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English 11 Public

Book Reading Comprehension

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How do we know that dinosaurs lived on Earth?

Scientists discovered fossils in rocks all around the world.

We found dinosaurs in caves.

The people who lived long time ago told us.

We found dinosaur pictures in caves.

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What are fossils?

They are pictures of animals and plants that lived long ago.

They are animals and that live today.

They are the remains of plants & animals that lived long ago

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How do footprints help scientists better understand dinosaurs?

They show how many dinosaurs walked the planet.

They show how many dinosaurs could fly.

They show how fast or slow a dinosaur moved.

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These scientists are excavating. What does excavate mean?

to look

to find

to dig

to understand

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Why do scientists study fossil teeth?

to learn about the diets of dinosaurs

to learn how fast or slow dinosaurs moved

to learn about dinosaurs' health

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How did having razor-sharp teeth help the dinosaurs?

They protected the dinosaurs.

They helped dinosaurs cut through meat and plants

They scared the other dinosaurs.

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What do scientists do after they take a fossil to a museum?

They take photos of the fossil.

They study the fossil.

They wrap it up to keep it safe.

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How are some dinosaurs similar to birds?

Some dinosaurs slept in trees.

Some dinosaurs migrated.

Some dinosaurs sat on their nests until the eggs hatched.

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What is the main idea of Discovering Dinosaurs book?

Studying fossils help scientists understand about dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago.

The oldest dinosaurs lived around 230 million years ago.

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What is the author's purpose for writing Discovering Dinosaurs?

to inform the readers about local museums

to inform the readers about different types of dinosaurs

to inform readers about why fossils are so important

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What does extinct mean?

endangered

living

having no living members

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