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    The document discusses the terracotta army of clay soldiers discovered in the tomb of China's first emperor. It describes how the clay soldiers were designed to resemble real soldiers and generals down to their armor and uniforms. The tomb remains closed to protect the clay army inside and prevent damage.

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    Unit 3 Name:

    Reading Comprehension
    Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China
    A Read the sentences from the article. What is the author’s purpose?
    Circle Inform or Entertain.

    1 Some soldiers look like they can’t wait


    for the battle to start.
    Inform   Entertain

    2 Scientists are trying to create


    a special varnish to brush over Inform   Entertain
    painted figures.

    3 Kilns are ovens that bake clay. Inform   Entertain

    4 Why? Nobody knows – it’s a mystery. Inform   Entertain

    5 The Chinese government plans to


    keep the tomb closed for now.
    Inform   Entertain

    6 The emperor lives on in the memory


    of the visitors.
    Inform   Entertain

    B Write three facts from the article that you think are interesting.
    1
    2
    3

    Oxford Discover 2nd edition Level 4  Unit 3 Reading Comprehension 1


    © Oxford University Press. Permission granted to reproduce for instructional use.
    C Complete the sentences.

    Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China is a  .


    It often has colorful  .

    D Complete the sentences.


    1 The are exact copies of those the real soldiers wore.
    2 The armor had small iron rings that look like fish  .
    3 Craftsmen make of the terracotta soldiers.
    4 Nobody knows what lies inside the emperor’s  .
    5 rose up against the empire three years after the emperor died.

    E Correct the underlined words to make the sentences true.


    1 The generals wore the plainest
    uniforms.
    2 Copies of the soldiers help visitors learn
    more about how people made the
    original army.
    3 Archaeologists want to open the tomb
    without damaging the kilns inside.
    4 The emperor’s body may rest in a heavy,
    jade coffin.

    Extra  Read the words. Make example sentences.


    1 battle

    2 generals

    3 varnish

    Oxford Discover 2nd edition Level 4  Unit 3 Reading Comprehension 2


    © Oxford University Press. Permission granted to reproduce for instructional use.

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