Read the excerpt from A Short Walk Around the Pyramids and through the World of Art. In their still room in the museum, we can see how beautifully they are carved. The jowls of the horse, its muzzle, the backs of the other gods – all things that could not have been seen when they were on their high perch – are cut with as much care as though they had been made for the floor of the great temple.

Glossary:
jowls – lower part of an animal’s cheek
muzzle – jaws and nose of an animal

Which important detail does the glossary help the reader understand?

The cheeks and noses of the animals were on the floor of the great temple.
The carver paid attention to the small details of the sculpture, such as the cheeks and the noses.
The carvings were beautiful, except for the faces of the animals.
The temple is not the place for something as simple as an animal.

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.