Lesson 17 Vocabulary in Context

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This man has found fossils. He will learn a lot from old bones.

• very old traces or remains of plants or animals

• very old buildings

• very old money

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Fossils give clues that help scientists solve mysteries about dinosaurs.

• things that help solve a mystery or problem

• things that help you run fast

• things that help you cook a meal

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There are the remains of a large dinosaur. One bone is all that is left.

• what is left

• what is gone

• what is ready to eat

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Scientists are trying to prove, or show, that dinosaurs and birds are related.

• to show by using facts

• to read from a book

• to write a book

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Egg fossils give evidence, or facts, about how dinosaurs raised their young.

• facts that lead to a conclusion

• words that are alphabetical

• shoes that are stinky

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Scientists rarely find whole dinosaur skeletons like this one.

• frameworks of bones inside or outside of bodies

• blood in your body

• muscles in your body

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Uncovering fossils takes time. The soil must be removed from around them.

• opening to view

• covering up

• hiding away

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Many dinosaur bones were buried, or covered, in mud.

• covered up

• brought to the surface

• cleaned off

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Many people think of dinosaurs as fierce animals that fought all of the time.

• very wild or dangerous

• soft and cuddly

• sticky and wet

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Sometimes many dinosaur bones are found in the same location.

• a place where something is

• a person who sells books

• a thing that signals the time