Listening Comprehension

Ancient Egypt: The Pharaoh Civilisation

Watch the video closely and answer the following questions.
Circle the correct answer.

1. This video is about… 2. Egypt is… / 20

a. pyramids a. in Northern Africa
b. pharaohs b. in Southern Africa
c. camels c. in Northern Asia
d. mummies d. in Southern Asia
e. Ancient Egypt e. it is not mentioned

3. How long did this Civilization last? 4. What is the Pharaoh Narmer’s nickname?
a. 3,000 years a. The Mighty Prince
b. 5,000 years b. The Super King
c. 2019 years c. Narmer Armor
d. 3,200 years d. The Scorpion Prince
e. we don’t know exactly e. The Scorpion King

5. Name the largest African river. 6. The Egyptians survival depended on…
a. The Banks a. the sand
b. The Egypton River b. the mummies
c. The Nile c. the Nile
d. The Nylon d. the Pharaohs
e. The Babylon e. the Pyramids

7. Egypt is surrounded by… 8. What was Egypt’s river used for?

a. prairies a. agriculture
b. other civilizations b. fishing
c. agriculture c. transportation
d. deserts d. hunting
e. water e. all of the above

9. How many gods did they believed in? 10. Ra was the god of…
a. about 8 a. the moon
b. tens b. the war
c. hundreds c. the sun
d. thousands d. the after death
e. millions e. the agriculture

Ancient Egypt : The Pharaoh civilisation (4:03)

11. Which animal head represented Ra? 12. What were Pharaohs?
a. lion a. presidents
b. jackal b. kings
c. fox c. politicians
d. cat d. army generals
e. falcon e. gods

13. Name things that were placed 14. Why were the pyramids built?
inside pyramids. a. houses for Pharaohs
a. furniture b. a place to hide precious things
b. food c. houses for all Egyptians
c. bodies d. tombs for Pharaohs
d. all of the above e. tombs for all Egyptians
e. none of the above
15. Why did they mummify bodies? 16. How do we call the box we used to
a. todopreserve
17. How them
we call the for theEgyptian
ancient after death put the mommies in?
alphabet?
b. to scare tourists a. tomb
c. letters
a. to protect dead bodies from the sand b. sarcophagus
b.
d. drawings
to make them look nice for the burial c. grave
e. codex
c. none of the above d. coffin
d. hieroglyphs e. none of the above
e. all of the above
18. What was the mystery that lasted
thousands of years?
a. The mummies
b. The pyramids
c. The animal heads on gods’ bodies
d. The alphabet symbolic meanings
e. The survival of this culture

19. Why does the narrator say that is 20. What was the main topic in this video?
important to learn about ancient Egypt? a. pyramids
b. Ancient Egypt
Study the past…
c. Egypt
a. …makes us understand the present
d. mummies
b. …helps us build the future
e. pharaohs Egypt
c. …prevents bad decisions
d. …makes a good history class
e. …is important for children
 Answer
Key
Listening Comprehension
Ancient Egypt: The Pharaoh Civilisation
Watch the video closely and answer the following questions.
Circle the correct answer.

2. This video is about… 2. Egypt is… / 20

a. pyramids f. in Northern Africa
b. pharaohs g. in Southern Africa
c. camels h. in Northern Asia
d. mummies i. in Southern Asia
e. Ancient Egypt j. it is not mentioned

4. How long did this Civilization last? 5. What is the Pharaoh Narmer’s nickname?
a. 3,000 years f. The Mighty Prince
b. 5,000 years g. The Super King
c. 2019 years h. Narmer Armor
d. 3,200 years i. The Scorpion Prince
e. we don’t know exactly j. The Scorpion King

6. Name the largest African river. 7. The Egyptians survival depended on…
f. The Banks f. the sand
g. The Egypton River g. the mummies
h. The Nile h. the Nile
i. The Nylon i. the Pharaohs
j. The Babylon j. the Pyramids

8. Egypt is surrounded by… 9. What was Egypt’s river used for?

f. prairies f. agriculture
g. other civilizations g. fishing
h. agriculture h. transportation
i. deserts i. hunting
j. water j. all of the above

10. How many gods did they believed in? 11. Ra was the god of…
f. about 8 f. the moon
g. tens g. the war
h. hundreds h. the sun
i. thousands i. the after death
j. millions j. the agriculture
12. Which animal head represented Ra? 13. What were Pharaohs?
f. lion f. presidents
g. jackal g. kings
h. fox h. politicians
i. cat i. army generals
j. falcon j. gods

14. Name things that were placed 15. Why were the pyramids built?
inside pyramids. f. houses for Pharaohs
f. furniture g. a place to hide precious things
g. food h. houses for all Egyptians
h. bodies i. tombs for Pharaohs
i. all of the above j. tombs for all Egyptians
j. none of the above
 17. How do we call the box we used to
16. Why did they mummify bodies?
put the mommies in?
f. to
18. How dopreserve them
we call the for the
ancient after death
Egyptian f. tomb
g. to scare tourists
alphabet? g. sarcophagus
h. letters
f. to protect dead bodies from the sand
h. grave
i. drawings
g. to make them look nice for the burial
i. coffin
j. none of the above
h. codex j. none of the above
i. hieroglyphs
j. all of the above
19. What was the mystery that lasted
thousands of years?
f. The mummies
g. The pyramids
h. The animal heads on gods’ bodies
i. The alphabet symbolic meanings
j. The survival of this culture

20. Why does the narrator say that is 21. What was the main topic in this video?
important to learn about ancient Egypt? f. pyramids
g. Ancient Egypt
Study the past…
h. Egypt
f. …makes us understand the present
i. mummies
g. …helps us build the future
j. pharaohs Egypt
h. …prevents bad decisions
i. …makes a good history class
j. …is important for children