Mr and Mrs White took their two children, Helen and Tom, on holiday to a very hot place. One day, they drove to a huge pyramid. A woman took them inside and showed them a very large room. The walls of the room had hundreds of paintings. There were pictures of men and women and animals. There was also a lot of writing in a strange language.
‘Can I take a photograph of the room?’ asked Helen.
‘No, I’m sorry. You mustn’t take photos in here. It is bad for the paintings.’
‘People found the body of a king in here when they opened the pyramid,’ the woman said.
‘Did they find expensive things with the king?’ asked Helen.
‘That’s a very good question,’ the woman said. ‘Yes, they did. They found gold shoes, expensive gloves and musical instruments.’
‘What else did they find?’ asked Tom.
‘There were expensive red stones,’ she said.
‘Wow!’ said Helen. ‘I’d like to see those. That’s my favourite colour!’
The woman smiled. ‘But the beetles were more interesting,’ said the woman.
‘Beetles!’ said Tom. ‘They’re horrible! I hate them.’
‘They were not really beetles. They were beautiful necklaces and rings,’ the woman said.
‘Was the king married?’ asked Tom.
‘That’s another good question,’ said the woman. ‘Yes, he was, but his wife wasn’t in this pyramid. They found a woman’s body in another pyramid, and that might be her.’
‘Let’s go to the other pyramid tomorrow,’ said Helen.
Look at the picture and read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.
The White family went by car to a huge pyramid.
They couldn’t understand the words .........
The woman told Helen not .....photos in the room.
There were many expensive things with the body of ........
The woman thought the children’s questions .......
Helen wanted to see ........
The woman thought the beetles were ........the red stones.
Tom didn’t like ........
People didn’t find........ in the pyramid.
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They couldn’t understand the words ....of the writing.....
The woman told Helen not ...to take..photos in the room.
There were many expensive things with the body of ....a king....
The woman thought the children’s questions ...are good....
Helen wanted to see ...the red stones....
The woman thought the beetles were .....more interesting than...the red stones.
Tom didn’t like .....the beetles...
People didn’t find...the king's wife..... in the pyramid.
