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Hieroglyphs and Papyrus

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

  1. Papyrus writing sheets grew ready-made on the plant.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. A hieroglyph could stand for a sound.

    Circle one:   True   False

  3. Many hieroglyphs had shapes like what?

    • People, animals or objects
    • Cars, phones or computers
    • Letters printed in squares

  4. What was a trained Egyptian writer called?

    • A farmer
    • A scribe
    • A builder

  5. Besides standing for sounds or whole words, what other job could a hieroglyph do?

    • Show how old the writing sheet is
    • Show how long a writer had trained
    • Help show what a word meant

  6. Mia draws signs she invented on a papyrus sheet. What can she say for certain?

    • Her sheet is papyrus
    • Her signs are words
    • Her signs are hieroglyphs

  7. How was papyrus like the paper we use today?

    • Both can hold writing
    • Both grow as sheets
    • Both last without damage

  8. Where did the papyrus plant grow in Egypt?

    • Along the Nile
    • In desert sand
    • On mountain peaks

  9. A museum label puts 'papyrus' under 'Writing' and 'hieroglyphs' under 'Material.' How should it be fixed?

    • Use Writing twice
    • Use Material twice
    • Swap the two names

  10. Mia thinks Egyptian messages needed plant-made sheets. Which find would make her change that idea?

    • A message on plant sheets
    • A message carved into stone
    • Plant strips laid in layers
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Answer key

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  1. False · Workers made sheets from strips cut from the plant.
  2. True · Some hieroglyphs represented sounds.
  3. People, animals or objects · Many signs looked like people, animals or objects.
  4. A scribe · A scribe was a trained writer.
  5. Help show what a word meant · Some signs helped readers understand a word's meaning. This was another job besides representing sounds or whole words.
  6. Her sheet is papyrus · Papyrus names the material. It does not identify the signs written on it.
  7. Both can hold writing · People can write on both materials.
  8. Along the Nile · Papyrus grew along the Nile River.
  9. Swap the two names · Hieroglyphs name the writing signs. Papyrus names the material, so the two names must exchange places.
  10. A message carved into stone · A message on stone shows that writing did not require a plant-made sheet. Papyrus and plant strips do not challenge Mia's idea.
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