Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin."I will not try to describe the impression that the temple, and in particular its portico, made on us," Champollion wrote. "The separate dimensions of the structure can be measured, but it is quite impossible to give an idea of the whole. We stayed there two hours, filled with ecstasy. Led by our native guide, we wandered through the halls and tried to read the inscriptions on the outside in the glittering moonlight."Based on the context clues in the excerpt, a portico is most likely
Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.In the next few years following the publication of his book, Champollion deciphered many more hieroglyphs. He was named "Keeper of the Egyptian Collections" in Paris in recognition of his accomplishments. Then, in 1829, he got what he had always wanted. With the backing of the French government, he journeyed to Egypt to see the ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions for himself.What inference can readers make based on the details in the excerpt?
Which excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone shows a cause-and-effect relationship?
Read the sentence.The lawyers worked all night on their computers to prepare a brief for their upcoming court case.Based on the context clues, which definition of brief is used in the sentence?
Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.Only those Egyptians who needed the knowledge for their professions learned how to read and write. These included government officials, doctors, and priests, as well as the scribes who did the actual writing on papyrus and stone.The schooling of a scribe began at age five or six and was usually completed by age sixteen. Through long, hard hours of practice, the student learned to paint or carve more than six hundred different hieroglyphs. He also learned how to write in hieratic, a flowing form of hieroglyphic writing in which the individual symbols were joined.What inference can be made based on the details in the excerpt?
Which of these is the best example of a cause-and-effect chain of events?
Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.Between the time Champollion's books appeared and the end of the nineteenth century, thousands of rolls of papyrus and copies of temple and tomb inscriptions were brought to Europe and America. There scholars, using the deciphering methods Champollion had pioneered, traced the entire history of writing in Egypt. They discovered it had begun about 3100 B.C. when images of important people were first accompanied by hieroglyphs of their names or titles. By 2500 B.C. complete sentences began to appear on tomb inscriptions, along with lists of offerings to the Egyptian gods.Which statement best expresses an inference that can be supported by information in the excerpt?
Read the sentence.The person on trial for theft was found guilty by a jury, and once a jury announces a verdict, that decision is final.Which word in the sentence is the best clue to defining the word verdict?
Read the sentence.A sailor who works in the galley must either wash dishes or cook while at sea.Based on the context clues, what is the meaning of the word galley?
A chain of events is
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