Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.
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Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. In a made-up story, Neferet helps bake bread, then plays with a ball. What does she play with?

    • A ball
    • A doll
    • A toy boat

  2. Where did many ancient Egyptian families live?

    • In the sandy desert
    • Near the Nile River
    • High in the hills

  3. In a made-up story, Neferet watches her pet cat nap. What kind of pet does she have?

    • A dog
    • A hamster
    • A cat

  4. What material did many Egyptian families use to build their homes?

    • Mud bricks
    • Steel beams
    • Ice blocks

  5. In a made-up story, Neferet wakes up, helps bake bread, plays ball, then watches her cat nap. What does she do right after waking up?

    • She sees her cat nap
    • She helps bake bread
    • She plays ball

  6. Mia wants two foods that people ate in ancient Egypt. Which pair fits?

    • Burger and soda
    • Bread and fruit
    • Fish and soda

  7. Ancient Egyptians ate bread, fish and vegetables, but meals could vary. A made-up meal has bread and vegetables but no fish. How does this meal fit those facts?

    • It needs fish to fit the lesson
    • It fits because meals varied
    • It must leave out vegetables to fit

  8. Fruit and vegetables grew well in dry desert sand without water.

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Which pair traces bread and fish to their first food sources, rather than people who might pass them on?

    • Bread: the baker; fish: the seller
    • Bread: field grain; fish: Nile
    • Bread: the seller; fish: the neighbour

  10. Ben says Egyptian children had every kind of object children have today. Which fact challenges his idea?

    • They had no phones
    • They had no games
    • They had no houses
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  1. A ball · The story sentence says Neferet plays with a ball after helping bake bread.
  2. Near the Nile River · Many families lived near the Nile River.
  3. A cat · The story sentence calls the animal Neferet's pet cat.
  4. Mud bricks · Many families lived in houses built from mud bricks.
  5. She helps bake bread · Helping bake bread comes immediately after waking up. Playing ball and watching her cat nap come later.
  6. Bread and fruit · Bread and fruit are both foods named in the lesson.
  7. It fits because meals varied · Bread and vegetables were Egyptian foods. Since meals could vary, this meal can fit without fish.
  8. False · Food plants need water. Farmers near the Nile had water and rich soil.
  9. Bread: field grain; fish: Nile · Grain for bread grew in fields, and fish came from the Nile. A baker, seller or neighbour might later pass the food on.
  10. They had no phones · Phones came later. Children had games, and families had homes in ancient Egypt.
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