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'A Journey through Greek Myths': reading

Starter quiz

  • 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.
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    Order the following locations in the way that they appear in the first half of the contents page.
    • 1
      ⇔
      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.
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    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

Attributions

  • Q4: Reproduced with kind permission of Flying Eye Books Ltd © Marchella Ward and Sander Berg 2020

  • Q5: Reproduced with kind permission of Flying Eye Books Ltd © Marchella Ward and Sander Berg 2020

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