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Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.The middle hieroglyph was unknown to him, but he guessed that the two at the left symbolized the sun.From his studies of Coptic, Champollion knew that the Egyptian word for "sun" was pronounced rah. He wrote down the first two letters of that sound, RA. Next he put a question mark for the unknown middle hieroglyph. Then, at the end, he wrote SS, the sound of the last two hieroglyphs.He studied the combination: RA ? SS. Suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient Greek chronicles and also in the Biblical Book of Exodus: Rameses, or Ramesses. Could this be a hieroglyphic representation of Ramesses' name?The details in the excerpt point to which big-picture idea?

A
Hieroglyphs are both a representation of sounds and symbols.
B
Several famous names can be found in the Biblical Book of Exodus.
C
The sun has symbolic meaning in many different cultures.
D
Champollion knew that the Egyptian word for “sun” was pronounced rah.
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Read the paragraph.When Jerrika went camping, she made some observations. First, she noticed that rubbing two sticks of wood together can make a spark to start a campfire. Also, she noticed that when her hands got cold, she could rub them together to warm them up. Jerrika concluded that the action of rubbing two objects together creates heat.What type of reasoning is shown in the paragraph?

A
moving from the big picture of life in the wilderness to the details of staying warm
B
moving from the big picture of Jerrika’s observations to the details of going camping
C
moving from the details of Jerrika’s observations to the big picture of rubbing things together to make heat
D
moving from the details of starting a campfire to the big picture of going camping
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Read the paragraph.Many kids do not like to exercise. They do not realize that it is for their own good. Exercise is good for the body. There are many types of exercise activities to choose from. An activity such as running increases circulation. Lifting weights builds muscle and strengthens bones. Playing a sport such as basketball can improve coordination. So pick an activity and get your exercise!What is the big picture idea in the paragraph?

A
Many kids do not like to exercise.
B
Exercise is good for the body.
C
An activity such as running increases circulation.
D
Lifting weights builds muscle and strengthens bones.
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Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.All his years of painstaking and often frustrating attempts at deciphering had been rewarded. "I am going to do it," he had said as a boy when the mathematician Fourier showed him a copy of the Rosetta Stone. Now he had succeeded.Based on details in the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Champollion mostly felt about his accomplishment

A
a sense of pride.
B
thankful to Fourier.
C
envious of Fourier.
D
a sense of frustration.
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Which answer choice shows the most logical reasoning?

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Details: Sugary foods are high in calories. Cheeseburgers are high in calories.Conclusion: Cheeseburgers are sugary foods.
B
Details: Employees of the grocery store wear blue uniforms. Jeremy is wearing blue today. Conclusion: Jeremy works at the grocery store.
C
Details: Nocturnal animals are animals that sleep during the day. Bats sleep during the day. Conclusion: Bats are nocturnal.
D
Details: Sometimes people go to the movies when they are bored. Angelica went to the movies.Conclusion: Angelica was bored.

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