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

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

3. Answer:
B. students

4. The vase is ancient.
antique
damaged

5. Answer:
A. antique

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

7. Answer:
B. Person who searches

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

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

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

11. Answer:
A. thing that connects

12. Lena experienced a moment of triumph.
peace
success

13. Answer:
B. success

14. Ronnie will uncover the facts.
ignore
show

15. Answer:
B. show

16. 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.

17. B. were animals that were familiar to the Egyptians.

18. 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

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

20. 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.

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

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

23. They dreamed of doing something great.

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

25. A crocodile

26. 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

27. B. He had become friends with Napoleon

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

29. B. After a friend left a package for him

30. 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

31. A. The Egyptian symbols stood for syllables and whole words

32. 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

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

34. 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.

35. Jean-Francois Champollion discovered how to read hieroglyphs.

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

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

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

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

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

41. He had to know the names of its rulers.

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