ELA

What signal word helps readers identify evidence of a cause and effect relationship in the passage.

B. So

How did the scholars know that the inscription was the same in all three languages on the Rosetta Stone?

A. The last sentence explained that the inscription was the same.

According to the passage, what was the effect of the British order?

A. The French scholars had to hand over their treasures.

"[A]fter Alexander's death in 323 B.C. his general, Ptolemy, replaced him. From then until 30 B.C., when Rome conquered Egypt, a long line of pharaohs from the Ptolemy family ruled the country. The Ptolemys kept their Greek culture, including their language, but they also respected the customs and religious beliefs of the native Egyptians. So it was only natural for the priests' statement to have been carved in both Greek and Egyptian on the Rosetta Stone." -The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, James Cross Giblin

C. Multiple languages were carved on the rosette stone

A note from a French army officer accompanied the package. He told the scholars that the stone had been unearthed in an old fort near the town of Rosetta, thirty-five miles north of Alexandria. French soldiers were tearing down a ruined wall in the fort when they came upon the slab. The top right and left corners were missing, as was the bottom right corner. The soldiers had gone over the rest of the wall carefully in hopes of finding the missing pieces embedded in it, but with no luck. —The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,James Cross Giblin According to the passage, what caused the Rosetta Stone to be unearthed?

D. The wall was ruined and was being torn down