Revision
Which answer choice can be used as evidence to support the main points in a literary analysis?
A.) a thesis
B.) a reason
C.) a quotation
D.) an argument
C.) a quotation
Which of the following words has the same root as the word “biology”?
A.) zoology
B.) biography
C.) geology
D.) bibliography
B.) biography
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.
A.) a sense of pride.
Which statement evaluates a text?
A.) The text is a novel.
B.) The text is understandable.
C.) The text has 150 pages.
D.) The text was published in English.
B.) The text is understandable.
Which word has a root that relates to the subject of heat?
A.) geothermal
B.) dentures
C.) laborer
D.) liberty
A.) geothermal
Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.
Then one day a colleague sent him a copy of an inscription that had been found in the ruins of a temple on the Nile River island of Philae.
Which statement best describes the influence his colleague’s act had on Jean-François Champollion?
A.) It was a breakthrough in his research.
B.) It complicated his research.
C.) It made his research worthless.
D.) It was an obstacle to his research.
A.) It was a breakthrough in his research.
The main purpose of a literary analysis is to
A.) entertain.
B.) summarize.
C.) evaluate.
D.) inform.
C.) evaluate.
Which of the following affixes means “against”?
A.) anti
B.) er
C.) pre
D.) multi
A.) anti
Based on The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what is one way in which Jean-François Champollion and Thomas Young are alike?
A.) Both became discouraged and almost gave up their attempts to decipher the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
B.) Both learned many different languages in their attempts to decipher the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
C.) Both eventually came to believe that the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs represented sounds rather than things.
D.) Both studied with Sylvestre de Sacy and based much of their own research on his beliefs about the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs.
C.) Both eventually came to believe that the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs represented sounds rather than things.
Which answer choice shows an opinion that is well supported with evidence?
A.) The main character of the book is a man who wins millions of dollars in the lottery and travels all over the world to learn about different cultures.
B.) Before leaving for his trip around the world, the main character tells his brother, “I will be back when I spend all my money.”
C.) The main character of the book is physically and emotionally weak, because he “struggles to carry his baggage” and he “panics when he gets lost.”
D.) Readers will not like the main character of the book, because he is physically and emotionally weak, and readers do not like weak characters.
C.) The main character of the book is physically and emotionally weak, because he “struggles to carry his baggage” and he “panics when he gets lost.”
Which of the following prefixes would best complete the blank in the following sentence?
Naama played the violin, the piano, and the guitar; everyone was impressed by how _____talented she was.
A.) uni
B.) multi
C.) pre
D.) post
B.) multi
Based on the details in The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what is the most logical prediction that can be made about Jean-François Champollion?
A.) He continued his work to decipher more hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
B.) He abandoned his efforts to decipher the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
C.) He traveled to Egypt and shared his findings with other researchers.
D.) He published his findings and sought a new area of research to explore.
A.) He continued his work to decipher more hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
Beto is writing a literary analysis and reads this passage from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.
Before the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799, no one knew how to read Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. Its meaning had been lost for almost 1400 years. But countless visitors to Egypt over the centuries had tried to decipher the mysterious symbols. This is the story of their attempts, and of how the Rosetta Stone finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past.
Which thesis best fits into Beto’s essay?
A.) Expert scholars used the 1799 Rosetta Stone discovery to help unlock puzzling information.
B.) Hieroglyphics are mysterious symbols that were not understood until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
C.) Giblin successfully proves that it took nearly 1,400 years and countless visitors to uncover the hidden location of the Rosetta Stone.
D.) Giblin successfully proves that with the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the ancient art of hieroglyphic writing became less mysterious.
D.) Giblin successfully proves that with the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the ancient art of hieroglyphic writing became less mysterious.
If “ami” means “love,” what does “amiable” mean? Choose the best answer.
A.) unlovable
B.) loveable
C.) full of love
D.) loved
B.) loveable
Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone.
Fortunately, the French had made a number of copies of the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone. They did this by covering the surface of the Stone with printer’s ink, laying a sheet of paper on it, and rolling rubber rollers over it until good, clear impressions were obtained.
Based on the word choice in this excerpt, how does Giblin feel about the French attempt to understand the writings on the Rosetta Stone?
A.) that it was a waste of time
B.) that it was worthwhile
C.) that it was impossible
D.) that it was amazing
B.) that it was worthwhile