Question
Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.
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.
This excerpt contains four sentences of fact and
two sentences of opinion.
one sentence of opinion.
zero sentences of opinion.
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.
This excerpt contains four sentences of fact and
two sentences of opinion.
one sentence of opinion.
zero sentences of opinion.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The excerpt contains **zero sentences of opinion**. It presents factual information about the Rosetta Stone and its significance in understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics.