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Reading
Choose 
O N E W O RD O N LY
from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 21-24 on your answer sheet.
Q uestions 2 1 - 2 4
Complete the notes below.
The Step Pyramid of Djoser
The com plex that includes the Step Pyramid and its surroundings is considered to be
as big as an Egyptian 
2 1
................................ o f the past. The area outside the pyram id
included accom m odation that w as occupied by 2 2 ................................ , along with
m any other buildings and features.
A wall ran around the outside of the com plex and a num ber of false entrances w ere
built into this. In addition, a long 
2 3
................................ encircled the wall. As a result,
any visitors w ho had not been invited w ere cleverly prevented from entering the 
pyram id grounds unless they knew the 
2 4
................................ o f the real entrance.
Q uestions 2 5 - 2 6
Choose 
TWO 
letters, 
A -E .
Write the correct letters in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet.
W hich 
TW O
of the follow ing points does the w riter m ake about King Djoser?
A
Initially he had to be persuaded to build in stone rather than clay.
В 
There is disagreem ent concerning the length of his reign.
С 
He failed to appreciate Im hotep’s part in the design o f the Step Pyram id.
D 
A few of his possessions w ere still in his tom b w hen archaeologists found it.
E 
He criticised the design and construction of other pyram ids in Egypt.
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Test 1
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