.
‘structure of…tomb point to the existence of a hidden chamber behind it’ (1) and
‘originally designed for a queen, rather than a king’ (1)

4. 3. Read paragraph 3. These lines use interesting sentence structures
3. Read paragraph 3. These lines use interesting sentence structures. Identify two types and explain why they have been used. 4 A:
A question (1) used as a topic sentence (1) or to introduce a new idea (1) or any other acceptable response (1)
Parenthesis (1) to give additional information about who Nefertiti was (1)

5. 4. Read paragraph 4.
a) Quote the word that is a synonym for ‘suddenly’. 1
b) Quote the word that is an antonym for ‘doubt’. 1
A: a) ‘abruptly’ (1)
b) ‘believe’ (1)

6. 5. Read paragraphs 5 and 6. Quote a word that suggests that the story surrounding Nefertiti is famous, and then explain what this word suggests
A: ‘notorious’ (1) – well known often for being a bad thing, suggests it has been difficult to track down Nefertiti
‘renowned’ (1) – known widely, part of culture (1)

7. 6. Read the remaining paragraphs. Summarise the ‘next steps’. 3
Permission must be sought to investigate further (1) / see if Reeve is right (1)
They will need to use cutting edge approaches (1)
They don’t want to cause any disturbance/breakages when looking (1)
This process could happen very quickly (1)
There is an important date coming up to celebrate the finding of King Tut’s burial place (1)