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The Seeker of Knowledge The Man who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs Text and Illustrations by: James Rumford

The new scholars ate dinner. Vocabulary The new scholars ate dinner. A. assistants B. students

Answer: B. students

The vase is ancient. antique damaged

Answer: A. antique

She is the seeker of the truth. Person who teaches Person who searches

Answer: B. Person who searches

Have you seen the temple? A. court built for legal cases B. building constructed for a god

B. building constructed for a god Answer: B. building constructed for a god

We found a link! A. thing that connects B. thing that operates

Answer: A. thing that connects

Lena experienced a moment of triumph. peace success

Answer: B. success

Ronnie will uncover the facts. ignore show

Answer: B. show

Comprehension Questions The pictures in the selection show that MOST of the symbols used for the hieroglyphs ___________. looked like letters of the alphabet we use today. were animals that were familiar to the Egyptians.

B. were animals that were familiar to the Egyptians.

Why did the author point out that scholars turned Jean-Francois away? to show that they judged Jean-Francois by his age rather than his ability to explain why Jean-Francois gave up trying to decipher the symbols

to show that they judged Jean-Francois by his age rather than his ability

Which of the following was a MAIN idea from the selection? No one was ever able to read the black stone from Rosetta, Egypt. Jean-Francois was determined to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs.

B. Jean-Francois was determined to read the Egyptian hieroglyphs.

How were Jean-Francois and Napoleon ALIKE? They dreamed of doing something great. They wanted to conquer the world.

They dreamed of doing something great.

What was one of the Egyptian symbols used to show the word trouble? A crocodile A leopard

A crocodile

After the Battle of Waterloo, why did some people call Jean-Francois a traitor? He ran from the scene of the battle He had become friends with Napoleon

B. He had become friends with Napoleon

When did Jean-Francois FIRST translate Egypt’s hieroglyphs? A. while attending school in Grenoble B. After a friend left a package for him

B. After a friend left a package for him

What was the “key” that Jean-Francois discovered that helped him understand the hieroglyphs? A. The Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words B. Animal pictures were used in the names of Egyptian gods

A. The Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words

Which detail BEST supports the main idea that Jean-Francois worked very hard to reach his goal? He studied the Rosetta Stone and other inscriptions He got sick from not eating and sleeping while he was working

B. He got sick from not eating and sleeping while he was working

Which of the following BEST states the main idea of this selection? Jean-Francois Champollion discovered how to read hieroglyphs. Jean-Francois Champollion became an important French general.

Jean-Francois Champollion discovered how to read hieroglyphs.

Discuss With Your Group: Why did the author include hieroglyphs as part of the sentences in the selection?

Answer: The hieroglyphs show that the symbols stood for letters, words, and phrases.

Discuss With Your Group: Why did the hieroglyphs of the two sandals BEST represent Jean-Francois?

The two sandals best represent Jean-Francois because he never gave up.

Discuss With Your Group: Why did Jean- Francois have to know about Egypt’s history to read it’s hieroglyphs?

He had to know the names of its rulers.

Take your time and check your answers! GOOD LUCK! You’ll be GREAT! Take your time and check your answers!