Solution of Chapter 3. Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues (NCERT - English Hornbill Book)

Give reasons for the following.

King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny.

Give reasons for the following.

Howard Carter’s investigation was resented.

Give reasons for the following.

Carter had to chisel away the solidified resins to raise the king’s remains.

Give reasons for the following.

Tut’s body was buried along with gilded treasures.

Give reasons for the following.

The boy king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun.

List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.

What were the results of the CT scan?

List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.

Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life...”

Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.

Scientific intervention is necessary to unearth buried mysteries.

Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.

Advanced technology gives us conclusive evidence of past events.

Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.

Traditions, rituals and funerary practices must be respected.

Discuss the following in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.

Knowledge about the past is useful to complete our knowledge of the world we live in.

Read the following piece of information from The Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal.

Egyptian is now extinct: its history dates from before the third millennium B.C., preserved in many hieroglyphic inscriptions and papyrus manuscripts. Around the second century A.D., it developed into a language known as Coptic. Coptic may still have been used as late as the early nineteenth century and is still used as a religious language by Monophysite Christians in Egypt.

What do you think are the reasons for the extinction of languages?

Read the following piece of information from The Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal.

Egyptian is now extinct: its history dates from before the third millennium B.C., preserved in many hieroglyphic inscriptions and papyrus manuscripts. Around the second century A.D., it developed into a language known as Coptic. Coptic may still have been used as late as the early nineteenth century and is still used as a religious language by Monophysite Christians in Egypt.

Do you think it is important to preserve languages?

Read the following piece of information from The Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal.

Egyptian is now extinct: its history dates from before the third millennium B.C., preserved in many hieroglyphic inscriptions and papyrus manuscripts. Around the second century A.D., it developed into a language known as Coptic. Coptic may still have been used as late as the early nineteenth century and is still used as a religious language by Monophysite Christians in Egypt.

In what ways do you think we could help prevent the extinction of languages and dialects?

Given below are some interesting combinations of words. Explain why they have been used together.

(i) ghostly dust devils (vi) dark-bellied clouds

(ii) desert sky (vii) casket grey

(iii) stunning artifacts (viii) eternal brilliance

(iv) funerary treasures (ix) ritual resins

(v) scientific detachment (x) virtual body

Here are some commonly used medical terms. Find out their meanings.

CT scan, MRI, Tomography, Autopsy

Dialysis, ECG, Post mortem

Angiography, Biopsy

The constellation Orion is associated with the legend of Osiris, the god of the afterlife.

Find out the astronomical descriptions and legends associated with the following.

(i) Ursa Major (Saptarishi mandala)

(ii) Polaris (Dhruva tara)

(iii) Pegasus (Winged horse)

(iv) Sirius (the Dog Star)

(v) Gemini (Mithuna)

Some of the leaves and flowers mentioned in the passage for adorning the dead are willow, olive, celery, lotus, cornflower. Which of these is common in our country?

Name some leaves and flowers that are used as adornments in our country.

What laburnum is called in your language?

Which local bird is like the goldfinch.

What do you notice about the beginning and the ending of the poem?

To what is the bird’s movement compared? What is the basis for the comparison?

Why is the image of the engine evoked by the poet?

What do you like most about the poem?

What does the phrase “her barred face identity mask” mean?

the sound words

the movement words

the dominant color in the poem.

Words which describe ‘sleek’, ‘alert’ and ‘abrupt’.

Words with the sound ‘ch’ as in ‘chart’ and ‘tr’ as in ‘trembles’ in the poem.

Other sounds that occur frequently in the poem.

Write four lines in verse form on any tree that you see around you.