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Activity Worksheets LEVEL 2 Teacher Support Programme PENGUIN READERS Activity worksheets LEVEL 2 Teacher Support Programme The Mummy Returns Photocopiable While reading f c Evelyn moved into the next dark room, Chapter 1 and suddenly it was 1290 BC. 1 Are these sentences right ( 3) or wrong (7)? g c Evelyn put her hand on the box and Correct the wrong sentences. turned the Scorpion King’s head to the a The Scorpion King is the king from east. Akkad. c h c Evelyn took the bracelet out of the box b Anubis is the god of the dead and his and showed it to Rick. soldiers have faces of dogs. c i c Alex watched the three men as they went c For one year, the Scorpion King and down the stairs. the dog-faced soldiers kill Egyptians. c j c The box opened easily. d The Scorpion King is going to sleep for 4 What do you know about. 3,000 years. c a Hamunaptra? ……………………………….. e The Scorpion King will wake up in the b Rick’s tattoo? ……………………………….. Year of the Dog. c c Spivey, Red, and Jacques? …………………… 2 Finish the sentences. Choose 1, 2 or 3. d Lock-Nah? ………………………………….. a The Scorpion King and his soldiers are e the Bracelet of Anubis? ……………………… fighting ….. Chapter 3 1) the Med-Jai soldiers. 5 Match the letters with the numbers below to 2) the Egyptian soldiers. complete the sentences. 3) the soldiers with faces of dogs. a “I have to get this bracelet off ….. b The Scorpion King didn’t die because ….. b “Get out of my house ….. 1) he wore the Necklace of Anubis. c Rick threw one knife to Jonathan ….. 2) he had a tattoo of a pyramid. d “They have Mom, but ….. 3) he wore the Bracelet of Anubis. e “Give me the box with the Bracelet of c Anubis helps the Scorpion King because he Anubis ….. promises to ….. f Ardeth Bay was the greatest of the Med-Jai 1) give his life to Anubis. soldiers and ….. 2) give his bracelet to Anubis. 1) before my mother opens the box again,” 3) give his money to Anubis. Alex thought. d When the Scorpion King wakes up, he 2) and killed the Egyptian next to him with will ….. the other. 1) save the world. 3) he first met Rick and Evelyn in 1923. 2) find the Bracelet of Anubis. 4) or these men will kill you and this stupid 3) kill everybody and everything. little man,” said Meela. Chapter 2 5) I have the bracelet,” Alex said to his dad. 3 Put the sentences into the correct order. 6) or I’ll call the police,” Evelyn said to a c The temple fell down. Lock-Nah and his men. b c Rick tried to open the box with his knife, 6 Answer these questions. but the top didn’t move. a Why did Lock-Nah, Meela and the soldiers c c Evelyn saw one of the women from the take Evelyn? picture on the door put a box on the b Why was Ardeth Bay afraid when he saw the table. bracelet on Alex’s arm? d c Rick put the box in his bag and ran up c Why did Rick want to go to the British the stairs with his wife. Museum? e c Rick and Evelyn followed their son to d Why is Ardeth Bay interested in Rick’s tattoo? the nearest door and outside into the e Who is Anck-su-namun and who does she sunlight. love? c Pearson Education Limited 2008 The Mummy Returns - Activity worksheets 1 of 2 PENGUIN READERS Activity worksheets LEVEL 2 Teacher Support Programme The Mummy Returns Photocopiable 7 Movies about mummies show many ugly Chapter 5 things because they want us to be afraid. 11 Read each question, and circle Yes or No. What happens when … a Did Imhotep send a wall of water to stop a Rick shot a mummy in the face? Alex’s parents? YES NO b Ardeth Bay shot off the legs of two mummies? b Did the wall of water return and throw the c When two mummies fell on Ardeth Bay? balloon into the Nile? YES NO d Evelyn took Ardeth Bay’s gun and shot at the c Did anyone ever return home after they mummies? visited Ahm Shere? YES NO e Alex smiled at his dad and sat down next to a d Did Imhotep want Lock-Nah to kill Alex? window in the bus? YES NO Chapter 4 e Did the little mummies want to take the 8 Who is the speaker and who are they speaking bracelet from Anck-su-namun? YES NO to? f Did Ardeth Bay cut Lock-Nah in two parts? a “Do you have the Book of the Dead?” YES NO b “We got your box for you. Here it is. But we g Did the little mummies see the bracelet on want ten thousand pounds for it, not five.” Alex’s arm? YES NO c “You have the bracelet. You can take me to h Did Alex arrive at the pyramid after the sun Ahm Shere.” came up? YES NO d “I only have five more days!” i Did Anck-su-namun kill Evelyn with a knife? e “When I do a job with you, I almost die. YES NO Every time!” j Did Imhotep lose his power when he stood f “It’s a balloon!” on the square? YES NO 9 Circle the correct name in each sentence. 12 Write Why questions for each of these a Imhotep’s mummy pulled the heart out of answers. Red / Spivey. a Because he wanted to find his future. b Meela / Evelyn was Nefertiri back in 1290 BC. ……………………………………………… c Anck-su-namun / Nefertiri was the Pharaoh’s b Because his mother was dead. daughter. ……………………………………………… d Anck-su-namun loved the Pharaoh / Imhotep. c Because Anck-su-namun killed his younger e Anck-su-namun and Imhotep killed Nefertiri / sister. the Pharaoh. ……………………………………………… f Alex built a little temple when he was inside d Because Alex read from the Book of the Dead. the Temple of Karnak / Philae. ……………………………………………… 10 Answer these questions. e Because she could not kill another person in a Where is Alex going to take Imhotep to? that way. b Who is Izzy? ……………………………………………… c What do Imhotep and Meela see in a pool 13 What happens in the end to … in the middle of the temple? a Imhotep? ……………………………………. d Who guarded the Bracelet of Anubis in b Anck-su-namun? ……………………………. 1290 BC? c Ahm Shere? …………………………………. e Where do Alex and Imhotep go after they d Ardeth Bay and his soldiers? ………………… leave the Temple of Philae? e Izzy? ………………………………………… After reading 14 You are Alex and you are now back home and writing about what happened in Egypt. Choose one chapter from the book and write about it. c Pearson Education Limited 2008 The Mummy Returns - Activity worksheets 2 of 2 PENGUIN READERS Progress test LEVEL 2 Teacher Support Programme The Mummy Returns Photocopiable Chapter 1 e The four soldier-mummies ran behind the bus 1 Write the words from the box in the right places. driven by …………… . bracelet desert pyramid scorpion soldiers f …………… and the other men called to Imhotep to wake him up. a The Egyptian …………… want to kill the great g …………… is a dangerous woman who wants to king of Akkad. bring her lover back to life and take the power of b The Scorpion King is strong again after he ate the the Scorpion King. …………… . h …………… wants to learn more about Ahm Shere c The Scorpion King says he will build a great and the Bracelet of Anubis. …………… for Anubis if Anubis helps him. d People in Egypt knew the story of the Scorpion Chapter 4 King but nobody could find the …………… of 4 Five things are wrong in the following summary. Ahm Shere. Make them right. e The Scorpion King is wearing a …………… on his Alex is forced to take Lock-Nah, Meela, and Imhotep arm that gives him great power. to the Temple of Philae, the resting place of the Scorpion King and his soldiers. Rick asks for help from Chapter 2 his friend, Izzy, who takes the O’Connells across Egypt 2 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? Change in an airplane to find Alex. Evelyn tells Rick that she the wrong sentences. was Nefertiri, the wife of Pharaoh Seti the First, who a Rick and Evelyn met in 1933. c guarded the pyramid. They follow the directions left by b Alex is an eight-year-old boy. c Ardeth Bay and get to the Temple of Abu Simbel. c Evelyn has a tattoo on her hand showing a pyramid with the Eye of Horus. c Chapter 5 d Five men walked into the temple and they 5 Choose the correct word or expression. tried to get the Scorpion King’s box. c a Imhotep kicked the pyramid / temple that Alex made e Meela wants Imhotep’s love and Lock-Nah for his parents. wants the gold from the pyramid of Anubis. c b Imhotep speaks some old Egyptian words and makes a wall of water / some tall mountains. Chapter 3 c The little mummies see the Bracelet of Anubis / 3 Put the names from the box in the right places. tattoo on Alex’s arm and go away. Ardeth Bay Evelyn Imhotep Jonathan d Imhotep leaves his lover and goes to find Alex Lock-Nah Meela Rick the bracelet / his future. a …………… takes the bracelet out of the Scorpion e Alex read the old Egyptian language from the King’s box and puts his hand through it.
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