17. Mammoths Long Ago and Today

Mammoths Long Ago and Today

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When did many mammoths live?

• During the Ice Age

• During the Age of Dinosaurs

• Today

• In the future

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Which features helped mammoths stay warm?

• Thick coats of hair

• Body fat

• Sharp claws

• Feathers

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What does the word frozen mean in the passage?

• Very hot

• Covered in ice or extremely cold

• Full of plants

• Easy to travel through

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What did mammoths eat?

• Other animals

• Plants

• Fish

• Insects

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What were some uses of a mammoth’s trunk?

• Smelling things

• Moving rocks and trees

• Grinding plants

• Saying hello by locking trunks

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What does the word grind mean in the passage?

• To plant seeds

• To crush into small pieces

• To swallow whole

• To paint a picture

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Who usually led a mammoth pack?

• The smallest mammoth

• The oldest or strongest mother mammoth

• The youngest mammoth

• A father mammoth

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What were mammoth tusks used for?

• Fighting

• Digging through snow

• Flying

• Swimming

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What does the word fierce most nearly mean in the passage?

• Calm and gentle

• Very strong or aggressive

• Slow and quiet

• Friendly and kind

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What did people use mammoth bones for?

• Making weapons and tools

• Building houses

• Making clothes

• Writing messages

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According to the passage, which of the following are reasons hunters valued mammoths? (Select all that apply.)

• Mammoths provided meat

• Mammoths could talk

• Mammoth bones could be used

• Hunters made paintings of them

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What does the word evidence mean as used in the passage?

• Something that proves or shows something

• A type of weapon

• A drawing made for fun

• A mistake someone made

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Where were the mammoth bones discovered in 1974?

• In a desert in Arizona

• On a hill in Hot Springs, South Dakota

• Inside a cave in Colorado

• In a forest in Montana

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Why were workers digging on the hill?

• They were looking for fossils

• They wanted to build a museum

• They planned to put houses there

• They needed to plant crops

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Which statements describe what experts learned from the discovery? (Select all that apply.)

• The bones taught them more about mammoths

• The bones showed how big mammoths were

• The bones explained why mammoths could talk

• The bones helped experts understand the past

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What was the land like long ago in the place now called Hot Springs?

• A tall mountain

• A deep hole filled with water and sticky clay

• A flat, grassy field

• A desert with sand dunes

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Why did animals become trapped in the hole?

• They were hiding from hunters

• They fell asleep

• They tried to get a drink and got stuck in the clay

• They were chasing other animals

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Which statements describe what happened over time? (Select all that apply.)

• The spring dried up

• The animal remains became buried

• The bones were discovered quickly

• Thousands of years passed before the bones were found