Use the drop-down menus to complete the sentences, What does each sentence from the passage show
about Thomas Young?
"He studied spiders, the moon, and diseases of the
chest."
Young had learned to read before he was two, and by the
age of twenty had mastered a dozen foreign languages
including Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. An inheritance
from an uncle left him free to pursue his scientific
interests. At various times, Young studied the habits of
spiders, the surface features of the moon, and diseases of
the chest. Then, intrigued by the challenge of the Rosetta
Stone, he put aside his other studies and concentrated on
attempting to decipher the writing on it. Young had read
of de Sacy's and Akerblad's work in Paris, and was
determined to succeed where they had failed.
--- The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin
This detail shows that Young was
"Young had learned to read before he was two."
This detail shows that Young was
"He was determined to succeed where they had failed."
This detail shows that Young was

"He studied spiders, the moon, and diseases of the chest."

This detail shows that Young was

CURIOUS

"Young had learned to read before he was two."

This detail shows that Young was

INTELLIGENT

"He was determined to succeed where they had failed."

This detail shows that Young was

CONFIDENT

Explanation:

According to the excerpt, Thomas Young is an exceptional genius who learnt how to read before he was two years old and before he was twenty years old, was proficient in a dozen languages.

He became intrigued by the Rosetta Stone and the writing on it and began to earnestly pursue to decipher the writing on it.

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