RI.8 Review

According to the table, what is the height of the chicken?

• 17 chickens

• about 18 feet

• about 13 inches

• about 40 feet

How is the title connected to the text?

• The title has the word Dino in it and the text has the word dinosaur in it

• The title is saying there is news about dinosaurs and the text is describing what the scientist have found out about the protein in dinosaurs and in chicken.

• The title is Dino News and the text says scientists learn more about T-Rex relatives

• The title and text both talk about protein

Why does the author include the table in this text?

• The author includes the table to show how dangerous T-Rex and chickens are.

• The author includes the table to show how tall a T-Rex is compared to a chicken to make you laugh.

• The author includes the table to show what the text is about.

• The author includes the table to show the comparison between the T-Rex and the chicken.

How are the following sentences related to one another?

“They cut into the bone and were surprised to find protein inside. Protein is a living material that makes up muscle.”

• The sentences describe how you should cut a bone.

• The sentences describe how you can find protein inside of the bone and what protein is.

• The sentences compare protein to the bone.

• The sentences tell you the steps in finding protein in the bone

Name a text feature that was not found in this article.

• Heading

• Caption

• Map

• Bold Words

6. Which of the following could be another title for this passage?

• Chickens

• The T-Rex and The Dinosaur

• Dinosaurs

• The Similarities Between the Dinosaur and Chicken

"It better supports our beliefs that chickens came from dinosaurs." What evidence supports this conclusion?

• Lewis Cantley is the one who discovered the protein.

• No one thought the protein could survive that long.

• They compared it to the proteins in other animals. Chickens were the closest relatives.

• They cut the bone and were surprised to find protein inside. Protein is a living material that makes up muscle.

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8. Under which heading could you find information out about how chickens and T-Rexes look like?

• Dino News!

• The Dinosaur-Bird Connection

• Finding More Proof

• Are They Alike?

What does the word proof mean as it is used in the text?

• A living material that makes up muscles

• Evidence in the text

• Anything that can be used to show that something is true

• Evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement.

How does the photographs in this text help you understand the text better?

• The photos exaplin what the story is about

• The photos make the text better

• The photos show how the two animals are similar

• The photos show the two animals described in the text