COMMONLIT
Text-Dependent Questions
Directions: For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
PART A: Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?
[RL2]
A Being a soldier was only a temporary social status in times of conflict or war.
B. The middle class was the largest population group in ancient Egyptian
civilization and thus held the most influence.
C. The social structure of Egypt resembled its famous stone pyramids: smaller,
more valued classes at the top and the larger, less valued classes at the base.
There was almost no way to change one's class, people, especially slaves, were
locked in their status for life