Reading the myth 'The Beginning of the World' | English

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What are some of the features of a Greek myth?
- gods and goddesses with extraordinary powers ✓
- interactions with cultures from distant lands
- important moral or lesson taught ✓
- epic battles or adventures ✓
- modern inventions
True or False? Greek myths are entirely true.
- True
- False ✓
Where are blurbs usually located on a non-fiction text?
- the front cover
- the index page
- the title page
- the back cover ✓
Order the following locations in the way that they appear in the first half of the contents page.
- 1
  
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  Athens
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Mount Pelion
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Mount Parnassus
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  The City of Thebes
Order the following locations in the way that they appear in the second half of the contents page.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Across the Sea
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  The City of Argos
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  The Underworld
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  The Land of the Living
Which creature represents Athens in Greek mythology?
- Owl ✓
- Fox
- Eagle
- Snake
- Bull

Match the keyword to the definition.
- Greek myth
  
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  explains the ancient Greek culture's beliefs and customs ✓
- close reading
  
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  to analyse and examine a text to build comprehension ✓
- Titans
  
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  considered by ancient Greeks to be powerful gods ✓
- Cyclopes
  
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  one-eyed giants in Greek mythology ✓
What is a suitable definition of the word curious?
- feeling tired and weary about learning
- being uninterested, with no enthusiasm to discover new things
- a strong desire to know, explore, and learn about the world around you ✓
True or False? Chaos' children were Darkness and Night.
- True ✓
- False
Order the following events in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  There was an enormous mist made up of tiny pieces of everything, called Chaos.
- 2
  
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  Chaos was Tamed.
- 3
  
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  Chronos disentangled the elements and gave each a name and place.
- 4
  
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  Stars began to shine and the sea began to flow.
Match the god to their domain.
- Chaos
  
  ⇔
  
  The Void ✓
- Erebus
  
  ⇔
  
  Darkness ✓
- Gaia
  
  ⇔
  
  Earth ✓
- Nyx
  
  ⇔
  
  Night ✓
- Ouranos
  
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  Sky ✓
Where are Little Owl and Night Owl heading next in their journey?
- Mount Olympus
- Sparta
- Mount Pelion ✓
- Delphi
- Mount Parnassus

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Reading between the lines to search for clues can help to infer meaning
Evidence from the text helps us to justify our inferences
It was believed that the Earth was squeezed out of the sea and sifted out of the sky
It was believed that Chronos disentangled the elements
Gods, godesses, giants and Titans all lived together on Earth

Pupils may consider Chaos to be a Greek god.

Chaos is considered a primordial being. It represents the formless, shapeless state from which everything else emerged.

Greek myth - A Greek myth explains the ancient Greek culture's beliefs and customs; they usually involve gods and supernatural creatures.
Close reading - To perform a close reading of a text means to analyse and examine its details for in-depth comprehension.
Titans - The Titans were considered by ancient Greeks to be powerful gods, the offspring of Gaia and Ouranos.
Cyclopes - The Cyclopes were one-eyed giants in Greek mythology; they were allies of the Titans.